Indirect access and digital access
We assess the most important compliance issues based on contract analysis. Is our customer sufficiently licensed or can SAP® demand more? Most notably, we assess indirect access to SAP® systems via third-party systems as well as the use of third-party solutions in the SAP® system itself.
Content of the SAP® indirect access service package:
- Explanation of indirect access, categorisation of interfaces and demonstration of argumentation guidelines
- Detailed analysis of representative interfaces (at least one interface per category identified)
- Evaluation of financial risks for the analysed interfaces
- Explanation of add-on use or NetWeaver Foundation for Third Party Applications
- Detailed analysis of representative add-ons (at least one add-on per category identified)
- Evaluation of financial risks for the analysed add-ons
- Development of a recommended course of action
Detailed analysis of the interfaces and add-on is documented in an Excel template developed by Sandmeier Consulting.
The results documentation also includes a summary of the analysis results, including a recommended course of action, in PowerPoint.
Since 2018, digital access has been the new SAP® metric with which indirect access can be licensed. As our customers’ digitalisation concepts grow increasingly complex, the volume of digital access to be licensed is expected to grow. We use the service package to determine a valid volume of digital documents to be licensed.
As an expansion of the ‘indirect access’ service package, we offer the SAP® Digital Access service package with the following:
- Explanation of digital access and the digital access metric (documents)
- Detailed analysis of the digital access estimation report (via SAP® or, alternatively, an SAM tool)
- Assessment of the financial risk
- Development of a recommended course of action
Detailed analysis of the digital access estimation report is documented in an Excel template developed by Sandmeier Consulting.
The results documentation also includes a summary of the analysis results, including a recommended course of action, in PowerPoint.
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Contract analysis
Assessment of risks and potential in the context of SAP licence management requires analysis of your SAP contracts. Our solicitors are experts in this field and bridge the gap between the technical aspects of SAP® licences and SAP® licensing contracts.
We can assess compliance risks by developing the contractual framework for usage rights on the basis of contract analysis and by comparing it with and defending it against compliance requirements.
SAP licence potential analysis
Our SAP potential analysis package includes analysis of your SAP contracts and your SAP licence estates. We compare these with your SAP licence requirements and assess the potential, on the basis of which you will receive a viable recommendation for licence procurement and contract preparation.
S/4HANA migration
The S/4HANA Migration service package encompasses contract analysis, determination of digital access and potential analysis with a focus on comparing the options of a contract with those of product conversion. You can expect from us a clear recommendation for your S/4HANA licensing strategy along your S/4HANA road map.
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Reinhold Mühlbeyer, CEO Arntz Optibelt Group
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