How To Fix CFV004 - You are not authorized to change production versions in plant &1

CFV004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CFV - Message Class for Production Versions

• Message number: 004

• Message text: You are not authorized to change production versions in plant &1

What causes this issue?

You are not authorized to change
<DS:GLOS.3526C38DAFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>production versions</> in
plant &V1&. The system does not carry out the function.

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 system administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CFV004 - You are not authorized to change production versions in plant &1 ?

  The SAP error message CFV004 indicates that a user is not authorized to change production versions in a specific plant. This error typically arises when a user attempts to modify production versions for materials in a plant where they lack the necessary authorizations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the required authorization to change production versions in the specified plant. This is often due to missing roles or permissions in the user's profile.
  Plant-Specific Restrictions: The user may have general access to production versions but lacks specific access for the plant in question.
  User Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not include the necessary transaction codes or authorization objects related to production version management.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to check which authorization check failed. This will provide insight into what specific authorization is missing.
  Alternatively, you can use transaction SU01 to view the user's