How To Fix BFIBL02193 - Enter a variant as a selection parameter

BFIBL02193 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BFIBL02 - Payment Medium: Messages

• Message number: 193

• Message text: Enter a variant as a selection parameter

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BFIBL02193 - Details

• The SAP error message BFIBL02193 typically indicates that a variant needs to be specified as a selection parameter in a report or transaction. This error often occurs in the context of financial or controlling reports where specific selection criteria are required to filter the data being processed.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A user attempts to execute a report or transaction that requires a variant for selection parameters, but no variant has been provided.
  The variant is either not defined, or the user has not selected an existing variant before executing the report.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check for Existing Variants:
  
  Go to the report or transaction where the error occurred.
  Look for a button or option labeled "Variants" or "Selection Variants."
  Check if there are any existing variants that you can select.
  
  
  
  Create a New Variant:
  
  If no suitable variant exists, you can create a new one:
  Navigate to the selection screen of the report.
  Enter the