How To Fix /ACCGO/MTM008 - Authorization failure occured.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /ACCGO/MTM -

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Authorization failure occured.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /ACCGO/MTM008 - Authorization failure occured. ?

  The SAP error message /ACCGO/MTM008 Authorization failure occurred typically indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorizations to perform a specific action within the SAP system, particularly related to the SAP Accounting and Financial Management modules.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorizations: The user lacks the required authorization objects or roles to execute the transaction or access the data.
  Role Assignment: The user may not have been assigned the correct roles that include the necessary permissions.
  Authorization Profile Issues: There may be issues with the authorization profiles assigned to the user.
  Transaction Restrictions: Certain transactions may be restricted based on user roles or organizational units.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Roles:
  
  Go to transaction SU01 (User Maintenance) and enter the user ID.
  Check the roles assigned to the user and ensure that the necessary roles for the transaction are included.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Objects:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after the error occurs to see which authorization objects are missing.
  This transaction will show you the last