How To Fix USMD1A035 - Entity type &1: Max. length of short text exceeded by &2 characters

USMD1A035 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: USMD1A - Messages: Abstraction Layer

• Message number: 035

• Message text: Entity type &1: Max. length of short text exceeded by &2 characters

What causes this issue?

The short text of the entity type in the data model has a maximum length
that is less than 20 characters. The current short text exceeds this
length.

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?

Adjust the short text.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

USMD1A035 - Details

• The SAP error message USMD1A035 indicates that the maximum length of a short text for a specific entity type has been exceeded by a certain number of characters. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) when you are trying to create or update a master data record, and the short text field exceeds the defined limit.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the input data where the short text field for the specified entity type has more characters than the allowed maximum length. Each entity type in SAP MDG has predefined field lengths, and if the data being entered exceeds this limit, the system will throw this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify the Entity Type: Check the entity type mentioned in the error message (represented by &1). This will help you understand which specific master data record is causing the issue.
  
  
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