The regulatory environment is not going away anytime soon. Recent corporate scandals have combined with public outcry over issues like privacy to create a business environment of heightened scrutiny. Your business, from the topmost layers of management oversight to the inner workings of your business processes, is subject to examination, and the neurocenter of your company information, your SAP system, must be prepared for the audit onslaught. This article shows SAP project teams a way to simplify the decisions and tasks required to address the mounting number of requirements posed by a rapidly increasing number of regulations, and how to navigate the array of potential interpretations of these regulations by management, lawyers, and auditors to ensure your effort passes audit scrutiny.