SORT_EXTRACT_TOO_MANY_FIELDS SAP ABAP Runtime Error sort extract too many fields

SORT_EXTRACT_TOO_MANY_FIELDS 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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SORT_EXTRACT_TOO_MANY_FIELDS ABAP Runtime Error

Reduce the number of sort fields or specify explicit sort criteria.
Without explicitly specified sort criteria, the system implicitly sort for all fields belonging to field group HEADER. Please see search hints for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

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

Too many (<runtime parameter>) sort fields when sorting the extract set. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

When sorting an extract set, the maximum number of sort fields allowed is <runtime parameter>. This limit has been exceeded. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.