How To Fix W3_TOOL121 - Conversion Error. Incorrect Display. Watch Long Text.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W3_TOOL - ITS: Maintenance Messages

• Message number: 121

• Message text: Conversion Error. Incorrect Display. Watch Long Text.

What causes this issue?

Errors occurred during conversion of template for display. The display
is possibly incorrect. Characters that cannot be displayed have been
replaced by #.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Search for # in order to find places that are possibly incorrect.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W3_TOOL121 - Conversion Error. Incorrect Display. Watch Long Text. ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W3_TOOL121 Conversion Error. Incorrect Display. Watch Long Text.
  
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs when there is a problem with the conversion or display of long text fields in SAP, especially in Web Dynpro or SAP GUI environments. The system encounters difficulties converting or rendering the long text content properly, which can be due to:
  
  Incorrect or missing text object or text ID references.
  Issues with the text encoding or character set.
  Problems in the underlying function modules or classes responsible for fetching or displaying long texts.
  Incompatibility or bugs in the UI component (e.g., Web Dynpro component or SAP GUI version).
  Corrupted or inconsistent long text entries in the database.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Text Object and Text ID:
  
  Verify that the correct text object and text ID are used when fetching the long text.
  Ensure that the long text exists for the given object and ID.
  
  
  
  Review Code or Configuration:
  
  If custom code or enhancements are involved, debug the part where the