Say Goodbye to Manual User Mapping in SAP IAG!
A Game-Changing Utility That Now Uses Email to Auto-Map Users Across Connectors
Tired of spending hours manually updating user mappings in SAP IAG?
SAP has just delivered a powerful utility that lets you mass update user mappings for IAG connectors, using email attributes from your source connectors. Yes—you read that right.
In SAP Identity Access Governance (IAG), maintaining accurate user mappings across various connectors is essential for proper identity lifecycle management, access risk analysis, and role provisioning. However, until now, there has been no standard functionality that allows for a mass update of user mappings using user attributes such as email IDs from the selected source connectors.
This limitation posed a challenge for administrators, especially in complex environments with multiple connectors and high volumes of users, making manual updates both time-consuming and error-prone.
Introducing the User Mapping Update Utility
SAP has addressed this gap with a new utility program: GRAC_USERMAP_UPDATE_UTILITY, delivered as part of the GRCFND_A component. This utility enables administrators to perform a mass update of user mappings for IAG connectors by leveraging the email attribute as the mapped user field from a selected source connector.
This solution simplifies the process of aligning user identities across systems by automating what was once a tedious manual process.
Prerequisites
To utilize this functionality:
Ensure your system includes the corrections delivered via SAP Note [3391324 - Utility to Update User Mapping for IAG Connectors].
Identify the source connector(s) from which user attribute data (email) will be used for mapping.
Review current user mappings and prepare a list of unmapped or incorrectly mapped users where this utility can be applied.
Solution Steps
Apply SAP Note 3391324 to your GRC system. This note delivers the new utility as part of the standard SAP correction instructions.
Execute the `GRAC_USERMAP_UPDATE_UTILITY` program via transaction SE38 or include it in a scheduled job for bulk updates.
Select the IAG connector and the source connector from which the email attribute will be pulled.
The utility will compare and update user mappings based on matching email IDs across systems.
Review the logs/output to verify successful updates.
Benefits of GRAC_USERMAP_UPDATE_UTILITY
Efficiency: Reduces the time and effort needed to update user mappings across connectors.
Accuracy: Minimizes human error by automating attribute-based mapping.
Scalability: Supports large user populations across multiple source systems.
Conclusion:
This enhancement significantly improves the user administration capabilities in SAP GRC and IAG environments. For customers managing hybrid landscapes or transitioning to cloud-based governance models, this utility will streamline identity harmonization efforts across systems.
Make sure to consult the implementation team or your SAP support contact before applying the note, and always test changes in a non-production environment first.