Authorizations 

Use

You can use the authorization concept to define authorizations in Funds Management for the following activities:

·        Processing and/or displaying master data

·        Processing and/or displaying budget allocation

·        Processing and/or displaying postings

If you carry out an action that affects an object in Funds Management, the systems checks that you have the appropriate authorization.

Features

Old and New Authorization Objects and Activities

The authorization check in Funds Management was enhanced with additional authorization objects for EA-PS 200 SP04 in the Enterprise Public Services release. Customers who use early releases of Funds Management can convert to the new authorization objects or continue to use the existing authorization concept.

You define these settings in Customizing of Funds Management under Basic Settings → Authorization Check.

Roles in FM

SAP provides a number of roles for Funds Management; they come in two categories:

·        Single roles (SAP_IS_PS_*)

·        Composite roles (SAP_WP_IS_PS_*)

You can find an overview of these FM roles under Tools → Administration → User Maintenance → Roles.

Authorization group

Authorization groups make it easier for you to prepare your authorization concept in Funds Management by controlling the activities for master data objects and budgeting and posting functions using authorization groups. You can summarize the authorization for several master data objects with an authorization group.

For more information, read Authorizations.

SPACE Fund

An authorization check can be carried out in the component Funds Management (PSM-FM) if no value is entered for the fund and the entry blank value (=SPACE) applies. You can create an authorization group for the fund SPACE in the FM area for this.

You create this authorization grouping in Customizing of Funds Management under Basic Settings → Define Global Parameters.

Example

You can find examples of authorization control with Former Budgeting under:

·        Example: Cross and Internal Funds Center Authorization

·        Example: Authorization Check for Budget Entry

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See also:

·        Authorization Objects in Funds Management

·        SAP library BC users and roles

·        IMG documentation Cross-application Components → Document Management → Authorization Management

·        IMG documentation Basis → System Administration → User and Authorizations