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Governance describes the framework within which a company manages and monitors its identity management and access controls: Who makes which decisions? What policies apply? Who is responsible if something goes wrong? In the SAP context, this means, specifically: clear role assignments, documented processes, defined control mechanisms, and a traceable decision history – from individual user requests to system-wide authorization strategies.
Compliance ensures that these governance structures also meet external requirements: legal regulations, industry standards, internal audit requirements, and audits by external auditors. In SAP systems, which form the backbone of many business processes – from financial accounting to human resources management to the supply chain – compliance is not an optional consideration but an operational necessity.
Conflicts related to the segregation of duties develop gradually. A user may be able to create and approve orders, as well as record and process payments. Without systematic monitoring, these risks can go undetected for years.
Authorizations such as full system access, debugging in production, or table modifications without logging pose a significant security risk – especially if they are granted without proper oversight or are never revoked.
Who granted which permissions, when – and why? Without thorough documentation and an audit trail, answering these questions in the event of an audit is time-consuming or simply impossible.
Employees change departments, leave the company, or take on new responsibilities – yet their old access authorizations often remain in place. Regular recertifications are not conducted or are not consistently enforced.
Firefighter accounts and emergency users are operationally necessary – but without a clear framework for requesting, using, and logging them, they become an uncontrolled security risk.
On-premises, cloud, and hybrid scenarios – each system has its own control mechanisms. Most companies lack a comprehensive compliance framework that uniformly covers all systems and provides a consolidated view of risks.
You always know who has access to what – and why. Risks are identified before they become a problem.
Centralized authorization reporting
Real-time SoD risk analysis
Complete audit trail
Consolidated view across all systems
Defined processes and technical controls ensure that risks do not arise – or are immediately identified and addressed.
Preventive SoD checks during role assignment
Automated risk escalation
Mitigation controls for exceptions
Emergency access with logging (firefighter)
Every decision is documented, and every access is traceable. Audits and inspections become routine, not the exception.
Audit-ready documentation
Periodic recertification
Automated compliance reports
Traceability for auditors
From our blog
The implementation of SAP S/4HANA requires adjustments to the roles and authorizations for users. The careful execution of these adjustments plays a decisive role in ensuring functioning business processes and smooth operations, as users cannot access the required functionalities of SAP S/4HANA without the appropriate roles and authorizations
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