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When to Redesign SAP Roles: During ECC or Post-Migration to S/4HANA or Rise with SAP

Migrating to SAP S/4HANA or adopting RISE/GROW with SAP is a strategic milestone for organizations aiming to modernize their ERP landscape. However, one critical consideration often overlooked during these transitions is the redesign of SAP roles. The timing of this redesign can significantly influence the success of the migration and the overall efficiency. Should you redesign roles during the ECC phase or wait until after the migration to S/4HANA? This blog explores the key factors driving this decision and introduces the S.M.A.R.T framework—a modern approach to SAP role redesign that ensures compliance, efficiency, and business alignment.

Understanding the Need for Role Redesign

SAP roles are pivotal in defining user access, ensuring compliance, and maintaining operational efficiency. Over time, roles in ECC systems often become bloated with unused authorizations or misaligned with current business needs. This can lead to:

Compliance Risks: Excessive authorizations increase the risk of segregation of duties (SoD) violations.

Migration Complications: Legacy roles with redundancies can complicate the migration process to S/4HANA.

Operational Costs: Since the licensing model is based on assignment and not by usage in S/4HANA and RISE, you may need to procure more licenses than required.

A role redesign ensures clean, streamlined, and compliant access structures, setting the stage for a smooth transition and efficient system post-migration.

ls.ECC vs. S/4HANA: When to Redesign Roles?

Aspect

Redesign During ECC

Redesign Post-Migration to S/4HANA

Compliance

Proactively addresses SoD conflicts and access risks.

Allows compliance alignment with new functionalities post-migration.

Migration Complexity

Simplifies migration with clean and optimized roles.

Reduces redundant effort, focusing only on relevant roles in the new system

Alignment with New Features

May require rework later to incorporate S/4HANA-specific functionalities.

Ensures roles are tailored to new modules, Fiori apps, and processes.

Timeline and Resources

Increases project timelines due to pre-migration workload.

Defers redesign efforts, potentially affecting initial system efficiency.

Business Process Analysis

Limited to existing ECC processes, with potential misalignment after migration.

Better aligned with current and optimized business processes in S/4HANA.

Redesigning SAP Roles with RISE with SAP

If you are moving to RISE with SAP, it is advisable to conduct a complete role redesign during the ECC phase. Once the migration is complete, perform a retrofit to align roles with the cloud-specific requirements introduced by RISE. This approach addresses the unique security, integration, and scalability considerations of a cloud-oriented transformation. You might have many questions at this juncture – What is the best approach? Which tools must be considered? Are there any accelerators that can be used? Can we use stock ready/ready to deploy role structures?

Challenges with Stock Ready Rulesets

Many system integrators offer pre-packaged or stock-ready rulesets as part of their role redesign services. While these rulesets might appear to save time and effort, they often come with significant challenges, making them unsuitable for many businesses. Here’s why the stock-ready approach is not recommended:

Lack of Customization: Stock-ready rulesets are designed to be generic and may not align with the specific needs of your industry or business processes. This can result in inadequate or excessive authorizations.

Compliance Risks: These pre-packaged rulesets may not fully address industry-specific compliance requirements, leaving gaps that could lead to audit findings or regulatory penalties.

Misalignment with Business Processes: Every organization has unique workflows and processes. Stock-ready rulesets may not account for these nuances, leading to inefficiencies and user frustrations.

Post-Implementation Challenges: Organizations often need to spend additional time and resources customizing these rulesets post-implementation, negating the perceived benefits of a quick deployment.

Instead of relying on stock-ready rulesets, organizations should invest in a tailored role redesign approach. This ensures that roles are aligned with specific business processes, compliance requirements, and future scalability needs, delivering long-term value and efficiency. This is where S.M.A.R.T approach/framework can be a life saver.

The S.M.A.R.T Role Redesign Framework

At ToggleNow, we leverage the S.M.A.R.T framework for SAP role redesign. This approach ensures that roles are:

Simplified: Designed to reduce complexity while maintaining operational effectiveness.

Mitigated for Risks: Focused on eliminating SoD conflicts and maintaining regulatory compliance.

Aligned with Business Tasks: Task-based roles ensure that access permissions directly support specific workflows.

Responsive to Change: Built to adapt seamlessly to future business or technical changes.

Transparent and Optimized: Designed with a focus on license optimization to eliminate unnecessary expenditures.

This framework delivers roles that are not only secure but also cost-effective and easy to manage

ToggleNow Advantage

ToggleNow brings a unique value proposition to SAP role redesign initiatives, ensuring a seamless and efficient process tailored to your business needs. Here’s why we stand out:

Customized Solutions: Unlike stock-ready rulesets, ToggleNow develops tailored role designs aligned with your specific business processes, compliance requirements, and industry standards.

Deep Expertise: With extensive experience in SAP role redesign, ToggleNow combines technical proficiency with a deep understanding of regulatory compliance and security best practices.

