ANS-1846 · ROLES, PERMISSIONS & SECURITY
How to Resolve “Permission Violation” When Billing Purchase Orders in NetSuite?
Resolve "Permission Violation" errors for custom Accounts Payable roles when creating vendor bills from purchase orders by adjusting permission levels.
Short answer
To resolve the "Permission Violation" when billing purchase orders, edit the custom Accounts Payable role. Navigate to Setup > Users/Roles > Manage Roles, select the role, go to Permissions > Transactions, and set the 'Purchase Order' permission to 'Edit' access level instead of 'View'. This grants the necessary access for bill creation.
Scenario
Users assigned to a custom Accounts Payable role in NetSuite's Release Preview 2013.2 may encounter a "Permission Violation: you may not access this record" error when attempting to create a vendor bill directly from a purchase order. This issue, identified as Defect 259207, prevents the role from performing the billing function as expected.
Solution
The "Permission Violation" error (Defect 259207) preventing custom Accounts Payable roles from billing purchase orders can be resolved by adjusting the role's permissions.
Follow these steps to update the custom role:
Navigate to
Setup > Users/Roles > Manage Roles.Locate and click
Editnext to the custom role, for example,'athena Accounts Payable - General role'.Go to the
Permissionstab.Select the
Transactionssubtab.Find the
Purchase Orderpermission and set its access level toEditinstead ofView.Click
Saveto apply the changes.This adjustment grants the necessary permissions for the role to create vendor bills from purchase orders.
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