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Authorisation concept
A documented set of rules that specifies which roles and authorisations SAP users are granted. According to Sandmeier Consulting, this must now be both licence-compliant and audit-proof.
Authorisation Object
An SAP security element that controls which actions a user is permitted to perform and in what context; in the context of licensing, it also forms the basis for determining the required licence type.
Artificial Intelligence – Proof of Value
A short-term project that demonstrates the concrete business benefits (not just technical feasibility) of an AI use case before investing in full-scale implementation.
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Best Practice SAP Authorisations Consultancy Package
Implementation of a template-based, tried-and-tested authorisation concept.
Business Model & Process Innovation
Service module that views business model and process changes as the basis for IT decisions – IT should support processes, not define them.
Business Model Innovation
Consultancy package for the further development of the corporate business model.
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Compliance Audit (indirect use)
Package for checking whether external systems or interfaces use SAP indirectly and thereby trigger additional licensing obligations (“indirect use”).
Contract Analysis Package from SAP Licence Consultancy
Review of existing SAP contracts to identify potential for optimisation and risks.
Customisation (Rulesets)
Adaptation of the predefined ‘license-one’ classification rules to customer-specific SAP contract terms or internal early-warning systems.
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Digital SAP Licence Manager
An automation solution developed by Sandmeier Consulting based on Snow Optimizer for SAP and UiPath, which automates manual licence management tasks and expands rule sets using AI.
Digital Access
SAP licence metric for indirect use of SAP systems, measured, amongst other things, via the SAP Passport Report.
Digital Excellence
A service area that treats IT as part of the organisation’s value creation: sourcing, business model and process innovation, solution architecture
and intelligent automation (RPA/AI).
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Engine Licensing
A licensing model for individual SAP ‘engines’ (add-on modules/functions), which, according to Sandmeier Consulting, is not always consistently mapped to the STAR Service.
Estimation Report
An alternative or supplementary SAP report for estimating Digital Access usage, the results of which, according to license one, should also be critically reviewed.
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FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications
Software asset management tool from Flexera for SAP environments
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Intelligent Automation
An umbrella term for the use of AI and RPA as application-independent tools for the rapid implementation of digitalisation ideas.
IT Contract for Work and Materials
A type of contract for IT projects in which a defined deliverable (result) is owed rather than simply working hours.
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license one
Cloud platform from Sandmeier Consulting (distributed via license one digital GmbH) for ‘SAP Licence Intelligence’: licence management plus ‘what-if’ simulations, forecasts and benchmarks.
Licence and maintenance tender
Consultancy package for the competitive tendering of SAP licence and maintenance contracts.
Low-code SaaS
Cloud applications that can be configured with minimal programming effort – at Sandmeier Consulting, these include Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI and Azure.
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Passport Report
SAP report for measuring indirect usage of an SAP system – the basis for Digital Access licensing.
Platform Innovation
Consultancy package for the further development of the underlying IT/application platform (listed on the website without further details).
Potential Analysis
Package for identifying potential savings and optimisation opportunities within the existing SAP licence portfolio.
Process Innovation
Consultancy package for the redesign/optimisation of business processes.
Process-Oriented IT Assessment
Assessment of the IT landscape based on business processes rather than technology.
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RISE with SAP
Cloud bundle offering from SAP for migration to S/4HANA (infrastructure, software and services from a single source). According to Sandmeier Consulting, customers should factor in more elements into the business case than the offer initially suggests.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Automation of rule-based, repetitive IT processes using software ‘robots’; implemented at Sandmeier Consulting using UiPath, amongst other solutions.
Role analysis (from the perspective of SAP licences / STAR)
Analysis of SAP authorisation roles with the aim of optimising licence costs. Links authorisation management with licence management, based, amongst other things, on the STAR framework.
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Specification
A document in which a company sets out its functional and technical requirements for an IT solution to be procured – the basis for vendor selection and tendering.
