How To Fix /UI5/APP_API138 - Automatic metadata caching is disabled in S4 Cloud Dev system

/UI5/APP_API138 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /UI5/APP_API -

• Message number: 138

• Message text: Automatic metadata caching is disabled in S4 Cloud Dev system

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/UI5/APP_API138 - Details

• The SAP error message /UI5/APP_API138 Automatic metadata caching is disabled in S4 Cloud Dev system typically indicates that the automatic caching of metadata for UI5 applications is not enabled in your SAP S/4HANA Cloud development system. This can affect the performance of your UI5 applications, as they may need to fetch metadata from the server each time they are accessed, rather than using a cached version.
  
  Cause:
  
  Configuration Settings: The automatic metadata caching feature may not be enabled in the system settings.
  Development Environment: In some development environments, caching might be intentionally disabled to ensure that developers always see the latest changes.
  System Limitations: Certain configurations or limitations in the S/4HANA Cloud environment may prevent caching from being enabled.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the SAP Fiori launchpad and check the settings related to UI5 application configuration.
  Ensure that the automatic metadata caching is enabled in the system settings.
  
  
  
  Enable