Read Access Logging

Read access logging (RAL) is used to monitor and log read access to sensitive data. Data may be categorized as sensitive by law, by external company policy, or by internal company policy. Read access logging enables you to answer questions about who accessed particular data within a specified time frame. Here are some examples of such questions:

• Who accessed the data of a given business entity, for example a bank account?
• Who accessed personal data, for example of a business partner?
• Which employee accessed personal information, for example religion?
• Which accounts or business partners were accessed by which users?

The data processed in SAP Profitability and Performance Management is read from operational source systems or systems with permanent data stores which have actual data lifecycle management. SAP Profitability and Performance Management assumes that read access logging is implemented in these source systems. If you need to track read access directly in the SAP HANA database of SAP Profitability and Performance Management you can use SAP HANA Audit Trail. If you need to track read access in the Netweaver Application Server for ABAP of SAP Profitability and Performance Management, you have to configure Read Access Logging in Netweaver Application Server for ABAP on your own.