How To Fix AGRDIST018 - You are not authorized to display Customizing.

AGRDIST018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AGRDIST - Role Distribution

• Message number: 018

• Message text: You are not authorized to display Customizing.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AGRDIST018 - You are not authorized to display Customizing. ?

  The SAP error message AGRDIST018 indicates that a user is not authorized to display customizing settings related to authorization objects. This typically occurs when a user attempts to access transaction codes or areas in SAP that require specific authorizations that they do not possess.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorizations: The user does not have the necessary authorizations assigned to their user profile to view or modify customizing settings.
  Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not include the necessary authorization objects related to customizing.
  Profile Issues: The user profile may not be correctly configured to allow access to the required transactions.
  
  
  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 they include the necessary authorizations for customizing.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Objects:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after receiving the error to analyze the authorization check. This will show which authorization objects are missing.
  Common authorization objects related