LOAD_PROGRAM_UNICODE_REQUIRED SAP ABAP Runtime Error load program unicode required

LOAD_PROGRAM_UNICODE_REQUIRED 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: R - Error at ABAP Runtime

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LOAD_PROGRAM_UNICODE_REQUIRED ABAP Runtime Error

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Program <runtime parameter> is not Unicode enabled. Please see runtime error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

You are trying to call program <runtime parameter>, which therefore has to be loaded. The system has been set up in such a way that only Unicode-enabled programs are accepted.
Program <runtime parameter> is not flagged as Unicode enabled however. Please see runtime error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.