Innovative Tools:ToggleNow leverages proprietary tools such as Verity, Optimus and accelerators such as xPedite to streamline role redesign, risk analysis, and validation, ensuring faster project delivery.

Focus on Scalability:Our approach ensures that the roles we design are not only compliant and efficient but also scalable, adapting to your future business growth.

Proven Track Record:Trusted by leading organizations, ToggleNow has successfully delivered role redesign projects across diverse industries, enabling smoother migrations and enhanced system performance.

By partnering with ToggleNow, organizations can confidently navigate their SAP transitions, optimizing roles to drive operational excellence and long-term success.

Conclusion

The decision to redesign SAP roles during ECC or post-migration to S/4HANA or RISE with SAP depends on your organization’s priorities, resources, and timeline. Redesigning during ECC can simplify the migration process, while post-migration redesign allows alignment with new functionalities. For RISE with SAP, role redesign becomes even more critical to address cloud-specific requirements.

Moreover, organizations should avoid the pitfalls of stock-ready rulesets and opt for a customized approach that aligns with their unique requirements. By investing in a well-planned redesign, organizations can unlock the full potential of SAP S/4HANA or RISE with SAP, driving operational excellence and business growth.

Talk to Our Experts today to secure your SAP systems with cutting-edge role design

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ToggleNow Is Now an Official SELL Partner for RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP in India!

We’re proud to announce that ToggleNow has been officially recognized as a SELL Partner for both RISE with SAP  and GROW with SAP in India.

This milestone reaffirms our commitment to delivering business transformation through cloud innovation, helping organizations modernize their ERP landscape with greater agility, security, and scalability.

As a SELL Partner, we’re equipped to:

* Guide enterprises through every step of their RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP journeys * Offer tailored solutions that align with your strategic goals * Enable faster, smarter cloud transitions backed by industry expertise

Let’s build intelligent enterprises—together.

Get in touch to explore how we can accelerate your transformation with SAP.

We’re proud to share that 

ToggleNow has officially been recognized as a SELL Partner for both RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP in India.

This significant milestone reflects our ongoing commitment to driving digital transformation through cutting-edge cloud innovation. It empowers us to help organizations of all sizes modernize their ERP landscapes with greater agility, scalability, and security—ensuring they're better equipped to thrive in a rapidly evolving business environment.

A Trusted Partner in Your SAP Journey

Being recognized as a SELL Partner by SAP positions us to offer end-to-end services, from software licensing to implementation and support. This means we are now certified to sell and deliver SAP’s flagship cloud transformation offerings—RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP—with enhanced capability and authority.

Whether you're a fast-growing small business looking to scale or an established enterprise embarking on a digital transformation journey, ToggleNow brings the expertise, tools, and experience needed to ensure success.

What We Bring as a SELL Partner

Our expanded role enables us to:

Guide Enterprises Across Every Stage of Transformation: From initial readiness assessments to deployment and post-go-live support, we provide strategic direction and operational support tailored to each organization's specific needs.

Deliver Tailored Solutions Aligned to Business Goals: Every business is unique. Our team works closely with stakeholders to understand their strategic objectives and design solutions that not only fit but also elevate operational performance.

Accelerate Cloud ERP Adoption: By leveraging our deep SAP expertise and cloud-first approach, we help reduce the complexity, cost, and risk typically associated with ERP migrations. We prioritize faster time-to-value and long-term scalability.

Ensure Ongoing Optimization and Innovation: Post-implementation, our clients benefit from continuous enhancements, optimization strategies, and access to evolving SAP technologies—keeping them ahead of the curve.

Supporting RISE and GROW with SAP

RISE with SAP is a comprehensive, all-in-one offering designed for businesses seeking to transform their existing ERP systems into modern, intelligent cloud environments using SAP S/4HANA Cloud. It includes everything from infrastructure and software to business process intelligence and tools for innovation.

GROW with SAP is tailored for small and mid-sized enterprises, enabling rapid deployment of a ready-to-run cloud ERP. It provides industry best practices, faster implementation timelines, and intuitive interfaces to help companies scale confidently and quickly.

By supporting both offerings, ToggleNow is uniquely positioned to meet the diverse transformation needs of businesses across India.

Why ToggleNow?

Our recognition as a SELL Partner is the result of years of dedicated SAP delivery, a strong track record of success, and a passionate team of professionals who understand the Indian business landscape. We combine deep domain expertise with SAP’s global standards to provide innovative, results-driven solutions.

Let’s Build Intelligent Enterprises—Together

We believe in creating long-term partnerships rooted in value, trust, and innovation. As you look to future-proof your business and unlock new growth opportunities, we’re here to guide and support every step of the way.

Get in touch today to explore how ToggleNow can help accelerate your transformation journey with SAP.

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