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Abend due to invalid statement
Tip-No.: 615 ( INFO615 )

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Abend due to invalid statement
Tip-No.: 615

Symptom

Abend of ABAP/4 runtime system with error message:

"Statement ... not permitted in current state."

Cause

The ABAP/4 runtime system distinguishes at present bt. following
circumstances:
- Dialog
- VUpdating
- Batch
- Calling from C environment via ab_rperf()
(this state is also reached internally, if Dictionary fields are
either transported with conversion exit bt. screen and module pool or
or output with WRITE To)

In the various states, the following language elements are not supported

- Dialog:

. With "SET ... TRACE" - on/off batch tracr options

- Updating:

. CALL SCREEN, EXIT FROM STEP LOOP
. CALL DIALOG, CALL TRANSACTION
. SUBMIT
. With "SET ... TRACE" - on/off batch trace options

- Batch: no restrictions

- Calling from C environment ab_rperf():

. CALL SCREEN, EXIT FROM STEP LOOP
. CALL DIALOG, CALL TRANSACTION
. SUBMIT
. COMMUNICATION (CPIC- interface
. BREAK-POINT (Debugging)
. COMMIT, ROLLBACK
. MESSAGE of Type W or I (restartable message)

Solution

If code is to be executeable in various conditions, then you may only
use the language scope supported in all of the states.