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The Sign-Off Table

Academy · Testing & Quality · 400 Expert

Audit-Ready Sign-Off: Validation Testing for Regulated SAP Systems

Covers testing and sign-off for SAP systems subject to financial controls (for example SOX) and life-sciences regulations (GxP). Explains risk-based validation and computer software assurance, traceability from requirement to signed evidence, evidence integrity, and how recurring cloud releases are handled in regulated environments, ending with a simulated auditor walkthrough.

  • 75 minutes
  • 6 lessons + quiz
  • Test Lead / Test Manager, Program / PMO Lead, Security & GRC Specialist
Start the course
  1. 01Regulated contexts13 min
  2. 02Risk-based validation13 min
  3. 03Traceability matrices12 min
  4. 04Evidence integrity12 min
  5. 05Cloud releases in regulated environments13 min
  6. 06Audit walkthrough12 min
  7. QZCourse quiz12 questions

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the purpose of computerized system validation and risk-based assurance
  • Identify SAP processes and controls in scope for financial or GxP validation
  • Design traceability from requirement to test to evidence to sign-off
  • Define evidence standards that survive audit
  • Plan validation of recurring cloud releases with a risk-based approach

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