User access in SAP is one of those things that rarely breaks overnight. It erodes quietly until it causes real damage. At first, it’s just convenience: “Just give them the same access as John.” Later, it’s chaos: critical transactions available to people who don’t need them, and audit reports that don’t add up.
We’ve seen it too often:
- A junior exec with access to change pricing
- A temp staff with deletion rights
- Entire departments with overlapping, uncontrolled permissions
And it usually starts with good intentions… and no process.
Why SAP access gets messy (fast)
Unlike system errors, access risks don’t throw red flags. There’s no system popup that says “Too many people have approval rights.” Instead, things drift:
- Roles are cloned instead of reviewed
- Emergency access becomes permanent
- Business users request “just in case” permissions—never revoked
Over time, you end up with:
- SoD (Segregation of Duties) violations
- Conflicts between roles
- Audit issues you discover after the audit
But access clean-up is hard, right?
Not if you start from the right place. At Britemotion, we don’t just audit what’s there. We work with you to:
- Re-map roles to actual job functions
- Spot high-risk combinations and flag them early
- Build practical controls (not just theoretical ones)
- Help internal teams manage access better moving forward
In short, it’s about restoring control and not removing access.
What to ask your team today
- Do we know who has access to what?
- Do we know why?
- Do we know who approved it?
If the answer is unclear, it’s time for a clean-up. Because in SAP, access is power and too much power in the wrong place is never a small issue.