Securing Social Security Number in GUI

[Former Member]

All,

I am new to SAP and how security is handled. We have a very basic requirement to be able hide/secure social security number. We have HCM implemented and currently the SSN is fully visible to all IT and business users. We would like to be able to either hide this field from all but a few users or mask it so it displays something like xxx-xx-1111. Does anyone have any ideas on how either of these options can be done without doing any custom development or purchasing external tools?

Thanks in advance.

Julie

[Former Member]

HI Julie,

What infotype are you using to store the SSN? If you restrict the access to that infotype to a group of users you should be allright.

Regards,

Chinmaya

[former_member74904]

hi julie,

I'm assuming that you are using infotype 0002 to store the SSN?

the way I usually do this, is through table T588M. this is the table where you can customize the infotype screen control.

in combination with a user parameter (we use UGR) you can define which types of user can see specific fields within an infotype.

[this link|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04/helpdata/EN/4f/d52608575e11d189270000e8322f96/frameset.htm|SAPhelp] should get you started.

good luck!

dimitri.

Edited by: Dimitri van Heumen on Feb 20, 2009 10:47 AM

[Former Member]

Dimitri,

Yes we are using infotype 002 to store SSN. We have used your response as a guideline and have been able to secure this information for certain users.

thanks,

Julie