How To Fix WD279 - Second parameter not applied in assignments

WD279 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WD - Workflow definition

• Message number: 279

• Message text: Second parameter not applied in assignments

What causes this issue?

You have formulated an assignment in 'target = source1 source2' format.
Source2 is ignored, so you link source1 and source2 via an operator.

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?

Change the assignment. An assignment in the form 'target = source1 +
source2' is possible.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WD279 - Second parameter not applied in assignments ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WD279 - Second parameter not applied in assignments
  
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs in the context of Web Dynpro ABAP programming when a method or function module is called with parameters, but the second parameter (or subsequent parameters) is not correctly assigned or passed. Specifically, in Web Dynpro, this often happens when you try to assign values to method parameters or context attributes, but the second parameter in the assignment statement is missing or incorrectly specified.
  For example, in ABAP statements like:
  CALL METHOD some_method
    EXPORTING
      param1 = value1
      param2.   " <-- missing assignment here
  or in context node attribute assignments where the second parameter (value) is not provided.
  
  Detailed Explanation:
  
  The error message indicates that the second parameter (usually the value to be assigned) is missing in an assignment or method call.
  In Web Dynpro, when you assign values to context attributes or pass parameters to