SAP BW: implementation of analysis authorizations

All users who want to display transaction data from authorization-relevant characteristics or navigation attributes in a query require analysis authorizations. This type of authorization is not based on the standard authorization concept of SAP. Instead, these authorizations use their own concept that takes the features of reporting and analysis in BI into consideration. (Source: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/66/019441b8972e7be10000000a1550b0/content.htm)