Develop a complete authorization concept for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fiori with this guide! Start by understanding how authorizations work in an ABAP system and exploring the transactions used for configuration. Then learn to create roles with Transaction SU24 and the Profile Generator, track and correct missing authorizations with traces, and more.
Explore how to protect and defend your SAP S/4HANA applications, Fiori, Gateway, and the SAP HANA database platform. Learn how to create a consistent cross-system authorization concept and translate the technical specifics for each system into a comprehensive and consistent security model. Explore technical security aspects such as privileges and roles, authentication and encryption, and monitoring for S/4HANA. Compare and contrast SAP S/4HANA applications to the SAP ERP security model and identify what has changed. This book is up to date for SAP HANA 2.0! Dive into SAP S/4HANA authorizations and gain an understanding of the impact on the new front-end and database security setup, and why the different levels need to be consistent. Get best practices for SAP Fiori and Gateway. Find out why it is important to secure SAP HANA from an application layer point of view, as well as a database point of view. Take an in-depth look at how to secure the SAP Application Server, database, operating system, and the network infrastructure.- Effectively secure SAP S/4HANA, Fiori, and Gateway- Privileges and roles, authentication, encryption, and monitoring- Mobile access and SSO considerations- Cross-system authorization concepts and implementation
SAP has a wide range of built-in functionality to meet various security requirements, including network protection, data protection, and SAP authorizations. This book will focus on the application of SAP authorizations and how user access can be limited by transaction codes, organizational levels, field values, etc. Explore the basic architecture of SAP Security and Authorizations, including user master records, roles, profiles, authorization object classes, authorization objects, and authorization fields. Dive into how to create user profiles and assign roles. Get tips on leveraging the profile generator transaction, PFCG. Obtain valuable tools and tables for identifying user master records and role and authorization information. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the author brings readers new to SAP Security and Authorizations up to speed. - Basic architecture of SAP Security and Authorizations - GRC Access Control introduction - User profile creation and role assignments - Common security and authorization pain point troubleshooting
Take a deep dive into SAP Fiori and discover Fiori architecture, Fiori landscape installation, Fiori standard applications, Fiori Launchpad configuration, tools for developing Fiori applications and extending standard Fiori applications. You will learn: Fiori architecture and its applications Setting up a Fiori landscape and Fiori Launchpad Configuring, customizing and enhancing standard Fiori applications Developing Fiori native applications for mobile Internet of Things-based custom Fiori applications with the HANA cloud platform Bince Mathew, a SAP mobility expert working for an MNC in Germany, shows you how SAP Fiori, based on HTML5 technology, addresses the most widely and frequently used SAP transactions like purchase order approvals, sales order creation, information lookup, and self-service tasks. This set of HTML5 apps provides a very simple and accessible experience across desktops, tablets, and smartphones. Prerequisites and steps for setting up a Fiori landscape and Launchpad Fiori standard application configuration Extending and customizing standard Fiori applications Developing custom Fiori applications from scratch Building custom Fiori applications for Internet Of Things using HANA cloud Fiori apps with cordova and kapsel plugins
Get the SAP Fiori launchpad up and running! Configure the SAP Fiori launchpad for key on-premise systems: SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Suite, and SAP Enterprise Portal. Use the SAP Launchpad service in the cloud by setting up SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and leveraging tools like SAP Business Application Studio. Follow a real-world landscape example and make the most of SAP Fiori's modern UX!In this book, you'll learn about:a. User Experience Discover the SAP Fiori user experience: design principles, launchpad components, personas, and more. Get a big-picture view of SAP's UX architecture and set the stage with a sample landscape. b. Configuration Follow practical instructions to configure the SAP Fiori launchpad for on-premise SAP backends. Then implement the SAP Fiori launchpad in the cloud by configuring the SAP Launchpad service on SAP BTP and connecting to on-premise systems using the cloud connector. c. Cloud Services See how to create plugins for the SAP Launchpad service using SAP Business Application Studio. Integrate and use cloud services like SAP Web Analytics and SAP Conversational AI to optimize the SAP Fiori launchpad user experience. Highlights include:1) User experience architecture2) Integration 3) SAP S/4HANA4) SAP Business Suite5) SAP Enterprise Portal6) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)7) SAP Launchpad service8) SAP Business Application Studio9) SAP Web Analytics10) SAP Conversational AICloud connectorSAP Mobile Start app
