SAP ABAP IMG Activity ELSIG_03 (Specify Signature Method for Approval Using Simple Signature)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   ⤷ CA-DSG (Application Component) Digital Signature
     ⤷ DS (Package) Digital Signature
IMG Activity
ID ELSIG_03 Specify Signature Method for Approval Using Simple Signature  
Transaction Code S_ABA_72000133   (empty) 
Created on 20011108    
Customizing Attributes ELSIG_03   Specify Signature Method for Approval Using Simple Signature 
Customizing Activity ELSIG_03   Specify Signature Method for Approval Using Simple Signature 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name ELSIG_03    

Use

In this IMG activity, you define the settings for approval using simple signature. For a simple signature, the signature process comprises one signature only, that is, only one person needs to sign. The signature process is completed when the authorized person has signed the document.

If no signature strategy is required to sign a document, but only the signature of one person, you must specify the signature method for the signature object in this IMG activity and also specify other options. This signature method is then automatically valid for all processors of the application to which you have not assigned a signature strategy

Requirements

In the transaction SIGNO, you have defined a signature object for your application that you want to link to the digital signature.

Standard settings

Activities

Make the following settings:

  • Signature object

    You specify the signature object for your application. All the following settings then apply only for this signature object.

  • Signature method

    Here, you select the signature method. This signature method is then valid for all signatories of the application to which you have not assigned a signature strategy You have the following options:

    • System signature with authorization by user ID and password
      • Here, you do not require an external security product. The signatory identifies himself or herself with his or her user ID and password, just as when logging on to a system. The SAP system then provides the digital signature, whereby the name and user ID are part of the signed document.
    • User signature with verification
      • Here, you do require an external security product. The user provides the digital signature using his or her own private key and the signature provided is checked immediately to verify its authenticity.
    • User signature without verification
      • Here, you do require an external security product. You can use this signature method for test purposes only and not in a production system. The user provides his or her signature as described in the previous method, however, the automatic verification is deactivated.
  • Comment

    You specify if the user has the option of entering a text comment when signing the application. You have the following options: Disallowed (no comment field is provided), Possible (comment field can be called up), and Required (signature is only possible after a comment has been entered).

  • Remark

    You enable the user to select a remark from a list of predefined remarks and to add this to the signature. The availability of remarks depends on the respective application. You have the following options: Disallowed, Possible, and Required.

  • Document

    You specify if the document to be signed should also be displayed for the signatory. You have the following options: Disallowed, Possible, and Required.

  • Verification

    You can verify previously executed signatures. A check is run in the background to determine if this document is still identical to the original document and if the previously executed signatures have been stored correctly in the system. If you use the user signature, you always work with verification in the production system. The validity of the user certificate is not checked for signatures without verification. This signature method should therefore only be used for test purposes.

Further notes

The settings for Comment, Remark, and Document are overridden if you set the option Disallowed for each of these points in the system table for the application (transaction SIGNO).

Example

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 204   Establish Functions and Processes 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   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 ELSIG_03 0 ABA0000041 Digital Signature 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
V_TC92 V - View SM30  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20130306 
SAP Release Created in 620