ASSIGN_CAST_WRONG_LENGTH SAP ABAP Runtime Error assign cast wrong length

ASSIGN_CAST_WRONG_LENGTH is an ABAP runtime error which you may come across when using or developing within an SAP system. See below for the standard details explaining what it means and how you can avoid or fix this runtime error.

Short Dump Classification: A - ABAP Programming Error

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ASSIGN_CAST_WRONG_LENGTH ABAP Runtime Error

ABAP type D fields must be 8 characters long, type T fields 6 characters, type I fields 4 bytes, and type F fields 8 bytes.

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Wrong assignment of a field symbol in program <runtime parameter>. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

In the current program <runtime parameter>, the ASSIGN ... TYPE ... statement was used to assign the type <runtime parameter> to the field symbol <runtime parameter>. The length defined for this type is <runtime parameter>, but the reference field is <runtime parameter> characters long. The type to be assigned is in the field <runtime parameter>. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

The type assigned to one of the field symbols is not allowed.