How To Fix FCOM_PLANNING_CORE038 - You are not authorized for cost center planning in controlling area &1

FCOM_PLANNING_CORE038 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FCOM_PLANNING_CORE - Messages for Package FCOM_PLANNING_CORE

• Message number: 038

• Message text: You are not authorized for cost center planning in controlling area &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FCOM_PLANNING_CORE038 - You are not authorized for cost center planning in controlling area &1 ?

  The SAP error message FCOM_PLANNING_CORE038 indicates that a user is not authorized to perform cost center planning in a specific controlling area. This error typically arises when a user attempts to access or modify cost center planning data without the necessary authorizations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the required authorization objects assigned to their user profile for the specific controlling area.
  Missing Roles: The user may not have the appropriate roles assigned that include the necessary permissions for cost center planning.
  Controlling Area Restrictions: The controlling area may have specific restrictions or settings that limit access to certain users.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to analyze the authorization check. This will show which authorization object is missing.
  Review the authorization objects related to cost center planning, such as K_CCA (Cost Center Accounting) and K_CCA_CTR (Cost Center Planning).
  
  
  
  Assign Necessary Roles:
  
  If the user lacks the necessary roles, work with