SOX Critical Transaction

What are the most critical SOX Transaction in SAP R/3?

Although there might be many SOX critical transactions, here are a handy list of some most critical ones.

TCODES Critical Risk Description

F.80 Mass Reversal of Documents
FI12 Change House Banks/Bank Accounts
F.34 Credit Limit Mass Changes
CA87 Mass Replace Work Center
CL04 Delete Class
CAT6 Human Resources
IP30 Run Date Monitoring
LN08 Number range maint.: LVS_LENUM
PA20 Display HR Master Data
PA70 Fast Entry
PA30 Maintain HR Master Data
PFCG Role Maintenance - System integrity, stability at risk
MMPV Close Periods
MMRV Allow Posting to previous Period
RZ04 Maintain SAP Instances
SU01 User Maintenance - Should be restricted to User Admins only
SA38 ABAP Reporting -Can run programs not protected appropriately
SCC1 Client Copy - Special Selections
SCC4 Client Admin. - System stability & integrity at risk
SCC5 Delete Client - System stability at risk
SCC6 Client Import - System stability & integrity at risk at risk
SCCL Local Client Copy - System stability & integrity at risk
SE01 Transport Organizer - System stability & integrity at risk
SE11 Data Dictionary Maint. - System stabiltiy & integrity at ris
SE13 Maintain tech tables settings - System stabilitiy at risk.
SE16 Data Browser - Exposure to confidential information
SE37 Function Builder
SE38 ABAP Editor - System stabiltiy & integrity at risk
SM01 Lock Transactions - System stabiltiy at risk
SM02 System Messages - Should be restricted to System Admins only
SM30 Table Maintenance - System integrity & stability at risk
SM49 Execute OS commands - System stability at risk
SU02 Profile Maintenance - System stability and integrity at risk

Explain What Exactly SM50 Transaction Is

SM50 transaction is used to monitor and manage work processes.

You check the work processe and even cancel it if some work proccesses which are unwanted or taking too long time which are causing your system to work properly.
Some times due to too many processes the system become slow.

Now if you want to delete then select the procees go to menu PROCESS?

Under process there are two option one is cancel with core and other is cancel without core.

Try to cancel the processes using cancel without core option because if you cancel with core then the other dependent processes are also get canceled.

Important Idoc Transaction Codes

SALE - IMG ALE Configuration root
WE20 - Manually maintain partner profiles
BD64 - Maintain customer distribution model
BD71 - Distribute customer distribution model
SM59 - Create RFC Destinations
BDM5 - Consistency check (Transaction scenarios)
BD82 - Generate Partner Profiles
BD61 - Activate Change Pointers - Globally
BD50 - Activate Change Pointer for Msg Type
BD52 - Activate change pointer per change.doc object
BD59 - Allocation object type -> IDOC type
BD56 - Maintain IDOC Segment Filters
BD53 - Reduction of Message Types
BD21 - Select Change Pointer
BD87 - Status Monitor for ALE Messages
BDM5 - Consistency check (Transaction scenarios)
BD62 - Define rules
BD79 - Maintain rules
BD55 - Defining settings for IDoc conversion

WEDI - ALE IDoc Administration
WE21 - Ports in Idoc processing
WE60 - IDoc documentation
SARA - IDoc archiving (Object type IDOC)
WE47 - IDoc status maintenance
WE07 - IDoc statistics

BALE - ALE Distribution Administration
WE05 - IDoc overview
BD87 - Inbound IDoc reprocessing
BD88 - Outbound IDoc reprocessing
BDM2 - IDoc Trace
BDM7 - IDoc Audit Analysis
BD21 - Create IDocs from change pointers
SM58 - Schedule RFC Failures

Basic config for Distributed data:
BD64: Maintain a Distributed Model
BD82: Generate Partner Profile
BD64: Distribute the distribution Model

Programs:
RBDMIDOC – Creating IDoc Type from Change Pointers
RSEOUT00 – Process all selected IDocs (EDI)
RBDAPP01 - Inbound Processing of IDocs Ready for Transfer
RSARFCEX - Execute Calls Not Yet Executed
RBDMOIND - Status Conversion with Successful tRFC Execution
RBDMANIN - Start error handling for non-posted IDocs
RBDSTATE - Send Audit Confirmations
For testing you can use WE19

Search for SAP Basis Transaciton codes

You can access all the transaction codes by using the transaction code 'SDMO'.

