What is Authorization Matrix?

Dear Friends,
What is Authorization Matrix?? Can someone clarify with an example??
Regards,
Alok.

Hi,
As per my knowledge, the auhtorization matrix will have a set of roles that are required for a business user. It is a normal spreadsheet document with list of roles. Further, it also contains the list of transaction in every role. When a new user joins the organization, he can find out the roles for which access is required based on the FUG (Functional User Group) in the authorzation matrix.
Regards,
Raghu

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Devlopment of authorization matrix

Hi All,
I need to devlop an authorization matrix using resecadmin transaction.
what is a genral idea behind authorization matrix?
What should be the steps to create authorization matrix?
What things should be included for creation of the authoriaztion matrix?
Regards,
deepak

Hi,
Check these links.
Authorization Matrix
What is Authorization Matrix?
Regarding Making user authorization matrix
Regards,
Balaji V

Creating the Authorization Matrix?

How requirement gathering should be done?
What is procedure to Create Authorization Matrix in SAP Secuirty Project?

Hi Ajit,
If you are starting new to security, then you can go through books like authorizations made easy, and can also enroll for the SAP ADM courses. There are also good books for authorizations and the procedures for implementing it on SAP-PRESS. You can buy them too.
You can search this forum for certification too:
SAP Security Certification
To answer your question on job and process based roles:
Process roles are roles that contain at least one tcode, but are usually a set of tcodes, reports and programs. They represent a defined granular business process with specific functions within the R/3 environments. Set of these roles make up a job for a user.
Job roles are roles containing multiple tcodes, reports and programs which make up specific Job Functions .These may also be referenced as Position-Based Roles. In most cases, users are only assigned one Job Role
Hope this helps
Abhishek

Regarding Making user authorization matrix

Hwello Friends,
Can anybody tell me the user authorization matrix for sap system ? How can we make and how to make profiles and roles. i know the transaction. but does sap or other documents for this ? plz send me or guide me. waiting for ur reply.send me some link if any or material links. or send me material on my id. [email protected]
Thanks
Deepak

Hi, Deepak!
As your question is quite general - which kind of SAP system? ECC? Portal? PI? - I' m doing a little hard with concrete answers. Probably you' ll find some infos under <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/81/0e0f61b566dc44bbb4055b3ccd25be/frameset.htm">Identity Management</a>. If that' s not what you' re looking for, let me know!
Regards,
Thomas

