Field & has no defined value

What causes this issue?

In the context of Smart Forms, the system checks whether a specific
field used in a text has a defined value when the text is printed.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

- Include the field in the interface
- Or: Activate a coding node where this field is provided as an output
parameter
- Or: Assign a value as above in initialization
- Or: Specify a default value in the definition

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.