How To Fix WES_OUTBOUND073 - No selection options stored

WES_OUTBOUND073 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WES_OUTBOUND - Messages for Outbound Services

• Message number: 073

• Message text: No selection options stored

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WES_OUTBOUND073 - Details

• SAP Error Message:
  WES_OUTBOUND073 No selection options stored
  
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs in SAP when a program or report expects certain selection criteria or filter options to be stored or passed, but none are found. Specifically, in the context of SAP middleware or outbound processing (such as in SAP PI/PO or SAP Process Integration scenarios), this message indicates that no selection options have been saved or maintained for the outbound processing step or the related data extraction.
  Common causes include:  
  
  The user or process did not specify any selection criteria before executing the outbound process.  
  The selection options were not saved or got deleted.  
  The configuration for the outbound interface expects predefined selection options, but these are missing.  
  A variant or selection screen was expected to be used but is empty or not maintained.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Selection Options:  
  
  Go to the transaction or program that triggers the outbound process.