Data Privacy Decrypt
In SAP® you can use the /AUDIC/SE_DECRYPT transaction code to decrypt data that was encrypted using the SmartExporter Data Privacy functionality.
The decryption can either be run completely in SAP® or in combination with the SmartExporter Data Privacy Decrypt Windows tool. The latter option may be the preferred choice if the decryption is supposed to be run by a person that does not have access to an SAP® system or does not have the required SAP® authorizations.
Important note:
The decryption is only possible if the The Request ID is a unique identifier that is assigned to a process in the SAP® system. Each time you run a SmartExporter data extraction a Request ID is generated. The SAP® administrator needs this ID to generate a key for the decryption. Note that if you run a Data Request several times, for each run a separate Request ID is generated. of the corresponding Data Request is still available on the SAP® system. If it was deleted using the /AUDIC/SE_STATUS transaction, it is no longer possible to decrypt the corresponding data.
If you are an SAP® administrator or if you have the authorization to use the SE_DECRYPT transaction in SAP®:
Follow the steps described below:
- In SAP® enter the /N/AUDIC/SE_DECRYPT transaction code into the command line.
- In the Selection tab use the selection fields to specify the The Request ID is a unique identifier that is assigned to a process in the SAP® system. Each time you run a SmartExporter data extraction a Request ID is generated. The SAP® administrator needs this ID to generate a key for the decryption. Note that if you run a Data Request several times, for each run a separate Request ID is generated. that was generated when the encrypted data was extracted.
- Click the Search button. In the SmartExporter Data Privacy Decrypt - Detail area the specified Request ID and other information like date and time of the extraction are shown. In the DP fields column the number of encrypted fields is shown. If you want more information on the encrypted fields, click the number in the DP fields column to show an overview. This overview displays the field names of the encrypted fields and the names of the tables they belong to.
- Switch to the Decrypt data tab.
- In the Load data to be decrypted area select the data to be decrypted. You can either load data from a file (via the Browse button) or from the clipboard (via the Load data from clipboard button).
- In the Format area the suitable settings will be made automatically. Check the settings automatically made and make changes, if necessary. The preview in the Data area below will help you to select the correct settings.
- Select the fields you want to decrypt by clicking the column header. Encrypted fields are highlighted with a yellow background color. If you want to select several fields, use the CTRL key.
- In the Decrypt data drop-down menu define if the decrypted data should be displayed in the same column or in a new column.
- Click the Decrypt button. The data will be decrypted. The suffix “_decrypted” will be added to the field names to indicate that these are decrypted fields.
- Click the Save button to select the directory in which you want to save the decrypted data.
If a user of the SmartExporter Data Privacy Decrypt Windows tool asks you to generate a decryption key, proceed as follows:
- Make sure that the user has the right to see the data in plain text.
- To be able to generate a decryption key as SAP® administrator, you need the The Request ID is a unique identifier that is assigned to a process in the SAP® system. Each time you run a SmartExporter data extraction a Request ID is generated. The SAP® administrator needs this ID to generate a key for the decryption. Note that if you run a Data Request several times, for each run a separate Request ID is generated. that was generated when the encrypted data was extracted. The person intending to decrypt data using the SmartExporter Data Privacy Decrypt Windows tool has to provide you with this Request ID. Copy the Request ID into the Request ID field of the selection fields.
- Click the Search button. In the SmartExporter Data Privacy Decrypt - Detail area information on the Data Request specified by the Request ID are shown.
- In the toolbar click the Export key button and in the following prompt decide if you want to save the key to your clipboard or if you want to save it to a file.
- Provide the key to the person who requested it.
If you do not have access to the SAP® system or if you do not have the authorization to run the SE_DECRYPT transaction in SAP®:
If you do not have access to the SAP® system or if you do not have the necessary authorizations, you can use the SmartExporter Data Privacy Decrypt Windows tool to run the decryption.