How To Fix VMP_MSG166 - No authorization to delete planned BOMs

VMP_MSG166 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VMP_MSG - VMP Message Manager

• Message number: 166

• Message text: No authorization to delete planned BOMs

What causes this issue?

You do not have authorization to delete planned BOMs.

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?

Use the role maintenance functions and the profile generator
(transaction <AB>PFCG</>) to maintain your roles, authorizations, and
profiles. Create a new profile with the authorization object as
<AB>MFG_PLNR </>with authorization value <AB>06</> for Delete.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VMP_MSG166 - Details

• The SAP error message VMP_MSG166 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to delete planned Bill of Materials (BOMs). This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Material Management (MM) or Production Planning (PP) modules when a user attempts to delete a BOM that they do not have permission to modify.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is a lack of appropriate authorization in the user's role or profile. In SAP, user permissions are managed through authorization objects, and if the user does not have the required permissions to delete planned BOMs, this error will be triggered.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check the authorization check that failed. This will provide insight into which specific authorization object is missing.
  
  
  
  Review Authorization Roles:
  
  Work with your SAP security team to review the user's roles and