SAP Message /OSP/MSG462 - Size of output for Report &1 variant &2 greater than the set limit

Diagnosis
The file size of the generated report is greater than the specifiedlimit.

System Response
The report is not sent to the client and the user is notified by anerror email.

Procedure
The user has one of the two following options:

  • Filter the report parameters to generate a smaller report

  • Increase the report file size limit (contact the system administrator)
  • Procedure for System Administration
    To increase the file size limit:

    • Log on to the specific mySAP ERP system where you have installed the
    • ABAP components.
      • In the system command line enter the transaction SIMGH and press
      • Enter.
        • In the Edit IMG Structure screen, place your cursor in the IMG Structure
        • field and press F4 to search. In the Title field, enter OSP 1.0Implementation Guide, and click the Execute icon.
          • Double-click OSP 1.0 Implementation Guide.

          • Click the Display IMG Structure icon, and select IW 1.0.

          • Expand Application Flow Settings, and click the activity icon for Define
          • Application Behavior Settings.
            • Under Solutions select IW.

            • Under Applications select Reporting Management.

            • Choose Application Behavior and select the setting 'REPORT_MAX_SIZE'. In
            • the Setting Value column, enter (in kilobytes) the maximum file size ofthe generated report (for example, 2048 for a report of 2MB).