Who is responsible for owning an SAP HANA Deployment Infrastructure (HDI) role?

The responsibility for owning an SAP HANA Deployment Infrastructure (HDI) role lies with the container-specific technical user. In an HDI environment, this user is critical because they are specifically designed to create and manage the various database objects within a defined container. They have the required privileges and capabilities to perform tasks related to the deployment and management of the application artifacts, ensuring that the applications function correctly within the database.

The container-specific technical user facilitates the connection between the application and the database, allowing for a more streamlined development process that adheres to the principles of application lifecycle management. Their role is essential for managing aspects such as authorization and the lifecycle of database artifacts, which are central to the successful use of SAP HANA's capabilities.

Other roles, such as system administrators, database administrators, and application developers, perform their specific functions but do not own the HDI role that is specifically tied to container management. System administrators focus on overall system health and access control, while database administrators typically handle broader database management tasks, and application developers work on programming and developing applications rather than directly managing the deployment infrastructure responsibilities reserved for the container-specific technical user.