How To Fix GR116 - Some changes only effective after regeneration

GR116 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GR - Report Writer

• Message number: 116

• Message text: Some changes only effective after regeneration

What causes this issue?

For technical reasons, some layout changes only take effect after
regeneration of the report group.
This is true of the following parameters:
Page width
Indicator: Print form
Indicator: Summary item (row summaries above, below, below with text
above)
Indicator: Summary item (column summaries left, right)
In layout maintenance, values valid for these parameters for the report
and changed values are displayed parallel, in case the values are
different.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

If you save layout changes before leaving a report, the report group
will be marked for regeneration the next time it is called up. This
makes the layout changes effective in the report.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GR116 - Some changes only effective after regeneration ?

  The SAP error message GR116 ("Some changes only effective after regeneration") typically occurs in the context of SAP's material management and production planning modules, particularly when dealing with master data such as bills of materials (BOMs), routing, or other related objects. This message indicates that certain changes made to the master data will not take effect until the relevant objects are regenerated.
  
  Cause:
  The GR116 message is triggered when:
  
  Changes are made to a BOM, routing, or other related master data that require a regeneration of dependent objects.
  The system recognizes that the changes cannot be applied immediately and need a regeneration process to ensure that all dependent objects reflect the new data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the GR116 error, you should follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Changes: Review the changes you made to the master data. Determine which specific changes are causing the message.
  
  
  Regenerate Objects:
  
  For BOMs: Use transaction code CS02 (Change BOM) or CS03 (Display BOM) to regenerate