User Management

Use

User Management for SAP BW uses the mechanisms - such as tools and user types - contained in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server.

For more information, see the User Management section in the Security Guide for SAP NetWeaver.

User

Standard users that are created when the BW system is installed

More information: Protecting Special Users .

Standard users that are specified when Application Server Java is installed.

For more information, see User Administration and Standard Users, in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server for Java Security Guide.

Users in BW and SAP Source Systems

The following table provides an overview of additional users required when using BW and SAP BEx. These users are not delivered and do not have default passwords.

System	User	Type	Description
BW	Database Users	Database Users	You can find information about database users in the Security Guide for operating systems and database platforms.
BW	Background Users in BW	Technical User	The background user in BW is used for communication with the BW source systems, for the extraction of data, and for background processes in BW. You create the background user in Customizing in SAP BW and assign the user a password (under Automated Processes Create User for Background Processes). The system prompts the user to enter a background user password when connecting to the source system. The authorization profile for the background user is S_BI-WHM_RFC (see Authorization Profiles for Background Users ).
SAP Source System	Background Users in the SAP Source System	Technical User	The background user in the SAP source system is used for communication with BW and for the extraction of data. If you connect an SAP source system to BW, the background user is created in the source system. You can create the user directly in the source system in user maintenance. In BW Customizing, you can enter a name in the Implementation Guide to use as the default name for the background user when you connect a new source system (under Connections to Other Systems Connections Between SAP Systems and BW Systems Maintain Proposal for Users in the Source System (ALE Communication)). If the source system you are using is also a BW system, SAP recommends that you create the background user for BW and the background user for the (BW) source system completely separately. The authorization profile for the background user in the source system is S_BI-WX_RFC (see Authorization Profiles for Background Users ).
BW	Administrator	Individual User	The BW administrator is responsible for connection to source systems, loading metadata and implementation of BW statistics. S/he develops the data model and plans and monitors the processes in BW (such as the loading process). More information: Authorization Profiles for Working with the Data Warehousing Workbench
BW	Authors and Analysts	Individual User	Authors and analysts require advanced analysis functionality and the ability to perform special data analysis. To accomplish their tasks, they need useful, manageable reporting and analysis tools. More information: Authorizations for Query Definition and Information Broadcasting
BW	Executives and Knowledge Workers	Individual User	Executives and knowledge workers require personalized, context-related information provided in an intuitive user interface. They generally work with pre-defined navigation paths, but sometimes need to perform deeper data analyses. More information: Analysis Authorizations
BW	Information Consumers	Individual User	Information consumers require specific information (snapshot of a specific data set) to be able to perform their operative tasks. More information: Analysis Authorizations