How To Fix /SAPAPO/CMDS_CDQ007 - You are not authorized to carry out the year change

/SAPAPO/CMDS_CDQ007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/CMDS_CDQ -

• Message number: 007

• Message text: You are not authorized to carry out the year change

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/CMDS_CDQ007 - You are not authorized to carry out the year change ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/CMDS_CDQ007 indicates that a user is not authorized to carry out the year change in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. This error typically arises when a user attempts to perform a year-end closing or a year change process without the necessary authorizations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the required authorization roles or permissions to execute the year change process in the APO system.
  Role Assignment: The user may not be assigned to the appropriate roles that include the necessary authorizations for year-end activities.
  Configuration Settings: There may be specific configuration settings in the system that restrict certain users from performing year changes.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to check the authorization failure details.
  Review the authorization objects related to the year change process in APO.
  
  
  
  Role Assignment:
  
  Ensure that the user has been assigned the correct roles that include the necessary authorizations