How To Fix CN279 - You are not authorized to create an activity or activity element

CN279 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CN - Meldungen für Netzpläne

• Message number: 279

• Message text: You are not authorized to create an activity or activity element

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CN279 - Details

• The SAP error message CN279, which states "You are not authorized to create an activity or activity element," typically occurs when a user attempts to create an activity or activity element in the Project System (PS) module but lacks the necessary authorizations.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is insufficient authorization in the user's role or profile. This can happen due to:
  
  Missing Authorization Objects: The user does not have the required authorization objects assigned to their user profile for creating activities or activity elements.
  Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not include the necessary permissions for the specific transaction or action they are trying to perform.
  Project-Specific Authorizations: The user may have general authorizations but lacks specific authorizations for the project or project type they are working on.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to display the