You may have heard of R2PM (Role-to-Position Mapping). When SAP introduced the concept, it promised governance, scalability, and auditability.

In theory, it’s straightforward:

• Each SAP Job Role is mapped to one or more HR Positions.
• Employees inherit the correct access automatically when they fill those positions.

But in practice, this rarely works.

The Problem

• Job descriptions vary endlessly — even within the same title.
• One AP Clerk may only post invoices; another may also manage vendor master data.
• In large enterprises, this would require thousands of unique SAP roles to reflect every variation.
• Many organizations are still managing this process with spreadsheets. That creates serious issues:
  
  • Errors from manual edits.
  • Version control problems when multiple teams maintain different copies.
  • Audit risks from missing or outdated mappings.

A strict 1:1 role-to-position mapping quickly becomes unmanageable — and spreadsheets only make it worse.

The Stracl Approach: Assign Users to One or Many Job Roles

Instead of mapping every unique position (or juggling endless spreadsheets), Stracl enables a practical and scalable model:

• Job Roles – Defined and aligned with SAP security roles (parent/derived).
• User Mapping – Each user can be assigned one or many job roles in Stracl, reflecting the reality of hybrid or cross-functional responsibilities.

This approach gives organizations control (clear, auditable role definitions) while supporting the flexibility needed to match real-world job variations.

Key Insight

👉 Role-to-Position Mapping works best when adapted to real business practices.

• SAP’s theory: one position = one role.
• Reality: users often need multiple roles; job descriptions are too fragmented.
• Today’s pain point: many organizations still rely on spreadsheets, with all the errors and risks that come with them.
• Stracl’s solution: assign each user to the right combination of job roles, at     scale, with governance and auditability built in.

This way, companies achieve the auditability and compliance auditors demand — while eliminating the spreadsheet chaos that slows projects down.

At Stracl, we help organizations build SAP security models that reflect how work is actually done, not just how it looks on paper. Contact us to learn how.