SAP Access Risk Report: What to Include and How to Build One That Actually Helps
An access risk report documents the access-related risks identified in an ERP landscape — SoD violations, critical access, over-privileged users, and organizational scope breaches — plus recommended remediation. A good SAP access risk report answers three questions: who holds risky access?, what would go wrong if they used it?, and what should we fix first?
MTC Skopos delivers the underlying access risk data as structured models ready for Power BI, Tableau, or any BI platform — so your report reflects your priorities, not a vendor's fixed dashboard template.
Looking for the analysis engine, not the report deliverable? See the SAP Access Risk Analysis tool page for authorization-level SoD and critical access detection. This article focuses on what belongs in the report you produce from that analysis.
Most GRC platforms lock you into their idea of what an access risk report should look like. Cookie-cutter dashboards that may miss what matters in your environment. MTC Skopos works differently: we give you the risk intelligence, you decide how to use it and how to visualize it.
What Belongs in a SAP Access Risk Report
A credible SAP access risk report covers five categories of findings:
| Finding category | What it shows | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| SoD violations | Users who can perform two or more conflicting functions (e.g., create vendor + approve payment) | Fraud and error risk; SOX-relevant |
| Critical access | Users with access to sensitive transactions (SU01, SE38, SCC4, SM59) | Single-action high-damage risk |
| Over-privileged users | Users with access they never exercise — privilege creep | Audit exposure; license cost; fraud surface |
| Organizational scope violations | Access crossing company codes, plants, or profit centers outside a user's scope | Internal control breakdown; data leakage |
| Did-do evidence | Which risks were actually executed vs which remained dormant | Separates theoretical from realized risk — prioritizes remediation |
A report that covers only SoD violations misses the other four. Most commercial GRC reports do exactly that. MTC Skopos generates all five in a single pass.
We're Security Consultants, Not a BI company
Here's the thing, we're not trying to build the prettiest interface. We're security consultants who know what data actually helps you fix access risks. While other vendors focus on flashy dashboards, we focus on delivering the insights that matter.
That's why MTC Skopos provides ready-to-use data models and plug-and-play Power BI dashboards instead of another proprietary platform. You get proven security intelligence without getting locked into our way of visualizing it.
Real Flexibility, Not Just Marketing Speak
- Start Smart, Customize Everything: Our data models come from years of security consulting. They focus on the access patterns and risks that actually cause problems, not just what's easy to chart. Use our Power BI templates as a starting point, then adapt them to your environment.
- Use Your Existing Tools: Already invested in Power BI, Tableau, or other analytics platforms? Great. Our data models integrate with what you already have instead of forcing you to learn another system.
- Own Your Analytics: No vendor lock-in means you control your security insights. Modify reports, add new metrics, or integrate with other tools—it's your data and your choice.
Built by People Who Actually Do Security Work
We've seen how access risks play out in real environments. We know which compliance violations cause the most damage and what information security teams actually need to prioritize their work. Our data models emphasize the stuff that matters: risky privilege combinations, segregation of duties violations, and access patterns that signal real threats like SoD conflicts in SAP. Not just vanity metrics that look good in executive presentations.
MTC Skopos exports risk analysis results and authorization data in formats ready for immediate import into Power BI and other visualization platforms. We provide pre-built Power BI dashboard templates so you can start analyzing your data right away.
Focus on Security
- Identify Real Risks: Spend less time fighting with inflexible reporting tools and more time addressing the access risks and compliance gaps that our models help you identify. Start with a quick risk assessment to understand where your biggest exposures are.
- Scale Your Analytics: Build on proven data models that grow with your security program
- Stay Independent: Avoid vendor lock-in by building your security insights on industry-standard platforms like Power BI, ensuring you retain control over your analytical investments.
MTC Skopos: Security Intelligence, Your Way
MTC Skopos transforms access governance by providing the security intelligence foundation your team needs without constraining how you use those insights.
Our approach recognizes that effective security analytics require both deep domain expertise and analytical flexibility: combining our security consulting experience with enterprise-grade data models that adapt to your unique environment.
Say goodbye to one-size-fits-all security dashboards and hello to intelligent, flexible access governance with MTC Skopos: empowering your security team to build the insights that matter most to your organization's risk profile.
Related articles
- What is SoD (Segregation of Duties)?
- SoD Conflicts in SAP: 177+ Risks & Detection Guide
- Practical SAP Security: A Collaborative Approach
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