Element of the authorization concept.
An authorization profile gives users access to the system. A profile contains individual authorizations, which are identified by the authorization name and one or more authorization objects. If a profile is specified in a user master record, the user hasall the authorizations defined in this profile.
This refers to qualifying authorizations, which can be assigned to a user. They can be identified using the name of an authorization object and the name of an authorization.
The authorization profile is entered in the user's master record. This means the user receives all the authorizations contained in this profile.
A distiction is made between individual profiles and collective profiles.