Hierarchy
SAP_BW (Software Component) SAP Business Warehouse⤷
BW-WHM (Application Component) Warehouse Management⤷
RSIMG (Package) IMG Texts and Release Notes
IMG Activity
| ID | BW_DOC_SEC | Configure BW Security Manager for Documents |
| Transaction Code | S_BRA_16000008 | (empty) |
| Created on | 20061110 | |
| Customizing Attributes | BW_DOC_SEC | Configure BI Security Manager for Documents |
| Customizing Activity |
Document
| Document Class | SIMG | Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs. |
| Document Name | BW_DOC_SEC |
Use
With this activity you can configure the BW Security Manager for Documents.
The BI Security Manager for Documents protects and controls access to BW documents in Knowledge Management. It can be used for the CM repository, that is, for documents stored on the portal, and for the BW Document Repository Manager, that is, for documents stored on the BW server.
The BI Security Manager for Documents ensures secure access to documents in the portal by creating a connection to the BW system and checking the user access authorizations in the back end. This means that you do not need to maintain any additional authorization in Knowledge Management and can ensure that users in Knowledge Management can only display documents for which they have authorization.
Note:
The authorization checks performed by the BI Security Manager for Documents can reduce system performance. The standard ACL Security Manager is faster in terms of performance, but is not suitable since it requires that the authorizations in the portal and in the BW system are maintained twice.
If you only want to use documents within BEx applications, you do not need a security manager. In the dropdown box, choose Not Set. In this case you should hide the Repository Manager in the KM iviews. Do this by selecting the property Hide in Root Folder.
Requirements
Standard settings
Activities
- Log on to the portal.
- Start the iView System Administration -> System Configuration -> Knowledge Management -> Repository Managers -> CM Repository.
- Set the indicator for the CM repository for which authorizations are to be checked in the BW system when documents are accessed.
- Choose Edit.
The properties of the CM repository are displayed in the screen area.
- In the dropdown box for the security manager, choose BI Document Security Manager.
Example
In KM you are using an iView for the document search. There are 20 documents in your BW system; 10 of these however contain confidential information that should not be accessed by all users. If you choose the BI Security Manager for Documents for the CM repository, authorization checks are performed for all 20 documents. If users do not have authorization for the ten confidential documents, they are denied access to these documents and can only display the ten documents that do not contain confidential information in KM.
Business Attributes
| ASAP Roadmap ID | 262 | Technical and Graphical Settings |
| Mandatory / Optional | 2 | Optional activity |
| Critical / Non-Critical | 2 | Non-critical |
| Country-Dependency | A | Valid for all countries |
Assigned Application Components
| Documentation Object Class | Documentation Object Name | Current line number | Application Component | Application Component Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMG | BW_DOC_SEC | 0 | ARS0000025 | SAP Business Information Warehouse |
Maintenance Objects
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History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20090710 |
| SAP Release Created in | 720 |
