Important aspect of SAP data collection: S/4HANA embedded analytics uses the BI analysis “Authorizations”

SAST Blog: Important aspect of SAP data collection: S/4HANA embedded analytics uses the BI analysis “Authorizations”Data collection and the subsequent analyses are important, complex processes; it’s difficult to imagine modern business processes without data analytics. To address customers’ specific needs, customer data is analyzed, material inventories are recorded automatically, and entire work processes are scrutinized to squeeze out efficiency gains. Important data collection also takes place within the SAP landscape, for example, with SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics. The check logic in the authorizations deserves special attention here.

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Typical pitfalls of SAP S/4HANA migration: Changes in the file structure of the SAP S/4HANA application server cause negative side-effects

SAST Blog: Typical pitfalls of SAP S/4HANA migration: Changes in the file structure of the SAP S/4HANA application server cause negative side-effectsIn its S/4HANA release, SAP follows a strategy of process simplification and greater usability, among others. At the technical level, new layers such as the SAP Fiori Front-end Server, SAP Fiori launchpad, and SAP Fiori apps were created. The authorizations of these objects require particular attention to avoid nasty surprises as the project progresses. One specific pitfall is the changed file structure on the new application server.

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Spaces and pages – A new approach to visualizing apps in SAP Fiori launchpad

SAST Blog: Spaces and pages – A new approach to visualizing apps in SAP Fiori launchpadThe SAP Fiori user interface is gaining in importance in current SAP S/4HANA projects. SAP applications become experiences, usability is enhanced, and the use of apps enables device-independent access – anytime and anywhere. Spaces and pages, the new way of visualizing apps in SAP Fiori Launchpad, deliver several key benefits. But how can you activate spaces and pages and what effects does this new approach have on authorization roles?

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Create and modify app catalogs easily – with SAP Fiori Launchpad Content Manager

SAST Blog: Create and modify app catalogs easily – with SAP Fiori Launchpad Content ManagerMore and more companies are electing to use Fiori apps to call specific transactions in addition to the SAP GUI. This requires configuration of specific authorizations, however, which are composed of catalogs and groups. But how can you reduce the multitude of standard SAP Fiori catalogs and groups that are provided and adapt them to your own scenarios?

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Comprehensive SAP S/4HANA security strategy reduces additional downstream costs

Expert talk of IT-Onlinemagazin with SASTSchott AG is considering its SAP S/4HANA transformation from all aspects, from code and processes, down to authorizations for its SAP S/4HANA migration.

In this interview, Thomas Frey (SAP Authorizations Consultant, SAST SOLUTIONS) explains the requirements you need to keep track of when rolling out SAP S/4HANA – and what you must avoid at all costs.

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Configuring and assigning SAP authorizations in SAP Fiori apps

SAST Blog: Configuring and Assigning SAP Authorizations in SAP Fiori AppsFor a number of years now, SAP has been pursuing a new strategy for how SAP users interact with its software. Complex SAP applications are being subdivided into role-based SAP Fiori apps, with the aim improving user friendliness while also enhancing the user experience. A rising number of companies are considering implementation of SAP Fiori apps and are now faced with determining which authorizations must be allocated to their employees for access to the app.

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SAP Security & Compliance: Challenges in the Context of S/4HANA, Code Security, and the Cloud

SAST DAYSThey say that major events cast a shadow that portends their arrival. In SAP environments, this applies in particular to the transition to S/4HANA, which companies will need to make before maintenance for SAP ERP expires in 2025.

As we covered this pending migration from various perspectives at our SAST DAYS 2019 event, interest in the topics of authorizations and code security was especially high. Let’s take a look back at those exciting days, which presented a balanced mix of current challenges and assorted solutions.

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