How To Fix UCUM046 - This layout always displays the status in text format

UCUM046 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCUM - Messages for Monitor

• Message number: 046

• Message text: This layout always displays the status in text format

What causes this issue?

You are displaying the status details in the hierarchy column. In this
case, the status is always displayed as text, even if chose <LS>Display
Status Symbols</> in the status display <LS>Settings</>. Furthermore,
the <LS>Name</> column is always hidden because it has no information
when using this type of display.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

If you want to see symbols for the status display, you need to choose a
different type of display for the hierarchy column.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

UCUM046 - Details

• The SAP error message UCUM046 indicates that a specific layout in SAP is configured to always display the status in text format, which may not be the desired behavior for users who expect a different representation of the status (e.g., numeric or graphical).
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises from the configuration settings of the layout in the SAP system. It may occur due to:
  
  The layout being set to a specific format that does not allow for changes.
  User-specific settings that override the default layout behavior.
  A limitation in the version of SAP being used, where certain layouts are restricted to text format.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the UCUM046 error, you can try the following steps:
  
  
  Check Layout Settings:
  
  Go to the layout configuration settings in the relevant SAP module (e.g., SAP GUI, SAP Fiori).
  Verify if the layout is set to display status in text format. If possible, change the settings to allow for a different format.
  
  
  
  User-Specific Settings:
  
  Check if there