How To Fix WF851 - Program error during authorization check (RC=& in &)

WF851 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WF - Workflow: messages

• Message number: 851

• Message text: Program error during authorization check (RC=& in &)

What causes this issue?

An internal error occurred in the authorization check, which indicates
a programming error in the call or a modified authorization structure.

System Response

The authorization check was terminated with SY-SUBRC <(>&<)> (include
<(>&<)>).

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

INCLUDE NA_WF-ADMINISTRATOR OBJECT DOKU ID TX

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WF851 - Program error during authorization check (RC=& in &) ?

  The SAP error message:
  WF851 Program error during authorization check (RC=& in &)
  typically occurs in the context of SAP Workflow when the system encounters an issue while performing an authorization check during workflow processing.
  
  Cause
  
  
  Authorization Check Failure in Workflow:
  The workflow runtime is trying to perform an authorization check on a user or object, but an error occurs in the underlying authorization check function/module.
  
  
  Return Code (RC) and Program Name Missing or Variable:
  The message contains placeholders RC=& in & which are replaced at runtime by the actual return code and program name. The return code (RC) indicates the result of the authorization check (e.g., 0 = success, non-zero = error).
  
  
  Possible reasons for the error include:  
  
  Missing or incorrect authorization objects for the user executing the workflow step.  
  Custom or standard authorization check function module called by the workflow is failing or raising an exception.  
  Inconsistent or incomplete user master data or