How To Fix USMD1173 - Data model &1: No entity types defined as authorization relevant

USMD1173 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: USMD1 - Datenmodel

• Message number: 173

• Message text: Data model &1: No entity types defined as authorization relevant

What causes this issue?

To be able to maintain authorizations for master data (authorization
object USMD_MDAT) with a high level of detail, you can flag the fields
for each entity type as authorization-relevant. Use view cluster
VC_USMD003 to maintain this.

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?

Start view cluster VC_USMD003 with transaction SM34.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message USMD1173 - Data model &1: No entity types defined as authorization relevant ?

  The SAP error message USMD1173 indicates that there are no entity types defined as authorization relevant in the specified data model. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) when you are trying to configure or use a data model that lacks the necessary authorization settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Authorization-Relevant Entity Types: The data model you are working with does not have any entity types marked as relevant for authorization checks. This means that the system does not know which entities should be subject to authorization checks.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the data model setup, where the entity types have not been properly defined or linked to authorization objects.
  Missing Customization: If you are using a custom data model, it may not have been fully customized to include authorization-relevant entities.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Authorization-Relevant Entity Types:
  
  Go to the data model configuration in the SAP MDG application.
  Identify the entity types that