How To Fix WE053 - No display authorization for requested data

WE053 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WE - Messages for EAN Customizing and for EAN management in MM_BD

• Message number: 053

• Message text: No display authorization for requested data

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WE053 - No display authorization for requested data ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message WE053: No display authorization for requested data:
  
  Error Message
  WE053: No display authorization for requested data
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when a user tries to display or process IDoc data (Intermediate Document) but does not have the necessary authorization to view the content. SAP uses authorization objects to control access to IDoc data, and if the user lacks the required authorization, the system prevents display and raises this error.
  Specifically, the error is related to missing or insufficient authorizations for the following:
  
  Authorization object S_IDOC (IDoc processing)
  Authorization object S_IDOC_DATA (IDoc data display)
  Authorization object S_IDOC_TYPE (IDoc type access)
  
  The user might be authorized to process IDocs in general but not to display certain IDoc types or segments.
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction SU53 immediately after the error occurs to check which authorization check failed.
  Alternatively, use transaction ST01 (Authorization Trace) to trace the authorization checks when the user tries to display