What is 'profile comparison' in SAP BC-SEC-USR - User Administration?

profile comparison - Overview

• Component: BC-SEC-USR

• Component Name: User Administration

• Description: Process to verify that the authorizations contained in an authorization profile correspond with the contents of the role. When you modify a role in role maintenance Transaction PFCG, the associated authorization profile, if one exists, is not automatically updated. To do this, you must perform a profile comparison.

profile comparison - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  Profile comparison is a feature of the BC-SEC-USR User Administration component of SAP. It allows users to compare two profiles and identify any differences between them. This can be useful for troubleshooting or for ensuring that two profiles are identical. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use profile comparison, open the BC-SEC-USR User Administration component in SAP. Select the two profiles you want to compare and click the “Compare” button. The system will then display any differences between the two profiles. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When comparing profiles, it is important to remember that some differences may not be visible in the comparison results. For example, if one profile has a different authorization object than the other, this may not be displayed in the comparison results. Therefore, it is important to check all authorization objects when comparing profiles. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on profile comparison, please refer to the SAP Help documentation on BC-SEC-USR User Administration.