SAP Authorization Concepts
Although a detailed treatise on SAP security is out of the scope of the book, it would be unfair to not include a brief discussion on SAP authorizations and the role they play in securing your data. The data stored in SAP needs to be secure not only from outside intrusion, but also from within your end user organizations as well. Assume that your company has implemented SAP ECC Materials Management and Human Resources; you would not want individuals from your Materials Management department accessing confidential HR data, nor would you like to see HR employees mucking around in your warehouses. SAP uses the concept of “authorizations” to control access to data, based on logical relationships between user IDs and focused ...
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