How To Fix /AIF/API_CUST038 - No authorization to read user-recipient assignments

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /AIF/API_CUST -

• Message number: 038

• Message text: No authorization to read user-recipient assignments

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /AIF/API_CUST038 - No authorization to read user-recipient assignments ?

  The SAP error message /AIF/API_CUST038 No authorization to read user-recipient assignments typically indicates that the user does not have the necessary authorizations to access or read the user-recipient assignments in the Application Interface Framework (AIF). This can occur in scenarios where the system is trying to retrieve information related to user assignments for message processing or interface handling.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorizations: The user executing the transaction or API call does not have the required authorizations assigned in their user profile.
  Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not include the necessary permissions to access the AIF functionalities.
  User-Recipient Assignment Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of user-recipient assignments in the AIF settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after encountering the error to check for missing authorizations. This transaction will show you the last authorization check and can help identify which specific authorization is lacking.
  Review the user’s roles and profiles in