SAP Note 1434284 - FAQ| Authorization concept for generic table access

Component : ABAP Authorization and Role Administration - View Maintenance Tool

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Summary :
SAP Note clarifies table access authorization mechanisms focusing on different transaction authorizations and table groups. It elucidates how the VIEW_AUTHORITY_CHECK module is central to various SAP transaction authentications, including SE16, SE16N, SM30, and more. This module handles checks for S_TABU_DIS and S_TABU_NAM objects based on whether tables belong to specified authorization groups in TDDAT or the dummy group '&NC&'. There are specific configurations involving Business Add-Ins for heightened authorization checks. The Note outlines how to structure access control exclusively through table authorization groups or a combination of groups and specific table names.

Key words :
maintain partially automated authorization default values, central fi customizing transactions support s_tabu_nam, authorization administration effort increases considerably, previous authorization concept basically prevented, create customer-specific table authorization groups, newly-created table group assignments, central function module view_authority_check, central check module view_authority_check 2, central check module view_authority_check, previous authorization concept based

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