How To Fix /IAM/CONFIG101 - No authorization to define code groups for catalog &1, auth. group &2

/IAM/CONFIG101 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IAM/CONFIG -

• Message number: 101

• Message text: No authorization to define code groups for catalog &1, auth. group &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /IAM/CONFIG101 - No authorization to define code groups for catalog &1, auth. group &2 ?

  The SAP error message /IAM/CONFIG101 No authorization to define code groups for catalog &1, auth. group &2 typically indicates that the user does not have the necessary authorizations to define or manage code groups for a specific catalog and authorization group in the Identity Access Management (IAM) module.
  
  Cause:
  
  Insufficient Authorizations: The user executing the action does not have the required authorizations assigned in their user profile to manage code groups for the specified catalog and authorization group.
  Missing Roles: The user may not have been assigned the appropriate roles that include the necessary permissions for the IAM configuration tasks.
  Authorization Object Restrictions: There may be restrictions in the authorization objects related to IAM that prevent the user from performing the action.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check which authorization checks failed. This will provide insight into what specific authorizations are missing.
  Review the user’s roles and authorizations in