S/4HANA
The fourth generation of the SAP Business Suite, based on the SAP HANA in-memory database; according to Sandmeier Consulting, it has the potential to fundamentally transform business models and processes.
S/4HANA Conversion
The technical and licensing-related migration of an existing SAP ERP system to S/4HANA (system conversion rather than a new implementation).
S/4HANA Security & Licence Check
A brief analysis (‘Quick Check’) that examines authorisation and licensing issues in relation to S/4HANA together.
S/4HANA Architecture
Consultancy package for designing the system architecture as part of an S/4HANA implementation or migration.
samplics
A set of rules developed by Sandmeier Consulting that translates the SAP price list into permitted SAP transactions by licence type. Forms the basis for usage-based licensing rules and SAP licence measurements; available for Snow, Flexera, ServiceNow and license one.
samplics STAR (set of rules)
An extension of samplics that builds on the SAP STAR service and utilises its authorisation objects for licence measurement. Also addresses gaps and inconsistencies in the original STAR service.
SAP Cloud (Cost Transparency)
A license one function that compares the costs of SAP Cloud solutions with actual usage.
SAP License Excellence
Sandmeier Consulting’s range of services relating to SAP licence consultancy: contract analysis, compliance audits, potential analysis, S/4HANA architecture and conversion consultancy, as well as RISE with SAP consultancy.
SAP Licence Intelligence
A term coined by license one to describe SAP licence management that goes beyond a simple inventory and provides simulations, decision-making templates and benchmarks for on-premises and cloud architectures.
SAP Licence Consultancy
Advice for IT and procurement decision-makers on SAP licence agreements and strategy, aimed at achieving maximum flexibility whilst optimising costs and reducing compliance risks.
SAP Licence Management
The operational and analytical foundation of licence consultancy – including the basis for the preparation and execution of SAP audits. Offered as a service or based on pre-configured tool solutions.
SAP Remote Audit
A licence audit conducted remotely by SAP, whose rule base is formed, amongst other things, by the STAR Service.
SAP Security Excellence
A service area for SAP authorisation management. The aim is to create an authorisation concept that is both licence-efficient and audit-proof –
particularly relevant since S/4HANA.
SAP Authorisation Management
Ongoing maintenance, further development and monitoring of authorisation concepts – closely integrated with licence management since S/4HANA.
SAP Usage Measurement
Survey of actual system usage to determine correct licensing – the basis for audits and licence optimisation; can be carried out based on transaction usage
or on authorisations.
Snow Optimizer for SAP
A software asset management tool from Flexera, designed specifically for SAP environments; forms the basis, amongst other things, for Sandmeier Consulting’s “digital SAP licence manager”.
Software Asset Management (SAM)
Publisher Pack for SAP – an extension module from ServiceNow for SAP-specific licence management; also compatible with samplics.
Solution Architecture
Service module for the development of bespoke solution architectures based on standard technologies and best-of-breed approaches, with a focus on SAP and Microsoft environments.
Sourcing
Service module for selecting suitable enterprise applications (primarily ERP/CRM) including integration into the system architecture.
STAR Service (SAP)
Set of rules provided by SAP for deriving licence requirements from authorisation objects; forms the basis of an SAP Remote Audit.
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UiPath
Commercial RPA platform used by Sandmeier Consulting for the automation of licence management processes.
Usage Analysis
Determination of the most cost-effective licence type for each user based on actual transaction usage (SAP Business Suite/ERP and S/4HANA, both on-premises and cloud/RISE).
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Vendor selection
A structured selection process involving competing software and service providers, based on defined criteria.
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What-if simulation – a feature of license one
Simulation of alternative licensing or contractual scenarios to assess their cost and risk implications in advance.
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Xiting Tool Integration (XAMS)
Integration of Xiting’s authorisation management software (XAMS – Xiting Authorisations Management Suite) into existing SAP landscapes.
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