Managing users in complex, heterogeneous IT landscapes presents organizations with a host of challenges. Ever-evolving user tasks and responsibilities require constant assignment of new roles and permissions. Regulatory requirements mandating that organizations can state, authoritatively, who has access to which applications at what time adds to the complexity. SAP NetWeaver Identity Management helps you meet these challenges and seamlessly integrate identity management with the business processes within and beyond your enterprise.

With SAP NetWeaver Identity Management, you can manage user access to applications securely and efficiently. The software provides a central mechanism for provisioning users in accordance with their current business roles. It also supports related processes, such as password management, self-service, and approvals workflow. Integration with SAP Business Suite applications, SAP NetWeaver Single Sign-On, and SAP BusinessObjects governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions results in a true business-driven, compliant identity management solution.

With SAP NetWeaver Identity Management you can:

• Increase efficiency and reduce operational costs with:
  • Central management of user identities across SAP and non-SAP applications
  • User self-service capabilities and a rules-driven workflow and approvals process
• Improve flexibility and respond to changing business needs with:
  • Standards-based technology platform and integration framework
  • Seamless integration into the company's business processes
• Deliver greater insight and fulfill compliance requirements with:
  • Extensive logging and auditability through centralized reporting capabilities using SAP Business Warehouse. This includes mapping of one user to identities in all systems, and fully auditable user access across the entire IT landscape.
  • Integration with SAP BusinessObjects GRC solutions for end-to-end compliant, role-based control

SAP NetWeaver Identity Management is role-based, so it knows what systems to which each user requires access to do his or her work. If a user changes positions, SAP NetWeaver Identity Management can change access rights accordingly. Administrators set up the roles, and the software synchronizes permissions across different systems and directories.

Self-service is another important feature of SAP NetWeaver Identity Management. Not only can it reduce the administrative and support costs associated with IT support, but it can also help improve user productivity. Self-service provides users with one place to go to manage their information and take care of tasks such as resetting a password.

All SAP NetWeaver Identity Management functionality is delivered as a component of an integrated, open platform – so access and identity information can be correctly linked with systems, Web services, and business processes. And whether the systems are SAP systems or not, SAP NetWeaver Identity Management enables an uninterrupted flow for your business processes across a heterogeneous landscape.