How To Fix USMD2031 - Entity type &2, UI element &1: Select an attribute with data type STRING

USMD2031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: USMD2 - Master Data: UI Modeling

• Message number: 031

• Message text: Entity type &2, UI element &1: Select an attribute with data type STRING

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Choose an attribute that is assigned a data element with a domain with
one of the following data types:
CHAR
STRING
RAWSTRING
SSTRING

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message USMD2031 - Entity type &2, UI element &1: Select an attribute with data type STRING ?

  The SAP error message USMD2031 typically occurs in the context of SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) when working with UI elements in the data model. This error indicates that a specific UI element is expecting an attribute of data type STRING, but the selected attribute does not meet this requirement.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Incorrect Attribute Selection: The UI element is configured to use an attribute that is not of the STRING data type. This could happen if the attribute is of a different data type, such as INTEGER, DECIMAL, or DATE.
  Data Model Configuration: There may be a misconfiguration in the data model where the expected data type for the UI element does not match the actual data type of the attribute.
  UI 
  Configuration Issues: The UI configuration might be set up incorrectly, leading to the selection of an inappropriate attribute for the UI element.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the