How To Fix OD799 - Choose a variant for the document overview or use the Quicksearch

OD799 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OD - IS-Oil: TSW Traders' and Schedulers' Workbench messages

• Message number: 799

• Message text: Choose a variant for the document overview or use the Quicksearch

What causes this issue?

There are two possibilities to compile the nomination overview tree.
Via a query variants you can choose a suitable predefined selection
variant. You can enter your desired selection criteria as select
options on the selection screen.
The Quicksearch provides a 'shortcut' to the query in order to select
quickly by one specific field. The available Quicksearch fields are
defined in Customizing by your system administrator.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OD799 - Choose a variant for the document overview or use the Quicksearch ?

  The SAP error message OD799, which states "Choose a variant for the document overview or use the Quicksearch," typically occurs when a user attempts to access a document overview without having a variant selected or when the system cannot determine how to display the documents.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Variant Selected: The user has not selected a variant for the document overview. Variants are predefined settings that determine how data is displayed in SAP.
  Missing Configuration: The variant that the user is trying to access may not be configured correctly or may not exist.
  User Authorization: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the document overview or the specific variant.
  System Settings: There may be system settings or configurations that are preventing the document overview from being displayed.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Select a Variant:
  
  When prompted with the error message, look for a dropdown or selection box where you can choose a variant. Select an appropriate variant that matches