SAP Note 19767 - List processing: Selection with variants

Symptom:

Test for list processing to change/display reference functional locations
1. You have created a selection variant for the list selection.
2. You have saved the variant with protected fields.
3. You have created another variant.
4. If you call the list processing again, not the empty selection mask is displayed but the first variant is always preallocated.
Consequence: You should never select via protected fields.
Correct would be: Empty selection mask; get selection via variant

The variant preallocation is also made again after a logoff and a new logon.

Cause and prerequisites

A user variant 'U_xxx' (xxx = user name) is generated.

Solution
During the reporting for single-level lists in PM, it is always checked first whether a user variant exists. If yes, this variant is loaded automatically; if no, it is checked whether a Customizing variant exists (description 'SAP_TCODE_XXXX', XXXX = report transaction). If this variant exists, it is loaded automatically; if not, the standard selection screen of the report is generated. The user variant is generated within a list via the menu Settings -> Set variant. The Customizing variant is generated within Customizing.