What is role in SAP BC-SEC-USR - User Administration?

SAP Term: role

• Component: BC-SEC-USR

• Component Name: User Administration

• Description: Unit of an AS ABAP authorization concept. Roles control the authorization assignments and - by means of the role-specific user menus - the appearance of the user interface. A role contains transactions that the user needs in order to perform daily and recurring tasks. In role administration the Profile Generator, you transfer these transactions to a role in the role menu. Role administration proposes suitable authorization objects and field values for the various transactions, in accordance with the entries defined in transaction SU24. You then have to edit these values manually. You then use role administration to generate a profile from these authorization values. The users do not have the authorizations until the generated profile of the role has also been assigned to them. If Customizing switch AUTO_USERCOMPARE in table PRGN_CUST has been set to YES, or does not exist, the profile assignment is performed automatically.

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• Key Concepts: 
  A role in SAP is a collection of authorization objects that define the activities a user can perform in the system. In the BC-SEC-USR User Administration component, roles are used to assign users access to certain functions and data. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In order to assign a role to a user, an administrator must first create the role in the system. This is done by assigning authorization objects to the role and setting up the necessary parameters. Once the role is created, it can be assigned to users in the system. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating roles, it is important to consider which authorization objects are necessary for the user to perform their tasks. It is also important to ensure that only those users who need access to certain functions and data are assigned the role. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on roles in SAP, please refer to the official SAP documentation on BC-SEC-USR User Administration.