Transforming SAP Authorization Management
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Avoid These Common Pitfalls in Using Reporting Authorizations With and Without Hierarchies
Avoid unexpected report results when you use hierarchy authorizations by taking these simple steps. Key Concept Reporting authorizations allow you to grant access according to specific values of reporting objects such as profit center or cost center. Hierarchy authorizations provide further flexibility to grant access by reference to nodes in associated hierarchies. For example, an...…
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Critical Tips for Integrating Personnel Planning and Structural Authorizations
Learn the importance of the connection between personnel planning functions and structural authorizations through these integration tips. Key Concept Personnel planning is the authorization object PLOG, which is included in general authorizations (roles). Personnel planning is used for checking authorizations for specific fields in the Personnel Management components (Organizational Management, Personnel Development, Training and Event...…
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Best Practices and Scenarios for Working with Overall Authorizations
Learn some best practices and scenarios for building a solid authorizations concept. See which combination of roles and structural authorizations is best for your company. Key Concept Overall authorizations are the combination of different types of roles and use of structural authorizations. For each specific need, a company needs to choose the implementation of roles...…
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Weigh Your Options for Implementing Overall Authorizations
Learn the basic information for building an overall authorizations concept including specifications and examples for each different type of role as well as structural authorizations use. Also, see some examples of bad role design and specific actions to avoid. Key Concept General authorizations (or roles) can be described by the answers to two questions: “What...…
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Perform Authorizations Properly by Defining Authorization Main Switches
Whether a company is implementing the SAP standard authorizations concept or the context-specific authorizations concept, some specific switches need to be applied. Learn about the importance of the main switches for SAP ERP HCM authorizations as well as specifications for employees in a default position. Key Concept Authorization main switches can be used to tailor...…
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How to Use Structural Authorizations for Effective HR Strategy and Security
Proper SAP ERP HCM security involves more than just assigning traditional security roles to user IDs. Learn the importance of creating an effective SAP HR security strategy and how structural authorizations and position-based security play a role in this strategy. Get recommendations for proper HR security strategy design and the steps for implementing structural authorizations...…
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System Trace – a Last Resort to Identify Missing Authorizations
Learn how to run the trace functionality (transaction ST01) to resolve error messages about missing authorizations. Key Concept A system trace is a standard SAP functionality available in all versions that you can use for recording internal SAP system activities. A system trace can be either a replacement or an alternative for the SU53 report...…
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Do Some Authorization Detective Work with the User Information System
Learn how to create, implement, and maintain a solid authorizations concept using transaction SUIM. Key Concept You can use transaction SUIM (user information system) to verify different authorizations-related functionalities. It can verify authorizations assigned to a specific user or multiple users. SUIM can also verify contents of roles and compare authorizations of two user IDs...…
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SAP NetWeaver 2004s: New Analysis Authorizations Ease Administration
A new transaction in SAP NetWeaver 2004s eases the task of creating and optionally assigning reporting authorizations to users. Get expert advice about using transaction RSECADMIN. Key Concept SAP BI manages two different categories of authorizations. One is warehouse level and the other is analysis authorizations (previously called reporting authorizations). Analysis authorizations focus on what...…
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Simplify HR Authorizations with Transactions SU53 and SU56
Empower users to troubleshoot missing authorizations error messages with transactions SU53 and SU56. Ensure that users can determine the source of an error message and resolve it with ease. Key Concept Authorization checks occur under various conditions in the SAP system. When you run a transaction, SAP ERP executes a series of checks to ensure...…
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