Gain a better understanding of implementing SAP S/4HANA-based digital transformations. This book helps you understand the various components involved in the planning and execution of successful SAP S/4HANA projects. Learn how to ensure success by building a solid business case for SAP S/4HANA up front and track business value generated throughout the implementation. Implementing SAP S/4HANA provides a framework for planning and executing SAP S/4HANA projects by articulating the implementation approach used by different components in SAP S/4HANA implementations. Whether you are mid-way through the SAP S/4HANA program or about to embark on it, this book will help you throughout the journey. If you are looking for answers on why SAP S/4HANA requires special considerations as compared to a traditional SAP implementation, this book is for you. What You Will LearnUnderstand various components of your SAP S/4HANA projectForecast and track your success throughout the SAP S/4HANA implementationBuild a solid business case for your SAP S/4HANA programDiscover how the implementation approach varies across these components Who This Book Is For SAP S/4HANA clients (line managers and consultants).
This book gives you a practical and comprehensive introduction to the design and management of authorizations in SAP. You'll learn how to develop a meaningful authorization concept that meets statutory requirements and is tailored to your business processes. And you'll learn how those processes are implemented as authorizations in your SAP system. In addition you'll gain insight into which tools and functions of the change management process in SAP play a role in designing and implementing an authorizations concept, and learn about SAP NetWeaver IdM, CUA, SAP BusinessObjects Access Control, and the UME. Finally, you'll discover how to implement an authorizations concept in various other SAP applications and components (SAP ERP, HCM, CRM, SRM, and BW). 1. Organizational Permissions Learn how to develop a systematic differentiation of roles and permissions in SAP ERP. You'll also learn how to assign roles for the organizational management of SAP ERP HCM. 2. Legal Frameworks Discover the legal and regulatory scenarios (i.e., accounting law and data governance) that are relevant to your business, and how they fit into the authorization concept. 3. SAP Tools for Change Management Master the essential tools for authorizations management, including the Role Manager, CUA, SAP BusinessObjects Access Control, SAP NetWeaver IdM, UME, and more. 4. Technical Basics and Customizing Learn which features are relevant to user maintenance and the basic settings necessary for a meaningful functional separation. 5. Authorizations in SAP Systems Gain an in-depth understanding of the core processes of SAP ERP, as well as the specific requirements of SAP ERP HCM, SAP CRM, SAP SRM and SAP NetWeaver. Highlights: Organization and permissions Legal framework Technical principles of the change management process System preferences and customizing Role assignment via Organizational Management Role Manager Central User Administration (CUA) SAP NetWeaver Identity Management (IdM) SAP BusinessObjects Access Control User Management Engine (UME) Authorizations in HCM, CRM, SRM, and BW Permissions in Financial Accounting Logistics and administration
Meet your BI needs with SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics! Explore the system architecture and data model and learn how to perform analytics on live transactional data. Business user? Walk step-by-step through SAP Smart Business KPIs, dashboards, and multidimensional reporting. Analytics specialist? Master the virtual data model and report creation. Jack of all trades? Create CDS views, apply custom fields and logic, and learn to integrate SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud. This is your complete guide to SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics! Highlights include: 1) Architecture 2) Virtual data model (VDM) 3) CDS views 4) SAP Fiori apps 5) SAP Smart Business 6) Key performance indicators (KPIs) 7) Dashboards 8) Reporting 9) Data warehousing 10) SAP Analytics Cloud 11) Machine learning
