SAP Indirect & Digital Access

Using SAP software via third-party systems is known as indirect access or indirect usage.

SAP has recently provided an output, or document- based model to license this use, referred to as digital access. We’ll help identify any hidden non-compliance and resolve any issues before an audit.

SAP indirect licensing specialists

The details of your SAP contracts will often be unclear, meaning that you may well be unaware that your indirect or digital access usage may need to be licensed.

When your organization is audited, SAP will identify any third-party integrations as non-compliant. This can result in significant fees; it is not worth the risk.

We will identify and where possible mitigate risks before SAP bring them up. Alternatively, if you’ve already been audited, we can help to address and dismantle any of SAP’s indirect access claims, reducing any potential settlements.

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SAP indirect licensing specialists

The details of your SAP contracts will often be unclear, meaning that you may well be unaware that your indirect or digital access usage may need to be licensed.

When your organization is audited, SAP will identify any third-party integrations as non-compliant. This can result in significant fees; it is not worth the risk.

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Key services

Indirect Access

This refers to any of your users accessing SAP via a non-SAP interface and who do not have a Named User license.
Often a hidden area of compliance, indirect access is not measurable by tools.

Every organization will have third-party tools accessing their SAP system, it’s inevitable. Our experts are here to help identify where there is a need for extra SAP licenses to accommodate, and to show you ways to potentially reduce compliance risks due to indirect access.

Our advice is tailored to your unique needs. By taking the time to understand your software architecture, we can deliver a clear outlook of your indirect access exposure.

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Digital Access

SAP introduced digital access as an alternative licensing model to indirect access in 2018. The purpose was to provide customers with a more quantifiable approach to licensing indirect access.

Digital access refers to the creation of documents within the SAP system that are created externally. This typically involves documents generated by third-party systems and subsequently sent to SAP.

While many customers currently license this usage through indirect access, digital access can be more cost-effective and easier to measure. This enables SAP customers to maintain compliance more effectively. You may even be required to move to the digital access licensing model when migrating to S/4HANA or S/4HANA Cloud.

Our service evaluates whether digital access is the appropriate licensing model for your organization. We thoroughly assess both indirect access and digital access models, offering recommendations on the most commercially advantageous option for your organization. Alternatively, if you already utilize digital access, we can assist in accurately monitoring your usage.

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Benefits of our indirect access support

Identify Risk

Uncover unmeasurable compliance risks that you may not have been aware of. Indirect Access is unmeasurable meaning that there could be a large amount of additional license requirements that you were not aware of or have budgetted for. ITAA can identify and help you reduce any non-compliance in a commercially beneficial way.

Be Audit Ready

Take control of your SAP Indirect licensing to prepare for a potential audit

Achieve best value

Understand the cost of moving to the Digital Access licensing model and also understand what commercial models are available to you to reduce the price you pay.

Take control

Have clarity on how to manage your complex SAP licenses. Indirect Access is unmeasurable meaning that there could be a large amount of additional license requirements that you were not aware of or have budgeted for. ITAA can identify and help you reduce any non-compliance in a commercially beneficial way.

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