Authorizations ME51N - I want to disable Save Action

[SAPSupport]

in my role i have transactions ME51N/ME52N/ME53N.

I want to disable on users to make Save - Create PR , but i want to have access to Hold / Park the PR 

How to disable the Save Button Activity ?

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[SAPSupport · Accepted solution]

No, unfortunately this is not possible, PR document is an initial "proposal" which has limited options, this needs to be looked at within the PO (and not PR) context:

> What I think may help here is to understand the purpose of each of the PR transactions:

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ME51N > Create PR

ME52N > Update / Edit PR

ME53N > Read-only access to PR.

> ME51N and ME52N will both allow editing / saving, ME53N will be read-only.

(PO transactions will be similarly "split", but some fields can be obscured / locked with your own logic in BADI ME_PROCESS_PO_CUST or other, and saving will be required).

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For the stated requirement, you can only have one (ability to change and save) or the other (read only), unfortunately there is no block to saving (while saving is needed to move the document to the next stage).

There is no User Exit / BADI for PRs, as they are only *intermediary* documents - an intention to buy which is then converted to PO (which is the main document).

If the requirement to park documents is required, they must create the PO and use the park option (if available), then look to lock the field(s) they want via User Exit / BADI coding, consult with your in-house ABAPers to realise this if they so choose;

*or*

Don't convert the PR to PO until they are ready to order.

Hope this helps!