How To Fix WD501 - Header change not applied to step description

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WD - Workflow definition

• Message number: 501

• Message text: Header change not applied to step description

What causes this issue?

You have changed the title of the user decision. You have therefore
changed the header for the decision dialog at runtime.

System Response

This title change does not affect the description of the step in the
Workflow definition.

How to fix this error?

If you want to give the same name to the title and the description of
the step, you must copy the title into the step description or delete
the step description (in which case, the title is copied again).

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WD501 - Header change not applied to step description ?

  The SAP error message WD501: "Header change not applied to step description" typically occurs in the context of SAP Workflow or Web Dynpro ABAP applications when there is an attempt to change the header information of a workflow step or a UI element, but the change is not successfully applied to the step description or UI component.
  
  Cause
  
  
  In Workflow:
  The error usually arises when the workflow step's header data (such as description or attributes) is modified programmatically or via configuration, but the system fails to update the step description accordingly. This can happen if the step is locked, or if the change is attempted in an incorrect context or sequence.
  
  
  In Web Dynpro ABAP:
  When modifying UI elements dynamically (e.g., changing the header text of a step in a wizard or a tab strip), the change is not propagated to the UI because the binding or the context node is not updated properly.
  
  
  General causes