Decisions + ProcessMaker Expands SAP Automation Footprint with Configurable Management Acquisition

Decisions + ProcessMaker is positioning itself as an SAP-adjacent automation and orchestration layer rather than a platform aimed at replacing core SAP. As a combined business process automation and AI orchestration provider, Decisions + ProcessMaker has acquired Configurable Management, a longtime Decisions partner focused on SAP mass data processing. The acquisition, announced on January 15, reportedly will give SAP teams governed, codeless integration and mass data automation without modifying SAP’s core or bypassing its security model.

Why This Matters for SAP Customers

Configurable Management’s portfolio, built natively on the Decisions platform, includes the following SAP-specific solutions designed to reduce risk during large-scale change:

• BAPIMatic automates high-volume SAP data uploads through Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs) and Remote Function Modules, improving consistency and scalability while reducing reliance on specialized SAP technical resources.
• Scriptonite supports mass, repetitive SAP transactions where BAPIs are unavailable, while still enforcing SAP authorization controls.
• Data Validation Management (DVM) automates end-to-end data validation between legacy and target SAP systems, replacing manual sampling with full-population checks to reduce cutover risk.
• Wingman provides a system-agnostic task and project management layer for coordinating complex SAP initiatives with real-time visibility and automated notifications.

A central element of the deal is that these tools connect to SAP using standard interfaces without requiring software installation or core customization, which marks the company’s positioning for regulated and risk-sensitive SAP environments.

For SAP ECC and S/4HANA customers, the immediate value centers on safer, faster data change at scale, particularly during migrations, carve-outs, consolidations, and ongoing operational remediation. By keeping automation and rules outside SAP while relying on SAP’s own interfaces and authorization model, organizations can reduce common sources of risk, including:

• Manual uploads, fragile scripts, and spreadsheet-driven validation
• Lengthy test cycles driven by sample-based checks
• Audit and segregation-of-duties concerns tied to custom tooling.

This approach targets high-pressure SAP scenarios where teams need to move quickly but operate under tight compliance and risk constraints.

Orchestration and Agent Control Around SAP

In a related blog post, Decisions + ProcessMaker CEO Giles Whiting framed the acquisition as part of a broader strategy to create a centrally governed control plane that orchestrates workflows, rules, data, integrations, people, and AI agents around systems such as SAP.

In this model, SAP remains the system of record for core transactions, while Decisions + ProcessMaker provides a low-code rules and orchestration layer to manage complex decision logic, exception handling, and cross-system coordination.

As organizations begin experimenting with AI-assisted tasks adjacent to SAP, such as proposing data corrections, coordinating remediation workflows, or sequencing multi-system changes, this orchestration layer is positioned to govern what actions are permitted, how approvals are handled, and how execution is audited.

The acquisition also signals a deeper commitment by Decisions + ProcessMaker to SAP-specific use cases rather than a broad, generic automation strategy. By bringing Configurable Management in-house, the company is:

• Signaling deeper investment in SAP-focused capabilities
• Providing continuity and a clearer vendor path for existing Configurable Management customers
• Positioning itself as a complementary platform for SAP customers and integrators seeking codeless automation without violating clean-core principles.

For SAP partners, this creates opportunities for collaboration where Decisions + ProcessMaker handles data-intensive automation and orchestration, while SAP specialists focus on process design and transformation within S/4HANA, RISE, or SAP BTP programs.

What This Means for SAPinsiders

SAP data risk and automation are increasingly being addressed outside the core system. The acquisition reinforces a pattern in SAP landscapes where automation, validation, and governance are handled through external layers that rely on standard SAP interfaces rather than custom code. This allows organizations to modernize data handling while preserving clean-core principles, auditability, and authorization controls.

Mass data change remains one of the highest-risk areas in SAP programs. Migrations to SAP S/4HANA, system consolidations, and large-scale remediation efforts continue to expose SAP teams to data quality, validation, and cutover risk. Tools that automate full-population checks and governed execution address some of the most failure-prone phases of SAP initiatives without invasive system changes.

Orchestration layers are becoming governance anchors around SAP environments. As SAP customers explore AI-assisted workflows and cross-system automation, demand is growing for platforms that govern decisions, approvals, and execution across SAP and non-SAP systems. This positions orchestration and rules engines as complements to SAP, particularly in environments where compliance, traceability, and accountability are critical.