Indirect access remains the single largest source of post signature regret in the SAP installed base. Under RISE, the regime moves to RISE Digital Access, where named document categories become the counted unit. The arithmetic is not friendlier. It is differently structured, and the new structure rewards buyers who measure carefully and punishes buyers who do not.
This paper unpacks the RISE Digital Access mechanism for senior decision makers. It explains how documents are counted, which categories matter most, how prior indirect access exposure converts into the new model, and where the negotiation leverage sits for buyers entering RISE with a complex existing landscape.
Real examples, anonymised from active engagements, show how supplier portals, dealer feeds, manufacturing execution systems, and customer portals materially change the document count, and how buyers have priced these flows into the RISE commitment without writing a blank cheque.
Each paper is written by a partner and reviewed against active engagements before publication. Tables, callouts, and an author note close every paper.
Every conclusion above sits on top of work we routinely deliver inside our SAP RISE negotiation services. If the questions in this piece are live on your desk, the same bench is available to run them through with you in a closed working session.
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