This is the transaction code for the Dynamic Menu.

Based on your search string, you can get all related transaction codes for all the SAP application modules.

For e.g. the Search text for ADMIN returns the following results:

---------------------------------------------------------- |Tcode|Transaktionstext                                  | ---------------------------------------------------------- |ADOK |AM: System Administration Guide                   | |BALE |Area Menu for Administration                      | |BDMO |ALE CCMS Group Administration                     | |CATSX|Time Sheet Admin.: Initial Screen                 | |CICY |CTI Administration                                | |CJV6 |Maintenance: Version administration               | |CN84 |PS: Archiving project - admin.                    | |COA4 |PP: Archiving order - administration              | |CSADM|Content Server Administration                     | |FC_BW|Administrator Workbench                           | |FDTA |TemSe/REGUT Data Administration                   | |FDTT |Treasury Data Medium Administration               | |FO86 |Change active admin.contract fees                 | |FO8E |Create admin.contract event                       | |FO8F |Change admin.contract event                       | |FO8G |Display admin.contract event                      | |FO8H |Admin.costs acct sttlmnt simulation               | |FOART|REsearch: Administration Web-User                 | |HRCMP|Compensation Administration                       | |HRCMP|Budget Administration: Display                    | |HRCMP|Budget Administration: Change                     | |IM_AR|Admin. of App. Request Archives                   | |KA18 |Archive admin: assess., distr., ...               | |KE72 |Archive Administration: Line Items                | |KE73 |Archive Administration: Totals Recs               | |KPRO |KPRO Administration                               | |OAAD |ArchiveLink Administration Documents              | |OG00 |Personnel Administration Customizing              | |OG01 |Personnel Administration Customizing              | |OMSM |CS MM Set Up Administrative Data                  | |OOCM_|Compensation Administration Settings              | |OOML |Room Administration Mail Connection               | |OOPC |Administration: Personnel No. Check               | |OY22 |Create subadministrator  Customizing              | |OYEA |IDoc administration                               | |PA97 |Compensation administration - matrix              | |PA98 |Compensation Administration                       | |PA99 |Compensation Admin. - Release Report              | |PACA |PF administration                                 | |PAT1 |Personnel Administration infosystem               | |PC00_|CBS survey salary administrations                 | |PC00_|Tax Certificates - Administration 16              | |PP26 |Plan Scenario Administration                      | |PP2D |Administer Payroll Results                        | |PSO5 |PD: Administration Tools                          | |PUCA |PC administration for PF                          | |PVSEA|Administer Search Engine                          | |QD25 |Archiving Notifications: Admin.                   | |S002 |Menu Administration                               | |SA02 |Academic title (cent. addr. admin.)               | |SA04 |Name prefixes (centr. addr. admin.)               | |SA05 |Name suffix (centr. addr. admin.)                 | |SA07 |Address groups (centr. addr. admin.)              | |SA08 |Person groups (centr. addr. admin.)               | |SA09 |Internat. versions address admin.                 | |SA10 |Address admin. communication type                 | |SARA |Archive Administration                            | |SBPT |Administration Process Technology                 | |SCC4 |Client Administration                             | |SCON |SAPconnect - Administration                       | |SCOT |SAPconnect - Administration                       | |SCUA |Central User Administration                       | |SCUM |Central User Administration                       | |SE78 |SAPscript: Graphics administration                | |SECST|Administration of Secure Memory                   | |SENG |Administration of External Indexes                | |SENGE|Explorer Index Administration                     | |SIAC1|Web Object Administration                         | |SLICE|Administer SAP Licenses                           | |SLWA |Translation Environment Administratn              | |SM14 |Update Program Administration                     | |SP12 |TemSe Administration                              | |SPAD |Spool Administration                              | |SPAT |Spool Administration (Test)                       | |SPHA |Telephony administration                          | |SPHB |SAPphone: System Administration                   | |SSAA |System Administration Assistant                   | |SSCA |Appointment Calendar: Administration              | |SSCA1|Appointment calendar: Administration              | |SSO2 |Workplace Single Sign-On Admin.                   | |SSO2_|Workplace Administration SSO2 Ticket              | |STMA |Proposal Pool Administration                      | |SURAD|Survey Administration                             | |SURL_|Personalization for URL Gen. Admin.               | |SUUMD|Display User Administration                       | |SWDC |Workflow Definition: Administration               | |SWEAD|Event Queue Administration                        | |SWEQA|Event Queue Administration                        | |SWEQA|Queue Administrator Maintenance                   | |SWIA |Selection rep. for work items(admin)              | |SWRK |Administrtation using work areas                  | |SWUF |Administration of Runtime System                  | |SWUL |Customizing: Process Administrator                | |SWUX |SAPforms Administration                           | |SYSAD|System Administration: Task List                  | |S_ALR|IMG Activity: CIC_V_CCMCTIADMIN                   | |S_ALR|IMG Activity: SIMG_EURO_ADMINUSER                 | |S_BCE|IMG-Aktivität: BCDIGSI_ADMIN                      | |S_PH0|InfoSet Query: Administration                     | |S_PH0|InfoSet Query: Administration                     | |S_PH0|InfoSet Query: Administration                     | |S_PH0|InfoSet Query: Administration                     | |S_PH0|InfoSet Query: Administration                     | |TBD0 |Datafeed: Adminster Archives                      | |TBD3 |Datafeed: Market data administration              | |TBD6 |Datafeed: Log file administration                 | |WE46 |IDoc administration                               | |WORKI|Administrtation using work areas                  | ----------------------------------------------------------

