How To Fix WD088 - Event for evaluating conditions is missing in basic data

WD088 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WD - Workflow definition

• Message number: 088

• Message text: Event for evaluating conditions is missing in basic data

What causes this issue?

The conditions for the step are evaluated by a periodic background job
by default.
By setting the sap.bc.bmt.wfm.cond.event4eval property you can have the
condition evaluated only when the event has been triggered. You have set
the property but there is no event defined yet in the master data.

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?

Go to Version-Dependent Master Data -> Events and define an event for
the usage type 'Evaluating Before and After Conditions'.

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 WD088 - Event for evaluating conditions is missing in basic data ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WD088 - Event for evaluating conditions is missing in basic data
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the Web Dynpro ABAP environment, typically when the system tries to evaluate conditions (such as UI element visibility, enablement, or other dynamic properties) but cannot find the corresponding event defined in the component's basic data.
  In Web Dynpro, conditions are often linked to events that trigger their evaluation. If the event that should trigger the condition evaluation is not declared in the component's metadata (basic data), the system raises this error.
  In short:
  The event that is supposed to trigger the evaluation of conditions is not defined in the component's basic data (component controller or view controller).
  
  When does it happen?
  
  When you define conditions in the Web Dynpro component that depend on certain events.
  When the event name used in the condition does not exist in the component's event list.
  When