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Named User Reclassification Guide
The most effective single lever for reducing SAP license cost. How to classify users by actual transaction usage rather than role assignment, and how to sustain the reclassification through the operating model.
22Pages
18Minute read
2026Updated
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- Why role based classification consistently overstates the count of Professional users
- How to build the transaction usage evidence pack that SAP review will accept
- The classification ladder and the rules that move a user one tier down without risk
- The lifecycle controls that prevent the reclassification from being undone in six months
- How to handle service accounts, shared logons, and the long tail of dormant users
- The steady state cadence that keeps the user mix optimized through renewal
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