How To Fix /SCWM/PS_BASICS260 - No authorization for transaction /SCWM/PSWORKSTEP

/SCWM/PS_BASICS260 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/PS_BASICS -

• Message number: 260

• Message text: No authorization for transaction /SCWM/PSWORKSTEP

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/SCWM/PS_BASICS260 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/PS_BASICS260 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to execute the transaction /SCWM/PSWORKSTEP. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) when a user attempts to access a function or transaction for which they lack the appropriate permissions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorization: The user’s role does not include the necessary authorization object for the transaction /SCWM/PSWORKSTEP.
  Role Assignment: The user may not be assigned the correct role that includes the required authorizations.
  Authorization Object: The specific authorization object related to the transaction may not be properly configured or assigned.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Roles:
  
  Go to transaction SU01 (User Maintenance) and enter the user ID.
  Check the roles assigned to the user and ensure that the role containing the necessary authorizations for /SCWM/PSWORKSTEP is included.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Objects:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after encountering the error to see which authorization check failed. This will provide insight into which specific authorization