HCM Security Roles
Although IS&T Information Security and your DSA should be considered your primary resource for issues related to authentication, authorization, and identity, the HR Systems team is jointly responsible for several important Human Capital Management (HCM) security roles in SAP.
The following are common HCM security roles that are available for request via the DSA tool in the BUworks Central Portal. This list is not exhaustive, but covers those most frequently used and asked about.
IMPORTANT! Please pay careful attention as these roles have changed. Effective July 1, 2024 there are new roles specific to student employees. If you have any questions about providing a faculty or staff employee access to student employee records, please contact the Student Employment Office.
| Manager | Description |
| E:HR.UNITDPT_MSS_FAC_MGR | For those that are manager of an org unit containing only faculty* |
| E:HR.UNITDPT_MSS_STASTU_MGR | For those that are manager of an org unit containing only staff employees* |
| E.HR.UNITDPT_STU_SUPERVISOR_M | For those that are manager of an org unit containing student employees |
| * Add both roles if org units (including sub org units) contain BOTH staff and faculty. |
| Payroll Coordinator | Description |
| E:HR.UNITDPT_MSS_FAC_PYC | Payroll Coordinator access for Faculty populations |
| E:HR.UNITDPT_MSS_STASTU_PYC | Payroll Coordinator access for Staff populations |
| Timekeeper | Description |
| E.HR.UNITDPT_L2324_NREP_TM_M | The most common Timekeeper role, used for approving timesheets for non-represented hourly employees, as well as those represented by L2324 |
| E.HR.UNITDPT_CRC_TM_M | For approving timesheets of FMP employees on the Charles River Campus |
| E.HR.UNITDPT_MC_PPA_SOA_TM_M | For approving timesheets of FMP employees on the BU Medical Campus, as well as those represented by BUPPA and BUSOA |
| E.HR.STUDENT_TIMEKEEPER_M | For approving timesheets of Student employees |
| Merit Processor | Description |
| E.HR.ECM_MERIT_RECOMMENDER | For those making (but not approving) merit recommendations |
| E.HR.ECM_MERIT_APPROVER | For all approvers of merit increases |