How To Fix /PLMI/ECR_BO016 - You are not authorized to copy engineering record &1

/PLMI/ECR_BO016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PLMI/ECR_BO -

• Message number: 016

• Message text: You are not authorized to copy engineering record &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /PLMI/ECR_BO016 - You are not authorized to copy engineering record &1 ?

  The SAP error message /PLMI/ECR_BO016 indicates that a user is not authorized to copy an engineering record. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) module, particularly when dealing with Engineering Change Records (ECRs).
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the necessary authorizations to perform the copy operation on the specified engineering record.
  Role Configuration: The user's role may not include the required permissions for the specific action they are trying to perform.
  Object-Specific Authorization: The authorization check may be specific to the engineering record or the type of change being made.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to see what authorization checks failed. This will provide insight into which specific authorizations are missing.
  Review the user's roles and profiles in transaction SU01 or PFCG to