How to Hide TLOG Fields in POS Workbench

By Cosmin Jimborean

Lead Architect, SAP Customer Activity Repository

In this article I will show how to hide certain TLOG fields from the POS Workbench in such a way that they are visible for some super users but invisible to regular users.

Getting Started

Assume you have a requirement that sensitive fields, such as customer related fields, should not be visible for all users.

Below, I will show a step by step guide how to hide the following three customer-related fields:

Procedure

1. Define and maintain a Field Selection Profile in the Customizing
   1. Run transaction /N/POSDW/IMG.
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   2. Create a new field selection profile using code Z001 and a description. Save your entries.
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   3. Select the new profile in the table and then double-click on Structure Settings in the Dialog Structure.
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   4. Click on New Entries.
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   5. Enter “TRANSACTION” in the structure name and select the Visible checkbox.
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   6. Select the TRANSACTION structure in the table and then double-click on Field Settings in the Dialog Structure.
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   7. Click on New Entries and enter the names of the fields you want to hide (in this example, I want to hide CUSTOMERIDPOS, CUSTOMERAGE, and CUSTOMERENTRYMETHOD). Leave the checkboxes deselected.
      
      Note: As seen below, you can make a field visible, changeable, and/or searchable. Using the same approach a field could be made visible, but read-only.
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   8. Save your entries.
2. Add authorization object to a role
   1. Run transaction PFCG.
   2. Edit the role or create a new role.
   3. Click on Change Authorization Data.
   4. Add new authorization object W_POS_FSPR (Authorization for Field Selection Profile).
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   5. Click on Field Selection Profile.
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   6. Enter the Z001 profile you created earlier and click Save.
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   7. Save and generate the role.
      
   8. Go back to the role and assign a user to the role.
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   9. Click User Comparison and make sure that the User tab turns green.
3. Verify the whole thing works

1. Connect to the system with the restricted user (in this example, I connected with a second user I had set up for myself).
2. Run transaction /N/POSDW/MON0 and open any transaction. You will notice that the three fields are not visible anymore.

That’s it! Pretty easy.