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3791445 - 'ROW_FIELD of type RFCTYPE_CHAR cannot be converted to type RFC_STRING' error is encountered in remote connection

Symptom

HANA Cloud Remote Source Connection is failing with error:

SQL Error: Unable to connect remote source: [SAP][ODBCforABAP] (ABAPA) RFC SQLGetTypeInfo: ROW_FIELD of type RFCTYPE_CHAR cannot be converted to type RFC_STRING (adapter type: abapodbc, source name: <name_of_source>) 


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Environment

  • SAP HANA Cloud
  • Smart Data Integration (SDI)

Product

SAP HANA Cloud all versions

Keywords

script server, scriptserver, hana cloud, sdi, smart data integration, odbc, abapodbc, remote source, ODBCforABAP, RFC. ROW_FIELD, RFCTYPE_CHAR, conversion, RFC_STRING, adapter , KBA , HAN-CLS-HC , HANA Cloud Services HANA Cloud , Problem

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