White Drive Motors and Steering
This case shows how simplifying SAP roles and authorizations cut through complexity, reduced risk exposure, and turned a fragile setup into something the business can actually rely on.
Case - White Drive Motors and Steering
Strengthening SAP Governance with a CleanRoles & Authorization Design
Customer Intro
White Drive Motors and Steering is a global manufacturer of orbital motors and steering solutions, serving industrial and mobile equipment markets worldwide.
As the organization continues to grow, White Drive Motors and Steering identified the need to modernize and simplify its SAP authorization & roles model to ensure strong governance, improved audit readiness, and easier day-to-day operations.
Problem/ Goal
• Increased Segregation of Duties (SoD) risks across critical business processes
• Time-consuming audit preparation and manual access reviews
• Difficult role maintenance and onboarding, driven by complex and inconsistent role design
Solution
White Drive Motors and Steering partnered with 1DigitalTrust to redesign their SAP authorization and role concept with a strong focus on simplicity, control, and sustainability.
The engagement included:
A complete redesign of SAP roles and authorizations, aligned to business functions
• Introduction of a standardized and simplified role model to reduce complexity
• Stronger SoD enforcement through clear separation of critical activities
• Improved transparency into user access for governance, audit, and compliance purposes
• The new design established a clean and future-proof SAP authorization framework that is easier to manage and extend.
Results & Benefits
Following the redesign, White Drive Products and Steering achieved:
• Significantly improved audit readiness and faster audit response
• Reduced SoD risks and stronger access controls
• Simpler and faster role setup and onboarding
• A cleaner and more transparent SAP authorization landscape
• Lower operational effort for ongoing access management
• Improved visibility that also supports SAP license compliance oversight
“The new SAP authorization design has made a significant difference for us. Responding to audits is now much easier, roles are simpler to set up and maintain, and the overall authorization model is far cleaner and less complicated. As an added benefit, the improved transparency also helps us stay in better control of SAP license compliance.”
Adrian Baran
Global IT Manager