How To Fix /SMB/FUNCTION_SWITCH007 - No authorization to activate new Q2P

/SMB/FUNCTION_SWITCH007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SMB/FUNCTION_SWITCH -

• Message number: 007

• Message text: No authorization to activate new Q2P

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/SMB/FUNCTION_SWITCH007 - Details

• The SAP error message /SMB/FUNCTION_SWITCH007 No authorization to activate new Q2P typically indicates that the user does not have the necessary authorizations to activate a new Quality to Production (Q2P) switch in the SAP system. This is often related to the configuration of the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) or the SAP S/4HANA system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user executing the action does not have the required authorizations assigned in their user profile.
  Role Assignment: The necessary roles that include the permissions to activate Q2P switches are not assigned to the user.
  System Configuration: The system may not be configured correctly to allow the activation of Q2P switches.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check the authorization check that failed. This will provide insight into which specific authorization is missing.
  Review the user’s roles and authorizations in transaction SU01 or PFCG.
  
  
  
  Assign Necessary Roles:
  
  Ensure that the user has the appropriate roles