finding out how a user received a certain authorization

[Former Member]

Hi,

is there a way to find out by what means a user received a certain authorization.

Example: I know a user has certain authorization lets say S_DEVELOP with specific values. How can find out, by what role or profile assignment the user received this authorization?

Thanks

Torsten

[jurjen_heeck]

Explore transaction SU56. That shows the user buffer for any user (provide you have sufficient authorizations) and can be filtered on any object.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Goto SUIM :> Roles :> Roles by complex selection Criteria

Enter the userid and below enter the authorization object and click on enter values .

Enter the required values and then execute.

You will get the list of roles having object S_DEVELOP , that are assigned to user.

Regards,

Rajesh

[Former Member]

Ok, but an authorization object can also be assigned by a profile - the profile originated authorization objects will not show up ...

Any other idea to preceed

Thanks

Torsten

[jurjen_heeck]

> Any other idea to preceed

SU56 will show both profiles directly assigned and profiles assigned through roles.

[Former Member]

Torsten,

You can do a quick trace with tx ST01, by checking only Authorization check.

To know how a transaction is reading the authorizations from a user, open the coresponding transaction with tx SE38 and put a breakpoint to the AUTHORITY-CHECK command. Another way is executing GET_AUTH_VALUES function module from tx SE37, selecting corresponding data, then read the values (AUTH column).

Kind regards

[jurjen_heeck]

> You can do a quick trace with tx ST01, by checking only Authorization check.

This will not return the information OP wants. He wants to see through which role or profile a user got a certain authorization. ST01 will only show executed authorization checks without any link to the corresponding profile.