How To Fix RU177 - You are not authorized to process work center & &

RU177 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RU - Messages for order completion confirmation

• Message number: 177

• Message text: You are not authorized to process work center & &

What causes this issue?

According to your user master you are not allowed to call up this work
center.

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator and get the appropriate
authorization.

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RU177 - Details

• The SAP error message RU177 ("You are not authorized to process work center & &") typically indicates that the user does not have the necessary authorization to access or perform actions on a specific work center in the SAP system. This can occur in various modules, such as Production Planning (PP) or Plant Maintenance (PM), where work centers are critical for operations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user lacks the required authorization object to access the work center. This could be due to missing roles or authorizations in their user profile.
  Work Center Status: The work center may be inactive or locked, preventing any processing.
  User Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not include permissions for the specific work center or related activities.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to see which authorization check failed. This will provide insight into what specific authorization is missing.
  Review the user’s roles