How To Fix VW016 - No authorization for displaying shipments in transport.planning point &

VW016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VW - Shipment Processing Output

• Message number: 016

• Message text: No authorization for displaying shipments in transport.planning point &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VW016 - No authorization for displaying shipments in transport.planning point & ?

  The SAP error message VW016 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to display shipments in a specific transport planning point. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) or Logistics Execution (LE) when a user attempts to access shipment data without the required permissions.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is a lack of authorization in the user's role or profile. The authorization checks in SAP are designed to ensure that users can only access data and functions that they are permitted to. In this case, the user is trying to display shipment information for a transport planning point for which they do not have the necessary authorization.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check User Roles and Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU01 to display the user profile.
  Check the roles assigned to the user and ensure that they include the necessary authorizations for