What is authorization object and how to create it for a table

Hi All,
What is authorization object and how to create it for a table?
Thanks

Hi
Authorization
For authorization checks, there are many ways of linking authorization objects with user actions in an SAP system. The following discusses three possibilities in the context of ABAP programming.
Authorization Check for Transactions
You can directly link authorization objects with transaction codes. You can enter values for the fields of an authorization object in the transaction maintenance. Before the transaction is executed, the system compares these values with the values in the user master record and only starts the transaction if the appropriate authorization exists.
Authorization Check for ABAP Programs
For ABAP programs, the two objects S_DEVELOP (program development and program execution) and S_PROGRAM (program maintenance) exist. They contains a field P_GROUP that is connected with the program attribute authorization group. Thus, you can assign users program-specific authorizations for individual ABAP programs.
Authorization Check in ABAP Programs
A more sophisticated, user-programmed authorization check is possible using the Authority-Check statement. It allows you to check the entries in the user master record for specific authorization objects against any other values. Therefore, if a transaction or program is not sufficiently protected or not every user that is authorized to use the program can also execute all the actions, this statement must be used.
AUTHORITY-CHECK OBJECT object
                        ID name1 FIELD f1
                        ID name2 FIELD f2
                        ID namen FIELD fn.
object is the name of an authorization object. With name1, name2 ... , and so on, you must list all fields of the authorization object object. With f1, f2 ... , and so on, you must specify the values that the system is to check against the entries in the relevant authorization of the user master record. The AUTHORITY-CHECK statement searches for the specified object in the user profile and checks the useru2019s authorizations for all values of f1, f2 ... . You can avoid checking a field name1, name2 ... by replacing FIELD f1 FIELD f2 with DUMMY.
After the FIELD addition, you can only specify an elementary field, not a selection table. However, there are function modules available that execute the AUTHORITY-CHECK statement for all values of selection tables. The AUTHORITY-CHECK statement is supported by a statement pattern.
Only if the user has all authorizations, is the return value sy-subrc of the AUTHORITY-CHECK statement set to 0. The most important return values are:
·        0: The user has an authorization for all specified values.
·        4: The user does not have the authorization.
·        8: The number of specified fields is incorrect.
·        12: The specified authorization object does not exist.
A list of all possible return values is available in the ABAP keyword documentation. The content of sy-subrc has to be closely examined to ascertain the result of the authorization check and react accordingly.
REPORT demo_authorithy_check.
PARAMETERS pa_carr LIKE sflight-carrid.
DATA wa_flights LIKE demo_focc.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN.
AUTHORITY-CHECK OBJECT 'S_CARRID'
                  ID 'CARRID' FIELD pa_carr
                  ID 'ACTVT' FIELD '03'.
IF sy-subrc = 4.
    MESSAGE e045(sabapdocu) WITH pa_carr.
ELSEIF sy-subrc <> 0.
    MESSAGE e184(sabapdocu) WITH text-010.
ENDIF.
START-OF-SELECTION.
SELECT carrid connid fldate seatsmax seatsocc
    FROM sflight
    INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF wa_flights
    WHERE carrid = pa_carr.
    WRITE: / wa_flights-carrid,
             wa_flights-connid,
             wa_flights-fldate,
             wa_flights-seatsmax,
             wa_flights-seatsocc.
ENDSELECT.
Regards
Hitesh

What User authorization objects needed for connecting to SAP from xMII?

We eneter a SAP user and password for connecting to SAP from xMII to retrieve the metadata of the incoming IDocs.
When I specify a user with SAP_ALL user profiles, the IDocs are received properly in xMII. If I specify a user with privileges to run only certain transactions, IDocs are not received in xMII.
What user authorization objects are needed for this user to connect to SAP from xMII?
Thanks,
Sara

Sam,
I turned on the SAP System trace for this user and figured out the following auth. objects are required for receiving IDocs in xMII:
C_TCLA_BKA
S_RFC
S_CTS_ADMI
B_ALE_MAST
S_IDOCDEFT
The following auth. object is required for making JCO call to SAP from xMII:
C_AFRU_AWK
Thanks,
Sara

What is authorization group?

Hi all,
Can anyone tell me what is authorization group? I always come across this when I am inside pfcg and look into the authorization object.
I know that authorization object groups authorization fields together. And authorization is an instance of authorization object. But how does authorization group fit into this model?
I have read parts of the help manual that mention auth. group is used to manage Z tables, but they never mention the above relationship.
Thanks.

HI Jockey,
The access protection system must ensure that only authorized individuals have access to the system and to particular data. For achieving precise application security concerning authorization and to protect confidential data against unauthorized access it is very important to focus on the use of authorization groups.
The authorization group allows extended authorization protection for particular objects. The authorization groups are freely definable. They usually occur in authorization objects together with an activity.
The table that contains all authorization objects is TOBJ.
The table that contains all activities is TACT.
The table that contains definition of all authorization groups is TBRG.
TBRG -- Contains all authorization groups and gives information about relation between authorization object and authorization group. The description of the authorization groups is defined in table TBRGT.
The field name for authorization group -- BRGRU -- is used to make additional restrictions on authorizations /e.g. for document maintenance/. In authorization objects and authorization checks, there are fields which are checked to verify user authorizations. Customizing objects are combined in authorization groups, and the authorization group is one of the two authorization fields, for example, in authorization object S_TABU_DIS which is in the object class BC_A (Basis - Administration). This object is for displaying or maintaining tables. It controls access using the standard table maintenance tool (transaction SM31), enhanced table maintenance (SM30) or the Data Browser (SE16), including access in Customizing.
Authorization object S_TABU_DIS has the following fields: DICBERCLS - Authorization group, maximum field length is four characters; and ACTVT - Activity (02: Add, change or delete table entries, 03: Only display table contents).
Generally, SAP standard tables are assigned to authorization groups. These assignments can be changed. You can then assign tables manually to a suitable authorization group. To do this, start Transaction SM30 for maintenance view V_DDAT, and create an entry for each of these tables. In V_DDAT is stored the assignment of Tables/Views to Authorization Groups. V_DDAT is cross-client; therefore, it can be viewed and used in all clients.
Note: If you don't make a selection, all tables maintained in Customizing transactions are assigned to authorization groups.
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_crm50/helpdata/en/52/671285439b11d1896f0000e8322d00/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/52/67129f439b11d1896f0000e8322d00/frameset.htm
http://www.sap4.com/contentid-39.html
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Susmitha
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Updation of Authorization Matrix

