How To Fix USMD6140 - Entity type &2: Field length of source data element &1 is too short


SAP Error Message - Details

  • Message type: E = Error

  • Message class: USMD6 - Messages for Data Transfer

  • Message number: 140

  • Message text: Entity type &2: Field length of source data element &1 is too short

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  • What causes this issue?

    The field length of the source data element &V1& is shorter than the
    length of the entity type &V2&.

    System Response

    The master data cannot be loaded using data element &V1&.

    How to fix this error?

    Select a data element whose field length is long enough.

    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.


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