How To Fix BT164 - You are not authorized to display job logs

BT164 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BT - Background processing messages

• Message number: 164

• Message text: You are not authorized to display job logs

What causes this issue?

You do not have the system access authorization that is required to
display the logs generated by background jobs.

System Response

No action taken.

How to fix this error?

Ask your user administrator to give you the required authorization. The
authorization object is <LS>Operations on Batch Jobs</> with the value
<LB>PROT</>.<ZV>Batch-Verarbeitung: Operationen auf Batch-Jobs</>

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BT164 - Details

• The SAP error message BT164, which states "You are not authorized to display job logs," typically indicates that the user does not have the necessary authorizations to view the job logs for background jobs in the SAP system. This can occur when trying to access job logs through transaction codes like SM37 (for monitoring background jobs) or similar.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is a lack of appropriate authorizations in the user's role or profile. Specifically, the user may not have the necessary permissions related to the following:
  
  Authorization Object S_BTCH_JOB: This object controls access to background job management.
  Authorization Object S_USER_AUTH: This object controls access to user authorizations.
  Authorization Object S_TCODE: This object controls access to specific transaction codes.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after receiving the error to check which authorization check failed. This will provide insight into what specific authorization