How To Fix WTADDI268 - No authorization for updating the IDoc status

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WTADDI - Additionals: Messages

• Message number: 268

• Message text: No authorization for updating the IDoc status

What causes this issue?

The additionals IDoc status is to be changed using the <zh>change
status</> method for the business object "SalesAdditionalsReq".

System Response

You cannot change the IDoc status.

How to fix this error?

Maintain value "31" as an activity for the authorization object
<DS:UO.W_WTAD_ISU>W_WTAD_ISU</>.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WTADDI268 - No authorization for updating the IDoc status ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WTADDI268: No authorization for updating the IDoc status:
  
  Error Message
  WTADDI268: No authorization for updating the IDoc status
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when a user or a process tries to update the status of an IDoc (Intermediate Document) but does not have the necessary authorizations to perform this action. In SAP, updating IDoc statuses is a controlled activity, and specific authorizations are required to change the status of an IDoc (e.g., from "30" - Data passed to the port, to "53" - Application document posted).
  Common causes include:
  
  Missing or insufficient authorization objects in the user’s role/profile.
  The user or background job running the IDoc processing does not have the required permissions.
  Authorization objects related to IDoc processing, such as S_IDOC, are not properly assigned.
  
  
  Solution
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the user or the process updating the IDoc status has the correct authorizations.
  Steps to fix:
  
  
  Identify the user or process that is trying to update the IDoc status. This could be a dialog user, a background job user, or a system user.
  
  
  Check the authorization objects related to IDoc status updates:
  The key authorization object is:
  
  S_IDOC (IDoc: Authorization for IDoc processing)
  
  Within S_IDOC, the relevant fields are:
  
  ACTVT (Activity): Should include activity 02 (Change) or 03 (Display), depending on the operation.
  IDOCTYP (IDoc Type): The specific IDoc type or * for all.
  STATUS (IDoc Status): The status codes the user is authorized to update.
  
  
  
  Assign or update the user’s role/profile to include the necessary authorizations:
  
  Use transaction PFCG to modify the role.
  Add or adjust the S_IDOC authorization object with appropriate values.
  Ensure the user has authorization for the relevant IDoc types and statuses.
  
  
  
  Test the authorization by reprocessing the IDoc or performing the action that caused the error.
  
  
  If the IDoc is processed by a background job or a system user (e.g., SAP* or a specific RFC user), ensure that this user has the required authorizations.
  
  
  
  Related Information
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  WE02 / WE05 — Display IDocs
  WE19 — Test tool for IDocs
  PFCG — Role maintenance
  SU53 — Display authorization check failure (useful to analyze authorization errors)
  ST01 — Trace for authorization checks
  
  
  
  Authorization Object Details:
  
  S_IDOC controls access to IDoc processing functions.
  Activities:
  
  01 = Create
  02 = Change
  03 = Display
  06 = Execute
  
  
  
  
  
  Common IDoc Status Codes:
  
  30 = Data passed to port OK
  32 = Data passed to port with errors
  53 = Application document posted successfully
  51 = Application document not posted (error)
  
  
  
  Notes:
  
  Always follow the principle of least privilege when assigning authorizations.
  If unsure about which statuses to authorize, start with * (all statuses) for testing, then restrict as needed.
  
  
  
  
  Summary
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Missing authorization (S_IDOC) for updating the IDoc status.
  
  
  Solution
  Assign proper authorization in user roles for S_IDOC with activity 02 and relevant IDoc types and statuses.
  
  
  Check
  Use SU53 after error to identify missing authorizations; adjust roles in PFCG.
  
  
  
  
  If you need further assistance, please provide details such as the user ID, IDoc type, and the status you are trying to update.