How To Fix M3849 - No authorization for material &

M3849 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 849

• Message text: No authorization for material &

What causes this issue?

You wanted to display or change a material master record. However, you
do not have the authorization for the combination of the activity (in
this case, display or change) and the authorization group in the
material master record.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator if you require the authorization.
Note for system administrators
The authorization object concerned is M_MATE_MAT (material master:
material).

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M3849 - Details

• The SAP error message M3849, which states "No authorization for material &," typically occurs when a user attempts to access or perform an operation on a material for which they do not have the necessary authorization. This can happen in various transactions related to materials, such as inventory management, purchasing, or production planning.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the required authorization to access or modify the specified material. This could be due to missing roles or authorizations in the user's profile.
  Material Status: The material may be set to a status that restricts access, such as "blocked" or "inactive."
  Organizational Level Restrictions: The user may have restrictions based on organizational levels (e.g., plant, storage location) that prevent access to the material.
  User Profile Changes: Recent changes to the user's profile or roles may have inadvertently removed access to certain materials.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to see