Change Request Management customers and consultants who knew SAP Solution Manager 7.0 know that there the information about solution, project, test management, SAP Notes (at that times called the HotNews functionality) and documents was contained in a separate context tab.
Via right-click it was possible to execute functionality like adding, deleting projects, solutions, business processes and so on...
In Change Request Management 7.10 Web UI, these functionalities have been moved to separate assignment block (Solution, Project, and so on).
In the 'old world' it was possible to control the right-click executions via the authority object.
The authority was controlled in the old world via the authority object SM_CHO_CO.
In the Web UI, this has not been possible until now. With the new flexible functionalities liek assign and decouple transport request you might have a stronger need to restrict these functionalities to certain roles....
Possible Use-cases could be:
Not everyone is allowed to...
- add/delete documents
- check-in/check-out a solution (Change Manager only f.e.)
- reassign project assignment (this is maybe decided only by the Change Manager)
- decouple/assign transport requests (only Administrators are allowed to do that. So they automatically sync with the relevant developer and change manager what)
With Support Package 7 SAP delivers functionality to control the UI objects (push buttons f.e.) via authority object. The new authority object is SM_FIELDS.
SAP delivers in the standard roles this authority object with
PR_TYPE = '*'
UI_OBJECT = '*'
That means nothing changes first in your running system. If you want to restrict the usage of UI objects you have to think about what UI objects are allowed to be used in which role.
You can check out SAP note 1724697 for further information.
SAP note 1724697 is an optional note which allows you to control UI objects via authority object already in Support Package 5 and Support Package 6 !!! There is more information in the note, too.
The authority checks are implemented in the UI Control classes which are assigned to the UI objects (IMG activity
Please be aware that you need to customize the relevant UI control class to the user status you want to control.
Check out thread http://scn.sap.com/community/it-management/alm/solution-manager/blog/2012/07/11/editabilityvisibilit... how to do that!
The supported UI objects:
| Assignment Block | UI Object key | UI Object Name |
|---|---|---|
| Details | PROJECT_ID | Project, Solution |
| Details | IBASE_COMPONENT | Reference Objects |
| Details | MAINPROJ | Project Cycle |
| Details | REASSIGN | Change Project Assignment |
| Scope | SCOPE | Scope |
Transport Management | RELEASE_REQU | Release Transport |
Transport Management | CREATE_REQ | Create Transport Request |
Transport Management | CREATE_TASK | Create Task |
Transport Management | APPR_CRIT_OBJ | Approve Critical Objects |
Transport Management | RELEASE_COPY | Create Test Transport |
Transport Management | ASSIGN_TRA | Assign Transport Request |
Transport Management | DECOUPLE_TRA | Decouple Transport Request |
Transport Management | RELEASE_COPY | Release Transport of Copies |
| SAP Notes | ADD_NOTE | Add SAP Note |
| SAP Notes | DELETE_NOTE | Delete a SAP Note |
| Documents | ADDDOCU | Add a Document |
| Documents | DELETEDOC | Delete a Document |
| Projects | ADDPROJECT | Add Project |
| Projects | DELETEPROJ | Delete Project |
| Projects | ADDPROJOBJ | Add Structure Object |
| Solutions | SOLN | Add Solution |
| Solutions | DELETESOLN | Delete Solution |
| Solutions | CANCHKI | Cancel -> Request Check-In |
| Solutions | CACHKC | Cancel -> Request Check-Out |
| Solutions | CHKINOUTI | Check-In/Out -> Check-In |
| Solutions | CHKINOUTC | Check-In/Out -> Check-Out |
| Solutions | REQCHKI | Request -> Check-In |
| Solutions | REQCHKC | Request -> Check-Out |
| Test Mangement | ADDTESTDOC | Add |
| Test Management | DELTESTDOC | Delete |
So how to proceed.
1.) Analyze your business need
2.) If you have one, define beforehand which role should have which authorities in respect to the user status (where you have to customize the UI control method)
So, hope that helps you,
Michael
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