Case Study: Centrica achieves rapid, cost-saving mass SAP HR uploads with Precisely's Automate Studio

Automate Studio Powers Mass Uploads of HR Data at Centrica

Centrica, a major integrated energy company with nearly 34,000 employees, needed to rapidly onboard 5,500 non-payroll contractors and third‑party suppliers into its SAP HR system as part of an Identity Access Management (IAM) project. Building custom bulk‑upload tools in‑house would have taken at least two months and threatened project timelines, so Centrica adopted Automate Studio from Precisely to accelerate the work.

Precisely’s Automate Studio enabled Centrica to create upload scripts in hours instead of months, complete IAM data loads quickly, and maintain SAP authorization controls with restricted user access. The tool let one person update trade‑union rates for about 8,000 employees in seven hours (a task that previously took 10 people two days), significantly cut outsourced HR upload fees, and freed up savings to be reinvested elsewhere in the business.

Centrica

Julie Hunt

HR Business Solutions Analyst