How To Fix /EACA/PMRT125 - Entry variants cannot be used (variant &1 is not active)

/EACA/PMRT125 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /EACA/PMRT -

• Message number: 125

• Message text: Entry variants cannot be used (variant &1 is not active)

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/EACA/PMRT125 - Details

• The SAP error message /EACA/PMRT125 Entry variants cannot be used (variant &1 is not active) typically indicates that a specific variant you are trying to use in a report or transaction is not active. This can happen for several reasons, and here are the potential causes, solutions, and related information:
  Causes:
  
  Inactive Variant: The variant specified in the error message (&1) is not active in the system. Variants can be deactivated for various reasons, such as changes in the report or user permissions.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the specified variant.
  Deletion of Variant: The variant may have been deleted or is no longer available in the system.
  Transport Issues: If the variant was transported from another system, it may not have been activated properly in the target system.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Activate the Variant:
  
  Go to the transaction where the variant is used (e.g., SE38 for ABAP programs).
  Navigate to the variant management