How To Fix 1P142 - You are not authorized to transfer post posted items

1P142 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 1P - BCA: Payment Transactions

• Message number: 142

• Message text: You are not authorized to transfer post posted items

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 1P142 - You are not authorized to transfer post posted items ?

  The SAP error message 1P142 ("You are not authorized to transfer posted items") typically occurs when a user attempts to perform a transaction that requires specific authorizations that they do not possess. This error is often encountered in the context of financial transactions, such as transferring posted items in accounts payable or accounts receivable.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is a lack of necessary authorizations in the user's role or profile. This can happen due to:
  
  Missing Authorization Objects: The user’s role may not include the required authorization objects for the transaction they are trying to perform.
  Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not be configured correctly to allow for the transfer of posted items.
  User Profile Issues: The user may not have been assigned the correct profile or may have been assigned a profile that restricts access to certain transactions.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
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