How to setup security in MDM

[Former Member]

We are implementing SAP MDM but I couldnt understand the security features for MDM, how could someone eliminate authorizations in MDM or in other words control the whole MDM data base.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Mansoor,

Security in <b>MDM 5.5</b> is handled using Console. Here, you can create Roles and Users. Roles can be set at table and field level also ("WRITE" and "READ-ONLY"). You can find additional information in Console Reference guide which is available in Service Market Place.

Regards,

Rajani

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Rajani Kumar,

Thanks for your reply, I understand that these are the only features to setup security in MDM but there is an issue, could you emphasise on that please:

"Unable to restrict edit/delete access to records by product line. Would like to be able to restrict users’ ability to edit/delete records outside their product line, while still giving them the ability to view all records in read-only mode."

Thanks,

Mansoor

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Mansoor,

I am not sure from where you are referring to the text you mentioned: But, in MDM 5.5, for every role, you can also set functions. That means, you can specify whether the role is permitted to do operations : "Add Records", "Modify Records", "Delete Records", "Merge Records" etc.

This is done by selecting the "Functions" tab under "Roles" in Console.

Regards,

Rajani

[Former Member]

Mansoor:

to achieve your restriction of access to delete/modify only specific product lines and view the entire product line you can use Masks to carve out the repository and restrict on these masks by user role and authorization

[Former Member]

Isn't the usage of Masks in-appropriate and very cumbersome to achieve this ? I tough that MASKS are not dynamic : if a new record got added that would 'meet' the original mask selection criteria, then the user would not be able to see the new record.

[Former Member]

You will find details in a document at Service market place site. Follow link given below:

(https://websmp104.sap-ag.de/instguides and follow path as SAP NetWeaver -> Release 04 -> Operations -> "MDM5.5 SP03 - Console Reference Guide" (Page 141 onwards).