WF_ADMIN is dying?

[Sue Keohan]

Hi Sherman,

We don't even use a WF_ADMIN ID. We have WF_BATCH, sure, and it needs 
all the authorizations, and is a non-dialog account, but as for the 
actual administrator(s), we specify a user (non-generic) in customizing, 
and I have the necessary authorizations to trouble-shoot. If I don't, my 
friends in Basis are very accomodating to help keep the business flowing.

Hope this helps,
Sue

Wright, Sherman wrote:

> Hi All –
>
> Our auditors have informed me that, due to Sarbanes Oxley, the 
> WF_ADMIN ID in our production system will be changed. The choices are 
> that it be 1) De-activated; 2) Converted to a NON-Dialog account; or 
> 3) that it will have the BARE MINIMUM Display-ONLY access. The idea is 
> that, since we have shared firefighter IDs, one of those can be used 
> for anything necessary. In trying to document the use and need for the 
> WF_ADMIN, I went to the SAP Library - SAP Business Workflow 
> (http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/a5/172437130e0d09e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm) 
> as well as a couple of other sites (SDN, and the WUG Archives). 
> Surprisingly, I was unable to find ANYTHING about the need and uses of 
> the WF_ADMIN User ID. Is it a thing of the past? Has Sarbanes Oxley 
> already killed it (they REALLY don’t like “generic” IDs, you know…)?
>
> I have surprisingly mixed feelings about this. I understand what they 
> are saying, and why they feel the way they do. But at the same time, 
> I’m used to doing things a certain way (8-1/2 years now) and I really 
> resent the “intrusion”.
>
> Anyway, how would YOU feel? IS there a necessity for the WF_ADMIN ID? 
> Are there things for which ONLY the WF_ADMIN ID should be used? Can it 
> all be done by properly authorized individuals? Am I clinging to a 
> relic of the past? I’d really like to hear your opinions…
>
> And thank you for letting me vent to the only group of people that 
> would have any idea of what I’m talking about! :^)
>
> Regards,
> Sherman
>
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