SAP recent­ly announced that it had extend­ed the Dig­i­tal Access Adop­tion Pro­gram (DAAP) through Decem­ber 31, 2022, giv­ing SAP cus­tomers more time to make the deci­sion to move to the SAP Dig­i­tal Access licens­ing mod­el, which pro­vides cus­tomers with a mod­ern, stream­lined solu­tion to SAP licensing. 

“Fol­low­ing sev­er­al pro­duc­tive con­ver­sa­tions with our user group boards, SAP has decid­ed to extend the DAAP through Dec. 31, 2022, to ensure all cus­tomers have suf­fi­cient run­way to take advan­tage of the oppor­tu­ni­ty before it ends,” Matt Angell, head of glob­al strate­gic pric­ing and com­mer­cial­iza­tion at SAP told ASUG ear­li­er this week. ​“We encour­age all inter­est­ed cus­tomers to speak with their account rep­re­sen­ta­tives ear­ly this year to incor­po­rate DAAP into their 2022 expan­sion plans.”

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What is the SAP Dig­i­tal Access Model? 

SAP devel­oped its dig­i­tal access mod­el as a way to update the pric­ing mod­el for SAP ERP appli­ca­tions such as SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Instead of being based on an organization’s total num­ber of users, the dig­i­tal access mod­el allows the cus­tomer to license indi­rect access­es (such as third-par­ty access and Inter­net of Things bots) and gives them a clear view of their cur­rent doc­u­ment use. 

In a blog post focused on the dig­i­tal access mod­el, Robin Man­herz, exec­u­tive vice pres­i­dent and chief oper­at­ing offi­cer at SAP, wrote that the mod­el is ​“designed to address all indi­rect access sce­nar­ios for the dig­i­tal age.” 

How does the Dig­i­tal Access Adop­tion Pro­gram Fit In? 

SAP user groups includ­ing ASUG, DSAG, and SUG­EN were instru­men­tal in the cre­ation of the DAAP, which was announced at SAP­PHIRE NOW 2019. The pro­gram is aimed at assist­ing SAP cus­tomers as they make the deci­sion to move to the dig­i­tal access licens­ing mod­el, and guide them through the adop­tion process with com­plete clar­i­ty and pre­dictabil­i­ty. The user groups worked with SAP by pro­vid­ing cus­tomer feed­back to the pric­ing mod­el, which helped spur the cre­ation of the adop­tion program. 

“We took that feed­back — espe­cial­ly regard­ing trans­paren­cy and pre­dictabil­i­ty — and act­ed on it,” SAP CEO Chris­t­ian Klein wrote in a blog post pub­lished right after the announce­ment of the pro­gram. ​“Togeth­er, we addressed all the con­cerns to ful­ly sup­port our cus­tomers to achieve trans­paren­cy on their cur­rent doc­u­ment use.”

DAAP not only gives SAP cus­tomers clar­i­ty and trans­paren­cy as they decide between the two dif­fer­ent finan­cial options avail­able but also helps them decide which option is best to meet the needs of the orga­ni­za­tion and facil­i­tate poten­tial growth. 

“This is a major move for­ward to help cus­tomers under­stand and mit­i­gate the risk of poten­tial indi­rect access com­pli­ance issues,” ASUG CEO Geoff Scott wrote in a blog post. ​“And, more impor­tant­ly, it pro­vides a clear path, so your orga­ni­za­tion is pre­pared for the trans­for­ma­tion projects you’ll need to stay com­pet­i­tive in the future.”

You can begin your DAAP jour­ney and learn more about the pro­gram here.