How To Fix GB171 - No authorizations to display this validation

GB171 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GB - Messages used by the Boolean code generator

• Message number: 171

• Message text: No authorizations to display this validation

What causes this issue?

You have tried to display a validation, but you need the authorization
to do so. This authorization can be restricted to specific
authorization groups. The validation in question belongs to
authorization group &V1&.

System Response

The system rejected your attempt since you do not have the necessary
authorization.

How to fix this error?

If you want to display validations of authorization group &V1&, you
must obtain the necessary authorization from your system administrator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GB171 - Details

• The SAP error message GB171, which states "No authorizations to display this validation," typically occurs when a user attempts to access a validation in the SAP system but lacks the necessary authorizations to do so. This error is often related to the configuration of validation rules in the SAP system, particularly in the context of financial accounting or controlling.
  
  Cause:
  
  Lack of Authorization: The user does not have the required authorization object to view or execute the validation.
  Role Assignment: The user’s role may not include the necessary permissions to access the validation.
  Validation Configuration: The validation itself may be restricted to certain user groups or roles.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to check the authorization check that failed. This will provide insight into which specific authorization object is missing.
  Review the user’s roles and authorizations in transaction code SU01 (User Maintenance) or PFCG (Role Maintenance).
  
  
  
  Modify Roles:
  
  If the user lacks