Issue on copying standard role

Question

Dear Guru's,
We're implementing E-rec system and we have two users name as user1 & user2, standard role was assigned to both the users
User1 - SAP_RCF_EXTERNAL_CANDIDATE
User2 - SAP_RCT_UNREGISTERED_CANDIDATE
webdynpro application was working fine with the above roles.
Once we made a copy of the standard role z-role, we assigned the z-role to those users and removed the standard role. After assigning the z-roles for the above user, the webdynpro application was not funtioning properly. Only I can see the initial screen, the next screen is not responding.
Could anyone suggestion me on this.
regards,
Guna

Answer 1

Hi,
the most common reason for this error is a missing change in the customer version of role SAP_RCF_UNREGISTERED_CANDIDATE. The sap standard role contains the name of role SAP_RCF_EXTERNAL_CANDIDATE in the authorization object S_USER_AGR field ACT_GROUP. People often forget to change this to the name of the client role.
In spite of the e-rec mechanism that the service user assigns the authorization to the external candidates user by assigning a reference user, it still needs the authorization to assign the roles and profiles the reference user has as if it would assign the them directly. If you do not put the name of the customer copy of role SAP_RCF_EXTERNAL_CANDIDATE  into your copy of SAP_RCF_UNREGISTERED_CANDIDATE the user creation can't be done properly and the appiication runs into an error when it tries to switch the session to the user.
Kind Regards
Roman