paricon Suites
GDPR-compliant SAP systems
at the push of a button!
With the paricon Data Protection Suite, you bring your SAP landscape into efficient and lasting compliance with data protection requirements. The suite provides all the functions needed for end-to-end GDPR implementation at every level – in production systems, in test and demo systems, and in test data sets.
Companies already benefiting from our Data Protection Suite
The Challenge
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Requirements in SAP
Many organizations struggle to operate their SAP landscape in an audit-ready and legally compliant way. Test systems receive near-production personal and organizational data without adequate protection. In production systems, data protection, performance, and operational efficiency are in constant conflict. This is exactly where the paricon Data Protection Suite comes in: it combines highly automated anonymization for test environments with object-level deletion, blocking, and archiving in production systems – all in one integrated package.
High Compliance Risks
High Compliance Risks
GDPR compliance in SAP is not a one-time project. Cumulative fines in Europe exceed EUR 5.88 billion (DLA Piper, January 2025), with individual fines for excessive retention periods already reaching into the millions. Sensitive data is found not only in obvious Master Data records, but also in free-text fields, IDocs, and document attachments. Under GDPR Art. 83, penalties of up to 4% of global annual revenue apply. For financial institutions, DORA requirements add further obligations: immutable audit trails and – depending on national implementation – the prospect of personal accountability for management. Structured SAP Data Protection requires integrated processes for deletion, archiving, and anonymization across all systems.
Security Gaps in Test Systems
Security Gaps in Test Systems
In most SAP landscapes, test systems are created from full production copies, including all personal data. For each production system, there are typically several non-productive copies with extended access rights for developers and external service providers. The risk in test environments is in fact higher than in production: additional processors and more permissive access rights increase the attack surface (AEPD Spain). According to a K2view survey, only 7% of organizations are fully compliant with data privacy regulations in their test environments. GDPR Art. 25 requires “privacy by design” in every system, and copying unprotected production data into test environments is hard to reconcile with that. Anonymizing test data is the established way to meet this requirement in practice.
Significant Administration Effort
Significant Administration Effort
Without integrated tools, implementing GDPR in SAP demands substantial manual effort: retention periods must be maintained in tables, deletion candidates identified, and logs created by hand. In SAP systems with over 90,000 tables, this is a Sisyphean task. Employee time spent on compliance rose by 61 % between 2013 and 2023 (Fourthline). Running data protection processes for production and test systems as separate workstreams multiplies both effort and error potential. An integrated SAP compliance suite consolidates all GDPR processes in a single solution.
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ERP System Copy in < 24 h
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The Solution
Data Protection Suite - SAP Data Protection GDPR
The essentials in brief
What is the paricon Data Protection Suite?
The suite combines the Data Reduction Framework for selective blocking, deletion, and obfuscation in production systems with Smart Data Protection for complete, consistent anonymization of test systems, all deployable as an SAP add-on on all ABAP platforms. Together they cover the entire lifecycle of personal data in a GDPR-compliant manner.
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Complete Solution for Production and Test Systems
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Automatic Data Localization & Central Control
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Deployable Across SAP, No Third-Party Hardware Required
How Does the Suite Work?
1. Smart Search locates sensitive data with no prior knowledge of the data model required. 2. Categorization & rule framework (deny/allow listing) prepares the protection measure. 3. Protection measures: In test systems, irreversible anonymization is applied using cryptographic hashes – primary keys and full system functionality are preserved. In production systems, selective deletion, blocking, archiving, or pseudonymization is available – also as an alternative to SAP ILM. 4. The Central Hub controls and logs all runs in an audit-ready manner.
Why Data Protection Suite?
Even where SAP ILM covers many obligations, practice demands faster results, less custom code, and demonstrable ROI. That is precisely where the Data Protection Suite delivers: it dramatically reduces project effort in test and production systems, is proven to scale into the double-digit TB range, and provides audit-ready documentation out of the box.
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ROI in < 6 Months
Zero implementation effort for test anonymization + ready-made rule content
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Audit-ready by Design
Versionable rule set & unbroken logs meet IDW audit trails
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Clean-Core-Boost
No modifications: the suite stays fully upgradable with every release
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70 TB Proven in Practice
Largest SAP ERP copy successfully anonymized
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Here you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Data Protection Suite.
How long does the initial Data Protection Suite implementation take?
Thanks to pre-configured rule content and the search engine approach, no implementation effort is required on the customer side. In practice, first protection runs often start within 72 hours.
Does the suite meet the SAP Clean Core concept?
Does the Suite Replace SAP ILM or Complement It?
Do test systems remain functionally usable after anonymization?
Which SAP systems are supported?
How secure is the anonymization technically?
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“With the Data Protection Suite, our customers protect sensitive SAP data without compromising performance or test quality, with demonstrable GDPR compliance.”
– Kujtim Ljaci. Book a free personal consultation now and learn how your systems can deliver ROI in < 6 months.
