ASSIGN_SUBSTRING_NOT_ALLOWED SAP ABAP Runtime Error assign substring not allowed

ASSIGN_SUBSTRING_NOT_ALLOWED 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_SUBSTRING_NOT_ALLOWED ABAP Runtime Error

You can correct the error in one of the following ways:
- You can remove the offset and length specification and then access the entire string.
- If you only want read access to the substring, you can also use it directly in the relevant statements. Before doing this, you can assign the substring to another string and then make a field symbol point to this string.
- In some cases, the CONCATENATE statement can be used to acquire write access to substrings. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

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ASSIGN to a substring is not allowed. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

An attempt was made to set a field symbol to a substring. This is not permitted.

The intention might have been to use a substring to sumit one or more parameters. This is not possible either. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.