How To Fix BAPI1080031 - Transfer of discontinued variants not yet programmed

BAPI1080031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BAPI1080 - Message - BAPIS for BOR object BUS1080 (Mat. BOMs)

• Message number: 031

• Message text: Transfer of discontinued variants not yet programmed

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BAPI1080031 - Transfer of discontinued variants not yet programmed ?

  The SAP error message BAPI1080031 indicates that there is an attempt to transfer a discontinued variant using a BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface), but the system does not support this action because the variant has been marked as discontinued.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A variant that has been marked as discontinued is being processed or transferred through a BAPI.
  The system is designed to prevent the transfer of such variants to maintain data integrity and avoid issues related to obsolete or unsupported configurations.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Variant Status:
  
  Verify the status of the variant in question. You can do this by navigating to the relevant transaction in SAP (e.g., using transaction codes like SE38 for ABAP programs or SE11 for data dictionary objects) and checking the variant's details.
  
  
  
  Use an Active Variant:
  
  If the variant is indeed discontinued, you will need to either:
  Create a new variant that is active