Security Guide for SAP NetWeaver BW
This guide does not replace the manual for daily operations, which customers should create for their own productive operations.
Target Group
Technical Consultants
System Administration
Why is Security Necessary?
SAP NetWeaver BW integrates, transforms, and consolidates data from all areas of an enterprise so that it can then provide this information for analysis, interpretation and distribution. This includes confidential corporate data, such as personal data from personnel administration. This data forms the basis of decisions and target-oriented actions in all enterprise areas. Secure data access and data integrity are therefore of paramount importance.
The following examples illustrate some of the risks that the BW system can be exposed to:
Attacks from the Internet or intranet when using SAP BEx Web functionality and Web services
Infringement of data protection guidelines as a result of unauthorized access to personal data
About this Guide
This guide describes the security-related aspects of the usage types BW ABAP and BI Java, which are based on the usage types AS ABAP and AS Java. The guide describes additional security information or security information that deviates from the information that applies to the usage types AS ABAP and AS Java.
The table below provides an overview of other relevant security guides:
Application |
Security Guide |
Application Server ffor ABAP Application Server ffor Java |
SAP NetWeaverSAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP Security Guide SAP NetWeaver Application Server JavaSAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Security Guide |
Enterprise Portal Knowledge Management |
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Process Integration |
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration Security Guide |