How To Fix WP3ROLES005 - Portal role has no subordinate entries

WP3ROLES005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WP3ROLES - Portal Role Maintenance

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Portal role has no subordinate entries

What causes this issue?

The portal role currently has no target systems and no services.

System Response

You cannot create authorization roles for the portal role.

How to fix this error?

You can delete the entry by choosing "Utilities --> Clean up data".
This does not delete the portal role, instead it only removes the local
information that the role exists.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WP3ROLES005 - Portal role has no subordinate entries ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WP3ROLES005 Portal role has no subordinate entries
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the SAP Enterprise Portal (EP) environment when a portal role is expected to have subordinate roles or entries (such as iViews, pages, or other roles), but none are found. Essentially, the system is trying to process or assign a portal role that is empty or not properly structured with subordinate content.
  Common scenarios causing this error include:
  
  The portal role was created but no subordinate roles or content (iViews, pages) have been assigned to it.
  The role was imported or transported incorrectly, resulting in missing subordinate entries.
  The role hierarchy is incomplete or corrupted.
  The role is referenced in a user assignment or configuration but lacks the necessary subordinate elements.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WP3ROLES005 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Portal Role in the Portal Content Studio:
  
  Log in to the SAP Enterprise Portal as an administrator.
  Open the Portal Content Studio or the relevant role management