SAP Landscape Management 3.0, Enterprise Edition, Security Considerations

Setting Authorization Permissions for Views

You set authorization permissions for views to restrict the screen complexity for several user groups.

Prerequisites

  • You are logged on as Administrator.

  • Before you can set authorization permissions, you must enable this function. You have the following options:

    • You have selected the Enable SAP Landscape Management authorization configuration checkbox during the configuration of SAP Landscape Management in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator.

    • You have selected the Advanced Authorization Mode checkbox during the configuration of the engine settings in SAP Landscape Management.

      For more information, see Configuring Security Settings.

  • You have selected the View Restriction Mode checkbox during the configuration of the engine settings in SAP Landscape Management.

Context

With this function, you can control the visibility of tabs and subtabs based on user roles.

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation pathSetup Next navigation step Authorizations Next navigation step ViewsEnd of the navigation path.
  2. Choose Add.
  3. Choose the UME group.
    To search for UME groups, press F4.
  4. Select the views that you want to assign to the UME group.
    When you select the main menu view, all subtabs and configured custom tabs are automatically included for this UME group.
  5. If required, deselect individual tabs or subtabs in the Permission Details area.
  6. Save your entries.