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Prerequisites

You have created user accounts using SAP NetWeaver User Management Engine (UME) (see Administration of Users and Roles).

You have assigned users to the SAP_ME_USER role in SAP NetWeaver UME.

You have created user groups in User Group Maintenance.

Procedure

  1. On the initial User Maintenance screen, retrieve a user ID for a user created using the UME.

    Note Note

    User IDs that are displayed in the browse are those that exist in UME in an Active or Inactive status. The data comes from UME and cannot be changed in User Maintenance. User's attributes can be updated from UME only.

    End of the note.

  2. On the Main tab page of User Maintenance, you can change information about the user. The following table describes fields requiring explanation:

    Field

    Description

    Status

    The user's status:

    Active: Allows a user to log on to the system with this user ID

    Inactive: This user is temporarily inactive

    Employee Number

    The user's employee number

    Enter a value if you use the Labor Tracking component and have specified Employee Number in the ID for Clock-In/Out field in Labor Rule Maintenance (see Labor Rule Maintenance).

    Badge Number

    The user's badge number

    Enter a value if you use Labor Tracking and have specified Badge Number in the ID for Clock-In/Out field in Labor Rule Maintenance.

    E-Mail Address

    The user's e-mail address

    The system uses this value for sending event messages. The maximum length is 120 characters.

  3. On the User Groups tab page, add the user to one or more user groups.

  4. Save your entries.

    As you work with additional features of the system, you can retrieve this user account and add information on the remaining tab pages. For more information, see the following procedures:

Result

The system allows this user to log on with the information you specified. Once the user has logged on, the system displays only those activities that you have given the user access to in the Activity Manager.