How To Fix UGX4005 - You are not authorized to execute report category &1

UGX4005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UGX4 - Message Class for Instance Creation

• Message number: 005

• Message text: You are not authorized to execute report category &1

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Adjust your authorization profile.
The authorization objects R_UGMD_SNG or S_TABU_LIN restrict the
authorizations for a report category. For the R_UGMD_SNG authorization
object, UGCREPCAT must be the field name, and the technical name of the
report category must be the value.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UGX4005 - You are not authorized to execute report category &1 ?

  The SAP error message UGX4005, which states "You are not authorized to execute report category &1," typically indicates that the user does not have the necessary authorizations to execute a specific report or access a particular report category in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Authorization Issues: The user lacks the required authorization object or role that grants access to the specified report category.
  Role Assignment: The user may not have been assigned the appropriate roles that include permissions for the report category in question.
  Profile Configuration: The user profile may not be configured correctly to allow access to certain reports or categories.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Roles:
  
  Verify the roles assigned to the user in transaction code SU01 (User Maintenance).
  Ensure that the user has the necessary roles that include access to the report category.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Objects:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after encountering the error to check the authorization check that failed. This will provide insight into which specific authorization