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Security roles in SAP S/4HANA

Security roles in SAP S/4HANA - SAP Tutorial

From the course: SAP S/4HANA Essential Training

Security roles in SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA has customizable security rules that ensure proper access for each end user. Let's take a look at how they work. Not every SAP end user will have the same access in the system. When a user profile is first created, they are mapped to the appropriate security role. Security roles in SAP ensure that there is a segregation of duties across a business. The role that the user is mapped to will either allow or deny access to different transactions. The assigned security role will also allow or deny access to different organizational levels in the system. Organizational levels are components of our enterprise structure, like company code, plant, or sales organization. These roles make sure that the right people have access to the right transactions and the right areas of the system. Let's look at an example. Let's imagine that Lisa is our plant manager. Lisa is mapped to a security role called Plant Manager- New York.…

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