How To Fix /S4PPM/AUTHORIZATION017 - Role &1 assigned to project &2

/S4PPM/AUTHORIZATION017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /S4PPM/AUTHORIZATION -

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Role &1 assigned to project &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /S4PPM/AUTHORIZATION017 - Role &1 assigned to project &2 ?

  The SAP error message /S4PPM/AUTHORIZATION017 typically indicates an authorization issue related to a specific role assigned to a project. This error message is part of the SAP Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) module and suggests that the user does not have the necessary authorizations to perform an action on the specified project.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The user does not have the required authorizations for the role assigned to the project.
  The role assigned to the project is not properly configured or does not include the necessary permissions for the user.
  The user may not be assigned to the correct organizational units or may lack the necessary authorizations in their user profile.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to analyze the authorization check. This will show you which authorization object failed.
  Review the user’s roles and authorizations in transaction SU01 or PFCG.
  
  
  
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