Application Configuration

Ensure System Changes Do Not Compromise Security

Approva’s Approach

Approva’s application configuration solution proactively monitors system and process configuration settings for all of your ERP systems. Baselining capabilities enable you to take a snapshot of your system when it is configured properly. Exceptions to that baseline are then flagged so the appropriate managers can be automatically alerted.

Approva’s rich out-of-the box rule content focuses on key system controls and changes that create the greatest risk. Because testing is conducted on an ongoing basis, corrective action can be taken in hours instead of weeks or months after the fact.

Key Benefits

Reduced Compliance Costs

Automated controls replace laborious manual test efforts, saving hundreds of hours each audit cycle. Specialized, highly trained ERP professionals can be freed from testing and applied to other internal control activities.

Reduced Risk

Comprehensive internal controls provide a more rigorous application configuration process with fewer surprises. Reduced access to system settings results in fewer unauthorized or inappropriate changes. Comprehensive testing and monitoring enables many application configuration issues to be quickly and easily corrected.

Reduced Audit Preparation Time

Detailed reports provide meticulous record of the application configuration process. These reports ensure that changes in system settings, or variances from industry best practices are clearly documented for each internal and external audit.

Less System Downtime

More rigorous internal controls result in fewer mistakes with system patches and transports, and less system downtime.

Additional Product Resources

Approva allowed IT Security to close out several audit findings within 2 months and improve visibility into the system settings. If a change is made we can track it. This has allowed the security team to improve performance and security.

- Manager Application and Data Security, Honeywell