A user was assigned data ownership authorizations as shown in the attached screenshot. What will this user be able to do? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

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Options

• AView and update invoices owned by this user's manager
• BView invoices owned by employees who report directly to this user
• CView invoices owned by this user's manager
• DView and update invoices owned by employees who report directly to this user

• A
  12% (6)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  84% (41)

Explanation

In data ownership authorization models (common in SAP and similar ERP systems), access rights differ based on direction in the hierarchy:

• Downward (subordinates): A manager has full view and update rights over data owned by direct reports - this is option D, which is correct.
• Upward (manager): A user can view their manager's data for visibility purposes, but cannot modify it - this is option C, which is correct.

Why A is wrong: The user cannot update their manager's invoices - only view them. Write access does not flow upward in the hierarchy.

Why B is wrong: The user can do more than merely view subordinates' data - they also have update rights. B understates the downward authority.

Memory tip: Think of it as "read up, read-write down." You can see what your boss owns (read only), but you can manage what your team owns (read + write). Authority flows downward, visibility flows upward.

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