Human Resources

Why Is Security Necessary?

With the increasing use of distributed systems and the Internet for managing business data, the demands on security are also on the rise. When using a distributed system, you need to be sure that your data and processes support your business needs without allowing unauthorized access to critical information. User errors, negligence, or attempted manipulation of your system should not result in loss of information or processing time. These demands on security apply likewise to SAP Human Resources (Human Capital Management).

The topic of data protection plays a fundamental role in the area of Human Resources as access to personnel data must be carefully protected. Therefore, in SAP Human Resources, there is a two-part concept for setting up authorizations. You should familiarize yourself with this concept if you use Human Resources components.

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For information about authorizations for Human Resources, see SAP Library for SAP ERP on the SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/erp Next navigation step SAP ERP Enhancement Packages ERP Central Component Enhancement Package 5 SAP ERP Central Component Human Resources HR Tools Authorizations in Human Resources End of the navigation path and in this Security Guide under Authorizations.

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About this Document

This section provides an overview of security-relevant information for Human Resources. It contains a general section for Human Resources overall as well as separate sections for security-relevant information for specific Human Resources components.

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In addition, all general sections of the SAP ERP Central Component Security Guide that are not specific to an application area or component also apply for SAP Human Resources.

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Overview of the Main Sections of This Chapter

The chapter “Human Resources” comprises the following main sections:

Before You Start
This section contains references to other Security Guides that build the foundation for this chapter of the Security Guide and an overview of the most important SAP Notes for the security of Human Resources.
User Management
This section provides an overview of the tools that Human Resources uses for the user management and the most important user types for SAP Human Resources.
Authorizations
This section provides an overview of the authorization concept used for SAP Human Resources.
User Management
This section provides an overview of the standard users that are used specially in SAP Human Resources.
Security-Relevant Logging and Tracing
This section contains information about the creation of change documents for SAP Human Resources infotypes.
Chapter with the security-relevant information for Human Resources components
These subsections contain security-relevant information about the following components:
- Personnel Management (PA)
  - HCM Processes and Forms
- From the area of Talent Management:
- Time Management (PT)
- Payroll (PY)
Note
For security-relevant information about the following components, see the SAP ERP Central Component Security Guide under Cross-Application Components:
- Cross-Application Time Sheet (CA-TS)
- Employee Interaction Center
- Employee Self-Service (under Cross-Application Components Self-Services )
- Manager Self-Service (under Cross-Application Components Self-Services )
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