OPEN DATASET FOR OUTPUT IN LEGACY TEXT MODE not working!

Hi All,
I need your expertise to help me with my problem.
The program passed through the code OPEN DATASET ... FOR OUTPUT IN LEGACY TEXT MODE. Then it gave an error message "Error Accessing File /home/sap/sample.txt".
I would like to know what are the causes of this error. Please explain to me further why the program gives an error message specified above because I'm not familiar in OPEN DATASET.
Please reply asap since the issue need to be resolved immediately.
Thanks in advance,
Carina

Hi Carmey,
The Problem will u need toi get Open Dataset Authorisation from ur Basis Team from the Specified Path.
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