Course Summary

Building on the knowledge gained from the SAPTEC course (SAP NetWeaver Application Server Fundamentals), this course is a solid foundation for training SAP system administrators. This course is the prerequisite for many of the subsequent courses from the SAP System Administration curriculum.

Course Content 

• Introduction
• Elements of the SAP authorisation concept
• User master record

• Using the Profile Generator (roles, composite roles, reference roles, derived roles, Customising roles)

• Profile Generator: installations and upgrades

• Access control and user administration
  (password rules, special users, user and authorisation administration)

• Analysis and monitoring functions

• Special authorisation components, use of area menus

• Transport of authorisation components

• Central User Administration (CUA) Integration with organisational management, with reference to an example 
  (without structural authorisation in HR)

• Introduction and overview

• Configuring and using the SAP Audit Information System

• Configuring and using the auditing, logging, and tracing tools provided by SA

• Overview SAP GRC Access Control (former Virsa Suite)

• Control and protect access against transactions, tables and programs

• Configuring secure role and authorisation maintenance

• SAP Security Optimisation Service (SSO)

• Securing the change management process

• Secure system administration

• Critical authorisations, authorisation combinations, and authorisation groups