How To Fix /AIF/CUSTOM_FUNCTION055 - No authorization to edit this custom message text

/AIF/CUSTOM_FUNCTION055 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /AIF/CUSTOM_FUNCTION -

• Message number: 055

• Message text: No authorization to edit this custom message text

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /AIF/CUSTOM_FUNCTION055 - No authorization to edit this custom message text ?

  The SAP error message /AIF/CUSTOM_FUNCTION055 No authorization to edit this custom message text typically indicates that the user does not have the necessary authorizations to edit a custom message text in the Application Interface Framework (AIF) of SAP. This can occur when a user attempts to modify or create custom message texts that are part of the AIF configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user lacks the required authorization object to perform the action of editing custom message texts.
  Role Assignment: The user’s role may not include the necessary permissions for the AIF or the specific transaction related to message texts.
  Custom Development: If the message text is part of a custom development, the authorization might not be properly configured.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check which authorization checks failed.
  Review the authorization objects related to AIF, such as S_AIF or any custom authorization objects that may be relevant.
  
  
  
  Adjust User Roles:
  
  Work