When User Preferences are authorized for Cancel but not authorized for Update, user cannot cancel Requisition or Purchase Order (Doc ID 1952589.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 09, 2024

Applies to:

Symptoms

When User Preferences are authorized for Cancel but not authorized for Update, user cannot cancel Requisition or Purchase Order

Requisition
1) User Preferences - Procurement - Requisition Authorizations
   User A does NOT have Full Auth for all requesters.  A only has User Authorization for Add and Cancel, not for Update.
2) Log in as A and create a requisition.  Save.
3) Hit red X to cancel the requisition and get this error:

Your operator profile indicates that you do not have authority to update this requisition. (18036,11018)
Ask your system administrator to give you the proper authority.

Purchase Order
1) User Preferences - Procurement - Purchase Order Authorizations
   User A does NOT have Full Auth for all buyers.  A only has User Authorization for Add and Cancel, not for Update.
2) Log in as A, create a PO (buyer is B), save and dispatch the PO.  
3) Log in as B. Try to open the Purchase Order and get this error:

You cannot update purchase orders for this buyer. (10200,154)

Cause

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