Enter a name first (element does not yet exist)

What causes this issue?

You are currently processing the column element of a table control and
you have selected the function "Attributes".
The screen element on which the cursor is positioned does not yet
exist, however.

System Response

The system cannot execute this function.

How to fix this error?

To create a screen element, you have three options available:
- Choose the function "Create Element".
- First give the element a name and choose
"Refresh" or "Attributes".
- Choose the function "Copy Dict/ProgFields".

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