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Audit your SAP authorization model on evidence, not assumption.

Most SAP authorization estates accumulate excess access over a decade of incremental change. We audit the model against actual usage, redesign the role catalog under a least privilege principle, and migrate users with a full audit trail. No SAP relationship, no implementation pull through motive.

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What we do

Four pillars of credible SAP authorization audit.

Whether you are responding to an authorization finding, preparing for an S/4HANA conversion, or modernizing a legacy role catalog, our audit work spans four pillars from data driven assessment through clean state cutover.

Area 01

Usage based authorization audit

We audit the authorization model against actual usage from SU24 and STAD data, identifying every assigned authorization that has not been exercised in the past twelve months.

  • SU24, STAD, and ST03N data extraction and analysis
  • Unused authorization quantification per user and role
  • Risk classification by transaction code and object
Area 02

Role catalog redesign

We redesign the role catalog around business function, not historical accident, with derived roles that scale across organizational units and clean separation between transactional and reporting access.

  • Master derived role architecture with org levels
  • Function based catalog mapped to position roles
  • Composite and single role rationalization
Area 03

Least privilege migration

We migrate every user to the new least privilege role assignment with full audit trail, parallel period support, and rollback options that protect operational continuity.

  • Mass reassignment with parallel access period
  • Helpdesk and rollback support during cutover
  • Day one steady state operating model
Area 04

Sustainment and governance

We hand over the role design documentation, naming conventions, and request management workflows needed to keep the catalog clean as the business evolves post cutover.

  • Role design standards and naming conventions
  • User access review and recertification cadence
  • Role change management workflow and approval
Our approach

Our five step authorization audit methodology

Whether you are remediating a finding or preparing for S/4HANA conversion, our authorization engagements follow the same five phases.

01

Extract

Confidential extraction of SU24, STAD, and ST03N data spanning a representative twelve month usage window.

02

Audit

Usage based audit of the existing authorization model with unused authorization and risk classification output.

03

Redesign

Role catalog redesign around business function with master derived architecture and clean composite structure.

04

Migrate

Mass user migration to the new role assignment with parallel period, helpdesk support, and audit trail.

05

Govern

Sustainment with documented design standards, recertification cadence, and role change workflow.

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Measurable outcomes

Measurable outcomes when SAPAudits redesigns your authorization estate.

Across more than seventy authorization audit and redesign engagements with Fortune 500 clients, our consulting work delivers consistent outcomes that internal audit, security, and operations can rely on.

70%
Reduction in assigned accessacross redesigned estates, measured as the count of assigned authorization values removed during least privilege migration.
85%
Reduction in role catalog sizeafter rationalization, with master derived architecture replacing decade old composite role sprawl.
14 weeks
Median engagement lengthfrom extraction to steady state, with parallel period support included for high risk processes.
0
Material operational incidentsduring cutover across SAPAudits authorization migrations in the most recent three year window.
Client outcome

Global pharmaceutical company removes seventy percent of assigned access

"Our authorization estate had grown for fifteen years with no architecture. SAPAudits audited usage, redesigned the catalog around business function, and migrated thirty thousand users to least privilege with zero material incidents. The new model passed external audit walkthrough on first review."
Vice President of Information Security, global pharmaceutical company (Fortune 100)
30,000Users migrated
70%Reduction in assigned access
85%Reduction in role catalog size
0Material cutover incidents
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The SAP Authorization Audit Methodology

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SAP Role Catalog Redesign Playbook

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Least Privilege Migration on SAP

Mass user reassignment, parallel period management, and cutover governance for SAP authorization migrations.

Start the conversation

Talk to a senior authorization advisor.

Every authorization engagement begins with a confidential review of your current role catalog, recent audit findings, and operational constraints. We respond within one business day with an initial point of view from a senior advisor.

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Tell us about your authorization estate and what is driving the engagement
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We respond within 24 hours with an initial assessment
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All consultations are confidential. We respond within 24 hours.

Confidential consultation

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Tell us your situation. We respond within 24 hours with an initial assessment. No fee, no obligation, no SAP relationship.

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