Chapter 18. Security Concepts in SAP R/3 Query-Based Reporting Tools

In this chapter

Security for the SAP Query Tool 226

Security for the InfoSet (Ad Hoc) Query and QuickViewer Tools 228

This chapter addresses how you can configure the SAP environment to permit varying levels of use of the SAP Query tools to users. It does not have to do with what a person can see when executing a SAP query. Recall from Chapter 2, “One-Time Configuration for Query Tool Use,” that SAP standard logical databases are used whenever InfoSets are created. As noted in Chapter 2, you should always use logical databases as the data source within InfoSets that are used for query-based reporting. Using a logical database as your data source guarantees that the SAP solution ...

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