Associated Business Object gives "no description"

hi experts,
We have created a customised Business Object ZCRBO_ACC for CRM component Account.Here in WF inbox for the Associated BO,we are getting "no description" for   attribute -'def_attrb'. In the bol layer we are getting all the values for this BO ,except the description.
Can ypu please help here.
Regards
Anu

Hello,
That's a strange name for an attribute. What's in the underlying code?
regards
Rick Bakker
hanabi technology

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