How To Fix WS_TOOL118 - Variant &1 deleted

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS_TOOL - Message Class for Web Services and Virtual Endpoints

• Message number: 118

• Message text: Variant &1 deleted

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS_TOOL118 - Variant &1 deleted ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message WS_TOOL118 Variant &1 deleted:
  
  SAP Error Message: WS_TOOL118 Variant &1 deleted
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  
  The message WS_TOOL118 Variant &1 deleted indicates that a variant (a saved set of input values for a report or transaction) has been deleted.
  The placeholder &1 is replaced by the name of the variant that was deleted.
  This message typically appears when you try to use or reference a variant that no longer exists in the system because it has been deleted either manually by a user or programmatically.
  Variants are often used to save selection screen parameters for reports or transactions to facilitate repeated execution with the same parameters.
  
  
  When does this occur?
  
  When you execute a report or transaction and specify a variant that has been deleted.
  When a program or background job tries to access a variant that was deleted.
  When a user attempts to manage or display variants and the system