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SAP HANA is the concept of fast access to in-memory data. It allows for the analysis of large, often unaggregated amounts of data, much faster than other databases. The way data is handled in SAP HANA is quite different from what we're used to with SAP NetWeaver. It has
Business doesn't like chaos and hates uncertainty Roles, permissions and authorizations in SAP is a river topic that we have covered several times. We've written about the dangers that arise from a lack of conceptualization of authorizations, poorly managed authorization procs and the associated risks to the organization. Today, in
In a recent project, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of document versions in the source system, examining their number, volume and number of versions per document. Our investigation revealed numerous documents with hundreds of versions, including cases with more than 800 versions per document. Often each version stored was several hundred in size
It is worth noting that in the case of reorganization of authorizations, it is also possible to apply the so-called "creeping project", that is, we fix and seal the system step by step. This is a good option when we have few human resources, time and money for a big reorganization project.
SAL will ensure the security of the system only if it is properly configured (SM19/RSAU_CONFIG) AND looked after (SM20/RSAU_READ_LOG), and if access to it is strictly limited and controlled. Both the Basis department and security key users (auditors) have something to say at the configuration.
What are SAP notes? Generalizing, we can say that they are small updates to the software - they contain corrections to the code, include a description of the problem, etc. Their second role is support, which does not contain corrections/updates but documents a specific problem, often in broad terms.