How To Fix BRAIN818 - You have no authority for a characteristic value from characteristic &1

BRAIN818 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 818

• Message text: You have no authority for a characteristic value from characteristic &1

What causes this issue?

The system determined the authorized characteristic values for the
characteristic &v1&. In doing so, it was determined that you do not have
authorization for any characteristic values.

System Response

If this situation occurs when filling a variable, then the query cannot
be executed.

How to fix this error?

For the characteristic &v1&, you have to have authorization for an least
one characteristic value. Specify authorizations for users for the
following authorization objects: &v2&
If you only have authorization for such evaluations for aggregations
(with ":" authorizations) using the characteristic &v1&, then you use a
query <ZH>without</> this characteristic. If the characteristic is used
neither in the filter nor in the drilldown, then no variable needs to be
used.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BRAIN818 - You have no authority for a characteristic value from characteristic &1 ?

  The SAP error message BRAIN818 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to access a specific characteristic value associated with a characteristic in the SAP system. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence) when users attempt to execute queries or reports that involve certain characteristic values for which they lack the required permissions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the necessary authorizations assigned to access the specific characteristic value.
  Characteristic Value Restrictions: The characteristic value may be restricted in the authorization object, preventing the user from viewing or using it in reports or queries.
  Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not include the necessary authorizations for the characteristic in question.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to analyze the authorization check. This will show which authorization object failed and why.
  Review the user’s