ASSIGN_OFFSET_NEGATIVE SAP ABAP Runtime Error assign offset negative

ASSIGN_OFFSET_NEGATIVE 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_OFFSET_NEGATIVE ABAP Runtime Error

Specify an offset with a value >= 0.

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Negative offset in an ASSIGN statement 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 statement was used. Here, a negative field offset was specified, but this is not possible. Specified offset: <runtime parameter>. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

Attempted to define a field with a negative length, but this is not possible.