Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/897391 (SAP Service marketplace login required)
Key words : 
existing long text, asset lifecycle management, afvgd-txchg reason, operation long text, relevant correction instructions, bapi downgrade kit, bapi_alm_order_maintain bapi, external operation, prerequisites reason, program correction
Related Notes : 
       
| 879867 | Creating ext operation triggers notification IWO_BAPI 202 | 
| 878595 | BAPI: Item text not adjusted in operation preq | 
| 874286 | External changes to long texts disappear in PReq | 
| 781140 | Error message TD604 in BAPI_ALM_ORDER_MAINTAIN | 
| 780743 | BAPI: Operation short text is not transferred | 
| 778602 | BAPI: 1. line long text not transferred completely | 
| 772580 | BAPI: Changing short text does not change long text | 
| 771445 | BAPI: Incorrect long text processing | 
| 708508 | Downgrade BAPI_ALM_ORDER_MAINTAIN -> errors |