SAP SoD: What Are Segregation of Duties Conflicts?

SAP segregation of duties, commonly called SoD, is a control principle that prevents one person from having combinations of access that could create an unacceptable business risk.

Examples of SoD conflicts

A classic example is combining vendor master creation with payment processing. Another may involve creating a purchase order and approving the related transaction. The appropriate rule set depends on the organization’s processes and risk policy.

Why manual SoD analysis becomes difficult

Large SAP landscapes may contain thousands of users and roles. Reviewing combinations manually in spreadsheets can be slow and difficult to repeat consistently.

How an SAP SoD tool helps

SimpAudit supports user-level and role-level SoD analysis, risk scoring and reporting. This helps security and audit teams identify higher-priority conflicts and focus investigation where it matters most.

Remediation is important

Not every technical conflict represents an unacceptable business risk. Teams should validate the finding, consider mitigating controls and document the remediation decision.