GEN_SOURCE_TOO_WIDE SAP ABAP Runtime Error gen source too wide

GEN_SOURCE_TOO_WIDE 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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GEN_SOURCE_TOO_WIDE ABAP Runtime Error

Since programs stored in the database never have more than 255 characters per line, this program with errors is most likely an automatically generated one. Check the program that the internal table sets up and make sure that solely lines with maximum 255 characters are entered there.

Please see program correction for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

Please see search hints for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

Please see send to sap for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

Program text contains lines with more than 255 characters. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

The source code in GENERATE SUBROUTINE-POOL must have maximum 255 characters per line. In this particular case, this limitation was not adhered to. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.