Authorization concepts - advantages and architecture
Roles and permissions in SAP SuccessFactors often grow organically and become confusing
Step 2d (Show Modified Transaction Codes) lists all roles that have been found to use an old transaction code. Sometimes, new transaction codes replace old transaction codes. In this step you have the option to exchange the transaction codes. Once you have completed the upgrade of the Eligibility proposal values, you will be given the option in Step 3 (Transport of the Customer Tables). Transport your permissions suggestions in your system landscape.
When defining the development policy, you should ensure that the appropriate attention is paid to access security. Customised programmes or customisations in the SAP Code Inspector ensure that all developers working in the company comply with these guidelines. Verification of compliance with the development directives should be an essential part of quality assurance before the programmes are used productively. The SE38 and SA38 transactions should not be allocated in the productive system and custom programmes should be included in own transaction codes. Permissions are then set up only for these transactions.
Prevent excessive permissions on HR reporting
The SAP Solution Manager is the central platform for all technically supported services, because information about the connected systems is available when you schedule data collections for these systems via background jobs. The documentation for the safe operation of SAP systems is compiled in the SAP End-to-End Solution Operations Standard for Security (Secure Operations Standard). It provides an overview of security aspects of SAP operations and is designed to guide you through the available information and recommendations and to refer you to relevant content.
You can also find some useful tips from practice on the subject of SAP authorizations on the page www.sap-corner.de.
You can use the system trace function (transaction ST01) to record the authorization checks in all modes, if the trace and the transaction to be traced run on the same application server. All object fields and their values are recorded during the authorization object check.
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You can also redefine whitelists for these permission checks, which apply to either individual or all of the customer's permission checks.
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If user data is present in multiple systems, then the first choice is to automatically create a user through an identity management system, which is resolved by an HR trigger in SAP Identity Management (ID Management).