User and Authorization
Administration
The tool you use for user and authorization administration for your Java applications depends on the user store and corresponding data source. See the table below:
Administration Tool to Use Depending on User Store
User Store and Data Source |
User Management Tool |
Authorization Management Tool* |
UME with ABAP |
AS ABAP transaction SU01 |
identity management or visual administrator |
UME with LDAP |
identity management or visual administrator |
identity management or visual administrator |
UME with database |
identity management or visual administrator |
identity management or visual administrator |
DBMS user store |
visual administrator |
visual administrator |
*See the table below for a functional comparison between the visual administrator and the identity management tool of the AS Java.
Available Functions for the Visual Administrator and Identity Management
Function |
Visual Administrator |
Identity Management |
DBMS User Store or UME |
UME only |
|
Create, view, or delete users |
Y |
Y |
Search for users |
Y |
Y |
Import users from external systems |
N |
Y |
Replicate users to SAP systems |
N |
Y |
Lock or unlock users |
Y |
Y |
List locked users |
Y |
Y |
Change user passwords |
Y |
Y |
Define password rules |
Y |
Y |
Require password change |
Y |
Y |
Create, delete and manage groups and group members |
Y |
Y |
Assign a public-key certificate to a user |
Y |
Y |
Assign roles to users |
Y |
Y |
Change the user store |
Y |
N |
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