SCAN_SOURCE_TOO_WIDE SAP ABAP Runtime Error scan source too wide

SCAN_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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SCAN_SOURCE_TOO_WIDE ABAP Runtime Error

Since programs stored in the database never have more than 255 characters per line, this program is most likely an automatically generated one. Check the program which creates the table or string and make sure that there are no lines with more than 32767 characters. Please see program correction for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

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Program text contains lines with more than 32767 characters. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

The source text in SCAN ABAP SOURCE can have a maximum of 32767 characters per line. If this is exceeded, the position specifications cannot be correctly determined. In the present case, this restriction has not been adhered to. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.