No Authorization for FM area fund center ... action 10 post, Atlas or SAPgui error message

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The error message

In Atlas or SAPgui, I am getting an error message:

No Authorization for FM area fund center xxxxxx action 10 post

What it means

The error message "No Authorization for FM area fund center xxxxxx action 10 post" generally indicates an authorization issue, and the meaning will vary, based on which function you were trying to complete when you received it.

Scenarios and solutions

When you are trying to create a requisition.

Check all cost objects for which the requisition is being created. The error message generally means that you do not have Spend or Commit authorization for one or more cost objects to which they are attempting to assign the charges.

When you are trying to approve a requisition.

If you receive the error "No Authorization for FM area fund center xxxxxx action 10 post" when trying to approve a requisition, it indicates that there are multiple account assignments for a single line item, and that you don't have approval authorization for all the accounts.

Use the following workarounds:

1. The approver can try to approve the line item directly from the Approver Inbox, without opening the requisition.
2. Find an approver who has authorization to approve all account assignments (cost objects) for the line item.
3. Delete the requisition, and recreate with different account assignments. If needed, a journal voucher can be created after the PO has been generated, to transfer the funds.

See also: [archive:Is it possible to partially approve an SAP requisition?]

When you are trying to verify a ProCard charge.

You may see this error, "No Authorization for FM area fund center xxxxxx action 10 post", when trying to change the cost object for the credit card charge to an account for which the user does not have authorization at the fund center level, even if the user has authorization to spend or commit on the individual cost object.

Possible Workarounds:

• The financial Primary Authorizer for the fund center can add authorization at the fund center level (FCxxxxxx), or request that the authorization be added, by sending mail to the Central Authorizer team at business-help@mit.edu. The error message should contain the fund center for which authorization needs to be added.

• If it is not appropriate for the verifier to have authorization at the fund center level, the user will need to assign the ProCard charge to another cost object. If needed, a journal voucher can then be created, by an authorized user, to transfer the charge to the desired cost object.

See also: How do I find the Financial Primary Authorizer for a cost object or profit center?

See Also

• Purchasing, RFP and Travel Landing Page

For IST and Central Administration

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