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The cloud has transformed how we deploy, scale, and maintain enterprise software. For many organizations, migrating ERP systems like Infor LN, SAP S/4HANA, or Oracle Cloud to the cloud promises lower infrastructure costs, faster deployment, and improved flexibility. But when it comes to Segregation of Duties (SoD)—one of the foundational pillars of internal controls—does the cloud make life easier or …
We have all seen it happen. An ERP system is implemented five or ten years ago with a clean, theoretical security model. But then, reality sets in. Employees change departments, people leave, “temporary” access is granted during crunch times, and new users are set up by simply copying the permissions of existing ones. Fast forward to today, and your ERP …
Welcome to the final post in our series on optimizing onboarding with Dynaflow Solutions. So far, we’ve covered the basics of onboarding and provided a step-by-step guide. Today, we’ll explore best practices to ensure a smooth onboarding process, especially when employees change roles or job functions. Best Practices for Onboarding Standardize Processes: Develop a standardized onboarding checklist to ensure consistency …
Access reviews are a systematic process aimed at ensuring that only authorized personnel have access to specific data and functionalities within an ERP system. Understanding what access reviews typically entail can help organizations implement them more effectively. Key Components of Access Reviews User Identification: The first step in an access review is identifying all users who have access to the …
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are the backbone of many organizations, integrating various functions such as finance, human resources, supply chain, and customer relationship management into a single cohesive system. Given the critical nature of these systems, ensuring that only authorized personnel have access to sensitive data and functionalities is paramount. This is where access reviews come into play. Why …
Practical Case: Access Management in five steps ERP ecosystems play a critical role in the success of companies, in many industries and in many countries. Supply chains depend on the integrity and availability of these systems. Company reputation easily can be damaged by fraudulent activities in these increasingly complex IT environments. To ensure integrity, companies typically apply controls – measures …
Integration = Efficiency ERP systems have been around for a long time. And for a good reason. The out-of-the-box integrations within an ERP system allow companies to reach high levels of efficiency. Integration of the sales, planning, purchasing, production, delivery and accounts receivable processes is not only very effective in an integrated environment, it also diminishes the probability of human …
After go-live, there will be situations for users not being able to perform their job because they don’t have the required authorizations. If this happens, at least it is a sign that authorizations were not given too generous. Nevertheless, these issues are to be resolved. Understandably, users tend to take a short-cut, to get the required authorizations as soon as …
In addition to the operational process to identify conflicts, it is necessary to periodically review the underlying elements. This is mainly about the roles and the controls. A role review can take place on two levels. Assess whether the role only provides access to the necessary application components Assess whether the employees are linked to the right role(s). The first …
Large companies often arise from various acquisitions and mergers with other companies. Every acquired company typically has its own ERP environment, which cannot simply be replaced. That is why these companies often have multiple ERP systems. However, when processes are integrated, employees may have access to multiple ERP systems to perform their duties. If we look at the applications that …
