How To Fix FX017 - No line variants have been defined

FX017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FX - Distributed FI Application Messages

• Message number: 017

• Message text: No line variants have been defined

What causes this issue?

In your client, no line layout variants are defined for the document
overview. Therefore, no item display can be carried out.

System Response

No action carried out.

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator for him to create new line layout
variants.
Procedure for the System Administrator
Create new line variants (<LS>Posting -> External documents -> Line
layout</> menu):
<DS:TRAN.FAKP>Proceed</>

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FX017 - No line variants have been defined ?

  The SAP error message FX017, which states "No line variants have been defined," typically occurs in the context of financial reporting or document processing within the SAP system. This error indicates that the system is unable to find any line variants that are necessary for processing the transaction or report you are trying to execute.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Line Variants: The most common cause of this error is that no line variants have been defined for the specific report or transaction you are trying to run. Line variants are used to define how line items are displayed in reports or documents.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the financial module where line variants should have been set up but were not.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the defined line variants.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Line Variants:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBGL (for defining line variants) or OB52 (for