How to import SAP profiles (as part of post installation / post refresh steps)?

This article answers following queries:

• How to import SAP profiles after installation of sap system?
• How to import SAP profiles after system refresh?
• What transaction code is used for importing profiles in SAP?
• When it is required to import profiles in SAP?
• How to delete existing SAP profiles after system refresh?
• How to check all consistency of profiles in SAP system?

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When it is required to import profiles in SAP?

Generally, we import SAP profiles under 2 circumstances:

• After new SAP system installation (as part of post installation steps)
• While performing system refresh activity (as part of post refresh steps)

After system refresh, the target system will have SAP profiles of source system. So, we need to delete the old profiles and import new SAP profiles of the target system.

How to delete existing SAP profiles after system refresh?

To delete existing profiles of SAP system, go to transaction RZ10 and select the profile to be deleted as shown below:

After selecting the profile to be deleted, navigate to Profile -> Delete -> All Versions -> Of a profile (as shown below). This will delete the profile



























Please carry out above step for all the old profiles (Default, Start profiles, Instance profiles) that are existing in the system and delete all of them

How to import SAP profiles (as part of post installation / post refresh steps)?

RZ10 tcode is used for importing SAP profiles. Go to RZ10 transaction and navigate to Utilities -> Import Profiles -> Of active servers (as shown below) 

This will import all the profiles of active servers in the SAP system and below profile check log will be displayed. This log contains details whether all profiles are imported correctly or not.

How to check all consistency of profiles in SAP system?

To check consistency of all profiles of active servers, we have go to transaction RZ10 and navigate to Utilities -> Check all profiles -> Of active servers

This will display profile check log with details of any inconsistencies

How to export user master and authorization profiles in SAP system?

This article answers following queries:

• How to export user master and authorization profiles in SAP system? 
• Which tcode is used for user master export in SAP system?
• Which profile to be used to export user master in SAP system?

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SCC8 transaction can be used for export of user master and authorization profiles in SAP system.

Please login to target system and go to SCC8 tcode. SAP_USER profile to be used to export user master and authorizations in SAP system.

So, please select profile as SAP_USER and input the correct target system and target client in which user master needs to be imported later.

After that click on “Schedule as Background Job” pushbutton.

It will result in below screen. 

Select the 

1) Source client which you would like to export

2) Select background server (optional). If it is not selected, load balancing will happen and client export can happen on any available background server. 

3) Please tick "immediately" checkbox (as shown below)

4) Please tick "No Printer Dialog" checkbox (as shown below)

and execute

It will result in below screen asking confirmation to continue.

Please click continue pushbutton to start the export of User Masters.  

We should follow above process and export users from all clients that are available in SCC4. User master export may not be required for clients 001 and 066 (as these are standard clients). 

Please make note of which Export contains which client’s user data so that you can import them later again (as part of post refresh steps)

How to assign roles or profiles to a user in SAP ?

This article answers the following queries :

• How to assign roles or profiles to a user id in SAP ?

• How to remove roles or profiles to a user id in SAP ?

Goto transaction SU01 and click on change icon to change user details  assign/ remove roles or profiles for a user.

Then it displays below screen

Navigate to the Roles tab as shown below and from the drop down select the roles that are to be assigned to this user.

After assigning roles click on save to confirm the same.

To assign profiles, navigate to Profiles tab as shown below and assign profiles by selecting the desired profile from dropdown or by directly entering the profile name and click on save to confirm the changes.

These roles or profile assignments will become active for the user in the next logon to SAP.

How to remove roles or profiles to a user in SAP

Goto SU01 and enter the user id of the user for which role or profile to be deleted.

Select the role or profile to be deleted and press highlighted button to delete the same and press save to confirm the change

Goto profile tab and select the profile to be deleted and press delete button (highlighted) to delete the same. Press save to confirm the change

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