How To Fix XW152 - Structure &1 contains the numeric field &2

XW152 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: XW - DART - Data Retention Tool

• Message number: 152

• Message text: Structure &1 contains the numeric field &2

What causes this issue?

Export structures are only allowed to contain character fields. The
current export structure &V1& contains the numeric field &V2& of type
&V3&.
The following data types are considered numeric:

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

CURR,,Currency
QUAN,,Quantity
DEC,,Decimal
FLTP,,Floating point
INT1, INT2, INT4,,Integer
All other data types are technically character types.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Please change the data element for field &V2& to a new data element of
character type. You can create a new data element by copying the
original data element, and exchanging the domain with a character-type
domain of sufficient length. The fieldname should be the same as the
corresponding numeric source field.
Please note that the customer exit to fill the export structure must
convert the original numeric field to character format. For more
information please see the SAP library documentation for the DART
customer exits. Also see: <DS:MO.FTXW0002>Customer extension FTXW0002
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Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message XW152 - Structure &1 contains the numeric field &2 ?

  The SAP error message XW152 indicates that there is an issue with a structure in your ABAP program or data processing where a numeric field is being used incorrectly. This error typically arises when a numeric field is expected to contain a numeric value, but it is either empty, contains invalid data, or is not being handled properly in the code.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Type Mismatch: The structure defined in the program may have a numeric field that is not being populated correctly or is being assigned a non-numeric value.
  Empty Fields: The numeric field may be empty or null when the program expects it to have a valid numeric value.
  Incorrect Data Handling: The program logic may not be correctly handling the data before it is assigned to the numeric field.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Data Assignment: Review the code where the structure is being populated. Ensure that the numeric field is being assigned a valid numeric value.
  Validate