Automated Compliance for SAP Applications

What Is SAP Compliance Automation?

SAP compliance automation is the process of replacing manual audit checks (like taking screenshots, exporting logs, and gathering spreadsheets) with continuous, automated technical validation.

Key Capabilities for Effective Compliance Automation

To move from reactive “fire drills” to a proactive state of continuous compliance, Onapsis equips your teams with the following specialized capabilities:

Onapsis replaces the manual effort of logging into systems to take screenshots for auditors. We automatically validate technical controls across your entire landscape and generate audit-ready reports.

What we help you solve: The hundreds of hours your team wastes manually gathering evidence for IT General Controls (ITGCs) and user access reviews.

The result: A centralized audit engine that automates 100% of technical validation, allowing customers to significantly reduce manual audit efforts and accelerate audit cycles (with some organizations reporting up to a 90% reduction in manual workloads) .

Security teams often struggle to translate high-level regulations into technical SAP settings. Onapsis Comply Packs provide out-of-the-box policies that map technical configurations directly to standards like SOX, GDPR, NIST, PCI-DSS, and ISO .

What we help you solve: The complexity of knowing which specific SAP parameter maps to a specific legal requirement.

The result: Instant visibility into your compliance posture without needing expensive external consultants to interpret the rules for you.

Traditional audits are effective only once a year. Onapsis delivers Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) to validate that your security controls are working every single day.

What we help you solve: “Configuration Drift” (where a system is compliant during the audit but falls out of compliance weeks later due to unauthorized changes).

The result: Continuous monitoring of your compliance baseline, which eliminates “surprise findings” during your annual audit because you are fixing issues in real-time.

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Onapsis Comply Packs: The Audit Engine for SAP

Onapsis Comply transforms the Onapsis Assess platform into a powerful audit engine. By adding specialized Comply Packs, you can instantly apply regulatory intelligence to your vulnerability management scans.

Key Features of Onapsis Comply:

  • Framework-Specific Packs: Right-size your compliance coverage with dedicated packs for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Data Privacy (GDPR), PCI DSS, ISO/NIST, and NERC CIP.
  • “Traffic Light” Reporting: Generate structured reports grouped by control points (Pass/Fail) that are designed specifically to communicate status to non-technical auditors.
  • Automated Validation: Verify that manual remediation steps (like configuration changes) were performed correctly without needing to log in to the system.
  • Unified Dashboard: Manage compliance for SAP ECC, S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, and SAP BTP from a single pane of glass.

The Onapsis Advantage

Why do the world’s most regulated organizations trust Onapsis for SAP compliance?

SAP Endorsed App:

As an SAP Endorsed App, our compliance checks are validated to ensure they are accurate and safe to run on production systems without performance impact.

Pre-Packaged Knowledge:

We don’t just give you a tool; we give you the content. Onapsis Research Labs maintains a massive library of policy packs that are updated automatically when regulations change.

Beyond “Segregation of Duties” (SoD):

While GRC tools focus on business process risks (SoD), Onapsis secures the technical application layer beneath them. We validate that the system running your GRC controls hasn’t been tampered with.

Bridging the Gap:

We speak both languages. We translate “Technical SAP” (Tables, Parameters) into “Auditor Speak” (Controls, Risks) helping IT and Audit teams collaborate effectively.

Achieve More Accurate Results

Eliminate the human error inherent in manual sampling. A consistent, reproducible audit process ensures every control is tested thoroughly, delivering greater report accuracy that auditors trust immediately.

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Gain Efficiencies & Increase Productivity

Stop wasting hours on manual data collection. Automate the tedious tasks of audit investigation to free up your team for strategic projects, helping customers drive productivity gains of up to 90% in their compliance efforts .

Realize Immediate Savings

Slash the costs associated with manual audit preparation and external auditor fees. By automating evidence collection and reducing manual workloads, organizations can significantly lower the operational cost of compliance and reduce the billable hours required by external auditors for review.

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Avoid Violations or Audit Findings

Don’t wait for an auditor to find a problem. Get ahead of the audit cycle by proactively assessing your systems against regulatory requirements daily. This continuous visibility helps you avoid surprises and the crippling costs associated with non-compliance, which can average $14.82 million annually according to recent 2025 industry reports on the cost of non-compliance.

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Frequently Asked Questions: SAP Compliance

How does Onapsis ensure ongoing compliance for business applications?

Onapsis moves you away from “point-in-time” compliance to Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM). Instead of checking controls once a year, the Onapsis Platform automatically tests your IT General Controls (ITGCs) and configurations continuously. This allows you to detect “configuration drift” (where a system falls out of compliance due to a change) and fix it immediately, rather than waiting for an auditor to find it months later.

Can Onapsis help with compliance requirements specific to certain industries?

Yes. Onapsis offers specialized Comply Packs tailored to many specific industry regulations. This includes NERC CIP for the utilities and energy sector, PCI DSS for retail and payment processing, and SOX for public companies. We also support general frameworks like ISO and NIST that are widely used across healthcare and manufacturing.

What are the key benefits of using Onapsis for enterprise cybersecurity and compliance?

The primary benefit is the unification of Security and Compliance. By using Onapsis, you achieve:

  1. Efficiency: A significant reduction in manual audit efforts.
  2. Visibility: A clear view of compliance gaps across on-premise and cloud (RISE/BTP) systems.
  3. Cost Savings: Lower external audit fees by providing automated, “audit-ready” evidence reports.

How does Onapsis streamline audit preparation?

Onapsis automates the collection of audit evidence. Instead of your team manually logging into systems to take screenshots or export logs, Onapsis automatically generates structured reports grouped by control points. This allows you to hand auditors a “Traffic Light” report (Green/Red status) that clearly proves your compliance posture, saving hundreds of hours of preparation time.

Does Onapsis replace SAP GRC?

No, Onapsis complements SAP GRC. SAP GRC is excellent for managing user roles and Segregation of Duties (SoD) at the business logic level. Onapsis focuses on the IT General Controls (ITGCs) and technical configuration of the underlying platform (OS, DB, Application). We act as the “technical check” that ensures the system running your GRC rules hasn’t been tampered with or misconfigured.