How To Fix PP037 - CUA with global role assignment is active. No indirect role assignment

PP037 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PP -

• Message number: 037

• Message text: CUA with global role assignment is active. No indirect role assignment

What causes this issue?

In this system, Central User Administration is active with global
role assignment. This means that you cannot use this program to
perform indirect role assignments.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

To do this, use transaction PFUD with the option: Synchronize HR
Organizational Management.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PP037 - CUA with global role assignment is active. No indirect role assignment ?

  The SAP error message PP037 indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of roles in the Central User Administration (CUA) system. Specifically, it suggests that a global role assignment is active, but there is no indirect role assignment available for the user in question. This can occur in environments where CUA is used to manage user roles across multiple systems.
  
  Cause:
  
  Global Role Assignment Active: The system is configured to use global role assignments, which means that roles are assigned at a central level rather than individually in each child system.
  No Indirect Role Assignment: The user does not have any indirect roles assigned that would allow them to inherit the necessary permissions or access rights. Indirect roles are typically used to provide users with access to a set of transactions or authorizations based on their assigned global roles.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the PP037 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Role Assignments:
  
  Verify