How To Fix VY703 - &1 cannot be read as a number: upload terminated

VY703 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VY - Messages for freight processing

• Message number: 703

• Message text: &1 cannot be read as a number: upload terminated

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VY703 - &1 cannot be read as a number: upload terminated ?

  The SAP error message VY703 indicates that there is an issue with the data being processed in a transaction related to the sales and distribution module, specifically when trying to upload or process data that is expected to be numeric but is not. The error message typically states that a certain field (represented by &1) cannot be read as a number, which leads to the termination of the upload process.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Data Format Issues: The most common cause of this error is that the data being uploaded contains non-numeric characters in a field that is expected to contain numeric values. This could be due to:
  
  Incorrect formatting of the data in the source file (e.g., text instead of numbers).
  Presence of special characters, spaces, or letters in numeric fields.
  Incorrect decimal or thousand separators.
  
  
  
  Field Length Exceeded: The numeric value being uploaded may exceed the defined length for that field in the SAP system.
  
  
  Data Type Mismatch: