Authorizations

 

Performance Management uses the authorization concept provided by SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (AS ABAP) or AS JAVA. Therefore, the security recommendations and guidelines for authorizations detailed in the SAP NetWeaver Security Guide ABAP also apply to Performance Management.

The SAP NetWeaver authorization concept is based on the assignment of authorization to users based on role. For role maintenance, use the profile generator (transaction: Role Maintenance (PFCG)) on the SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and the User Management Engine's user administration console for SAP NetWeaver AS Java.

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For more information about creating roles, see Role Maintenance.

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Authorizations for personnel appraisal implemented in Human Resources have a special significance. The Performance Management application component uses objects from the following components, among others:

  • Manager Self-Service

    For more information, see Authorizations in Manager Self-Service.

  • Employee Self-Service

    For more information, see Authorizations in Employee Self-Service.

  • Organizational Management

  • Personnel Development

  • Training and Event Management

  • SAP Learning Solution

    For more information, see Authorizations in SAP Learning Solution.

The Performance Management application component is therefore subject to the general authorization checks in the corresponding application component. Furthermore, the object type Person (P) in Performance Management is of central importance since this object type can be used for appraisers and appraisees (particularly for personnel appraisals). This means that standard checks for people in the SAP system are also valid for Performance Management. Furthermore, Performance Management has additional authorization aspects for controlling authorizations in this application that are realized using specific authorization object and authorization controlling in the Customizing settings for the appraisal template.

For more information about the authorization checks, see General Authorization Check and Structural Authorization Check (see SAP Library for SAP ERP and choose Start of the navigation path SAP ERP Central Component Next navigation step Human Resources Next navigation step HR Tools Next navigation step Authorizations for Human Resources End of the navigation path).