Maintain Authorizations and Authorization Profiles (SAP Library

Maintain Authorizations and Authorization Profiles

In this IMG activity, you can:

Check the authorization objects defined for individual material master functions in the standard R/3 System, and create or change authorizations for these objects

Check the authorization profiles defined in the standard R/3 System, and create new ones as required

Note
It is not possible to change the existing SAP-defined authorization profiles in the standard R/3 System.

The following list shows which authorization objects are checked for each material master function.

Functions...	Authorization object
Create, display, change

M_MATE_BUK (Company code)
material, display M_MATE_LGN (Warehouse number)
change documents M_MATE_MAN (Data at client level)
M_MATE_MAR (Material type)
M_MATE_MAT (Material)
M_MATE_MEX (Foreign trade)
M_MATE_MZP (Customs tariff pref. data)
M_MATE_NEU (Create)
M_MATE_STA (Maintenance status)
M_MATE_VKO (Sales org./distr. channel)
M_MATE_WGR (Material group)
M_MATE_WRK (Plant)



Change material type

M_MATE_MAR (Material type)
M_MATE_MAT (Material)
M_MATE_STA (Maintenance status)
M_MATE_WGR (Material group)



Flag for deletion

M_MATE_BUK (Company code)
M_MATE_LGN (Warehouse number)
M_MATE_MAN (Data at client level)
M_MATE_MAR (Material type)
M_MATE_MAT (Material)
M_MATE_STA (Maintenance status)
M_MATE_VKO (Sales org./distr. channel)
M_MATE_WGR (Material group)
M_MATE_WRK (Plant)



Create, display, change,

M_MATE_DPR (MRP profile)
delete profiles M_MATE_PPR (Forecast profile)
M_MATE_STA (Maintenance status)



Create, display, change

M_MATE_CHG (Batches)
batches, display change M_MATE_STA (Maintenance status)
documents M_MATE_WRK (Plant)
M_MATE_ZST (Change status)



Stock overview

M_MATE_BUK (Company code)
M_MATE_WRK (Plant)



Close period, allow posting	M_MATE_PER (Period closing program)
to previous period

Extend materials	M_MATE_STA (Maintenance status)

Materials list

M_MATE_BUK (Company code)
M_MATE_STA (Maintenance status)
M_MATE_WRK (Plant)



Enter storage locations

M_MATE_MAR (Material type)
collectively M_MATE_MAT (Material)
M_MATE_STA (Maintenance status)
M_MATE_WGR (Material group)
M_MATE_WRK (Plant)

Standard Settings

In the standard R/3 System, authorizations are defined for all authorization objects in the material master. In the standard R/3 System, the authorization profile containing all maintenance authorizations for the material master is M_MATE_ALL. The authorizations in this profile allow data to be maintained and displayed for all organization units.

This step is used to createActivity groups an generate authorization profiles using the Profile Generator.

Activities

To assign an authorization profile to a user, do the following:

1. Create an activity group

2. Enter a description

3. Select transactions

4. Create and edit authorizations

5. Assigns users and compare the user master (in doing so, the profile is entered in the user's master record)

6. Transport activity groups, if desired

Detailed documentation

For more information about the procedures, see transaction documentation

Note

You can also use authorization profiles you created manually or were delivered by SAP, in activity groups. You can create an activity group without a menu and include the corresponding profile in the authorization data of the activity group.

In the fourth step, choose "Edit -> Add authorization -> From profile" to add the authorization profile data to the activity group.

Notes on transport

See the documentation for transaction PFCG.