How To Fix HRECM00ARCH018 - No authorization for one or more org units; check for destruction failed

HRECM00ARCH018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRECM00ARCH - Message Class for Destruction Program :ECM

• Message number: 018

• Message text: No authorization for one or more org units; check for destruction failed

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HRECM00ARCH018 - Details

• The SAP error message HRECM00ARCH018 indicates that there is a lack of authorization for one or more organizational units when attempting to perform an action related to data destruction or archiving in the SAP system. This error typically arises in the context of the SAP Records Management (RM) module, where specific permissions are required to manage records and their associated organizational units.
  
  Cause:
  
  Insufficient Authorizations: The user executing the action does not have the necessary authorizations for the organizational units involved in the operation.
  Organizational Unit Configuration: The organizational units may not be properly configured in the system, or the user may not be assigned to the relevant organizational units.
  Role Assignment: The user’s role may not include the necessary permissions to perform the destruction or archiving of records.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check for missing authorizations.
  Review the user’s roles and profiles in transaction SU01 to ensure