Integrated User and Access Management 

The IT scenario Integrated User and Access Management represents two recommended implementations of the integrated user and access management. This caters to the requirement of an organization for the storage and management of user data and controlled access of users to data, while also reducing redundancies. SAP's well-developed, finely-tuned authorization concept allows the precise assignment of access authorizations (for example, with the ABAP Authorization Roles and Portal Roles). The consolidation of the user and authorization data reduces complexity and increases transparency and therefore also security. With integrated user and access management, customers can use existing investments appropriately, for example, by using data that already exists in an SAP system or an LDAP-compatible directory server.

Integration with Other IT Scenarios

You can use the scenario Integrated User and Access Managementtogether with the other SAP NetWeaver IT scenarios. Depending on how your actual system landscape is configured, you could, for example, adjust the scenario variants described.

Scenario Variants

The IT scenario Integrated User and Access Management includes the following scenario variants:

Variant	Description
Integrated User and Access Management incl. third-party directory server	Integration of user and access management using a Central User Administration, a User Management Engine, and a third-party LDAP-compatible directory server.
Integrating User Management and Access Management	Integration of user and access management using a Central User Administration and a User Management Engine.

More Information

The following role-specific guides provide useful information to users of the scenario:

User Role and Task	Guide
Installation and upgrade	More information: service.sap.com/instguides  ® SAP NetWeaver  ®  Release 7.0 ®  Installation or Upgrade.
Configuration	Technology Consultant‘s Guide
Administration	Technical Operations Manual
Security	Security Guide, especially Integration of User Management in Your System Landscape.

This IT scenario describes only two of the possibilities for setting up user and access management for SAP systems. For more information about user and authorization management, see Identity Management.