How To Fix VP261 - No authorization for displaying table & (authoriz. grp &)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VP - Vertriebsbelegpartner

• Message number: 261

• Message text: No authorization for displaying table & (authoriz. grp &)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VP261 - No authorization for displaying table & (authoriz. grp &) ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  VP261 - No authorization for displaying table & (authoriz. grp &)
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when a user tries to display or access a table or data object in SAP for which they do not have the required authorization. Specifically, the system checks the authorization group assigned to the table or data, and if the user’s roles do not include the necessary authorization for that group, the system denies access and raises this error.
  
  The placeholders & in the message represent the table name and the authorization group respectively.
  Authorization groups are used in SAP to restrict access to certain tables or data objects.
  The user’s assigned roles or profiles do not contain the required authorization object with the correct values to display the table.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Identify the Table and Authorization Group:
  
  From the error message, note the table name and the authorization group.
  You can also check the authorization group of a table in transaction SE11 (Data Dictionary):
  
  Enter the table name.
  Click on "Technical Settings" or check the "Authorization Group" field.
  
  
  
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after the error occurs to see which authorization check failed.
  Alternatively, use ST01 (Authorization Trace) to trace the authorization check.
  
  
  
  Update User Roles:
  
  The relevant authorization object is usually S_TABU_DIS (Table Authorization).
  This object controls access to tables based on authorization groups.
  The user’s role(s) must include S_TABU_DIS with the authorization group of the table and the activity (e.g., display = 03).
  Example:
  
  Authorization Object: S_TABU_DIS
  Field: DICBERCLS (Authorization Group) = the group from the error message
  Field: ACTVT (Activity) = 03 (Display)
  
  
  
  
  
  Assign or Modify Roles:
  
  Use transaction PFCG to modify or create roles.
  Add the required authorization object with the correct values.
  Assign the updated role to the user.
  
  
  
  Test Access:
  
  After role assignment, have the user try again to display the table.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Authorization Object: S_TABU_DIS
  
  Controls access to tables based on authorization groups.
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  SE11 – Data Dictionary (to check table and authorization group)
  SU53 – Display last authorization check failure
  ST01 – Authorization trace
  PFCG – Role maintenance
  
  
  
  Activities for S_TABU_DIS:
  
  01 = Create
  02 = Change
  03 = Display
  06 = Delete
  
  
  
  Notes:
  
  Authorization groups are assigned to tables to group them logically for authorization purposes.
  Not all tables have authorization groups; if a table has no authorization group, access is generally unrestricted.
  Always follow your organization's security policies when granting authorizations.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  The error VP261 indicates missing authorization to display a table due to insufficient rights on the authorization group assigned to that table. The fix involves granting the user the appropriate authorization object S_TABU_DIS with the correct authorization group and activity in their roles. Use SU53 and ST01 to diagnose, SE11 to check the table’s authorization group, and PFCG to update roles accordingly.