How To Fix TR188 - Field & has invalid data type


SAP Error Message - Details

  • Message type: E = Error

  • Message class: TR - Change and Transport System

  • Message number: 188

  • Message text: Field & has invalid data type

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  • What causes this issue?

    You attempted to enter a name range description for field "&V1&", which
    is not a character field. This is not possible due to cross-system
    reasons.
    The internal data type of the field is: "&V2&"
    The following mean:
    "F" floating-point number
    "I" integer
    "P" packed number
    "X" hexadecimal
    The field has the Dictionay data type: "&V3&"
    The following mean:
    "FLTP" floating-point number with a precision of 8 bytes
    "INT4" 4 bytes integer, signed decimal number
    "RAW " uninterpreted sequence of bytes

    System Response

    The entry was not accepted.

    How to fix this error?

    Use data type "N", numeric text, for key fields that have numeric
    values. This data type is represented with characters.

    Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.


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