How To Fix SWWW008 - The authorization group for report &1 is not defined

SWWW008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SWWW - Messages for Web reporting

• Message number: 008

• Message text: The authorization group for report &1 is not defined

What causes this issue?

You have tried to run a report whose authorization group has not been
maintained.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

For security reasons, the system rejects run requests for all reports
whose authorization group has not been maintained.
In order that report &V1& can be called from the Internet, it must be
assigned to an authorization group, and the SAP user must have the
appropriate SUBMIT authorization.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SWWW008 - The authorization group for report &1 is not defined ?

  The SAP error message SWWW008 indicates that the authorization group for a specific report (denoted by &1) is not defined. This typically occurs when a user attempts to execute a report that requires specific authorization, but the system cannot find the necessary authorization group associated with that report.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Authorization Group: The report in question does not have an authorization group assigned to it in the system.
  Authorization Object: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to execute the report due to the absence of the required authorization group.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the report settings or in the authorization management settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Authorization Group:
  
  Go to transaction code SE38 or SA38 to access the report.
  Check the report attributes to see if an authorization group is assigned.
  If not, you may need to assign an appropriate authorization group to the report using transaction SE93 (for transaction codes) or SE80 (for