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Extensive authorization and filter options are available in SAP Event Management that you can use to control information queries to SAP Event Management (see User Interfaces).

If you have activated the business function EM, Archiving and Web Interface Improvements (SCM_EM_HIGHVOL), the following applies:

You can query and display event handler data using the Web interface or function module /SAPTRX/BAPI_EH_GET_DATA_GEN. In this case this authorization concept also applies for the display of event handler data, which are already archived. If you query and display event handler data using the Archive Information System (transaction SARI), only the standard authorization concept of the Archive Information System applies.

Authorization Profile

You define authorization profiles to allow the following:

  • Allow information to be displayed when querying or evaluating event handler data.

  • Allow event handlers to be created and changed in SAP Event Management (see also Authorizations for Changing Data and Sending Event Messages)

    Note Note

    Note that the system only checks the first 40 characters of the parameter values.

    For an example of how you define a user authorization with which a user can display event handler data, see SAP Event Management User.

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Filter Profile

A filter profile allows you to restrict the event handler data that is displayed in a user-specific or role-specific way.

Prerequisites

You have the authorization to assign a user to a role and a profile.

Activities

The following figure provides an overview of the connection between user, role, authorization profile, filter profile, and event handler type:

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

Overview of Authorizations and Filters

Authorization Profiles

  • Depending on the authorization profile, SAP Event Management only displays certain parameters to the user when creating, changing, or evaluating event handler data. You define in the SAP Event Management authorization profile the control and info parameters that SAP Event Management makes available to the user for displaying or processing data.

  • You assign the authorization profile to an event handler type.

  • You assign the authorization data to a role.

    By assigning the authorization profile to a role, you determine the authorization objects and their executable activities. For example, a shift manager can only see data for plant 1100.

    For more information about users and roles for the SAP NetWeaver Application Server (AS) ABAP and Java, see SAP Library for SAP NetWeaver on SAP Help Portal at  http://help.sap.com   SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability   Security   Identity Management   User and Role Administration of AS ABAP   and User Management of the Application Server Java.

    For more information about roles in SAP Event Management, see Authorizations for Changing Data and Sending Event Messages and Roles for SAP Event Management.

  • You assign a role to a user (transaction SU01).

For more information about defining authorization profiles, see Customizing for SAP Event Management under   Authorizations and Filters   Define Authorization Profiles.  

Filter Profiles

  • In the filter profile, you specify which event handler components, for example, the expected events for an event handler, SAP Event Management displays to a user.

  • You specify tables, fields, or rows that SAP Event Management does not display to the user.

  • You assign the filter profile to an event handler type.

  • You assign the filter profile to a user or to a role.

For more information about defining filter profiles, see Customizing for SAP Event Management under   Authorizations and Filters   Define Filter Profiles.