SAPSQL_SELECT_DBTAB_CHANGED SAP ABAP Runtime Error sapsql select dbtab changed

SAPSQL_SELECT_DBTAB_CHANGED 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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SAPSQL_SELECT_DBTAB_CHANGED ABAP Runtime Error

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

In an Open SQL select, the output area where the selected records will be placed must be at least as wide as the database table whose records are to be read.

Since the work area was checked already when the program was compiled, but was too short when executed, the database table was probably changed at program runtime.

In the present case, the database table has a width of <runtime parameter> bytes, whereas the output area has a widfth of just <runtime parameter> bytes. The database table to be accessed during the current SELECT was changed at program runtime.