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Verify permissions

To extract metadata and to configure other capabilities that a catalog source might include, you need account access and permissions on the source system. The permissions required might vary depending on the capability.

Permissions to extract metadata

Ensure that you have the required permissions to perform metadata extraction.
Before you configure an SAP BW/4HANA catalog source in Metadata Command Center, configure the following permissions:
Configure user-authorization profiles
The SAP Business Warehouse administrator creates the following product and development user authorization profiles:
Authorization Object
Description:
S_RFC
Authorization check for RFC access.
This class uses the Cross Application Authorization Objects with the following field values:
ACTVT: 16 (Execute)
RFC_NAME:
DDIF_FIELDINFO_GET
RFCPING
RFC_GET_FUNCTION_INTERFACE
RFC_METADATA_GET
RFC_TYPE : FUGR, FUNC
If you imported scanner transports from the custom namespace, use the following value:
ZINFA_BW4H_FG
If you imported scanner transports from the Informatica namespace, use the following value:
/INFASCAN/BW4H_FG
If you enabled UCON (Unified Connectivity), perform one of the following tasks:
  • - Disable UCON. Set the ucon/rfc/active profiling parameter value to 0.
  • - If you can't disable UCON, whitelist the Informatica RFC function modules that start with:
    • ZINFA or /INFASCAN/
S_RS_COMP
Business explorer components.
This class uses the Business Warehouse with the following field values:
ACTVT : 03,16 RSINFOAREA: * (Full Authorization)
RSINFOCUBE: * (Full Authorization)
RSZCOMPID: * (Full Authorization)
RSZCOMPTP: Full Authorization
S_RS_COMP1
Business explorer components: Enhancements to the owner.
This class uses the Business Warehouse with the following field values:
ACTVT : 03,16
RSZCOMPID: * (Full Authorization)
RSZOWNER: * (Full Authorization)
RSZCOMPTP: * (Full Authorization)

Permissions to run data classification

You can perform data classification with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.

Permissions to run glossary association

You can perform glossary association with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.