How To Fix WS708 - No authorization to change trading contract type &1 (&2)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 708

• Message text: No authorization to change trading contract type &1 (&2)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS708 - No authorization to change trading contract type &1 (&2) ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS708 No authorization to change trading contract type &1 (&2)
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs when a user tries to change the trading contract type in SAP but does not have the necessary authorization to perform this action. The placeholders &1 and &2 typically represent the specific trading contract type and possibly the object or transaction involved.
  In SAP, trading contract types are controlled objects, and changing them requires specific authorizations. If the user lacks the required authorization objects or values, the system prevents the change and issues this error.
  
  Cause Details:
  
  The user is attempting to change a trading contract type in a business transaction (e.g., sales order, purchase order, or contract).
  The authorization check for the object controlling trading contract types fails.
  The authorization object involved is usually V_TVAK_VKO or similar, which controls access to contract types.
  The user’s role/profile does not include the necessary authorization to change the specific contract type.
  
  
  
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