How To Fix WRF_AT_GENERATE018 - Error initializing message formatting

WRF_AT_GENERATE018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_AT_GENERATE - Messages: Allocation Table Generation RTFASH/Ordering

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Error initializing message formatting

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

The error occurred during the initialization of message formatting in
subroutine INIT_GLOBAL_VARIABLES.
The error message was caused by a call of function MESSAGES_INITIALIZE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_AT_GENERATE018 - Error initializing message formatting ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_AT_GENERATE018 Error initializing message formatting
  
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs during the generation or processing of Adobe Interactive Forms (Adobe Lifecycle Forms) in SAP when the system fails to initialize the message formatting engine. The root causes can include:
  
  Missing or corrupted Adobe Document Services (ADS) configuration: The communication between SAP and ADS is not properly set up or ADS is not running.
  Incorrect or missing language or message class entries: The system cannot find or format the message text due to missing language-dependent message texts.
  Issues with the form interface or context: The form interface or context used in the Adobe form is not correctly defined or has inconsistencies.
  Authorization or system environment problems: Insufficient authorizations or system environment issues (e.g., missing fonts, incorrect SAP kernel patches).
  SAP kernel or patch incompatibility: Sometimes, outdated or incompatible kernel patches or SAP Notes not applied can cause this error.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WRF_AT_GENERATE018 error, consider the following