ASSIGN_CASTING_ILLEGAL_CAST SAP ABAP Runtime Error assign casting illegal cast

ASSIGN_CASTING_ILLEGAL_CAST 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_CASTING_ILLEGAL_CAST ABAP Runtime Error

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Error with ASSIGN ... CASTING 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.

The error also occurred in a statement formed with ASSIGN f TO , CASTING. ASSIGN f TO CASTING TYPE t or ASSIGN f TO CASTING LIKE f1, or in table statements with the ASSIGNING CASTING addition.

The possible reasons for this error occurring are:
1. The type of field f or the target type determined by , t or f1 contains data references, object references, strings or internal tables as components.
These components must match exactly as far as their position (offset) and their type are concerned.
2. The specified type t or the type of f1 are not suited for the type of the field symbol .
3. The row type of the related table is not suited for the target type specified by according to the rules described in 1. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.