How To Fix ME422 - PO items rejected due to authorizations/selection parameters

ME422 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 422

• Message text: PO items rejected due to authorizations/selection parameters

What causes this issue?

The selection of purchasing documents failed for the following reasons:
The system could not find any purchasing documents that matched the
selection parameters and/or that can be used in this transaction
or
You do not have authorization to select purchasing documents.

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?

Choose different selection parameters
or
Ask for your authorization profile to be extended.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME422 - PO items rejected due to authorizations/selection parameters ?

  The SAP error message ME422 indicates that purchase order (PO) items have been rejected due to authorization issues or selection parameters. This typically occurs when a user attempts to process or display purchase order items for which they do not have the necessary authorizations or when the selection criteria do not match any available data.
  Causes of ME422 Error
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the required authorizations to view or modify the specific purchase order items. This can be due to missing roles or permissions in the user's profile.
  
  
  Selection Parameters: The selection criteria used to retrieve the purchase order items may be too restrictive or incorrectly defined, leading to no matching records being found.
  
  
  Document Status: The purchase order items may be in a status that does not allow them to be processed (e.g., blocked, deleted, or archived).
  
  
  User Profile Settings: The user’s profile may not be configured to access certain types