SAP Authorizations Architecture of authorization concepts

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Architecture of authorization concepts
Know why which user has which SAP authorization
Custom programmes should be protected with permissions, just like standard applications. What rules should you follow? Introductory projects usually produce a large number of customised programmes without being subjected to a permission check when they are executed. For your programmes, you should create custom permissions checks by default and manage them accordingly.

The first step in the cleanup process is therefore to find out whether the current authorization concept is sufficient and a cleanup is the best way forward, or whether a rebuild of the authorization concept is necessary. The focus should be on saving the current authorization concept, since rebuilding it takes more time than cleaning it up.
Permissions with Maintenance Status Used
Alternatively, the maintenance of the authorization objects can also be called up via transaction SU21 (report RSU21_NEW). On the left side the individual classes and objects can be selected around then to the authorization object the existing authorization fields and short descriptions as well as over the button "documentation to the object indicate" also the documentation to the object to be called can.

For the ABAP stack, authorization profiles can be created either manually or by using the profile generator. However, the use of the profile generator is strongly recommended, since manual administration usually results in misconfigurations of authorizations. The profile generator guarantees that users only receive the authorizations assigned by their role. Concepts, processes and workflows must therefore be adapted to the use of the profile generator. There is no choice for the Java stack; here the J2EE authorization mechanism must be used. The User Management Engine offers options that go beyond the J2EE standard.

The possibility of assigning authorizations during the go-live can be additionally secured by using "Shortcut for SAP systems".

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The access type and the permission group stored in the SPTH table are checked.
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