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Function documentation Alternative Logon Order  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

When you choose the alternative logon order, you can select the logon procedures of your choice, and change the order in which they are checked.

Features

When you use the alternative logon order, you can include or remove the following procedures:

 

·        Fields Authentication (logon using HTTP fields)

·        SSO Authentication (logon using Single Sign-On)

·        Basic Authentication

·        SAP Authentication (logon using SAP user and password)

·        Certificate Authentication (logon using a client certificate)

·        SAML Authentication (logon using SAML)

·        Service Authentication (logon using the anonymous logon data stored in the service)

You can change the order of the checks to meet your requirements.

Note

If the All Logons flag is set, all logon procedures are checked one by one until a check is successful. If the flag is not set, only the first procedure in the sequence is checked. If it is not successful, an appropriate error appears.

Activities

 To define an alternative logon order, proceed as follows:

 

       1.      In transaction SICF, call the required service or service node.

Note

If you define the logon order in a service node, the settings are passed on to all services under this node, unless different data has been entered for them.

       2.      Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Change.

       3.      Under Service Data / Logon Procedure, choose Alternative Logon Order. The Logon Order tab appears on the service maintenance screen.

       4.      Choose the Logon Order tab.

       5.      Select any logon procedures that you do not want to use, and choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text  Delete Line.

       6.      Enter numbers to specify the order in which you want the checks to run.

       7.      If you want to go back to the standard logon order, choose Restore This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

       8.      Once you have defined the defined the procedures you want to use and the order of the checks, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Save.

       9.      If you want all selected logon procedures to be checked until a logon is successful, go to the Service Data tab and select the All Logons flag.

   10.      Save your entries.

 

 

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