Position Based security and Structural authorizations

[Former Member]

Can anyone explain the difference between positin based security and structural authorizations.

Thanks.

[Former Member]

structural authorizations are needed to implement the posistion based authorizations.

[Former Member]

Hi Narsing,

I'm far from an HR expert but this is my understanding of it.

For structural and position based authorisations you need an organisational structure set up in SAP. Nodes in the org structure represent positions or jobs. For position based security, roles are assigned to the org units and positions on the org structure. When a user is assigned to a position/job then they inherit the access that is assigned to that position and org unit that they sit under (if set up that way). This replaces the requirement to maintain a users role assignment via SU01.

Structural auths use the same org structure to restrict access to <b>HR</b> data based on a users position within the org structure. The standard auth concept covers only a part of structural auths, there are other config, org structure and structural profile considerations which govern what users can do & on what HR data they can operate.

[Former Member]

is there any document that explains in detail the whole process?

[Former Member]

Google for structural authorizations by Norm & Carl - there is a doc which runs through it with basic examples.

ICourse HR940 also covers it.

[Former Member]

Thanks Alex your answer was helpful.