How To Fix W8077 - Access to field & is not possible for multiline element &

W8077 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 077

• Message text: Access to field & is not possible for multiline element &

What causes this issue?

Access to individual fields of structures is not possible for
multi-line elements. Therefore, field &V1& cannot be accessed for
element &V2&.

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 W8077 - Access to field & is not possible for multiline element & ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W8077 - Access to field & is not possible for multiline element &
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs when an ABAP program tries to access a field of a multiline element (a table line or a structure that is defined as a multiline element in a screen) incorrectly. In SAP Dynpro programming, multiline elements are used to display internal tables on the screen, and they have special handling rules.
  Specifically, the error arises when you try to access a field of a multiline element directly in a way that is not allowed, for example:
  
  Trying to access a single field of a multiline element without specifying the current line properly.
  Accessing a field of a multiline element in a context where only the entire line or the whole multiline element is allowed.
  
  
  Explanation:
  
  Multiline elements are screen elements that represent multiple lines of data (like a table control or a list box).
  You cannot directly access