How To Fix /EACC/ARCHIV040 - No authorization to delete archiving settings

/EACC/ARCHIV040 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /EACC/ARCHIV -

• Message number: 040

• Message text: No authorization to delete archiving settings

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/EACC/ARCHIV040 - Details

• The SAP error message /EACC/ARCHIV040 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to delete archiving settings. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's archiving framework, which is used to manage data retention and deletion in a compliant manner.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by insufficient authorization in the user's role or profile. Specifically, the user lacks the necessary permissions to perform the action of deleting archiving settings. This can happen if:
  
  The user is not assigned the appropriate authorization objects.
  The user's role does not include the necessary permissions for archiving activities.
  There are restrictions in place that prevent the deletion of archiving settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to analyze the authorization check. This will show you which authorization object is missing.
  Alternatively, you can use transaction SU01 to check the user's roles and authorizations.
  
  
  
  Modify User Roles:
  
  If