How To Fix POWL021 - No queries found for given restrictions

POWL021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: POWL - Internal Messages used in generic personal object work list

• Message number: 021

• Message text: No queries found for given restrictions

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message POWL021 - No queries found for given restrictions ?

  The SAP error message POWL021 ("No queries found for given restrictions") typically occurs in the context of the SAP POWL (Personal Object Worklist) framework when a user tries to access a worklist or query that does not return any results based on the specified restrictions or filters.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  No Data Matching Criteria: The most common cause is that the filters or restrictions applied to the query do not match any existing data in the system. This could be due to overly restrictive criteria or simply because there are no records that meet the specified conditions.
  
  
  Query 
  Configuration Issues: The query itself may not be properly configured or may not have been set up to retrieve data correctly.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to view the data that would normally be returned by the query.
  
  
  Data Availability: There may be no data available in the underlying database tables that the query