How To Fix HREIC_APPL_VP818 - You do not have the authorization to edit activities for employee &1

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HREIC_APPL_VP - Message class for EIC application (VP)

• Message number: 818

• Message text: You do not have the authorization to edit activities for employee &1

What causes this issue?

The current user is listed as the owner or processor of an activity, but
they no longer have authorization to process activities for this
employee.
This could happen if the employee has been transferred to a new
organization for which the user has no authorization, or if the user has
been transferred to a new position that grants no authorization to
process that employee. Also, it is possible that the structural
authorizations for the user have been changed.

System Response

Th system allows the user to still modify the activity to change the
activity owner or processor to an authorized user.

How to fix this error?

Remove yourself as owner or processor and set the organization and agent
fields to authorized values.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HREIC_APPL_VP818 - You do not have the authorization to edit activities for employee &1 ?

  The SAP error message HREIC_APPL_VP818 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to edit activities for a specific employee in the system. This is a common issue in SAP environments where user roles and authorizations are strictly managed to ensure data security and integrity.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises due to one or more of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Authorizations: The user’s role does not include the necessary authorizations to edit employee activities.
  Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not be configured correctly to allow access to the specific transaction or data.
  Employee Status: The employee's status may restrict certain actions, such as editing activities if the employee is inactive or terminated.
  Organizational Structure: The user may not be assigned to the same organizational unit as the employee, which can restrict access to editing their activities.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53