How To Fix VY171 - No authorization to display shipment costs in transp. planning point &

VY171 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VY - Messages for freight processing

• Message number: 171

• Message text: No authorization to display shipment costs in transp. planning point &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VY171 - No authorization to display shipment costs in transp. planning point & ?

  The SAP error message VY171 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to display shipment costs in the transportation planning point. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) or SAP Logistics Execution (LE) when a user attempts to access shipment cost information without the appropriate permissions.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is a lack of authorization in the user's role or profile. Specifically, the user may not have the required authorization objects that allow them to view shipment costs in the transportation planning point.
  
  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 identify if they include the necessary authorizations for viewing shipment costs.
  
  
  
  Identify Required Authorization Objects:
  
  The authorization object that typically controls access to shipment costs is V_T681 (for shipment costs) and V_T681A (for