Before You Start

Fundamental Security Guides

The components of Human Resources use specific components of SAP NetWeaver. Therefore, the corresponding Security Guides also apply to the Human Resources components. Pay particular attention to the most important Security Guides as indicated in the table below.

SAP NetWeaver Components Used

SAP NetWeaver Security Guide

SAP NetWeaver Adobe Document Services (= runtime components of SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe)

For more information, look for Security Guides for Business Services in the documentation of SAP NetWeaver at http://help.sap.com/netWeaverInformation published on non-SAP site.

Embedded Search

For more information, look for Security Guide for Search and Operational Analytics in the documentation of SAP NetWeaver at http://help.sap.com/netWeaverInformation published on non-SAP site.

Adobe Flash Islands in Web Dynpro ABAP

For more information, look for Security Guides for AS ABAP in the documentation of SAP NetWeaver at http://help.sap.com/netWeaverInformation published on non-SAP site.

Note Note

Note also the Security Guides and SAP Notes named in the correspondent chapter Before You Start that apply for the whole SAP ERP Central Component Security Guide.

End of the note.

For a complete list of available SAP Security Guides, see SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/securityguideInformation published on non-SAP site.

Important SAP Notes

The following table presents the most important SAP Notes regarding security for Human Resources.

SAP Note Number

Title

Component

23611Information published on SAP site

Collective Note: Security in SAP Products

BC-SEC

30724Information published on SAP site

Data protection and security in SAP Systems

BC-SEC

383290Information published on SAP site

External object types and structural authorizations

PA-BC

385635Information published on SAP site

Authorization check with employee subgroup change

PA-BC

390373Information published on SAP site

External relationships: Creation of classes

PA-BC

514893Information published on SAP site

Ad hoc query: Hit list differs from the output

PA-IS

724149Information published on SAP site

HRALX: Masking sensitive data

BC-BMT-OM-CRM

Additional Information

For extensive documentation on authorization objects in Human Resources, see SAP Library or SAP Help Portal under Start of the navigation path ERP Central Component Next navigation step Human Resources Next navigation step HR Tools Next navigation step Authorizations for Human Resources Next navigation step Technical Aspects Next navigation step Authorization Objects. End of the navigation path

Information about Country-Specific Features

For security-relevant information about country-specific features, see the section Payroll of the SAP ERP Central Component Security Guide.