How To Fix ESH_BI_CONTENT_GEN040 - User &1 does not have sufficient RFC authorization in source system &2

ESH_BI_CONTENT_GEN040 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ESH_BI_CONTENT_GEN - Messeges for BI content generation

• Message number: 040

• Message text: User &1 does not have sufficient RFC authorization in source system &2

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ESH_BI_CONTENT_GEN040 - Details

• The SAP error message ESH_BI_CONTENT_GEN040 indicates that a user does not have sufficient Remote Function Call (RFC) authorization in the specified source system. This error typically arises when a user attempts to access or execute a function in a source system without the necessary permissions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following reasons:
  
  Insufficient Authorizations: The user does not have the required authorizations in the source system to perform the requested operation.
  Missing Roles: The user may not be assigned the necessary roles that include the required RFC authorizations.
  Incorrect User Mapping: The user might not be correctly mapped in the source system, or the user ID used for the RFC connection may not exist in the source system.
  Network Issues: There could be network issues preventing the proper communication between the systems, although this is less common for authorization errors.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Log into the source system