You assign authorizations for accessing the SAP System to a user on the Roles tab page.

After an upgrade or release change, you must regenerate and revise the role profiles (generated profiles). To do this, choose Environment ® Installation/Upgrade (transaction SU25).

Table

You can enter any number of roles, the validity of which you can restrict with the Valid from and Valid to columns. If you choose input help for these columns, the system displays a calendar in which you can select the date.

Reference User for Additional Rights

To assign additional authorizations to a user, you can also assign a reference user to it (see Logon Data Tab Page).

Special Features if You Are Using Central User Administration (CUA).

If you are using Central User Administration with the field distribution setting Global for the Role field (transaction SCUM), the Roles tab page in the central system has the following special features:

· The additional column System that specifies the system in which the role is valid

· The additional pushbutton Text Comparison, with which you can make the profile and role names of the child systems known to the central system