How To Fix GD057 - Enter a variant to start the transfer

GD057 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GD - EDT: External data transfer

• Message number: 057

• Message text: Enter a variant to start the transfer

What causes this issue?

In file splitting, jobs are created for external data transfers.
Various entry parameters are required for these. The variant for
external data transfer must be created before file splitting begins and
must then be specified.

System Response

The desired function is not executed.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GD057 - Details

• The SAP error message GD057 ("Enter a variant to start the transfer") typically occurs when you are trying to execute a report or transaction that requires a variant for data selection, but no variant has been specified. Variants in SAP are used to save specific settings for reports or transactions, allowing users to execute them with predefined parameters.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Variant Specified: The most common cause of this error is that the user has not selected or entered a variant when attempting to execute a report or transaction that requires one.
  Incorrect Transaction Code: Sometimes, the transaction code being used may not be the correct one for the intended report or may not support the variant functionality.
  User Authorization: In some cases, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the variants.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Select or Create a Variant:
  
  When prompted with the error, check if there is an option to select a variant from a