SAP ABAP IMG Activity PPPI_PD_253 (Define Signature Strategies)
Hierarchy
☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ PP-PI-PDO (Application Component) Process Data Documentation
     ⤷ VBP (Package) Batch record
IMG Activity
ID PPPI_PD_253 Define Signature Strategies  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87006822   IMG Activity: PPPI_PD_253 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes PPPI_PD_253   Define Signature Strategies 
Customizing Activity PPPI_PD_253   Define Signature Strategies 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name PPPI_PD_253    

In this IMG activity, you define signature strategies. You make the following settings:

  • You combine the individual signatures of different user groups into a signature process.
  • You specify which signature method is used when the signature process is executed.

In the overall profile, you later assign the signature strategies to the materials for whose batch records you want to use them.

If you use only one signature to approve batch records in your company, you need not define a signature strategy.

Example

Requirements

Define individual signatures

Standard settings

Recommendation

If you use the user signature with an external security product as the signature method, you always work with signature verification in the live system. If you use signatures without verification, the validity of the user certificate is not checked. For this reason, we recommend using this signature method for test purposes only.

Activities

To create a signature strategy, proceed as follows:

  1. Choose New entries and enter a key, description, and signature method for the signature strategy.
  2. Assign Individual Signature
  3. Define Signature Sequence
  4. Define Release Statuses

Further notes

Signature strategies are valid in all areas that use the digital signature. Before changing signature strategies or using them for your requirements, make sure that there is no clash of interests with other areas.

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 PPPI_PD_253 0 HLA0006254 Process Data Documentation 
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
VC_TC85 C - View cluster SM34 PI_PD Define Signature Strategies 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990325 
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