Authorizations in mySAP HR
Purpose
Authorizations control system users’ access to system data and are therefore a fundamental prerequisite for the implementation of business software.
In Human Resources, authorizations play a significant role since access to HR data must be strictly controlled. There are two main ways to set up authorizations for mySAP Human Resources:
You can set up general authorizations that are based on the SAP-wide authorization concept or you can set up HR-specific structural authorizations that check by organizational assignment if a user is authorized to perform an activity.
All information refers to the SAP Standard Release 4.70 unless otherwise stated.
Implementation Considerations
To decide how best to set up your authorization requirements, see
Technical Aspects for all relevant technical information about both authorization types.Integration
You can set up both authorization types (general access authorizations and structural authorizations) simultaneously. This can lead to a complex interaction of authorizations. For more information, see
Interaction of General and Structural Authorizations.Features
This documentation explains which values to select and how to use them to set up authorizations for each authorization type. For more information about the authorization types, see
General Authorization Check and Structural Authorization Check.For more information about the customer enhancements available for HR Authorizations, see also
Customer Enhancements.For help with setting up authorizations and information about important help and tool reports for authorizations, see
Additional Functions for Authorization Checks.Constraints
For information about the known problems and suggestions for solving problems, see
Constraints.Example
Simple
examples demonstrate how you can accommodate different authorization requirements.