Source Extractor - ABAP - Run extraction - Fatal Error

This page provides the approach to troubleshoot the fatal error encountered while running the ABAP extractors:

For more information, refer to:

• Official Documentation For 8.4: CAST SAP Extractor NG - Documentation - 8.4.x
• Official Documentation For 8.3: CAST SAP Extractor NG - ABAP source code extraction - 8.3.x - 8.2.x - 8.0.x 

• TKB page for Information Guides : Source Extractors

When an issue occurs during the SAP Extraction :

1. Make sure that you have filled the fields of the ABAP extractor accordingly with the scope you need to extract as explained in the ABAP source code extraction page
2. Follow the CAST SAP Extractor NG - FAQ
3. In the SAP System, open the transaction screen ST22. This transaction is used to check and analyze the abap run time errors:
   1. Read the short description of the error message as below example
      
      In the above example, the runtime error is DBSQL_TABLE_UNKNOWN, and the description of the error is : Table is uncknown or does not exist.
   2. Go to the section Error analysis as below screenshot. It will give the reason why the issue occured.
      
      In the above case, the issue is due to missing table
4. If the issue that occurs is due to missing table or missing view:
   1. Check in the Extractor configuration that the option Extract Number of Rows is selected.
      1. If the option is enabled:
         
         1. Either disable it
         2. Or Use the Tables / Views Exclusion File option as explained in the official documentation:
            
5. If you see the following message in regards to memory when extracting:
   1. Add more memory to the SAP system
   2. Split the extraction into smaller pieces such as by module
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2. Then you have the following options:
6. If the above points do not help you, select the below page you are interested in:

• Source Extractor - ABAP - Run extraction - Fatal Error - ABAP Programming Error Timeout
• Source Extractor - ABAP - Run extraction - Fatal Error - Program INVY CAST4SAP_MAIN_EXTRAC_R does not exist
• Source Extractor - ABAP - Run extraction - Non Fatal Error - SAP GUI Security field validation pop-up on every click for ABAP Extractor
• Source Extractor - ABAP - Run extraction - Fatal Error - TABLE ZCAST_EXTRMODI_T is not in nametab

If you do not find the information you are looking for or solution for your problem, contact CAST Technical Support and provide the relevant input to help CAST Support team investigate your problem or procure the required information.