What is actor in SAP BC-ESI - Enterprise Service Infrastructure?

SAP Term: actor

• Component: BC-ESI

• Component Name: Enterprise Service Infrastructure

• Description: A party in a business process interaction. An actor is defined in the semantic contract and reused in the contract and the contract implementation. A semantic contract always contains two actors.

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• Key Concepts: 
  An actor in SAP BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure is an entity that initiates or receives a service request. It can be a user, a system, or an application. An actor is identified by its unique ID and can be assigned roles and permissions. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Actors are used to control access to services in SAP BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure. When a service request is initiated, the actor's ID is used to authenticate the request and determine if the actor has the necessary permissions to access the service. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating actors in SAP BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure, it is important to assign roles and permissions that are appropriate for the actor's purpose. This will ensure that only authorized actors can access the services they need. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on actors in SAP BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure, please refer to the official SAP documentation at https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/BC_ESI/latest/en-US.