How To Fix WXPB259 - Foreign key definition exists in table &3 but not for field &1 in &2

WXPB259 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WXPB - MAP Messages: SAP R/3 Enterprise Add-On

• Message number: 259

• Message text: Foreign key definition exists in table &3 but not for field &1 in &2

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WXPB259 - Details

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  SAP Error Message:
  WXPB259 Foreign key definition exists in table &3 but not for field &1 in &2
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message indicates an inconsistency in the foreign key definitions between two tables in the ABAP Dictionary (SE11):
  
  There is a foreign key relationship defined in table &3.
  However, the corresponding field &1 in table &2 does not have a foreign key definition that matches or complements this relationship.
  
  In other words, the system found a foreign key definition in one table pointing to another, but the expected foreign key definition on the related field in the other table is missing or incomplete.
  This usually happens when:
  
  You have defined a foreign key in one table but forgot to define the corresponding foreign key in the related table.
  There is a mismatch or inconsistency in the foreign key definitions between related tables.
  The foreign key relationship is partially maintained