How To Fix CPWB725 - You are not authorized to edit the bill of material

CPWB725 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CPWB - General Workbench Messages

• Message number: 725

• Message text: You are not authorized to edit the bill of material

What causes this issue?

You want to go to the <zh>Component Assignments</> overview.
To do this you entered the material number, plant and application of
the bill of material whose component assignments you want to edit. You
have also entered a key date or change number and maybe a parameter
value assignment for which the bill of material should be valid.
The system has determined a valid bill of material among the bills of
material for the application. However, you are not authorized to edit
this bill of material.

System Response

You cannot go to the <zh>Component Assignments</> overview.

How to fix this error?

INCLUDE 'NA_ALLG_BERECHTIGUNG' OBJECT DOKU ID TX

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CPWB725 - Details

• The SAP error message CPWB725, which states "You are not authorized to edit the bill of material," typically indicates that the user does not have the necessary permissions to make changes to a Bill of Material (BOM) in the SAP system. This can occur in various scenarios, such as when trying to create, change, or delete a BOM.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The most common cause is that the user’s role does not include the necessary authorizations to edit BOMs. This can be due to missing authorization objects related to BOM maintenance.
  User Role Configuration: The user may not be assigned to the correct user role that includes BOM editing permissions.
  Company Code or Plant Restrictions: The user may have restrictions based on specific company codes or plants that prevent them from editing BOMs in those areas.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after receiving the error to check which authorization check failed. This will