Message type: E = Error
Message class: EA - IDoc Basis Messages
Message number: 173
Message text: Segment type & (&)
The following tests were performed for segment type &v1&.
The segment type has the description
&v2&
The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.
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EA172 System & Date & Time &
Self-Explanatory Message Since SAP believes that this specific error message is ...
EA171 Where-used list for IDoc segments
Self-Explanatory Message Since SAP believes that this specific error message is ...
EA174 Use in basic types:
Self-Explanatory Message Since SAP believes that this specific error message is ...
EA175 & (&)
Self-Explanatory Message Since SAP believes that this specific error message is ...
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