What the difference between tcode SE09 & SE10?

SE09 transaction is for workbench transport request wherein the developers can track their changes or modifications to the workbench objects .

Whereas SE10 is a customising transport request transaction.this is used for displaying customising requests. Sometimes this may be restricted to business analysts.

Changing the Title of SAP Transaction

Sometimes, internal user or customer might request you to change the Title of the SAP Transaction code to a more meaningful one and SAP allows this to be done painlessly.

The steps to change the Title of any SAP transaction code are as follows:

First, goto tcode SE63

On the top left Menu of the screen - Click Translation - Short texts - Transactions

For example, assuming you want to change the title of the tcode FB01 from Post Document to Post Document for G/L. On the first screen, fill in the following information:

Transaction code - FB01

Source Language - English
Target Languate - English

To change the Title, click the Edit button

On the second line, type in the Title (For e.g. Post Document for G/L) you want for the transaction code

Click the Save button

Now, called up the transaction code /nFB01 again and you should be able to view the new Title.

Please note that it works for most of the Transaction code except for those new Enjoy transaction code in 4.6x.

Useful SAP System Administration Transactions

AL01  SAP Alert Monitor AL02  Database alert monitor AL03  Operating system alert monitor AL04  Monitor call distribution AL05  Monitor current workload AL06  Performance: Upload/Download AL07  EarlyWatch Report AL08  Users Logged On AL09  Data for database expertise AL10  Download to Early Watch AL11  Display SAP Directories AL12  Display table buffer (Exp. session) AL13  Display Shared Memory (Expert mode) AL15  Customize SAPOSCOL destination AL16  Local Alert Monitor for Operat.Syst. AL17  Remote Alert Monitor for Operat. Syst. AL18  Local File System Monitor AL19  Remote File System Monitor AL20  EarlyWatch Data Collector List AL21  ABAP Program analysis AL22  Dependent objects display CREF  Cross-reference BD64 BSVW  Linkage Status Update-Workflow Event CMOD  Enhancements DB01  Analyze exclusive lock waits DB02  Analyze tables and indexes DB03  Parameter changes in database DB11  Early Watch Profile Maintenance DB12  Overview of Backup Logs DB13  Database administration calendar DB14  Show SAPDBA Action Logs DB15  Data Archiving: Database Tables DB16  DB System Check: Monitor DB17  DB System Check: Configuration DMIG  Start Transaction for Data Migration DB2   Select Database Activities DB20  DB Cost-Based Optimizer: Tab. Stats DB21  DB Cost-Based Optimizer: Config. DB24  Database Operations Monitor DB26  DB Profile:Monitor and Configuration DB2J  Manage JCL jobs for OS/390 DBCO  Database Connection Maintenance FILE  Cross-Client File Names/Paths NACE  WFMC: Initial Customizing Screen OAA1  SAP ArchiveLink: Maint.user st.syst OAA3  SAP ArchiveLink protocols OAA4  SAP ArchiveLink applic.maintenance OAAD  ArchiveLink Administration Documents OAC2  SAP ArchiveLink: Globaldoc. types OAC5  SAP ArchiveLink: Bar code entry OACA  SAP ArchiveLink workflow parameters OAD0  SAP ArchiveLink: Objectlinks OAD2  SAP ArchiveLink document classes OAD3  SAP ArchiveLink: Link tables OAD4  SAP ArchiveLink: Bar code types OAD5  SAP ArchiveLink: Customizing Wizard OADR  SAP ArchiveLink: Print list search OAM1  SAP ArchiveLink: Monitoring OAOR  SAP ArchiveLink: Storeddocuments OARE  SAP ArchiveLink:St.syst.return codes OS01  LAN check with ping OS03  O/S Parameter changes OS04  Local System Configuration OS05  Remote System Cconfiguration OS06  Local Operating System Activity OS07  Remote Operating SystemActivity OSS1  Logon to Online ServiceSystem OY18  Table history OY08  Development Class Overview PFCG  Activity Group PFUD  Authorization Profile comparison RLOG  Data migration logging RZ01  Job Scheduling Monitor RZ02  Network Graphics for SAP Instances RZ03  Presentation, Control SAP Instances RZ04  Maintain SAP Instances RZ06  Alerts Thresholds Maintenance RZ08  SAP Alert Monitor RZ10  Maintenance of profile parameters RZ11  Profile parameter maintenance RZ12  Maintain RFC Server Group Assignment RZ20  CCMS Monitoring RZ21  Customize CCMS Alert Monitor SA38  ABAP/4 Reporting SAD0  Address Management call SADC  Address: Maint. communication types SALE  Display ALE Customizing SAINT Plug-in Installation SARI  Archive Information System SAR3  Customizing Archiving SAR4  Define Archiving Class SAR5  Assign Archiving Class SAR6  Archiving Time Generator SARA  Archive management SARL  Call of ArchiveLink Monitor SARP  Reporting (Tree Structure): Execute SART  Display Reporting Tree SB01  Business Navigator - Component View SB02  Business Navigator - Process flow vw SBAS  Assignments to Process Model Elemts SC38  Start Report Immediately SCAT  Computer Aided Test Tool SCC0  Client Copy SCC1  Client Copy - Special Selections SCC2  Client transport SCC3  Client Copy Log SCC4  Client administration SCC5  Client Delete SCC6  Client Import SCC7  Client Import – Post Processing SCC8  Client Export SCC9  Remote Client Copy SCCL  Local Client Copy SCDO  Display Change DocumentObjects SCMP  View / Table Comparison SCOM  SAPcomm: Configuration SCON  SAPconnect - Administration SCPF  Generate enterprise IMG SCPR1 Customizing Profiles : Maintenance Tool SCPR2 Comparing Customizing profiles SCUA  Central User Administration : Distribution Model Assigment SCUG  Central User Administration Structure Display SCUL SCUM  Central User Administration Field Selection SCU0  Table Analyses And Comparison SCU1  Table Comparison - Export to Tape SCU2  Table Comparison Against Tape SCU3  Table History SD11  Data Modeler SDBE  Explain an SQL Statement SECR  Audit Information System SE01  Transport and Correction System SE02  Environment Analyzer SE03  Transport Utilities SE06  Set up Workbench Organizer SE07  Transport System Status Display SE09  Workbench Organizer (Initial Screen) SE10  Customizing Organizer SE11  Data Dictionary Maintenance SE12  Data Dictionary Display SE13  Maintain Technical Settings (Tables) SE14  Convert Data Dictionary tables on Database Level SE15  Repository Info System SE16  Display Table Content SE17  Generate Table Display SE30  ABAP Objects Runtime Analysis SE32  ABAP Text Element Maintenance SE33  Context Builder SE35  ABAP/4 Dialog Modules SE36  Logical databases SE37  ABAP Function Modules SE38  ABAP Editor SE39  Splitscreen Editor: Program Compare SE40  MP: Standards Maint. and Translation SE41  Menu Painter SE43  Maintain Area Menu SE51  Screen Painter SE52  Parameterized screenpainter call SE54  Generate table view SE55  Internal table view maintenance call SE56  internal call: display table view SE57  internal delete table view call SE61  R/3 Documentation SE62  Industry Utilities SE63  Translation: Initial Screen SE71  SAPscript form SE72  SAPscript Styles SE73  SAPscript font maintenance (revised) SE74  SAPscript format conversion SE75  SAPscript Settings SE76  SAPscript: Form Translation SE77  SAPscript Translation Styles SE78  SAPscript: Graphics administration SE80  Object Navigator SE81  Application Hierarchy SE82  Application Hierarchy SE84  R/3 Repository Information System SE85  ABAP/4 Repository Information System SE86  ABAP Repository Information System SE88  Development Coordination Info System SE89  Maintain Trees in Information System SE91  Maintain Messages SE92  New SysLog Msg Maintenance as of 46A SE93  Maintain Transaction Codes SE94  Customer enhancement simulation SE95  Modification Browser SEPS  SAP Electronic Parcel Service SERP  Reporting: Change Tree Structure SEU   Repository Browser SF01  Client-Specific File Names SFAW  Field Selection Maintenance SIAC1 Web Object Administration SHDB  Record Batch Input SICK  Installation Check SIN1  SAPBPT: Inbox SINA  SAPBPT: Maintain Standard Config. SLG0  Application Log: ObjectMaintenance SLIN  ABAP: Extended Program Check SM01  Lock Transactions SM02  System Messages SM04  User Overview SM12  Display and Delete Locks SM13  Display Update Records SM14  Update Program Administration SM21  System log SM23  System Log Analysis SM28  Installation Check SM29  Model Transfer for Tables SM30  Call Up View Maintenance SM31  Table maintenance SM31_OLD  Old Table Maintenance SM32  Maintain Table Parameter ID TAB SM33  Display Table ParameterID TAB SM34  Viewcluster maintenancecall SM35  Batch Input Monitoring SM36  Batch request SM37  Background job overview SM38  Queue Maintenance Transaction SM39  Job analysis SM49  Execute Logical Commands SM50  Work Process Overview SM51  List of SAP Servers SM54  TXCOM maintenance SM55  THOST maintenance SM56  Number Range Buffer SM58  Asynchronous RFC Error Log SM59  RFC Destinations (Display/Maintain) SM60  Borrow/Return Objects SM61 SM62 SM63  Display/Maintain Operating Mode Sets SM64  Release of an event SM65  Background Processing Analysis Tool SM66  System-wide Work Process Overview SM67  Job scheduling SM68  Job administration SM69  Display/Maintain Logical Commands SMEN  Dynamic menu SMGW  Gateway Monitor SMLG  Maintain Logon Group SMLI  Language import utility SMLT  Language transport utility SMOD  SAP Enhancement Management SMT1  Trusted Systems (Display <-> Maint.) SMT2  Trusting systems (Display <->Maint.) SMW0  SAP Web Repository SMX   Display Own Jobs SNRO  Number Range Objects SO02  SAPoffice: Outbox SO03  SAPoffice: Private Folders SO04  SAPoffice: Shared Folders SO05  SAPoffice: Private Trash SO06  SAPoffice: Substitutionon/off SO07  SAPoffice: Resubmission SO10  SAPscript: Standard Texts SO12  SAPoffice: User Master SO13  SAPoffice: Substitute SO15  SAPoffice: DistributionLists SO16  SAPoffice: Profile SO17  SAPoffice: Delete Shared Trash SO18  SAPoffice: Shared Trash SO19  SAPoffice: Default Documents SO21  Maintain PC Work Directory SO22  SAPoffice: Delete PC Temp. Files SO23  SAPoffice: DistributionLists SO24  SAPoffice: Maintenance of default PC SO28  Maintain SOGR SO30  SAPoffice: Reorg. SO31  Reorganization (daily) SO36  Create Automatic Forwarding SO38  SAPoffice: Synchr. of Folder Auths. SO40  SAPoffice: Cust. LayoutSet MAIL SO41  SAPoffice: Cust. LayoutSet TELEFAX SO42  SAPoffice: Cust.Layout Set TELEFAX_K