How To Fix /SAPAPO/MCPSH_SEL051 - No authorization exists for the chosen selection

/SAPAPO/MCPSH_SEL051 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/MCPSH_SEL -

• Message number: 051

• Message text: No authorization exists for the chosen selection

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/SAPAPO/MCPSH_SEL051 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/MCPSH_SEL051 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to access a specific selection in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. This error typically arises when a user attempts to execute a transaction or access data for which they lack the required permissions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorizations: The user does not have the necessary authorizations assigned in their user profile to access the specific selection or transaction.
  Role Configuration: The roles assigned to the user may not include the necessary authorization objects related to the APO functionalities.
  Selection Criteria: The selection criteria being used may require additional authorizations that the user does not possess.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to check the authorization check that failed. This will provide insight into which specific authorization object is missing.
  Review the user’s roles and authorizations in transaction SU01 (User Maintenance) or PFCG (Role Maintenance).
  
  
  
  Modify Roles:
  
  If