The following data is transferred from the portal to the SAP system when the role data is copied:

• Name of the portal roles
• List of the External Services in the logical systems

This data is used to create authorization roles in the SAP system containing the necessary authorizations for using the services.

You can represent your organizational units by deriving multiple authorization roles from one portal role and adjusting the authorization data appropriately in the authorization roles.

The following sections explain how to maintain the authorization data: