S_TABU_DIS

Definition

Authorizations for displaying or maintaining tables. The object only controls access using the standard table maintenance tool (transaction SM31), enhanced table maintenance (SM30) or the Data Browser, including access in Customizing.

Defined fields

The object contains the following fields:

• Authorization group for DD objects: Authorization for tables by authorization class according to table TDDAT.

Enter the name of the allowed classes. Table classes are defined in table TDDAT.

• Activity: Allowed operations.

Possible values:

• 02: Create, change or delete table entries

• 03: Display table entries only

What is authorization

- Authorization is the process of giving someone permission to do or have something. In multi-user computer systems, a system administrator defines for the system which users are allowed access to the system and what privileges of use (such as access to which file directories, hours of access, amount of allocated storage space, and so forth). Assuming that someone has logged in to a computer operating system or application, the system or application may want to identify what resources the user can be given during this session. Thus, authorization is sometimes seen as both the preliminary setting up of permissions by a system adminstrator and the actual checking of the permission values that have been set up when a user is getting access.

Authorization Check

The following actions are subject to authorization checks that are performed

before the start of a program or table maintenance and which the SAP

applications cannot avoid:

 Starting SAP transactions (authorization object S_TCODE)

 starting reports (authorization object S_PROGRAM)

 Calling RFC function modules (authorization object S_RFC)

 Table maintenance with generic tools (S_TABU_DIS)

The authorization objects S_TCODE, S_PROGRAM, S_RFC, and S_TABU_DIS

are standard SAP provided.

Creating a new authorization object is not in the scope of ABAP developer. It will

be taken care by SAP BASIS team.