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3522217 - EWA task fails with error "Invalid characters or change of length during conversion"

Symptom

EWA task "SAP EarlyWatch Alert" in SDCCN fails with the following error and a dump CONNE_IMPORT_CONVERSION_ERROR can be found in ST22. 

Error log:

13.03.2023 04:20:59 Error in IMPORT statement: Invalid characters or change of length during conversion.
13.03.2023 04:20:59 Data * failed for server * on *in context DATABASE
13.03.2023 04:20:57 Error in IMPORT statement: Invalid characters or change of length during conversion.
13.03.2023 04:20:57 Data * failed for server * on * in context APPSERVER
13.03.2023 04:20:57 Error in IMPORT statement: Invalid characters or change of length during conversion.

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Dump:

Category               ABAP Programming Error
Runtime Errors         CONNE_IMPORT_CONVERSION_ERROR
Except.                CX_SY_CONVERSION_CODEPAGE
ABAP Program           /BDL/SAPLBDL5
Application Component  SV-SMG-SDD
Date and Time          22.08.2024 21:12:38
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|Short Text                                                                                        |
|    Error in IMPORT statement: Invalid characters or change of length                             |
|    during conversion.                                                                            |

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Environment

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP

Product

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP all versions

Keywords

Invalid characters or change of length during conversion, CONNE_IMPORT_CONVERSION_ERROR, CX_SY_CONVERSION_CODEPAGE, SDCCN, EWA , KBA , SV-SMG-SDD , Service Data Download , Problem

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