How To Fix CUMTX252 - You are not authorized to maintain tables

CUMTX252 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CUMTX - Variant Configuration - Master Data Maintenance

• Message number: 252

• Message text: You are not authorized to maintain tables

What causes this issue?

You are not authorized to maintain tables.

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?

Get your system administrator to give you the authorization to maintain
tables.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CUMTX252 - Details

• The SAP error message CUMTX252, which states "You are not authorized to maintain tables," typically indicates that the user attempting to perform a certain action does not have the necessary authorizations to maintain or modify the specified tables in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user lacks the required authorization objects or roles that grant access to maintain the specific tables.
  Role Assignment: The user may not have been assigned the correct roles that include the necessary permissions for table maintenance.
  Profile Restrictions: The user’s profile may have restrictions that prevent them from accessing certain transactions or tables.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Roles:
  
  Go to transaction SU01 (User Maintenance) and enter the user ID.
  Check the roles assigned to the user and ensure that they include the necessary authorizations for table maintenance.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Objects:
  
  Identify the specific authorization objects required for table maintenance (e.g., S_TABU_DIS for table display and S_TABU_CLI for client-dependent table maintenance).
  Ensure that the user has the