How To Fix /SAPAPO/SDP172 - You are not authorized to run background job &1

/SAPAPO/SDP172 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/SDP -

• Message number: 172

• Message text: You are not authorized to run background job &1

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/SAPAPO/SDP172 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/SDP172 indicates that a user is not authorized to run a specific background job in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. This error typically arises when a user attempts to execute a job for which they lack the necessary authorizations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user does not have the required authorization object to execute the background job. This could be due to missing roles or permissions in their user profile.
  Job Ownership: The job may be owned by another user, and the current user does not have the rights to execute jobs owned by others.
  Profile Restrictions: The user’s profile may have restrictions that prevent them from executing certain types of jobs.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check the authorization failure details.
  Review the authorization objects related to background job execution, such as S_BTCH_JOB (for background job authorization).
  
  
  
  Modify User Roles:
  
  If the user lacks