How To Fix POWL025 - Query '&' was assigned by your admininstrator and cannot be deleted

POWL025 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: POWL - Internal Messages used in generic personal object work list

• Message number: 025

• Message text: Query '&' was assigned by your admininstrator and cannot be deleted

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message POWL025 - Query '&' was assigned by your admininstrator and cannot be deleted ?

  The SAP error message POWL025 indicates that a specific query (identified by the '&' placeholder) in the Personal Object Worklist (POWL) has been assigned to you by an administrator and cannot be deleted by the user. This typically occurs in scenarios where the query is part of a standard or shared configuration that is managed at a higher level, such as by system administrators or through a specific role assignment.
  
  Cause:
  
  Administrator Assignment: The query has been assigned to you by an administrator, which means it is part of a predefined set of queries that are not meant to be modified or deleted by end users.
  System Configuration: The query may be part of a standard configuration or a role that is intended to be used by multiple users, and thus, individual users do not have the permissions to delete it.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Contact Administrator: If you believe that the query should be removed or modified,