How To Fix DPR_APPROVAL022 - Select a role first

DPR_APPROVAL022 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DPR_APPROVAL - Development Projects: Approval Messages

• Message number: 022

• Message text: Select a role first

What causes this issue?

You have not assigned a role to the individual approval. For this reason
you cannot select a person.

System Response

The system does not assign a person.

How to fix this error?

Assign a role to the individual approval.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

DPR_APPROVAL022 - Details

• The SAP error message DPR_APPROVAL022: "Select a role first" typically occurs in the context of SAP Project Management, particularly when dealing with project approvals in the SAP Portfolio and Project Management (PPM) module. This error indicates that the user is trying to perform an action related to project approval without having selected a specific role.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following reasons:
  
  No Role Selected: The user has not selected a role in the approval process. In many SAP applications, roles define the permissions and responsibilities of users, and without selecting a role, the system cannot proceed with the approval workflow.
  User Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to select a role or perform the action they are attempting.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the PPM module that are not set up correctly, leading to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
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