Synopsis

SAPLink, at time of writing this, has a bug which leads to the effects described in SAP note 2159455. This can result in problems, including not being able to edit a GUI status because of message EC473 (Die Definition der Oberfläche &2 ist inkonsistent. Ändern nicht möglich./The definition of interface &2 is inconsistent. Change not possible.).

Root cause

SAPLink omits to transfer the ADM structure.

Solution

Use at your own risk.

Modify SAPLink’s ZSAPLINK_PROGAM class. Method GET_PFSTATUS needs to read the ADM structure and serialize it, and method CREATE_PFSTATUS needs to deserialize it and use it when creating the GUI status.

In detail, make changes like this to method GET_PFSTATUS:

• Add “DATA: xadm TYPE rsmpe_adm.“ near the top
• Add “IMPORTING adm = xadm” to the RS_CUA_INTERNAL_FETCH function module call
• Add “setattributesfromstructure( node = pfstat_node structure =  xadm ).” right after the create_element call for pfstat_node

Method CREATE_PFSTATUS needs to be changed like this:

• Add “CALL METHOD getstructurefromattributes EXPORTING node = stat_node CHANGING structure = xadm.” right after the CHECK which ensures that stat_node IS NOT INITIAL

Caveats

Both sides need to be patched, export and import. If you import a nugget created by an unpatched SAPLink, the import will fail or result in a broken GUI status. If you import a nugget with an unpatched SAPLink, the result will be a broken GUI status.