How To Fix MS820 - No variant active

MS820 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MS - SAP customer enhancement project messages

• Message number: 820

• Message text: No variant active

What causes this issue?

You are trying to include a table control variant in a transport
request. Currently, only the basic setting for this table control is
active. This cannot or is not required to be transported.

System Response

Action was not performed.

How to fix this error?

Please choose a variant or create a new variant (Both user-specific
variants and system variants can be transported).

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MS820 - No variant active ?

  The SAP error message MS820: No variant active typically occurs in the context of the Material Management (MM) module, particularly when dealing with reports or transactions that require a variant to be defined and active. Variants in SAP are used to store specific settings for reports or transactions, allowing users to execute them with predefined parameters.
  
  Cause:
  The error message "No variant active" indicates that the system cannot find an active variant for the report or transaction you are trying to execute. This can happen for several reasons:
  
  No Variant Created: A variant has not been created for the specific report or transaction.
  Inactive Variant: The variant exists but is not active or has been deleted.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the variant.
  Incorrect Selection: The user may have selected a variant that does not exist or is not applicable for the current context.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MS820 error, you