How To Fix RS2HANA_AUTH045 - Enter a variant name

RS2HANA_AUTH045 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RS2HANA_AUTH -

• Message number: 045

• Message text: Enter a variant name

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RS2HANA_AUTH045 - Details

• The SAP error message RS2HANA_AUTH045 with the description "Enter a variant name" typically occurs when you are trying to execute a report or transaction that requires a variant to be specified, but none has been provided. This error is often encountered in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or when working with SAP HANA.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered because the system expects a variant name to be entered for the report or query you are trying to execute. Variants are used in SAP to save specific settings for reports, allowing users to run them with predefined parameters without having to enter them each time.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Enter a Variant Name: 
  
  When prompted by the error message, enter a valid variant name in the appropriate field. If you do not have a variant created, you may need to create one.
  
  
  
  Create a Variant:
  
  If you need to