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1217597 - Error: 'Logon failed. You do not have the necessary rights to design against the SAP system', when attempting to create a report in Crystal Reports

Symptom

  • Error: 'Logon failed. You do not have the necessary rights to design reports against the SAP system.' or
  • Error: 'Login failed. You do not have the necessary rights to design reports against the SAP system.'
  • In Crystal Reports when attempting to create a new report off an SAP data source, it displays the error the user does not have necessary rights.
  • Other users can connect, refresh and create new report off an SAP data source.


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Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2025

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2025

Keywords

CR, CRYSTAL REPORTS SAP, LOGON FAILED Crystal Reports SAP R/3 OpenSQL Driver Error , SAP ERP, SAP ECC , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Problem

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