How To Fix 0S072 - No explain plan can be displayed for an RFC trace record

0S072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 0S - Messages for the SQL trace

• Message number: 072

• Message text: No explain plan can be displayed for an RFC trace record

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0S072 - Details

• The SAP error message 0S072: No explain plan can be displayed for an RFC trace record typically occurs when you are trying to analyze an RFC (Remote Function Call) trace and the system is unable to generate an explain plan for the SQL statements involved. This can happen for several reasons:
  Causes:
  
  
  Missing or Incomplete Data: The SQL statement being traced may not have sufficient data available for the explain plan to be generated. This can occur if the SQL statement is dynamic or if it references objects that are not present in the database.
  
  
  Database Configuration: The database may not be configured to support explain plans for the specific SQL statements being executed. This can happen if the database statistics are outdated or if the database optimizer is not functioning correctly.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user executing the trace may not have the necessary authorizations to access the explain plan functionality.
  
  
  Trace Settings: The trace