Task & functionality of the SAP authorization concept
Assignment of roles
The indirect role assignment uses the evaluation paths PROFLO and PROFLINT for assigning the PFCG roles to the corresponding users. However, these evaluation methods ignore the object CP (central person), which represents the business partner in SAP CRM. In transaction PFUD, which provides for the user comparison, the evaluation paths US_ACTGR and SAP_TAGT are used. Again the object CP is not known.
The SAP administrator uses the concept to assign users their dedicated authorizations. Behind these is a checking mechanism based on so-called authorization objects, by which the objects or transactions are protected. An authorization object can comprise up to ten authorization fields. This allows complex authorization checks that are bound to several conditions.
Assignment of critical authorizations and handling of critical users
To use the trace data from the USOB_AUTHVALTRC table, first go to the change mode and then either click the SAP Data button or select Object > Add Objects from Trace > Local. The found authorization objects are imported from the table, but are not yet marked with any suggestion values. To maintain the suggestion values, click the Trace button. In the window that opens, select one of the new authorization objects and then select Trace > Permissions Trace > Local. The checked permission values will now be displayed. To apply these values, select Y Yes in the Suggest Status combo box and select the values you wish to display in the right pane of the window. Then click Apply. After confirming your entries, you confirm the Permissions field maintenance in the Permissions proposal maintenance by clicking on the green checkmark, so that the status of the Permissions object is green (maintained). Also continue with other authorization objects.
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Furthermore, the statistical data of other users (user activities, such as executed reports and transactions) should be classified as sensitive, since it may be possible to draw conclusions about work behavior using this data.
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