How To Fix W5031 - You have no authorization to display this purchase requisition

W5031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W5 - Messages for MM-WEB Applications and BAPIs

• Message number: 031

• Message text: You have no authorization to display this purchase requisition

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W5031 - You have no authorization to display this purchase requisition ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W5031 - You have no authorization to display this purchase requisition
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs because the user trying to display the purchase requisition does not have the necessary authorization to view it. In SAP, access to purchase requisitions is controlled by authorization objects, and if the user’s roles or profiles do not include the required authorizations, the system will prevent access and show this message.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Purchase requisitions are sensitive documents, and SAP restricts access based on organizational levels (such as company code, purchasing group, purchasing organization) and document types.
  The authorization object primarily involved is M_BEST_BSA (Purchasing Document Authorization).
  If the user lacks the required authorization for the purchasing document type or organizational level, the system denies display access.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check which authorization check failed.
  Alternatively, use ST01 (Authorization Trace) to trace the authorization checks.
  
  
  
  Identify Missing Authorizations:
  
  The key authorization objects related to purchase requisitions