How To Fix UWS_SURVEY_GUI047 - You are not authorized to create questionnaires

UWS_SURVEY_GUI047 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UWS_SURVEY_GUI - Messages Package UWS_SURVEY_GUI

• Message number: 047

• Message text: You are not authorized to create questionnaires

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UWS_SURVEY_GUI047 - Details

• The SAP error message UWS_SURVEY_GUI047 indicates that the user does not have the necessary authorization to create questionnaires in the SAP system. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Survey Management or similar modules where users are expected to create and manage surveys or questionnaires.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is a lack of appropriate authorization roles or permissions assigned to the user. In SAP, access to various functionalities is controlled through authorization objects, and if a user does not have the required permissions, they will encounter this error when attempting to perform restricted actions.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check User Roles and Authorizations:
  
  Verify the roles assigned to the user encountering the error. This can be done by navigating to the user management area in SAP (transaction code SU01).
  Check if the user has the necessary roles that include permissions for creating questionnaires.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Objects:
  
  Identify the