How To Fix PPECMP503 - More than one change status has been checked at variant &

PPECMP503 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PPECMP - Messages for iPPE CMP Application (Components)

• Message number: 503

• Message text: More than one change status has been checked at variant &

What causes this issue?

During the consistency check on object dependencies of a variant at a
node, several change statuses at a PVS variant are taken into account.

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?

There are two ways in which you can select only specific statuses of
PVS variants:
Select the relevant historical statuses that you want to check and then
click the 'consistency check' button.
Insert a historical divider in the PVS variant. Click the button with
the filter icon and fill the parameters in the table of parameter
effectivities. Set the indicator 'parameter effectivities' and click
the button 'consistency check' on the overview screen.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PPECMP503 - Details

• The SAP error message PPECMP503 indicates that there is an issue with the variant settings in the context of a process or report where multiple change statuses have been selected. This typically occurs in scenarios where a user is trying to execute a report or transaction that involves change management, and the system detects that more than one change status has been checked in the variant settings.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the variant used for the report or transaction has multiple change statuses selected, which is not allowed. In SAP, a variant is a predefined set of parameters that can be used to execute a report or transaction with specific settings. When multiple change statuses are selected, it creates ambiguity for the system, as it cannot determine which status to apply.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the PPECMP503 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Variant Settings:
  
  Go to the transaction or report where