Hierarchy authorization variable not filled

Question

Hi experts,
I'm trying to give users access to their node in the 0COSTCENTER hierarchy using a variable $VARHCECO in a authotitazion object. This object has 0COSTCENTER equal to ' ' and 0TCTAUTHH equal to $VARHCECO. In the report variable customer exit this variable is filled in the I_STEP = 0 with the information that is stored in a ODS. Each user only can view his/her subtree cost centers.
Finally, in the query, a authorization variable is used in order to choose the nodes that the user has authorization.
The problem is that in runtime, neither the variable VARHCECO nor the I_STEP = 0 is reached because the customer exit is only called for i_VNAME blank and I_STEP = 3. As a consequence, I get an authorization error because of the variable is never filled.
How can I manage for the customer exit is called for variable VARHCECO and I_STEP = 0?
Many thanks in advance,
David Moreno

Answer 1

Hi David,
We have handled a similar scenario (not for cost center but for Organization Unit hierarchy) in a different way. Instead of using authorization object, we have defined a variable through customer exit.
The flow goes like this. You define a variable for which the values get filled up through customer exit. User do not have the flexibiity pass any values to this variable. It by default goes to the master, Picks up the Organization unit, he is assigned to, calls the function module which identifies the nodes under that Org unit hierarchy.. Passes the list of Org_units to e_t_range.
By this he can by default see all objects/employees under his org unit and the Hierarchy below that only.
Trust this helps.
Thanks n Regards
Meyyappan