Field Masking – Masking Pricing Information in Procurement Process

Introduction

In this blog post, we will learn how to mask Pricing information in transactions MD04, ME23N, MB51, MM03, and ME2N report.

A PFCG Role will be used for the authorization check which will allow users with the specified role to view the field value. If a user does not have this role, it means the user is not authorized and data will be protected either through masking, clearing, or disabling the field.

The end result for unauthorized users will look like below:

MD04

ME23N

MB51

ME2N

MM03

Prerequisite

“Field Masking for SAP GUI” is a solution to protect sensitive data on SAP GUI screens at field level.Product “Field Masking for SAP GUI” is delivered to customer as add-on (UIM 100). To achieve Role based masking, Add-on UIM 100 must be installed in customer system.

Requirement

Role based masking is required to mask Net Price information in transactions MD04, ME23N, MB51, MM03, and ME2N report.

Maintain Masking configuration

Configure Technical Information (Table Name-Field Name) of field in masking configuration.

You can get the Technical Address of a GUI field by pressing “F1” on the field.

Follow the given path and maintain following entries:

SPRO -> SAP NetWeaver -> Field Masking for SAP GUI -> Masking Configuration->Maintain Masking Configuration

MD04

ME23N

MB51

ME2N

MM03

Conclusion

In this blog post, we have learnt how Role-based masking is achieved to mask Net Price information in transactions MD04, ME23N, MB51, MM03, and ME2N report.