User and Role Administration of Application Server ABAP

You use the user and role administration functions of Application Server ABAP (AS ABAP) to administer the users, roles, and authorizations in ABAP systems. By assigning roles and authorizations, you limit the scope of action of individual users in the system.

The documentation for the user and role administration of the Application Server ABAP (AS ABAP) consists of the following parts:

• AS ABAP Authorization Concept 

  This section introduces the authorization components with which the role and user administration work.

• Configuration of User and Role Administration 

  This section describes setting up all elements of role and user administration.

• Administering Roles and Users 

  This section describes all administration tasks and the exact procedures of user and authorization administration.

• Reference Documentation for User and Role Administration 

  This section contains additional information, such as the manual maintenance of authorization profiles, which is no longer recommended.

• Developer Documentation for User and Role Administration 

  This section contains information about authorization checks in your own developments.