Security encompasses the areas of user, authentication and login management.
SAP Control Center administration supports SAP Control Center database versions 15.3 or later. Security for versions 15.3 and 15.4 uses authority-based security, while 16.0 uses role-based security.
Authority-Based and Role-Based and their sub items appear in the Administration Console regardless of the managed resources selected. However, the functionality of the underlying items is dependant on the version of the managed resource. If the item selected is not supported by the managed resource version, the right pane remains empty. For example, if the managed resource is 16.0 and you select , nothing appears in the right pane.
In the same Administration Console, it is possible to display multiple managed resources, encompassing multiple versions. Under this scenario, only version supported information for the selected item appears in the right pane. For example, managed resource A (version 15.4) and managed resource C (version 16.0) are displayed in the same Administration Console. When you select , the information that appears only pertains to resource C, since resource A does not support standalone roles.
Users is common to both Authority-Based and Role-Based. When managing users, remember that it is possible for the same user ID to exist in multiple databases, for the same or different versions. In an Administration Console displaying multiple resources, a user ID can be listed multiple times. Always check the Server column value for the selected user ID before making changes.