How To Fix /SAPAPO/FCS_BOM038 - No authorization to update BOM key figures

/SAPAPO/FCS_BOM038 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/FCS_BOM -

• Message number: 038

• Message text: No authorization to update BOM key figures

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/SAPAPO/FCS_BOM038 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/FCS_BOM038 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to update Bill of Materials (BOM) key figures in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. This error typically arises when a user attempts to perform an action that requires specific permissions that they do not possess.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user lacks the required authorization objects to update BOM key figures. This can happen if the user role assigned does not include the necessary permissions for the BOM-related transactions.
  Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not be properly configured to include the necessary authorizations for the specific actions they are trying to perform.
  User Profile: The user profile may not be set up correctly, or the user may not be assigned to the correct organizational units that allow for BOM updates.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check the