How To Fix W8071 - Element & has no structure reference, therefore no access to fld & in &

W8071 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W8 - Workflow: Expressions, data flow

• Message number: 071

• Message text: Element & has no structure reference, therefore no access to fld & in &

What causes this issue?

The expression &v3& describes the access to the structure field &V2&
for element &V1&.
But, as the element &v1& was not defined with a structure reference in
the current container instance, this access cannot be achieved.

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W8071 - Element & has no structure reference, therefore no access to fld & in & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation of the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  W8071 Element & has no structure reference, therefore no access to fld & in &
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs when an ABAP program or a data dictionary object tries to access a field (fld &) of a structure element (Element &), but the element does not have a structure reference assigned to it. In other words, the system expects the element to be a structure or to have a reference to a structure, but it is not defined as such.
  This typically happens in the following scenarios:
  
  You are trying to access a component of a structure element, but the element is not defined as a structure or does not have a structure reference.
  The data element or type used for the field does not point to a structure type.
  The program or dictionary object expects a nested structure, but the element