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3623797 - Error During Preview of Make Task

Symptom

When you preview Make Task 999(where 999 is the Make Task ID) you will encounter below error

XML transformation failed (CONTENT field exceeds maximum character limit)

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Production control workcenter and Task Control view.
  2. Find and select Task ID 999 and Preview
  3. You will encounter the error message

XML transformation failed (CONTENT field exceeds maximum character limit)

Cause

The content for Input Text Items in Confirmation Tab of Make task exceeds the maximum character limit of 40 characters for this field.

As a result, the XML preview cannot be generated, and an error occurs when you click the preview button.

Resolution

Reduce the length of the content field to 40 characters or less. 


Alternatively, you can create another task with a shorter content field to use the preview functionality effectively.

Keywords

Make Task, Production, limit, character limit, exceeds, content, field, length, XML transformation  failed, maximum, , KBA , AP-PE-TSK , Production Task , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 2505