Procedure documentation Assigning Search Variants to Users/Roles Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

System administrators can assign existing search variants to users or roles.

They can also create work environments that contain search variants that are frequently reused. They can assign these work environments to users or roles.

They can assign views of the type Search Variant for Standard Search and Search Variant for Advanced Search to the work environment. They can assign these work environments to users or roles.

Prerequisites

These functions are only available to you if you have been granted the authorizations of the authorization object N_VM_DEF.

Procedure

Usually, the system administrator builds a work environment by creating a search variant. He or she is automatically assigned to this work environment. The system administrator can than assign the work environment to other users or roles. To do this, he or she proceeds as follows:

  1. Call Visit Scheduling. For information on how do this, see Call Visit Scheduling.
  2. Choose Settings ® Search Variant ® Management...

The Work Environments dialog box appears.

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  1. Position the cursor on the required work environment, and then choose New Assignment.

    2. The Create Assignment to Work Environment dialog box appears.

  2. Enter the role or the user to which/whom you wish to assign the work environment.
  3. Save the data.

Result

The assigned users or holders of the respective role can now select all search variants of the types Search Variant for Standard Search and Search Variant for Advanced Search only on the appropriate tab page (Search or Advanced Search).