ILLEGAL_SUBSTRING_PARAMETER SAP ABAP Runtime Error illegal substring parameter

ILLEGAL_SUBSTRING_PARAMETER 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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ILLEGAL_SUBSTRING_PARAMETER ABAP Runtime Error

If you want to pass part of a string, try to do this differently - for example, by copying the substring before the call into another string and then copying it back again after the call. 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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Invalid use of a substring as transfer parameter Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

In the running program <runtime parameter>, you attempted to pass part of the string <runtime parameter> as a parameter. This is not permitted.
Only whole strings can be passed, meaning that no offsets or lengths can be specified. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.