How To Fix G00163 - Specify a file name for the totals records

G00163 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: G00 - SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 163

• Message text: Specify a file name for the totals records

What causes this issue?

You want to export totals records (parameter <ZH>&V1&</>), but you have
not specified a file name in parameter <ZH>&V2&</>.

System Response

The totals records cannot be exported.

How to fix this error?

Specify a file name, or unselect parameter <ZH>&V1&</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

G00163 - Details

• The SAP error message G00163, which states "Specify a file name for the totals records," typically occurs in the context of financial or accounting processes where the system expects a file name to be provided for exporting or processing totals records. This error can arise in various scenarios, such as during the execution of a report, data export, or when running a program that requires output to be saved to a file.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing File Name: The most common cause of this error is that the user has not specified a file name in the relevant field when prompted by the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a configuration issue in the program or transaction that is supposed to generate the totals records.
  User Input Error: The user may have overlooked entering the file name or may have entered it incorrectly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Specify a File Name: When prompted by the system, ensure that you enter a