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

USMD6140 - Overview

• 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

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.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

USMD6140 - Details

• The SAP error message USMD6140 indicates that there is a mismatch between the field length of a source data element and the expected field length for an entity type in the SAP system. This typically occurs during data migration or data transfer processes, particularly when using the SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) framework.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  The source data element (e.g., a field in a data file or a database) has a shorter length than what is defined in the target entity type in SAP.
  The data being transferred does not conform to the expected format or length, leading to truncation or data loss.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Field Lengths:
  
  Verify the field length of the source data element (e.g., in the data file or source system).
  Compare it with the target field length defined in the SAP MDG entity type.
  
  
  
  Adjust Source Data:
  
  If possible, modify the source data to