topic Auth profiles in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/auth-profiles/m-p/2805711#M655635 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I have a doubt ie</P><P>we usually assign roles to the user,then what is the need of Authorization profile.</P><P>2. why dont we assign auth profiles to the user,instead of role.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:53:38 GMT Former Member 2007-09-03T03:53:38Z Auth profiles https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/auth-profiles/m-p/2805711#M655635 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I have a doubt ie</P><P>we usually assign roles to the user,then what is the need of Authorization profile.</P><P>2. why dont we assign auth profiles to the user,instead of role.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:53:38 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/auth-profiles/m-p/2805711#M655635 Former Member 2007-09-03T03:53:38Z Re: Auth profiles https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/auth-profiles/m-p/2805712#M655636 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>1st reason is SAP is designed to be used this way.</P><P>2nd reason, as profile is only a small technical part of a role you miss a part of the functionality when assigning profiles.</P><P>3rd reason, when assiging profiles change in a role will not be automaticaaly updated when the role has been changed</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:40:08 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/auth-profiles/m-p/2805712#M655636 Former Member 2007-09-03T06:40:08Z