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SAP security
Corwin Slack has worked in SAP security since 1994 and has served multiple clients in SAP security implementations, remediation, and optimizations. He is ready to tackle your toughest SAP security-related questions. Have a question? Send an email to editor@searchsap.com.
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Granting user access to cost centers through SAP authorization objects
Ask the Expert - A SearchSAP.com reader wants to know how to grant a user access to cost centers, as well as access to one cost element across all cost centers. 12 March 2010 -
How to stop SAP users from displaying SAP HR tables content
Ask the Expert - Learn how to stop SAP users from displaying HR table contents in an SAP table without restricting access to an SE16N transaction. 22 June 2009 -
Locating user email addresses in SAP SU01 transaction code
Ask the Expert - A SearchSAP.com reader who stores user email addresses within the SAP SU01 transaction code and wants to know where to locate the data. 11 June 2009 -
How to map multiple SAP roles and profiles
Ask the Expert - Discover tips for mapping SAP roles and profiles, including how to map multiple SAP profiles to a single derived role, and why a second profile is generated when a large role has too many authorizations for one profile. 30 April 2009 -
Viewing SAP transaction codes and profiles
Ask the Expert - An administrator is looking for a way to see what profiles belong to a particular T-Code. 31 March 2009 -
Managing SAP user access and password expirations
Ask the Expert - An administrator user wants to know where to set SAP user login passwords and set time limits on sessions and password expiration dates. 17 March 2009 -
Can SAP developer include authority check for S_TCODE in a called transaction?
Ask the Expert - An administrator wants to know if there is a way to run an authority check in a transaction code without having to add it in in S_TCODE. 12 March 2009 -
Job prospects in SAP security
Ask the Expert - Job prospects in SAP security 11 August 2008 -
SAP HR security assignments for authorized managers
Ask the Expert - Expert Corwin Slack addresses an SAP HR Portal access security concern 23 July 2008 -
Restricting sales document assignments by sales area
Ask the Expert - In PFCG I have created a single role to manage the services order by plant. In the transaction IW32 I would like to restrict the sales document assignment by sales area. Which authorization object can do that? Can I define my single role without a user exit? 12 June 2008