SO43  SAPoffice: Cust.Layout Set TELEFAX_M SO44  SAPoffice: Cust. LayoutSet TELEX SO70  Hypertext: Display/Maint. Structure SO71  Test plan management SO72  Maintain Hypertext Module SO73  Import graphic into SAPfind SO80  SAPfind: Free Text Retrieval Dialog SO81  SAPfind: Free Text Indexing (Test) SO82  SAPfind: Free Text Retrieval Batch SO95  Pregenerated Search Queries - Selec. SO99  Put Information System SOA0  ArchiveLink Workflow document types SOBJ  Attribute Maintenance Objects SOLE  OLE Applications SOLI  Load OLE type info SOPE  Exclude Document Classes SOTD  SAPoffice: Maintain Object Types SOY1  SAPoffice: Mass Maint. Users SOY2  SAPoffice: Statistics data collect. SOY3  SAPoffice: Statistics Evaluation SOY4  SAPoffice: Access overview SOY5  SAPoffice: Inbox overview SOY6  SAPoffice: Document overview SOY7  SAPoffice: Folder overview SOY8  SAPoffice: Mass Archiving SOY9  SAPoffice: Inbox Reorg. SOYA  SAPoffice: Change folder owner SP00  Spool and Relate Area SP01  Spool Control SP02  Display output Requests SP03  Spool: Load Formats SP11  TemSe Contents SP12  TemSe Administration SPAD  Spool Management SPAM  SAP Patch Manager (SPAM) SPAU  Display Modified DE Objects SPCC  Spool Consistency check SPDD  Display Modified DDIC objects SPHA  Telephony administration SPIC  Spool : Installation Check SPRM  Current Customizing SPRO  Customizing SQ01  SAP Query: Maintain queries SQ02  SAP Query: Maintain funct. areas SQ03  SAP Query: Maintain user groups SQ07  SAP Query: Language comparison SQVI  QuickViewer SSAA  System Administration Assistant SSCA  Appointment Diary: Administration SRZL  CCMS SSM1  Session Manager generation call SSM5  Create Activity Group ST01  System Trace ST02  Setups/Tune Buffers ST03  Performance, SAP Statistics, Workload ST04  Select activity of the databases ST05  SQL Trace ST06  Operating System Monitor ST07  Application monitor ST08  Network Monitor ST09  Network Alert Monitor ST10  Table Call Statistics ST11  Display Developer Traces ST12  Application Monitor ST14  Application Analysis ST22  ABAP Runtime Error Analysis ST22  ABAP/4 Runtime Error Analysis ST62  Create industry short texts STAT  Local transaction statistics STMS  Transport Management System STUN  Performance Monitoring STW1  Test Workbench: Test catalog STW2  Test workbench: Test plan STW3  Test workbench: Test package STW4  Test Workbench: Edit test package STW5  C maintenance table TTPLA STZAC Maintain time zone act.in client STZAD Disp.time zone activat.in client SUMM  Global User Manager SU01  Maintain User SU01D Display users SU02  Maintain Authorization Profiles SU03  Maintain Authorizations SU05  Maintain Internet Users SU10  Mass changes to User Master SU11  Maintain Authorizations SU12  Mass Changes to User Master Records SU2   Maintain User Parameter SU20  Maintain Authorization Fields SU21  Maintain Authorization Objects SU22  Auth. object usage in transactions SU24  Disables Authorization Checks SU25  Imports SAP Check Indicators defaults SU26  Adjust Authorization checks SU30  Total checks in the area of auth. SU52  Maintain own user parameters SU53  Display check values SU54  List for Session Manager SU56  Analyze User Buffer SUPC  Profiles for activity groups SUPF  Integrated User Maintenance SUPO  Maintain Organization Levels SUIM  Repository Info System SWDC  Workflow Definition SXDA  Data Transfer Workbench TU02  Display Active Parameters USMM  Customer measurement