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Managing user access to data

US7685644B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Peter John · Heidelberg, DE
Christian Muenkel · Schriesheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 17, 2004
Grant date	Mar 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 16, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/6227
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of managing user access to data includes detecting that a user seeks access to a data portion that belongs to a specified category. One or more authorizations are evaluated, each authorization having an authorization segment corresponding to the specified category. The method includes permitting the sought access to the data portion if at least one of the authorization segments corresponding to the specified category identifies the data portion to which access is sought. The method may permit access to data that falls within a union of granted authorizations. An authorization segment may correspond to a data dimension or to a meta dimension, such as an authorized action or data source, that does not directly relate to a data dimension.

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