Administration of Users and Roles

User and role administration on SAP NetWeaver Application Server is divided into user administration of ABAP users, user administration of DBMS users, central user administration, and the user information system.

Subdivisions of User and Role Administration
Area Description
User administration Single or mass maintenance of user master records native to SAP NetWeaver Application Server.
DBMS user administration Single or mass maintenance of user master records of an underlying database management system (DBMS).
Central user administration An administration option that enables you to maintain user master records in a central system then distribute user master records and changes to these records to child systems.
User information system A collection of reporting functions that enables you to analyze the users and roles in your system.