How To Fix /SCWM/WHO418 - You do not have authorization for warehouse number &1

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/WHO -

• Message number: 418

• Message text: You do not have authorization for warehouse number &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCWM/WHO418 - You do not have authorization for warehouse number &1 ?

  The SAP error message /SCWM/WHO418 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to access a specific warehouse number in the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) system. This error typically arises when a user attempts to perform an action related to a warehouse for which they lack the appropriate permissions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorization: The user’s role does not include the necessary authorizations for the specified warehouse number.
  Incorrect User Role Assignment: The user may not be assigned to the correct roles that grant access to the warehouse.
  Warehouse Number Configuration: The warehouse number may not be properly configured in the user’s profile or in the authorization objects.
  
  
  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 roles include the necessary authorizations for the warehouse number in question.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Objects:
  
  The relevant authorization objects for warehouse management include S_WM_BERE (Warehouse Management: