How to Convert an Authorisation Field into an Organisational Level Field

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In this episode, Ross Robertson, SAP Senior Authorisations Consultant at Soterion, walks through how to convert an authorisation field into an organisational level field within SAP role design – and explains exactly why this matters for centralised, scalable authorisation management. 

🔑 Key Takeaways: 

• The difference between authorisation fields and organisational level fields in SAP 
• Why org level fields enable centralised maintenance across multiple authorisation objects within a role 
• How org levels behave independently in parent and derived role designs – protecting child role values from being overwritten 
• How to convert an authorisation field to an organisational level using SAP’s built-in functionality 
• Practical business case using movement type (BWART) in a goods movement role 

If you work with SAP role design, authorisations, or GRC and want to streamline how you manage authorisation values across derived roles, this episode is for you. 

👥 Featuring: 

• Ross Robertson – Senior SAP Authorisations Consultant, Soterion