Along with the standard R/3 authorization functions, Asset Accounting uses a view concept for the protection of authorizations. Therefore, the Asset view authorization object has a special function. The asset view applies especially to employees, who have only occasional limited contact with fixed assets. The asset view allows such employees only a limited view of asset data and values, whether or not they formally have access to every master record. With the Insurance asset view , for example, a person responsible for insurance can be granted access only to the data that is relevant for insurance.

The asset view determines which fields and depreciation areas can be processed from that particular view. Seven predefined asset views are supplied. You can adapt these views according to your own needs. You can reduce the number of the views but you cannot at present increase the number to more than seven views.

The six predefined views are:

In Customizing, you can assign a different processing authorization for each asset view to every field group of the asset master record (maintenance authorization, display authorization or no authorization).

The asset view is an authorization object in Asset Accounting. You can define the authorization for asset views as you would for other objects. You then assign this authorization to the user master records. As with other parameters (for example, company code), an asset view can be stored as a default setting in the user master.

The following graphic shows the structure of an asset view, and the specifications made for it in the definition of the depreciation area:

Normally the asset views supplied by SAP are sufficient. If you need your own asset views, you can modify the predefined asset views in Customizing for Asset Accounting. Choose Preparing for Production Startup ® Authorization Management ® Process Asset Views.