How To Fix /PF1/MSG_EH111 - Payment item authorization failed

/PF1/MSG_EH111 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PF1/MSG_EH -

• Message number: 111

• Message text: Payment item authorization failed

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /PF1/MSG_EH111 - Payment item authorization failed ?

  The SAP error message /PF1/MSG_EH111 Payment item authorization failed typically indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to process a payment item in the SAP system. This can occur in various contexts, such as during payment processing in accounts payable or receivable.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user attempting to process the payment does not have the required authorization roles or permissions assigned in the SAP system.
  Configuration Settings: The payment item may be configured in a way that requires specific authorizations that the user lacks.
  User Role Changes: Changes in user roles or profiles may have inadvertently removed necessary permissions.
  Document Status: The payment item may be in a status that requires additional approvals or authorizations.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check the authorization check that failed. This will provide insight into which specific authorization object is missing.
  Review the user’s roles and authorizations in transaction SU01