Optional Authorization Objects

 

The questionnaire triggers an activate/de-activate update of the authorization objects which appear in both the 'authorization object-pane' and the 'authorization object field values-pane' of all queries available in the Queries Main Screen. In order to launch the automated update, simply click the 'binoculars'-button which can be found in the 'Select & Run' module or in the 'Audit Cockpit'.

 

It is important to understand that this functionality never pastes authorization objects from the 'Optional Authorization Object'-window into the 'Authorization Objects'- or 'Authorization Object Field Values'-pane.

It only activates or de-activates 'objects to be taken into account when running queries'.

 

 

As shown in the comparison above, no extra authorization objects are inserted into the 'Authorization Objects'- and 'Authorization Object Field Values'-panes, although the 'Optional Authorization Object'-entry 'Are business areas being used?' includes authorization objects other than F_DES_GSB and F_FDSR_GSB. Indeed, there has only been an 'activate-action' performed after selecting 'Are business areas being used?'.

 

Note: The questionnaire will appear each time you open the Select & Run, Audit Cockpit or Process Audit functionality as long as you have not manually applied the questionnaire's settings, or checked the 'Questionnaire has been completed and applied to all queries' Field at the top right corner of the questionnaire.

 

The panel below the questionnaire displays two tabs.

For an explication regarding the Link Questions please refer to the Link Questions chapter below. 

 

The Authorization Objects-table provides you with an ov erview of all Authorization Objects which are related to a particular question in the questionnaire.

For instance if you click the first question, all Authorization Objects which are affected by the Yes/no answer for this question will be displayed in this list.

 

The purpose of the Link Questions is to indicate dependencies between several questions.

 

For instance, question 2: 'Are you auditing release 5.0 or higher?'.

When you answer positively this automatically implies that you should answer positively to question 1 (Are you auditing release 4.7 or higher) and 0 (Are you auditing release 4.6 or higher).

 

Question 1 is indicated as a linked question in question 2.

If you would select question 1 you would see that question 0 is indicated there as a linked question. 

 

Warning: As explained in the example above, you may not indicate 1 AND 0 as linked questions for question 2!
Question 2 is linked to question 1, and question 1 is linked to question 0.