SAP BC AUTHORITY CHECK
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Authorizations
Authorization checks are a means of protecting functions or objects in an
The following terms are central to the
Authorization Field
Smallest unit in an authorization object. An authorization field either represents data, such as a key field in a database table, or activities, such as Read or Create. Activities are specified as identifiers, which are stored in the database table
Maintenance using
Authorization Object
Maintenance using
Authorization
Enter in the user master record or part of an authorization profile. An authorization comprises complete or generic values for the authorization fields in an authorization object. The combination determines the activities with which a user can access certain data.
Generation from
Authorization Profile
Grouping of several individual authorizations. Several authorization profiles can be assigned to an authorization. Authorizations are assigned to users by specifying authorization profiles in the user master record.
Generation from
User Master Record
The existence of a user master record is a prerequisite for logon to an
Maintenance in
Authorization Check
Check to determine whether the current program user has a certain authorization. The check compares a value with the corresponding entries in each authorization field in an authorization object in the user master record.
The ABAP statement for this is
Authorization Assignment
Creation of authorizations in the user master record.
Composite Profiles
Composite profiles were used (before the profile generator was introduced) in manual profile maintenance (transaction