How To Fix WSS212 - Please specify a user

WSS212 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WSS - Web Services Security

• Message number: 212

• Message text: Please specify a user

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WSS212 - Please specify a user ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WSS212 - Please specify a user
  
  
  Cause:
  The error message WSS212 typically occurs in SAP when a user-related operation requires a user ID or user context, but none has been provided or the system cannot determine the user. This often happens in scenarios involving workflow, user-specific data retrieval, or authorization checks where the system expects a valid user to be specified but finds it missing or empty.
  Common causes include:
  
  Missing or empty user parameter in a function or transaction.
  User context not passed correctly in custom programs or workflows.
  Authorization or user assignment not maintained properly.
  User master record might be locked or deleted, causing the system to fail in identifying the user.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WSS212 - Please specify a user error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Input:
  
  Ensure that the user ID is entered correctly in the transaction or program.
  If the user ID is passed programmatically, verify that the variable or parameter contains a