DBIF_RSQL_SQL_ERROR

high

SQL Statement Failed in the ABAP Database Interface

Module: ABAP / DBI

What this means

DBIF_RSQL_SQL_ERROR is triggered when an OPEN SQL or native SQL statement executed via the ABAP Database Interface (DBI) fails at the database level. The error is not in the ABAP code itself — the ABAP statement was syntactically valid — but the underlying database rejected or could not execute it. Common causes: the target table does not exist or has been renamed; the statement violates a unique key constraint; the database user lacks privileges on the table; a transport has altered the table structure without the matching dictionary activation; or a lock on the table prevents the statement from completing.

Recommended Fix

Open ST22 and expand the nested database exception — the raw DB error code is more informative than the ABAP dump name. Check SE11 to confirm the table structure matches what the program expects. Review SM12 for enqueue locks on the affected object. If the dump followed a transport, run a table structure comparison between source and target system. Check SM21 for OS-level or database-level messages logged around the same timestamp.

Quick Info

ModuleABAP / DBI
Severityhigh
Diagnose in
ST22SE11SM12SM21