How To Fix GK058 - No authorization "&" for task category "&" in cons group "&"

GK058 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GK - Messages for SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 058

• Message text: No authorization "&" for task category "&" in cons group "&"

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GK058 - Details

• The SAP error message GK058 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization for a specific task category within a configuration group. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Controlling (CO) or related modules where task categories are used to define specific activities or processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorization: The user lacks the required authorization object for the specified task category.
  Incorrect Role Assignment: The user may not have been assigned the correct roles that include the necessary authorizations.
  Authorization Object Configuration: The authorization object related to the task category may not be properly configured in the system.
  Profile Issues: The user’s profile may not include the necessary permissions for the task category in question.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Roles:
  
  Go to transaction code SU01 (User Maintenance) and enter the user ID.
  Check the roles assigned to the user and ensure that the roles include the necessary authorizations for the task category.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Objects:
  
  Use transaction code SU53