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Message type: E = Error
Message class: WF_CONT - Workflow Container, Definition Time and Runtime
Message number: 117
Message text: Local type &1 for type &2 could not be created.
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WF_CONT117
- Local type &1 for type &2 could not be created. ?The SAP error message:
WF_CONT117 Local type &1 for type &2 could not be created.
Meaning / Cause
This error occurs in the SAP Workflow environment when the system tries to create a local type (a local data type used within the workflow container) for a given global type but fails. The placeholders &1 and &2 represent:
The failure to create the local type usually happens because:
Check the global type definition (&2):
Simplify the global type if possible:
Regenerate the workflow container:
Check for transport or system inconsistencies:
Check authorizations:
SAP Notes and Support:
Aspect | Details |
---|---|
Error | WF_CONT117 Local type &1 for type &2 could not be created. |
Cause | Workflow container cannot create a local type for the specified global type. |
Common reasons | Invalid or incomplete global type, complex nested structures, missing data dictionary objects. |
Solution | Check and fix the global type definition, simplify the type, regenerate container, check transports and authorizations. |
Tools | SE11, SWDD, SAP Notes |
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