How To Fix SV156 - Specify a variant name

SV156 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SV - View Maintenance: Customize Messages

• Message number: 156

• Message text: Specify a variant name

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SV156 - Details

• The SAP error message SV156 "Specify a variant name" typically occurs when you are trying to execute a report or transaction that requires a variant, but you have not specified one. Variants in SAP are used to save specific settings for reports or transactions, allowing users to execute them with predefined parameters.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You attempt to run a report or transaction that requires a variant, but you have not entered a variant name.
  The system expects a variant to be specified for the execution of the report or transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the SV156 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Specify a Variant Name:
  
  When prompted for a variant, enter a valid variant name that has been previously created for the report or transaction you are trying to execute.
  If you do not have a variant, you may need to create one.
  
  
  
  Create a New Variant:
  
  If you need to create a new variant, you can usually