How To Fix CD800 - You are not authorized to display change documents

CD800 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CD - Change Documents

• Message number: 800

• Message text: You are not authorized to display change documents

What causes this issue?

Special authorizations are required to display change documents.

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?

Contact your administrator.

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CD800 - Details

• The SAP error message CD800, which states "You are not authorized to display change documents," typically occurs when a user attempts to access change documents but lacks the necessary authorizations. This can happen in various SAP modules where change documents are tracked, such as in materials management, sales and distribution, or finance.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The primary cause of this error is that the user does not have the required authorization to view change documents. This is controlled by the authorization objects in SAP.
  Missing Roles: The user may not have been assigned the appropriate roles that include the necessary authorizations.
  Profile Issues: The user’s profile may not include the necessary permissions to access change document information.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to see which authorization check failed. This will provide insight into what specific authorization is missing.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Objects:
  
  The relevant authorization object for change documents is typically S_CHANGE_DOC.