Authorization roles (transaction PFCG)
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To read or modify data, a user must have both the privilege of performing a specific action and the privilege of accessing the object. The following privileges are distinguished in SAP HANA.
In addition to SAP book recommendations on SAP authorizations, I can also recommend the books from Espresso Tutorials such as "SAP Authorizations for Users and Beginners" by Andreas Prieß * or also the video tutorial "SAP Authorizations Basics - Techniques and Best Practices for More Security in SAP" by Tobias Harmes. Both are, among other media, also included in the Espresso Tutorials Flatrate, which I have also presented in more detail under SAP Know How.
RFC interfaces
You can schedule background jobs in the SM36 and SA38 transactions, but also in a variety of application transactions. It is important to know that special permissions are not necessary for the installation, modification, etc. of your own jobs. An exception is the release of background jobs; it is protected by a permission. Permissions are also required for the activities on other users' background jobs, and the following authorization objects are available in SAP backend processing: S_BTCH_JOB controls the access rights to other users' jobs. S_BTCH_NAM allows you to schedule programmes under a different user ID. S_BTCH_ADM grants parent permissions that are usually only required by administrators.
In the SU22 transaction, the developers of an application maintain the proposed values for all required authorization objects; the authorisation trace helps in this. As described in SAP Note 543164, the dynamic profile parameter auth/authorisation_trace of the trace is set to Y (active) or F (active with filter). By inserting the SAP Notes 1854561 or the relevant support package from SAP Note 1847663, it is possible to define a filter for this trace via the STUSOBTRACE transaction, which you can restrict by the type of application, authorization objects, or user criteria.
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Understanding the structure and functioning of the system is especially important for IT administration. It is not for nothing that "SAP Basis Administrator" is a separate professional field. On the page www.sap-corner.de you will find useful information on this topic.
Alternatively, you can compare to an actual system; For example, this is a useful function in the context of a roll-out.
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From 4.6C: The step user must be of type Dialog, Service, System or Communication.