You check a user's authorization to view data using an AUTHORITY-CHECK statement. What happens if the user does not have the requisite authorization?

When a user's authorization to view data is checked using an AUTHORITY-CHECK statement in ABAP, if the user does not have the requisite authorization, the system sets the sy-subrc variable to a value unequal to 0. This indicates that the authorization check has failed. As a result of this failure, the user is automatically prevented from seeing the data.

This automatic prevention is crucial for security and ensures that users only have access to the data they are authorized to view, thereby maintaining data integrity and confidentiality. The developer does not need to implement any additional logic to restrict access, as this functionality is inherently part of the AUTHORITY-CHECK statement’s mechanism in ABAP. Therefore, observing the sy-subrc value allows developers to determine whether the authorization check was successful and take appropriate action if necessary.

The other options suggest scenarios where the developer must manually intervene or imply that the authorization check provides an incorrect value for sy-subrc, which does not accurately reflect how the AUTHORITY-CHECK statement operates within the SAP system.