How To Fix W8073 - Element & from expression & is incompatible with structure &

W8073 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 073

• Message text: Element & from expression & is incompatible with structure &

What causes this issue?

The expression &V2& provides for access to an individual field of the
reference structure of element &V1&.
The structure &v3& is provided for reading element &V1& (via binding
definition or setting parameters of expression evaluation). But, the
element &v1& is incompatible in the current container instance with the
structure &v3&.

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?

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W8073 - Element & from expression & is incompatible with structure & ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W8073 - Element & from expression & is incompatible with structure &
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning occurs when there is a type incompatibility between an element of an expression and the target structure it is being assigned to or compared with. Specifically, the data type of the element referenced in the expression does not match the expected data type of the corresponding component in the structure.
  Common scenarios include:
  
  Assigning a field or variable of one data type to a structure component of a different, incompatible data type.
  Using expressions where the expected structure type does not match the type of the element used.
  Mismatched types in field-symbol assignments or MOVE statements involving structures and their components.
  
  
  Explanation:
  
  The message indicates that the element (field) & from the expression & cannot be assigned or compared to the structure & because their data types are incompatible.
  This is often a syntax or semantic check warning that helps prevent runtime