Approva's client, a global manufacturer and distributor of a taste-tempting array of food products, this publicly traded company is subject to the regulations spawned by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and is actively engaged in efforts to ensure continued compliance. With over 3,500 SAP users, and plans to add more, establishing internal visibility into controls and their ongoing maintenance were critical requirements. BizRights web-based interface proved of great benefit to the cross-functional management team. With its ease of use, and the ability to interpret and display SAP application security codes and configuration settings in the form of readily understood business rules. The Business Controls Workbench, with a wealth of pre-defined rules, configuration checks, and policy examinations, let the team become productive faster.
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