How To Fix W3_API_XML001 - Object to be edited is still initial

W3_API_XML001 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W3_API_XML -

• Message number: 001

• Message text: Object to be edited is still initial

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W3_API_XML001 - Details

• The SAP error message W3_API_XML001: Object to be edited is still initial typically occurs in the context of SAP Web Services or XML API processing, especially when working with the Web Service runtime or XML interfaces.
  
  Cause
  This error means that the system expects an object (usually an instance of a class or a data structure) to be already instantiated and filled with data before it can be edited or processed, but the object is still in its initial (empty or uninitialized) state.
  In other words, the program or function module is trying to edit or manipulate an object that has not been properly created or initialized yet.
  Common scenarios include:
  
  Trying to update or modify an object that was never instantiated.
  Passing an uninitialized object reference to a method or function.
  Missing or incorrect initialization logic before the editing step.
  Programming error where the object creation step was skipped or failed silently.
  
  
  Solution
  To resolve this error, you need