How To Fix UPWB208 - Value in property '&1' can be a maximum of 255 characters long

UPWB208 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPWB - Messages for Development Class UPWB

• Message number: 208

• Message text: Value in property '&1' can be a maximum of 255 characters long

What causes this issue?

You entered a value for attribute '&V1&'that is longer than 255
characters. At the same time, the value TRUE is set for the attribute
'generate class' of the component 'application'. As rows in the ABAP
source code can be a maximum of 255 characters long, the ABAP OO class
cannot be generated.

System Response

An ABAP OO class cannot be generated for the current Web interface.

How to fix this error?

Restrict the length of the attribute values of the Web interface to a a
maximum of 255 characters. If no ABAP OO class is generated, the length
of the attributes values is unlimited.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UPWB208 - Value in property '&1' can be a maximum of 255 characters long ?

  The SAP error message UPWB208 indicates that a value you are trying to enter in a property exceeds the maximum allowed length of 255 characters. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP BusinessObjects or SAP BW (Business Warehouse) when dealing with properties in workbooks, queries, or other data objects.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  You attempt to input a string or text value that exceeds the 255-character limit for a specific property.
  This can happen in various scenarios, such as when defining properties for queries, variables, or other objects in SAP.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the UPWB208 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Input Value: Review the value you are trying to enter for the property indicated by &1. Ensure that it does not exceed 255 characters.
  
  
  Truncate the Value: If the value exceeds the limit, consider truncating it to fit within the 255-character constraint. You can either shorten the text or summarize