How To Fix P0505 - Maintenance may only be performed by the person responsible for structure

P0505 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: P0 - Messages for Transactions PE01, PE02 and PE03

• Message number: 505

• Message text: Maintenance may only be performed by the person responsible for structure

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message P0505 - Maintenance may only be performed by the person responsible for structure ?

  The SAP error message P0505, which states "Maintenance may only be performed by the person responsible for structure," typically occurs in the context of SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) or similar modules where specific authorizations are required to perform maintenance tasks on certain objects, such as equipment or functional locations.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually triggered when a user attempts to perform maintenance activities (like creating, changing, or deleting maintenance plans, orders, or notifications) on a piece of equipment or a functional location for which they do not have the necessary authorization. This is often due to:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the required roles or permissions assigned to them in the SAP system.
  Responsibility Assignment: The equipment or functional location is assigned to a specific person or role, and only that person or role is allowed to perform maintenance activities.
  Configuration Settings: The system may be configured to restrict maintenance activities based on