153 SAP Message of Class SMARTFORMS The name of the field symbol &1 must start with '<' and end with '>'

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153(SMARTFORMS) - The name of the field symbol &1 must start with '<' and end with '>'

Message number 153 of class SMARTFORMS is used to display message "The name of the field symbol &1 must start with '<' and end with '>'" and can be triggered using the following ABAP code:

DATA: lv_val1(100) TYPE C.
lv_val1 = '123'.

    MESSAGE E153(SMARTFORMS) WITH lv_val1. "Error message example

    MESSAGE W153(SMARTFORMS) WITH lv_val1. "Warning message example

    MESSAGE I153(SMARTFORMS) WITH lv_val1. "Information message example
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What causes this issue

The name of a field symbol always has to start with '
<' and end with '>'. Other names are not permitted.

System Response

The operation was terminated.

How to fix

Specify a field symbol name that starts with '
<' and ends with '>'.&SYS_ADMIN&

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