SCAN_AS_FROM_NEGATIVE SAP ABAP Runtime Error scan as from negative

SCAN_AS_FROM_NEGATIVE 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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SCAN_AS_FROM_NEGATIVE ABAP Runtime Error

Enter a non-negative start row. SCAN ABAP-SOURCE: Start index for source table is negative. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

If you use the addition FROM <runtime parameter> in SCAN ABAP-SOURCE <runtime parameter>-NAME to scan internal table <runtime parameter>-NAME only from the line specified in <runtime parameter>, <runtime parameter> must not be negative. In the present case however, <runtime parameter> contains the negative value <runtime parameter>.

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