Authorization Profile

An authorization profile is a set of conditions on fields: for this object and screen, values from and to. Profiles are given to users on User and User Right.

Where

System Administration › Authorization (SAAU)

Who uses it

The implementation consultant or the system administrator

When

Once, while the company is being set up, and whenever a new one is needed

Needs first

Nothing

What it is for

Each line names an authorization object, its field, a screen, a condition and the values. When a line’s field is picked, Value From and Value To offer that field’s own list.

Every field in plain words

General

Field	What it means	What to put
Authorization	The code that identifies the authorization profile. You type it on New, before Create.	Required. A short code; it cannot be changed once the record exists.
Name	The name of the authorization profile, shown next to the code wherever it is picked.	Required.

Basic Data

Basic Data.

Column	What it means	What to put
Authorization Object	The authorization object. Required.	Required. Pick from the Authorization Object list.
Object No	Its field.	Optional.
Authorization Group	Its group. Required.	Required. Pick from the Authorization Group list.
Process Code	The screen.	Optional. Pick from the list.
Required To Hide	Hide rather than refuse.	Optional.
Activity	The action it applies to.	Optional.
Condition	The comparison. Required.	Required. Pick from the list.
Value From	From value.	Optional.
Value To	To value.	Optional.

How to configure it

Nothing to configure beyond the fields above.

What it is connected to

• Picked on these company setup screens: Roles, User Right, User.

If something looks wrong

• Nothing on this screen refuses a save beyond the required fields.