How To Fix UC801 - No variant &2 is defined for program &1

UC801 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UC - FI/CO Data transfer: errors during transfer

• Message number: 801

• Message text: No variant &2 is defined for program &1

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UC801 - Details

• The SAP error message UC801 indicates that there is no variant defined for a specific program in the SAP system. This error typically occurs when a job or report is scheduled to run with a variant that does not exist or has not been created for the specified program.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Variant: The most common cause is that the variant specified in the job or report does not exist in the system.
  Incorrect Program Name: The program name specified might be incorrect, leading to the system not finding the associated variant.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the variant.
  Transport Issues: If the variant was created in a different environment (like development) and not transported to the current environment (like production), it may not be available.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Variant Existence:
  
  Go to the transaction code for the program (e.g., SE38 for ABAP programs).
  Enter the program name and click on the "Variants" button