How To Fix 00273 - & is not defined in the profile

00273 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 00 -

• Message number: 273

• Message text: & is not defined in the profile

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00273 - Details

• The SAP error message "00273 & is not defined in the profile" typically indicates that a specific user or authorization profile is not correctly set up or is missing in the system. This error can occur in various contexts, such as when a user tries to execute a transaction or access a function for which they do not have the necessary authorizations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorization Profile: The user may not have the required authorization profile assigned to their user account.
  Incorrect User Role Assignment: The user might be assigned a role that does not include the necessary authorizations.
  Profile Deletion or Modification: The profile that was previously assigned to the user may have been deleted or modified, leading to the error.
  Transport Issues: If the authorization profiles were transported from one system to another, there might have been issues during the transport process.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Go to transaction code SU01 (User Maintenance).
  Enter the user ID and