How To Fix F2317 - No authorization for displaying customers for sales area &1 &2 &3

F2317 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F2 - Master Data Maintenance: Customer, Vendor

• Message number: 317

• Message text: No authorization for displaying customers for sales area &1 &2 &3

What causes this issue?

You do not have the authorization to display customers in the
<GL:sales_area>sales area</> specified. A profile that gives you this
authorization has not been entered in your user master record.

How to fix this error?

Get in contact with the person responsible for assigning authorizations
if you need this authorization.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F2317 - No authorization for displaying customers for sales area &1 &2 &3 ?

  The SAP error message F2317 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to display customer data for a specific sales area. This error typically arises in the context of the SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or Sales and Distribution (SD) modules when a user attempts to access customer information but lacks the required permissions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by insufficient authorization in the user's role or profile. Specifically, the user may not have the necessary authorizations for the following:
  
  Customer Master Data: The user may not have the required permissions to view customer master data.
  Sales Area: The user may not have access to the specific sales area defined by the parameters &1 (Sales Organization), &2 (Distribution Channel), and &3 (Division).
  Authorization Objects: The relevant authorization objects (e.g., F_BKPF_BSA, F_KNA1_AKT, etc.) may not be assigned to the user's role.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check User Roles:
  
  Go to transaction code SU01