How To Fix ECM_VAL014 - Authorization for context & is missing

ECM_VAL014 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ECM_VAL - Engineering Change Management Validity

• Message number: 014

• Message text: Authorization for context & is missing

What causes this issue?

You have no authorization for authorization object
<DS:UO.ECM_CTXT>ECM_CTXT</> (change management: context).

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?

Contact your system administrator and ask for the authorization for the
activity you require for authorization object ECM_CTXT.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

ECM_VAL014 - Details

• The SAP error message ECM_VAL014 indicates that there is a missing authorization for a specific context in the system. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Enterprise Change Management (ECM) or similar modules where specific authorizations are required to perform certain actions or access certain data.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Authorization Object: The user does not have the necessary authorization object assigned to their user profile for the specific context.
  Role Assignment: The user may not have the appropriate role assigned that includes the required authorizations.
  Context-Specific Restrictions: The context in which the user is trying to perform an action may have specific restrictions that are not covered by their current authorizations.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ECM_VAL014 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to see which authorization check failed. This will provide insight into what specific authorization