How To Fix PYBAPI003 - Personnel number & has no authorization to read infotype 0001

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PYBAPI - For BAPIs to manager for external payroll

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Personnel number & has no authorization to read infotype 0001

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PYBAPI003 - Personnel number & has no authorization to read infotype 0001 ?

  The SAP error message PYBAPI003 indicates that a specific personnel number does not have the necessary authorization to read infotype 0001 (which typically contains basic employee data such as personal details, organizational assignment, etc.). This error usually arises in the context of using BAPIs (Business Application Programming Interfaces) for HR-related operations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user or the system trying to access the personnel number does not have the required authorizations defined in the authorization objects related to HR data.
  Missing Roles: The user may not have the appropriate roles assigned that include access to infotype 0001.
  Personnel Number Restrictions: The personnel number being accessed may have specific restrictions or may not be valid in the context of the current user’s authorizations.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check the authorization failure details. This will show which authorization objects are missing.
  Review the user’s roles and profiles in transaction SU01