How To Fix VF166 - No authorization for cancellation of collective processing run.

VF166 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF - Billing

• Message number: 166

• Message text: No authorization for cancellation of collective processing run.

What causes this issue?

The current user is not authorized to cancel collective billing runs.

System Response

The system rejects the attempted collective run cancellation because of
lack of authorization.

How to fix this error?

Contact the person responsible for your system and request the required
authorization, if necessary.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VF166 - No authorization for cancellation of collective processing run. ?

  The SAP error message VF166: No authorization for cancellation of collective processing run typically occurs when a user attempts to cancel a collective processing run (such as billing documents) but does not have the necessary authorizations to perform this action. This can happen in various SAP modules, particularly in the Sales and Distribution (SD) module.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is a lack of appropriate authorization in the user's role or profile. The authorization checks in SAP are designed to ensure that only users with the correct permissions can perform sensitive actions, such as canceling collective processing runs.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Verify the user's authorization profile to ensure they have the necessary permissions to cancel collective processing runs. This can be done by checking the user's roles in transaction SU01 (User Maintenance) or PFCG (Role Maintenance).
  
  
  
  Authorization Object:
  
  The relevant authorization object for this action