Question:
one of our finance people had a problem when creating a "copy project" with transaction CJ20N. they created an exit for this project but when they tried creating the project, an authorization error window appears stating, "Project Definition <Project name>, no authorization (expanded check)." however, his su53 screen contained no authorization errors.
so i created a test user patterned to his user profile and recreated the project creation scenario while turning the authorization trace on. after doing so, the trace did not contain any return code above "0." when i tried creating the project with my user (w/ SAP_ALL profile), the same authorization error occurred. what could be the problem behind this? could anyone help me with this issue? i tried searching in the forums but to no avail. was i using the wrong keywords for this search? thanks in advanced!
Answer:
Either,
1 SAP is using a simulation authrity check so su53 has nothing, so debug and place a breakpoint at statement Message to find the error
2. THe message is wrong so debug and place a breakpoint at statement Message to find the error
Answer:
Or the authorization logic is in the user exit and doesn't use the authority-check statement. (more or less seconding what John Jarboe said). I am not aware of any delivered authorization that says you are not authorized for project number xxx. Project number is not a control field in delivered authorizations.
Answer:
hi john, thanks for your response. however, i'm not sure if i can place a breakpoint in the code since when i checked the exit function in se37, it only contained an include statement to an ABAP program. when i checked the ABAP program in se38, the source code was empty.
the finance team told us that the exit was intended to be coded after executing the project creation. they also said that the transaction could be executed when the exit was deactivated, but they will be needing the exit for future customization. did the authorization error happen because the program exit was empty?
Answer:
No
Answer:
I think we have found the solution to this.. sorry to bother you and thanks for your time. the solution we found can be seen through SAP note numbers 61886 and 554415. thanks!