How To Fix /SAPAPO/PROD353 - No authorization for location &1 and this function

/SAPAPO/PROD353 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PROD -

• Message number: 353

• Message text: No authorization for location &1 and this function

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/SAPAPO/PROD353 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PROD353 No authorization for location &1 and this function typically indicates that the user does not have the necessary authorizations to access a specific location in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. This can occur when trying to perform actions related to production planning, such as viewing or modifying data for a specific location.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorizations: The user lacks the required authorization objects for the specific location in question.
  Role Assignment: The user may not have been assigned the appropriate roles that include the necessary authorizations.
  Location-Specific Restrictions: There may be restrictions set up in the system that limit access to certain locations based on user roles or profiles.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to see which authorization checks failed. This will provide insight into what specific authorizations are missing.
  
  
  
  Review User Roles:
  
  Go to transaction code SU01 to check the user profile and