How To Fix WP3ROLES044 - Long object name missing

WP3ROLES044 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WP3ROLES - Portal Role Maintenance

• Message number: 044

• Message text: Long object name missing

What causes this issue?

The Enterprise Portal has transferred a portal role name or a service
name that pretends to use a long role name, but the long name data are
missing.

System Response

For portal role names there are no functional limitations, as the
portal role name has no direct influence on the operations on this
role.
If this error occurs for a service name, this service will ignored when
creating or updating an authorization role, because incorrect data
could be created.

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

This is the result of an inconsistency within the data transferred from
the Enterprise Portal.
The database tables WP3ROLEDEF/WP3ROLEUSRH/WP3ROLESRV contain entries
for a long object with key &V1& &V2& &V3& which has no entries in table
WP3ROLEDEFLONG/WP3ROLEUSRHLONG/WP3ROLESRVLONG.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WP3ROLES044 - Long object name missing ?

  The SAP error message WP3ROLES044: Long object name missing typically occurs in the context of Workflow or Role Management when an expected long object name is not provided or cannot be found.
  
  Cause
  
  The error arises because the system expects a long object name (a descriptive name or identifier) for a workflow object, role, or related entity, but this name is missing or not maintained.
  This can happen if:
  The object was created or referenced without a proper long name.
  The long name attribute is empty or not filled in the customizing or master data.
  There is a mismatch or inconsistency in the object metadata.
  
  
  Often seen in SAP Business Workflow or PFCG (Role Maintenance) when roles or workflow objects are referenced programmatically or during transport/import.
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check the Object Master Data:
  
  Identify the object (role, workflow container element, etc.) causing the error.
  Go to the relevant transaction (e.g., PFCG for roles, SWO1 for workflow objects).
  Verify that the long object name