Authorization to create Report Variant

Problem:

My customer wants to have a report of Sales Order (VA05) in SAP and most of the fields he wants is available in standard VA05 but there is too much of information in current format so it will be nice if report is reduced to the information that is required. However, there is another set of group who wants to see Sales Order represented differently,

Introduction :

Standard SAP delivers capability to customize standard ALV reports in the way it is represented to the end user. Same report is customized in such a way that each group of users sees only those information that is concerned to him /her

It is possible to create varient of standard ALV reports (non LIS) in SAP. Example of such eport is VA05.

However, sometime we do not see opition to create or save report varient in system. This is because of lack of authorization.

Solution:

To be able to create and save user defined variant in system SAP has option To correct and be able to save user

specific variants.

Maintain the user parameter "SD_VARIANT_MAINTAIN" in SAP transaction code SU01. Alternatively, parameter can also be maintained from menu bar. 

To maintain the parameter via Transaction code SU01

·         Input the user-name and press the change button

·         Press the "PARAMETER" button

·         Under Parameter input SD_VARIANT_MAINTAIN with value "A" and save

To maintain the parameter via Menu Bar

·         ENVIRONMENT àOWN DATA

·         Press the "PARAMETER" button

·         Under Parameter input SD_VARIANT_MAINTAIN with value "A" and save

The values for parameter SD_VARIANT_MAINTAIN are:

·         Value A - Allows definition standard or user variants,

·         Value U – Allows definition of user variants.

If you want your user defined variant as landing variant  then after you saved the variant, follow the same menu path but select administration instead of save. Place a green check-mark next to your newly created variant (in the IV column) and hit save.