Dear Experts,
We have implemented SAP in July 2010. At that time we were provided with a Authorization Matrix Sheet (Excell Sheet) for all users in SAP. But after that so many changes were made, authorizations added or removed / new users added / users blocked.
Is there any method in SAP to update the authorization matrix.
thanks.

It has to be done manually.

What r authorization keys?

what r authorization keys?

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Read the "Rules of Engagement"
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SOAP Sender Authentication - What user authorizations are required in XI?

Hi Experts,
When exposing an XI webservice to an external WS client, the WS client needs to provide the user id and password in the webapplication while sending the SOAP request to XI.
1. Could you tell me what authorizations this particular user should have which needs to be created in XI?
2. Is this the best practice to be used in B2B scenarios or there are other means of authentication too?
Thanks,
Shobhit

Hi Swarup,
To provide the soap adapter is the best use in case of B2B communication and also to do this further.../
The following link will help in detail with SOAP adapter..
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d23cbe11-0d01-0010-5287-873a22024f79
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Sai
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What does "Authorize External Account" mean

I just had to send my notebook back to apple for repair. I was able to borrow a neighbors notebook for a few days (boy do I owe him big for that!).
Before I shipped it, I made a clone on an external FW800 drive, and boot his machine off that external drive, then unmount his internal HD to "keep it safe".
My question is this: Every time I restart, I get a dialog at the login screen that's titled "Authorize External Account", which says
Allow the external account, "<his userID>" from disk "<internal HD>" to access this computer?
What exactly does that mean. What happens if I say "yes" or "no" here?
TIA for any advice!
Steve

This feature is proving incredibly annoying in a large education environment setting.
Our macs are dual partitioned with students authenticating via active directory.
Heres the scenario.
When a student logs out from partition 1 and leaves the mac the next student to attempt to log onto partition 2 recieves the following dialog.
Allow the external account, "<previous user's userID>" from disk "<internal HD>" to access this computer?
A potential breach of privacy as the students can find out who was using the mac last.
Has anyone found a way to disable this feature?

Hi what is Authorization Object in SE93 tcode

Hi can anybody tell me
what is the Authorization Object filed in the SE93 Transaction code.
what exactly it will take.
thanks in advance
KP

Hi,
An authorization object combines up to 10 authorization fields, which are checked using the AND connective.
Authorizations are checked against objects in the system. Authorization objects enable complex checks (linked to several conditions) of an authorization. For the authorization check to be successful, the user must pass the check for each field contained in the object.
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Kannaiah

Accont authorization matrix

in the bussiness process some users must have the ability to creat accounts (contact person , individual and corprate accounts)
and some are not authorized to do so
how can i make that authorization process to allow and privent users from creating accounts?
what is the authorization object of accounts ?

