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STEP 1: AS-IS SCAN WITH THE WEST TRAX KPI ANALYZER
Cybersecurity and process modernization begin with a clear view of what is.
With the West Trax KPI Analyzer, you can capture the entire current state of your SAP ERP system – including all 6 levels – in just a few hours.
Other providers take months or even a year to do this – and even then, crucial details such as the following are often missing:
• Transaction codes (Tcodes) that make up processes
• Document types by process, user, and user behavior
• Fit-gap mapping
• Benchmarks from 15 industries
➡️ With the KPI Analyzer, you get all of this automated – in hours instead of months.
Why is this so important?
The more you know about the actual usage of your SAP system, the more informed you can drive the clean core, clean up legacy issues, and strategically prepare your migration to S/4HANA.
A central factor in this is: Custom Code. In many SAP systems, the proportion is over 45%, and often even over 70%.
When you also factor in human misassumptions, incorrect redesigns, and project delays, it quickly becomes clear why migrations cost trust – and can fail.
With West Trax, you regain planning certainty and trust.
The KPI Analyzer provides you with:
• All relevant transactions and document types by process
• Fit-gap analyses and benchmark comparisons
• User-related evaluations
• A complete factual basis before RFPs, budget planning, and system design
Optional: The West Trax Security Pathfinder uncovers financially relevant risks at user and Tcode level – and minimizes audit risks according to SAS 145 or ISA 315.
👉 The results – and the ROI – regularly surprise even CFOs.
STEP 2: CONNECTION TO SAP'S TRANSFORMATION TOOLCHAIN
Many companies rely on Signavio for process modeling – an important step. But Signavio only covers levels 1–4.
For a realistic planning of S/4HANA migrations, levels 5 and 6 are also needed – the actual system usage at Tcode, document, and user level.
The KPI Analyzer is the only SAP Store App that maps all 6 levels and makes process usage transparent.
With these insights, you can:
• Link processes with users and documents
• Systematically remove unused code (often over 60%)
• Tackle critical custom developments specifically
• Prepare systems intelligently for SAP standard, BTP, and non-SAP applications
➡️ Thus, the KPI Analyzer becomes a reliable data source – the Single Source of Truth in your transformation strategy.
STEP 3: IMPLEMENTATION WITH THE MODERNIZATION & TEMPLATE ROLLOUT FACTORY
Modernization Factory with Red Hat
Now comes the implementation on the “Factory Floor.” Together with Red Hat, your system integrator (SI/GSSP), and the KPI Analyzer as the central data source, you orchestrate your project efficiently and securely.
Why Red Hat?
Thanks to open-source Linux, Red Hat delivers best-in-class solutions for:
• Run SAP
• Simplify SAP
• Expand SAP
This means: maximum productivity, security, and scalability – perfect for modern S/4HANA migrations.
In the shared workspace cockpit, all partners – from SAP to cloud providers to non-SAP apps – access the same data foundation. Rescans accompany development cycles. This reduces risks and accelerates implementation.
Template Based Rollout – For companies with multiple systems
The West Trax Template Factory massively accelerates global rollouts:
1. In 4 weeks, an initial SAP best-practice template is created
2. Other systems are analyzed in 1–2 hours: fit-gap, localization, template customization
3. Concrete measures for each country/system arise from this
4. Functions are prioritized: planning, local adaptations, process deviations
5. The cycle is repeated – resulting in a global roadmap for efficiency & quality
💡 The ROI is often over 1,000% – but the long-term benefit from template reuse is even greater.
STEP 4: SUSTAIN INNOVATION – WITH RE-SCANS & GOVERNANCE
After the go-live, it really starts. Because systems, people, requirements, and technologies are constantly changing.
Only those who regularly work with the KPI Analyzer and Security Pathfinder remain audit-ready, scalable, and adaptable.
Use cases include:
• Local deviations from the template
• On-the-fly innovations
• Integration of new apps (SAP standard, BTP, non-SAP, edge)
• Ongoing audit requirements
➡️ Therefore: Re-scans are not an extra – they are governance.
CONCLUSION
With these four steps and the right partners – West Trax, Red Hat, SAP, and your implementation partner – you can sustainably and future-proof your SAP system landscape.
Whether cloud, on-premise, or hybrid: The KPI Analyzer and the Security Pathfinder provide you with the speed, security, and data foundation needed for real progress.
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