How To Fix W8116 - The data type & cannot be converted to data type &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 116

• Message text: The data type & cannot be converted to data type &

What causes this issue?

In the binding, two elements with incompatible data types were assigned
to each other.

System Response

This binding instruction is not permitted.

How to fix this error?

A container element which refers to a table or a structure but no
specific field is defined as a CHAR field (length 255).

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