Assigning Authorizations
Prerequisites
The R/3 system administrator (or a designated sub-administrator, see
Organizing User and Authorization Maintenance) is responsible for assigning authorizations.By assigning
Authorizations, the administrator determines (within the range of possibilities defined by the programmer) which functions a user may execute or which objects he or she may access.Process Flow
As an administrator, you are responsible for the following:
An authorization is the combination of permissible values in each authorization field of an authorization object.
Authorizations are grouped in authorization profiles in such a way that the profiles describe work centers, for example, flight reservation clerk.
The system administrator can create authorization profiles automatically using the Profile Generator. See
Role maintenance. You can also create an authorization profile manually with Tools
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Administration
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User maintenance
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Profile. See
Creating and Maintaining Authorizations and Profiles Manually
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You assign one or more authorization profiles (work centers) to a user master record.
Result
When an authorization check takes place, the system compares the values entered by the system administrator in the authorization profile with those required by the program for the user to execute a certain activity.