Network and Communication Security 

General

Your network infrastructure is extremely important in protecting your system. Therefore refer to the general notes for SAP ECC under Network and Communication Security.

Communication Channel Security

Connection to a SAP FSCM System

For Global Trade Management (EA-GLTRADE), you can also use an external SAP FSCM System to create forward exchange transactions. If you install SAP FSCM on a separate system, you need a RFC connection. If you install SAP FSCM together with Global Trade Management on a system, you do not need an RFC connection.

Communication Path

Communication Path	Protocol Used	Type of Data Transferred	Data Requiring Special Protection
SAP ERP System – SAP FSCM System (Financial Supply Chain Management)	RFC	Application data	-

RFC connections can be protected using Secure Network Communications (SNC). For more information about setting up RFC connections and the prerequisites (authorizations), see the ERP Implementation Guide (IMG) under Logistics General ® SAP Global Trade Management ® Currency Hedges ® Maintain RFC Destination of the CFM System. For more information about encryption, see the SAP NetWeaver Security Guide under Network and Communication Security ® Transport Layer Security.

Connection to an External Global Trade Services System (GTS System)

For Global Trade Management (EA-CLTRADE), you can opt to connect an external GTS system. You can use this to check whether the contract data for Global Trade Management adheres to the existing legal requirements (import/export controls, global trade data).

Communication Path

Communication Path	Protocol Used	Type of Data Transferred	Data Requiring Special Protection
SAP ERP System – GTS System	RFC	Application data	-

 

All users in the SAP ECC system can call the functions on the GTS server using an RFC entry In this RFC entry, you specify a user that is used uniquely for communication with GTS. Assign this communication user to the following roles for SAP Compliance Management:

 

Role	Description
/SAPSLL/LEG_ARCH GTS	Archiving
/SAPSLL/LEG_LCE_APP GTS	Legal Control Export: Specialist
/SAPSLL/LEG_LCI_APP GTS	Legal Control Import: Specialist
/SAPSLL/LEG_SPL_APP GTS	Sanctioned Party List: Specialist
/SAPSLL/LEG_SYS_COMM GTS	(Technical) System Communication

 

The RFC connection can be protected using Secure Network Communications (SNC). For more information about encryption, see the SAP NetWeaver Security Guide under Network and Communication Security ® Transport Layer Security.