How To Fix WD109 - Please specify a step classification.

WD109 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WD - Workflow definition

• Message number: 109

• Message text: Please specify a step classification.

What causes this issue?

The step classification assigns an activity to a category (for example,
authorization, display, change). With this category by assigning
authorizationsyou can control whether a user is permitted to execute an
activity in a scenario.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

The authorization object is S_WFFLXACT.
If the step is not classified, no authorization check is performed.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Specify a step classification, or set the step explicitly to ?not
classified?.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WD109 - Please specify a step classification. ?

  Certainly! Here's detailed information about the SAP error message WD109: Please specify a step classification:
  
  Error Message
  WD109: Please specify a step classification
  
  Cause
  This error occurs in the Web Dynpro ABAP environment, specifically when working with Web Dynpro component controllers or component usage in the Web Dynpro application development.
  The message indicates that a step classification has not been specified for a particular step in a Web Dynpro application flow or process. In Web Dynpro, steps in a process flow or navigation flow need to be classified to define their behavior and how the framework should handle them.
  Common scenarios causing this error:
  
  When defining a navigation step or process step in a Web Dynpro component or application, the step classification (such as Normal, Start, End, or Exception) is missing.
  When configuring the navigation model or process flow in the Web Dynpro component, the step classification attribute is not set.
  When using Web Dynpro Process Modeler or Navigation