Authorization Process Manager

Building and testing roles in SAP requires resources and time. The SAP certified tool Authorization Process Manager reduces the resources and time needed within:

role development in SAP,
authorization testing in SAP and
handling of authorization errors in SAP

The detailed resource reductions per task in a SAP Authorization Project are as follows:

Task	Resources saved (%)
*Build and Define SAP roles:*
SAP Role Design Process	15%
Business people involved to deliver data	15%
Build role Complexity - High "Prototyping"	50%
Build role Complexity - Medium	33%
Build role Complexity - Low	33%

*Prepare for SAP authorization test:*
Creation of SAP test users	0%
SAP test user administration	80%
SAP test user management	80%
Test planning and estimation of workload	60%

*Functional Unit Test of SAP roles:*
Reporting of authorization errors	90%
Waiting time to continue /restart test	90%
Overview and status of executed tests	90%
Test calendar time	90%

*SAP role Integration Test:*
Reporting of SAP authorization errors	90%
Waiting time to continue test	90%
Overview and status of executed tests	90%
Test calendar time	90%

*Handling of SAP errors from tests:*
Administration of incoming errors	70%
Missing data (communication with test users)	66%
SAP Authorization team burn (stand by)	66%
Documentation of SAP error handling	100%
Transport management	80%

*SAP Test Validation:*
Report test progress	50%
Follow up on testers	25%

Source: Actual savings from a customer’s authorization project.

This is why companies that run SAP purchase the SAP certified tool Authorization Process Manager when they are about to start an authorization project like:

a SAP Authorization Redesign project,
a SAP GRC project,
a SAP SoD project,
a SAP ERP upgrade,
a SAP ERP implementation,
or another SAP authorization project.

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