How To Fix BKN003 - No authorization for screen variants

BKN003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BKN - Manual Actual Postings in CO

• Message number: 003

• Message text: No authorization for screen variants

What causes this issue?

The authorization object K_pvariant can be used for the screen
variants.

System Response

As you do not have authorization for the screen variants available,
processing cannot continue.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BKN003 - Details

• The SAP error message BKN003: No authorization for screen variants typically occurs when a user attempts to access or modify a screen variant in SAP but lacks the necessary authorizations to do so. This can happen in various SAP modules, including SAP Financials (FI) and others where screen variants are used to customize the display of data.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is a lack of authorization in the user's role or profile to access or modify screen variants. This can be due to:
  
  Missing Authorization Object: The user does not have the required authorization object for screen variants.
  Role Configuration: The user's assigned roles do not include the necessary permissions for the specific transaction or screen variant.
  Profile Issues: The user's profile may not be correctly configured to allow access to screen variants.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BKN003 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the