ABAP Process Type

Hi All,
I have a doubt with the ABAP Proces types used in PCs.
In one of our PCs, we have a ABAP process for posting Sales files on the appln server based on the periods every month.
As for the vaiarnt filed,we have a variant but our variant has no values. Its blank. Think its getting populated by the system variables.
My doubt is that, can a variant old blank value?? as the ABAP process is runnning for long time and getting failed.
Can you please explain it..?
Thanks!
Dharini!

hi,
hope you can remove the variant if not populating any values.
chk the link for PC using ABAP process type
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/3507aa90-0201-0010-6891-d7df8c4722f7
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/30664504-40dd-2a10-3794-db7b4190bef3
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