How To Fix PFO1048 - No active role for &1

PFO1048 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PFO1 - Messages for Portfolio Assignment

• Message number: 048

• Message text: No active role for &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PFO1048 - No active role for &1 ?

  The SAP error message PFO1048 "No active role for &1" typically occurs in the context of the SAP Process Orchestration (PO) or SAP Process Integration (PI) environments. This error indicates that the system cannot find an active role for the specified user or entity, which is necessary for executing a particular process or accessing certain functionalities.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Role Assignment: The user or entity does not have the required role assigned in the system.
  Inactive Role: The role that is supposed to be assigned is inactive or not properly configured.
  User Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to perform the action.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the roles or the user management settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Role Assignment:
  
  Go to the user management transaction (e.g., SU01) and check if the user has the required roles assigned.
  If not, assign the necessary roles to the user.
  
  
  
  Verify Role Status:
  
  Use transaction PFCG to check