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Creating mass user using eCATT (script)

sonali_mungad
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‎06-24-2016 7:17 AM

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Summary:
In every SAP Implementation / Installations one of the major activity is User
Administration, which includes user creation, setting initial password, assigning role etc.

For user creation if the user count is too high(say in hundreds/thousands),the traditional
su01/su10 process may require more number of man hours.

The objective of this SOP is creating mass user short time with less administrative efforts.

The extended Computer Aided Test Tool ( Tcode : SECATT ) will help us accomplish our
goal in very short time .

Goto SECATT transaction code:

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In our case SECATT is a set of Test Script (Part-A) & Test Configuration(PART-B).

Test Script: A script contains recorded transaction.

Test Configuration: A test configuration is a persistent data object with a set of

references to a test script, although you can execute test scripts alone.

Part A: Recording the user creation

1.Enter the script name(recommended to start with Z to easily identified that it is a user
defined script

2.Click on create icon

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3.Person responsible will be back filled automatically with the user who is creating the
script

4.Enter the script Title

5.Select the component

6.Click on save

7.Click pattern button

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Here the component BC-SEC-USER-ADM is for: Basis Component-Security-User and

Authorizaton Management

8.When prompted with the Created Object Directory entry dialog box, select Local
object.

9.Click pattern button

10.Select UI control for group

11.Select TCD(Record) for command

12.Enter su01 as Transaction and press enter.The interface will be displayed

automatically as su01_1

13.Click continue check mark

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Upon clicking the continue check mark,you will see the User Mentainance(su01)screen.

Follow the steps as you create user ID and click save.

For this step,ensure that you don’t click any options that are not required,since
every click or entry is recorded.Unnecessary clicks/entries may show you more
Fileds.

14.To end recording ,click the back button in su01 screen and click Yes when promted
with below screen.

15.Click save to save the recorded script.

Creating the parameter

Once user creation is recorded,the VALINs(Values that were entered during the
recording)should be changed to parameter values.

The below process will explain you the steps to create the parameter.

1.Double click on the interface(su01_1)

2.Expand DYNPRO mode

3.Expand the set of screen

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4.Duble-click on Filed mode

5.Double-click on vaule that was enterd(For example test001(CID))

After double clicking on value you can see a blank area with the VALIN as below:

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6.Change the VALIN name(test001 in thi sexample) with a parameter name (to ZCID)

7.Click the back button

8.Select Import when promted with the parameter Maintenance screen.

9.Click Yes

10.Repeat the same step for other values that are entered during recording.

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NOTE: While recording the script ,I have entered Username,First Name,Last

Name,Initial password and Repeat Initial password.Hence I have below 5
parameters.

11.Once you are sure that all the parameters are created,click Save button.

Part B: Creating Test Configuration

1.Enter test configuration name

2.Click create icon

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3.Enter the description of the test configuration

4.Select the component

5.Click Save

When promted to select the package,use Local object as did in test script creation.

6.Select comfiguration tab

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7.Enter the test script name that was created in PART-A

8.Select Utilities, Settings

9.Select eCATT tab, and External tab

10.Change the path for eCATT Objects, Variants and WebDynpro to desktop

11.Download Variants using the “Variants download” button

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NOTE:Select Yes for any prompt.

Upadating & Uploading the Variant file

The Variant file ( VAR_ECTC_Z_USER_CREATION as per this example) wil be saved on

desktop.

To modify the variant file,perform the following

1.Open MS EXCEL

2.Click file->open, select the variant file

3.Click next ,next,finish in the Text Import Wizard

4.The file should look like as follows:

Keep the highlighted area intact, which means you should not modify any of these
values.

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You can add your own values from row 4.

In the below example I have updated the spreadsheet with 10 user information.

Save the file in the same format.(Since Excel file can’t be read by script)

5.Click Variants tab

6.select the Variant file as shown below

7.Click Execute

Save the configuration when promted.

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Once the script is successful,you can see the log as below:

SAP Managed Tags:

Security

4 Comments

joachimrees1
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‎11-29-2016 9:22 AM

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Hi Sonali,

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it seems there is some content missing? It looks like it is only the introduction to the blog,
maybe the interesting part (how to do it!) got lost somehow?

best
Joachim

sonali_mungad
Discoverer
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‎01-20-2017 7:24 AM

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Hi Joachim,

Apologies for late reply.

Don't know how the content was invisible.

I have updated it again

I hop it is visible now.

Regards,
Sonali

oscar_zeng88
Explorer
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‎03-10-2021 7:10 AM

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I did exactly as blog explained, while dump 'BJECTS_OBJREF_NOT_ASSIGNED'

occurred.

oops

former_member830836
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‎11-26-2022 5:37 AM

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Could the parameter Maintenance step more details describled,please? i can do the first
parameter,but don't know how to continue to set up the second;third...

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