How To Fix /IWFND/CM_COS055 - No authority to use SM59

/IWFND/CM_COS055 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWFND/CM_COS -

• Message number: 055

• Message text: No authority to use SM59

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/IWFND/CM_COS055 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWFND/CM_COS055 No authority to use SM59 typically indicates that the user attempting to access a specific function or transaction does not have the necessary authorizations to use the SM59 transaction, which is used for managing RFC (Remote Function Call) destinations in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the required authorization object to access the SM59 transaction. This can happen if the user role assigned to them does not include the necessary permissions.
  Role Assignment: The user may not be assigned to a role that includes access to the SM59 transaction.
  Profile Issues: The user profile may not be configured correctly to allow access to certain transactions.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after encountering the error to see which authorization checks failed. This will provide insight into what specific authorizations are missing.
  
  
  
  Review User Roles:
  
  Go to transaction SU01 (User Maintenance) and check the roles assigned to the user. Ensure