SAP Message VC702 - The template should contain only ' ' or separators other than ' '

Diagnosis
A template can contain the following characters:
'_' --> Placeholder for a character of a value to be displayed
Otherwise --> Seperator
A template must not contain the following character: ' '
Example:
Value to be displayed: 123456789012345678
Template: _____:_____:________
Result: 12345:67890:12345678

System Response
The template is refused by the system

Procedure
Please correct the template.