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Set password

With this function you can assign new passwords to users.

The tab "Same password to users" is intended for assigning a given initial password to one or more users. The users can be maintained in the edit field (multiple users to be separated by semicolons or new line).

The tab "Individual password to users" offers two possibilities:

- Assign individual given passwords to users. For this the users are to be maintained in the left "Users" text area field and the specific password for each user in the right "Password" text area. The function will assign the passwords from the "Password" text area to the user specified in the same line of the "User" text area.
  A use case for this is for example the assignment of passwords to system users (e.g. after a system copy). There is no standard SAP function available offering this possibility.
- Assign a generated password to users. For this set the flag in the checkbox below the "Password" text area. For each user in the "User" text area a password will be generated. In the "Messages / log" area you will get a list of the users and their generated passwords.

For this function also system users (type B, C) can be used. The authorization designated for this purpose (S_USER_GRP) is necessary.

After assigning the new passwords, further data (including the email address), can be viewed via the "View details" button and exported to a CSV file. This can be useful for informing the users about their new password, for example by using the mail merge function in MS Office or other products. There is also an ABAP program Z_PASSWORD_MAILER delivered with our application (subfolder ABAPs, file 'PasswordMailer.txt') that can be used in an SAP system to send serial emails to the users. It does not have to be the same system where the passwords have been assigned - just use any available SAP system with a working email configuration.

This function is also in the command line tool available.

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