Information Retrieval Framework (IRF)

The following table provides an overview of all new and changed features delivered for the Information Retrieval Framework (IRF):

Feature	Type of Change	Description	More Information
Logging for data model creation	New	You can now create logs when an IRF data model is generated to get information about which tables, fields and links were considered for the model. The new dropdown-list Generation Log was added to report Adjust IRF Data Model.	System documentation of the Adjust IRF Data Model report (transaction DTINF_ADJUST_MODEL).
Enhanced purpose maintenance	New	The new Customizing activity Maintain Purposes was added to the IMG for Data Protection to provide an easy way of creating, changing or deleting purposes for the IRF. With the new IMG activity, you can now also assign filters to the purposes that exist in your system. Filters enable you to refine the data collection process, e.g. only select data assigned to a specific data controller.	Maintain Purposes For more information, go to Customizing for Cross-Application Components under Data Protection Information Retrieval Framework Maintain Purposes.
Authorization object	New	As of this support package, authorization object S_INF_DPO replaces the now obsolete object S_INF_COLL. The new authorization object provides the additional authorization field PURPOSE_ID that defines the purposes for which a user is allowed to start an information retrieval. In addition, users can only review the results of the retrieval process, if they have a role with the relevant purpose ID assigned.	Set Up Users, Roles and Authorizations System documentation of the authorization object S_INF_DPO in transaction SU21.

Feature

Type of Change

Description

More Information

Logging for data model creation

New

You can now create logs when an IRF data model is generated to get information about which tables, fields and links were considered for the model.

The new dropdown-list Generation Log was added to report Adjust IRF Data Model.

System documentation of the Adjust IRF Data Model report (transaction DTINF_ADJUST_MODEL).

Enhanced purpose maintenance

New

The new Customizing activity Maintain Purposes was added to the IMG for Data Protection to provide an easy way of creating, changing or deleting purposes for the IRF.

With the new IMG activity, you can now also assign filters to the purposes that exist in your system. Filters enable you to refine the data collection process, e.g. only select data assigned to a specific data controller.

Maintain Purposes
For more information, go to Customizing for Cross-Application Components under Data Protection Information Retrieval Framework Maintain Purposes.

Authorization object

New

As of this support package, authorization object S_INF_DPO replaces the now obsolete object S_INF_COLL.

The new authorization object provides the additional authorization field PURPOSE_ID that defines the purposes for which a user is allowed to start an information retrieval. In addition, users can only review the results of the retrieval process, if they have a role with the relevant purpose ID assigned.

Set Up Users, Roles and Authorizations
System documentation of the authorization object S_INF_DPO in transaction SU21.

More Information

For more information about the new features in IRF, see SAP Note 2833273 Information published on SAP site .

For more information about the Information Retrieval Framework in general, see Information Retrieval Framework (IRF).