How To Fix KH844 - Use variant groups for printing, updating -> see long text

KH844 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KH - CO-PA Reporting

• Message number: 844

• Message text: Use variant groups for printing, updating -> see long text

What causes this issue?

You want to print or update report data in the background using program
RKEBATCH or transaction KE3B in CO-PA or RKCBATCH or transaction KCRC
in SAP-EIS.
This message also appears when you use the function "Maintain variable
groups" (transaction KE3W in CO-PA or transaction KCRB in SAP-EIS).

System Response

In Release 4.0, you need to use variant groups to do this.
You can still display variable groups. However, you can no longer use
them to print or update reports in the background.

How to fix this error?

For details on how to proceed in CO-PA, see the section
"<DS:CHAP.SIMG_CMMENUORKEZ020>Report Data</>" in Customzing.
For SAP-EIS, see the sections "Freezing Report Data" and "Printing
Reports in the Background" in the online documentation.
It is also possible to convert variable groups into variant groups. For
more information, see the release note on the information system.
<DS:RELN.CO_PA_40A_INFOSYS01>Release note</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KH844 - Details

• The SAP error message KH844 typically relates to issues with variant groups in the context of printing or updating in the SAP system. This error often occurs when the system expects a variant group to be defined for a specific process, but it is either missing or not configured correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Variant Group: The variant group that is required for the operation is not defined in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The variant group may be incorrectly configured or not linked to the relevant master data or transaction.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or use the variant group.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the data that prevent the system from recognizing the variant group.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Variant Group Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction (e.g., transaction code SE38 for ABAP programs or SE11 for data dictionary).
  Verify that the variant group is defined and correctly configured for the process you