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2560862 - Error in UI related to "Importing Parameter"

Symptom

You are executing some steps on the UI (Edit, Save, Create, Delete or Custom Action) and you receive the error message:

"Importing parameter PARAM is initial"  or "Invalid importing parameter PARAM"

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Environment

  • SAP Cloud Applications Studio
  • SAP Cloud for Customer
  • SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

Prerequisites:

  • You have created a Solution in the Cloud Applications Studio.
  • You have created a Custom Business Object or Extension Business Object.
  • You have created a Script File for your Business Object.

Cause

You are using SAP Built-In Functions in your custom script where one or more of the importing parameters have not been given a value. For example, for cdate = this.ADate.Delta(this.BDate, true), the Error Message "Importing parameter DATE2 is initial" tells us that this.BDate is initial.

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Resolution

  1. Perform a trace in the Cloud Applications Studio to see what custom scripts are being called.
  2. Debug the scripts and check for Built-In Functions used in the code.
  3. If you have corrected all importing parameters for the Built-In Functions and the error is still raised, please open an case with SAP Product Support.

See Also

Check section SAP Built-In Functions Reference in the SAP Cloud Applications Studio Documentation. There you can see all supported Built-In Functions and the required parameters.

Keywords

Importing, Parameter, is initial, Built-In, Functions, for Strings, Date, Datatype, Data, Type, absl, After, Modify, AfterModify, BeforeSave, Before, Save, AfterLoading, Loading, ValidationOnSave, Validation, OnSave, Script, BO, XBO, Function, Method, blank, empty, Delta, PDI, SDK, Solution, Scripting, Custom, Code, Logic, PDI_ABSL_RSC , KBA , AP-RC-BDS-SCR , ByDesign Studio Scripting (ABSL) , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions ; SAP Cloud Applications Studio all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer add-ins all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer core applications all versions