SE16 in SAP: What It Is and Why It Is a Security Risk

Posted by Massimo Manara on Aug 5, 2026, 8:15:00 AM

For some, SE16 is an unfamiliar transaction code. For SAP administrators, it is part of daily life — and often, unfortunately, for others too. This article covers what SE16 does, how many variants exist, and why access to it needs to be carefully controlled.

Read More

Topics: se16, audit

SE16 in SAP

Posted by Fabio Mambretti on Dec 30, 2022, 12:00:00 AM

For some SE16 may be an unknown acronym. For others it is the "bread and butter." It is a SAP transaction remarkably familiar to administrators. And often not only them, unfortunately.

 

 

 

But what is it used for? How many versions of it are there? How do you use it and what are the risks involved?

We discuss  it in this article!

Read More

Topics: se16n, se16, SAP Security, supporto sap ams, sap query, SAP GDPR

S_TABU_NAM S_TABU_DIS in SAP

Posted by Fabio Mambretti on May 6, 2022, 12:00:00 AM

For those that don't know SAP's authorization aspects this title might be just a tongue-twister.

 

On the contrary for those who manage authorizations in SAP these are very well-known authorization objects. How should you go about managing them?

Read More

Topics: se16, s_tabu_dis, s_tabu_rfc, s_tabu_nam, sql

Yes Subscribe!

Blog Aglea, what you could find out?

Every Friday a new post, interview or content related to SAP Security.

  • Tips on how to design SAP Security
  • How to
  • Checklist
  • Common error and pitfall on security SAP
  • Interview with experts
  • Who we are and Aglea vision on SAP Security

Recent Posts

Post By Topic

See all