How To Fix TT117 - External TCD data error & & &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TT - Extended Computer Aided Test Tool (eCATT) messages

• Message number: 117

• Message text: External TCD data error & & &

What causes this issue?

External transaction variant error
The field values of the first transaction in an appropriately labelled
procedure or function are read from external text files, not from the
CATT buffer.
The transaction is generally executed repeatedly under external
control, a maximum of 999 times.
The screen sequence in the external data must be identical with the
example screen sequence in CATT.
The values for BDC_OKCODE and BDC_CURSOR always come from the CATT
data.
The values for other input fields in the screens are generally read
from the external files. The CATT field contents can be used for
particular screens, by using an appropriate control.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

The path specification comes from the SPA/GPA parameter CTP; if this is
empty, the standard system path is used.
Text files:
Control record WS_UPLOAD from file ABLAUFNR.000
is written back, possibly with modifications
Transaction records WS_UPLOAD from file ABLAUFNR.nnn
are not written back

System Response

Error codes < 10 are output when text files are WS_UPLOADed:
CONVERSION_ERROR = 1
FILE_OPEN_ERROR = 2
FILE_READ_ERROR = 3
INVALID_TABLE_WIDTH = 4
INVALID_TYPE = 5
NO_BATCH = 6
UNKNOWN_ERROR = 7
OTHERS = 8.
The error code 10 means that an already processed data record is to be
processed again. The management record has been given the flag 'R' (=
Ready) in the first run.
Error codes > 10 mean that the screen sequence passed in a transaction
data record is not the same as the example screen sequence in CATT.

How to fix this error?

Check the specified path and the file name for error code < 10 errors
in WS_UPLOAD. If a control record read access error occurs, the CATT
procedure is not terminated, only the transaction, with its external
variants is not performed.
For error code 10, check the control record to see whether the 'R' flag
should have been set, and the action should not be repeated.
The 'X' flag is for once-only execution.
Procedures with the 'T' flag can be repeated any number of times.
Subtracting 10 from error codes > 10 leads to the number of the screen
which does not fit in the example screen sequence in CATT. e.g. error
code 15 means that the 5th screen does not match the example screen.

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