How To Fix /PMG/GE_GEN_MPE089 - You are not authorized to read master policy &1

/PMG/GE_GEN_MPE089 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PMG/GE_GEN_MPE -

• Message number: 089

• Message text: You are not authorized to read master policy &1

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/PMG/GE_GEN_MPE089 - Details

• The SAP error message /PMG/GE_GEN_MPE089 indicates that a user is not authorized to read a specific master policy in the system. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Policy Management or similar modules where access control is enforced based on user roles and authorizations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the necessary authorizations assigned to their user profile to access the specified master policy.
  Role Assignment: The user may not be assigned to the correct roles that include the necessary permissions for reading master policies.
  Policy Restrictions: The specific master policy may have restrictions that limit access to certain users or roles.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to check the authorization check failure. This will show which authorization object is missing.
  Review the authorization objects related to policy management, such as PMG_POLICY or similar, to ensure the user has the necessary permissions.
  
  
  
  Role Assignment:
  
  Ensure that the user is