How To Fix UPX116 - You do not have authorization for activity &2 in planning area &1

UPX116 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPX - UPX: Sales Planning for CRM

• Message number: 116

• Message text: You do not have authorization for activity &2 in planning area &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?

Procedure for System Administrators

In authorization object <DS:UO.R_UPX_EXEC>R_UPX_EXEC</>, maintain the
authorization for activity &V2& in planning area &V1&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

UPX116 - Details

• The SAP error message UPX116 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to perform a specific activity in a planning area. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO).
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs due to insufficient authorization for the user role assigned to the user. Specifically, the user is trying to perform an action (denoted by &2) in a particular planning area (denoted by &1), but their user profile does not have the required permissions to execute that action.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the UPX116 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check User Roles and Authorizations:
  
  Go to the user management transaction (e.g., SU01 for user maintenance).
  Check the roles assigned to the user experiencing the error.
  Review the authorizations within those roles to ensure that the necessary permissions for the specified activity in the planning area are included.
  
  
  
  Modify Authorizations:
  
  If the required authorizations are missing, you