How To Fix WD486 - Step '&1' does not contain any errors

WD486 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WD - Workflow definition

• Message number: 486

• Message text: Step '&1' does not contain any errors

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WD486 - Step '&1' does not contain any errors ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WD486 Step '&1' does not contain any errors
  
  
  Cause:
  This message typically appears in the context of Web Dynpro ABAP applications during the error handling or validation process. It indicates that the system was expecting to find errors in a particular step (identified by the placeholder &1), but no errors were found.
  More specifically:
  
  The message is raised when the Web Dynpro framework or a custom error handling routine tries to access or display errors related to a particular step in a wizard or process flow.
  The step referenced by &1 (which is replaced by the actual step name or number at runtime) does not have any error messages or validation errors associated with it.
  This can happen if the error handling logic is triggered incorrectly or if the step has already been validated and cleared of errors.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During multi-step processes (wizards) in