When Exporting the Authorisation, the list of user name will be impo
first and then the list of authorisation second.
In order to have all the authorisations you will need to expand all
menu and sub menu.
Kindly perform the following steps:
-Adminitstration -> System initialisation -> Authorisations -> Gen
authorisations
1. In the Authorisations window
2. Click on expand
3. With the Authorisations' window active click on Excel icon or
to File -> Export -> Export to MS Excel
4. In the first 'Save as' window opening
5. Name your 'User' file and select the relevant folder
6. At the system message popping :'Do you want to export currency
symbols ?'
7. Click independently on 'Yes' or 'No'.
8. A security warning message will appear.
9. Click on 'Enable Macros'
10. A second 'Save as' window is opened.
11. Name your 'Authorisations list' file differently.
12. Execute again step 6 to 9
The two files will then open. One with the list of users and one with
list of authorisations.
->Kindly see the attached note 1086776, Which explains the issue.

Authorization Matrix for BI Sandbox

Hello,
I would be thankful if anyone can help me by telling the minimum authorization required in a BI Sandbox for doing practice cofiguration of Infocube DSO and creating data source using FLAT FILE.
Thanks and Regards
Ranendra

Hi Ranendra,
Since you are practicing in Sand box itself you can get your self SAP_ALL and SAP _ NEW profiles which would help you to explore each and every thing which you want to create and there would be no issues for authorization.
Also Since you are using Flat File as Source systems Please make sure you go to
RSA1-> Source systems -> File-> Right Click--> Check connection. If it appears ok please go ahead with your activities and if you get any issues related to connection please approach your Basis team.
Please revert in case you need any further details.
Thanks & Regards,
RDS

What are authorization checks? And where and what will you write?

hai, plz anybody send me the answer?

Hi
In general different users will be given different authorizations based on their role in the orgn.
We create ROLES and assign the Authorization and TCODES for that role, so only that user can have access to those T Codes.
USe SUIM and SU21 T codes for this.
Much of the data in an R/3 system has to be protected so that unauthorized users cannot access it. Therefore the appropriate authorization is required before a user can carry out certain actions in the system. When you log on to the R/3 system, the system checks in the user master record to see which transactions you are authorized to use. An authorization check is implemented for every sensitive transaction.
If you wish to protect a transaction that you have programmed yourself, then you must implement an authorization check.
This means you have to allocate an authorization object in the definition of the transaction.
For example:
program an AUTHORITY-CHECK.
AUTHORITY-CHECK OBJECT <authorization object>
ID <authority field 1> FIELD <field value 1>.
ID <authority field 2> FIELD <field value 2>.
ID <authority-field n> FIELD <field value n>.
The OBJECT parameter specifies the authorization object.
The ID parameter specifies an authorization field (in the authorization object).
The FIELD parameter specifies a value for the authorization field.
The authorization object and its fields have to be suitable for the transaction. In most cases you will be able to use the existing authorization objects to protect your data. But new developments may require that you define new authorization objects and fields.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/52/67167f439b11d1896f0000e8322d00/content.htm
To ensure that a user has the appropriate authorizations when he or she performs an action, users are subject to authorization checks.
Authorization : An authorization enables you to perform a particular activity in the SAP System, based on a set of authorization object field values.
You program the authorization check using the ABAP statement AUTHORITY-CHECK.
AUTHORITY-CHECK OBJECT 'S_TRVL_BKS'
ID 'ACTVT' FIELD '02'
ID 'CUSTTYPE' FIELD 'B'.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE E...
ENDIF.
'S_TRVL_BKS' is a auth. object
ID 'ACTVT' FIELD '02' in place 2 you can put 1,2, 3 for change create or display.
The AUTHORITY-CHECK checks whether a user has the appropriate authorization to execute a particular activity.
This Authorization concept is somewhat linked with BASIS people.
As a developer you may not have access to access to SU21 Transaction where you have to define, authorizations, Objects and for nthat object you assign fields and values. Another Tcode is PFCG where you can assign these authrization objects and TCodes for a profile and that profile in turn attached to a particular user.
Take the help of the basis Guy and create and use.
As the name suggest it if for Authority check so that the person who is not having authorization for some data/transaction can be restricted from viewing it. It is very imortant for the security of data. Check below link for details on authorization.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/9f/dbaccb35c111d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm

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