Necessary SAP Authorizations

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In this chapter, you will find the authorizations required to successfully perform actions in the Performer Suite.

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Last Update: 27.10.2022

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	Product	Download SAP Role	Documentation	Role Description

	Product	Role Description
SAP BW/4HANA Role – Create/Update Function Modules	General	Only the admin-user needs to create function modules (in your development system).
SAP BW/4HANA Role – Sync	General	Required by users who should be able to synchronize your SAP metadata with your Performer Suite database (mandatory to see your SAP entities). In case of manual synchronization: the Named User. If you want to perform an automated SAP-Sync with the AutomationTool, it is sufficient to give your background SAP-user this authorization.
SAP BW/4HANA Role – Documentation and Analysis	Docu Performer & System Scout	Required by every user who works with the Performer Suite (in every SAP system). If you want to perform an automated SAP-Sync with the AutomationTool, it is sufficient to give your background SAP-user this authorization.
SAP BW/4HANA Role – BPC Sync	General	Users who should be able to synchronize your BPC SAP metadata.
SAP BW/4HANA Role – BPC Documentation and Analysis	Docu Performer & System Scout	User who works with BPC entities in the Performer Suite.

	Product	Download SAP Role	Documentation	Role Description

	Product	Role Description
SAP BW Role – Create/Update Function Modules	General	Role for users who should be able to create and update function modules (in your development system).
SAP BW Role – Sync	General	Role for users who should be able to synchronize your SAP metadata with your Performer Suite database.
SAP BW Role – Documentation and Analysis	Docu Performer & System Scout	Role for users who should be working with the Performer Suite (perform Documentation and Analysis-functions).
SAP BW Role – BPC Sync	General	Role for users who should be able to synchronize your BPC metadata with your Performer Suite database.
SAP BW Role – BPC Documentation and Analysis	Docu Performer & System Scout	User who works with BPC entities in the Performer Suite (perform Documentation and Analysis-functions).

		Documentation
SAP BO Role	General		Contains the rights required for synchronizing SAP BO entities in the Performer Suite.

		Documentation
SAP HANA Role	General		We recommend that you connect to your HANA system via our new way: HANA SQL Connection. In order for your SAP HANA user to interact with Performer Suite, a role must be manually created.