DATASET_READ_ONLY SAP ABAP Runtime Error dataset read only

DATASET_READ_ONLY 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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DATASET_READ_ONLY ABAP Runtime Error

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Determine the location where the file with the ABAP language element "OPEN DATASET '<runtime parameter>'" is opened. Replace the addition "FOR INPUT" with one of the additions "FOR OUTPUT", "FOR APPENDING", or "FOR UPDATE". File "<runtime parameter>" is not opened for write access. 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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A file in which is to be written using "TRANSFER" or "EXPORT ... TO DATASET ...", first must be opened using "OPEN DATASET ... FOR OUTPUT", "OPEN DATASET ... FOR APPENDING", or "OPEN DATASET ... FOR UPDATE".

The file '<runtime parameter>' was opened using "OPEN DATASET ... FOR INPUT" and can therefore only be read.

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When attempting a write access to the file '<runtime parameter>', the system recognized that the file was not opened for write access. Therefore, the file cannot be accessed.