How To Fix BV003 - User type & is not active

BV003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BV - Customer Measurement

• Message number: 003

• Message text: User type & is not active

What causes this issue?

The user type is not currently actively available.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

There cab be a number of reasons for the user type being inactive:
+,,The user type is not in an activated price list. You have the
following options:
a) Reclassify the user(s). To do this, you can use the tool in the
system measurement (transaction USMM) that is used for migrating price
lists (-> Environment -> Migration of price list).
b) Set the correct active price list(s) in the system measurement
transaction, on the Price Lists tab page. It is only meaningful to have
multiple active price lists in exceptional cases.
+,,The user type is in an activated price list(s), but has been
deactivated using the active indicator.
Start the system measurement transaction (USMM). On the User Types tab
page, set the corresponding Active indicator, and save the setting.

Procedure for System Administrators

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BV003 - Details

• The SAP error message BV003: User type & is not active typically indicates that the user type specified in the system is not currently active or valid for the user trying to log in or perform an action. This can occur in various contexts, such as when a user is trying to access a transaction or function that requires a specific user type.
  Causes:
  
  Inactive User Type: The user type assigned to the user profile is not active in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The user type may not be properly configured in the system settings.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations associated with the user type.
  User Profile Issues: The user profile may not be correctly set up or may have been modified incorrectly.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check User Type Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SU01 (User Maintenance) and check the user profile.
  Verify the user type assigned to the user and ensure it is active.
  
  
  
  Activate User