How To Fix WF_CONT117 - Local type &1 for type &2 could not be created.

WF_CONT117 - Overview

• 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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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 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:
  
  &1: The name of the local type that the system attempted to create.
  &2: The name of the global type for which the local type was to be created.
  
  The failure to create the local type usually happens because:
  
  The global type (&2) is not properly defined or incomplete.
  The global type is a complex or deep structure that the workflow container cannot handle.
  There is a missing or inconsistent data dictionary object related to the global type.
  The workflow container is trying to create a local type for a type that is not supported or not transportable.
  There might be authorization issues or