Enterprise Buyer Professional ( E B P )
EBP has been developed to increase efficiency in the procurement process. This is achieved through the use of on-line catalogues containing approved vendors and goods where a users can request the supply of goods through a ‘shopping basket’ process.
Security consideration
- The EBP system resides on a separate instance of SAP and interfaces with a core SAP system. The EBP system Basis components should be appropriately configured and secured.
- Consideration should be given to configuration of Personalization settings at an individual or role level. These may include the following:
Personalisation Object Key |
Description |
BBP_APPROVAL_LIMIT |
Highest value of shopping cart that can be approved |
BBP_WFL_SECURITY_BADI |
Specifies whether change can be made or what actions should be taken when changes are made to a shopping cart during the approval process. Consideration should be given to forcing the approval process to re-start when changes are made. |
BBP_SPENDING_LIMIT |
Value above which approval is necessary |
EBP administration transactions as well as EBP end user transactions should be appropriately restricted. These include, but are not limited to:
Tcode |
Name |
Description |
BBPAT03 |
Create User |
EBP transaction used to create a user ID. |
BBPAT04 |
Forgotten User ID/Password |
EBP transaction to request / apply for
password and user ID. |
BBPAT05 |
Change User Data |
Transaction used to change or display EBP user details. |
BBPIV01 – 03 |
Entry of Invoice |
EBP transactions used to enter invoices. |
BBPPU07 |
Access to the Managers Inbox |
EBP transaction used to access Manager's Inbox and related information. |
BBPAT05 |
Change User Data |
Transaction used to change or display EBP user details. |
BBP_BW_SC3
BBP_BW_SC4 |
Shopping Carts per product
or per Cost Center |
Business Warehouse reports used to display summarized shopping cart information. |
Useful reports
EBP is an extension of existing procurement functionality and, as such, core SAP reports applicable to procurement are equally applicable to EBP processes. Workflow is key to successful operation of EBP. Work items may be left in error or not resolved resulting in failure of the EBP process. Processes should be put in place for the running of control reports to ensure that all transactions are processed appropriately. Consideration should also be given to reviewing reports detailing catalogue content changes for all external catalogues to ensure these are appropriate.
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