SAP Message 00294 - The entered password is not downward compatible (see long text)

Diagnosis
You have entered a password that either consists of more than 8characters or contains at least one lowercase letter.
Older systems or middleware components cannot process such passwords.Therefore, it is possible that you will not be able to log on to oldersystems or via an older middleware component with this password.

Procedure
If you are certain that you are only using password-based logon fornewer systems or newer middleware components, you can ignore thiswarning.
Otherwise you should choose a different password, which should consistof no more than 8 characters and not contain any lowercase letters.