How To Fix /SRMSMC/SUPPLIER026 - You are not authorized to create a contact person

/SRMSMC/SUPPLIER026 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SRMSMC/SUPPLIER -

• Message number: 026

• Message text: You are not authorized to create a contact person

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/SRMSMC/SUPPLIER026 - Details

• The SAP error message /SRMSMC/SUPPLIER026: You are not authorized to create a contact person typically indicates that the user attempting to create a contact person in the SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) system does not have the necessary authorizations or permissions to perform this action.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user lacks the required roles or authorizations in their user profile to create a contact person.
  Role Assignment: The user may not be assigned to the correct organizational units or roles that allow for the creation of contact persons.
  Configuration Settings: There may be specific configuration settings in the SRM system that restrict certain users from creating contact persons.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Roles:
  
  Verify the roles assigned to the user in the SAP system. This can be done by checking the user profile in transaction SU01.
  Ensure that the user has the necessary roles that include permissions for creating contact persons.
  
  
  
  Authorization Check:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after the error occurs