Understanding the Power of SAP Build

As SAP companies face new and evolving challenges, they need agile solutions to keep up. Customization and automation are essential capabilities that businesses need to offset economic volatility and drive innovation.

To optimize SAP landscapes, many organizations leverage SAP Build. It is a comprehensive BTP application development tool designed to allow users to quickly and effectively test and build applications. It enables the development of custom applications and management of business processes with minimal coding required, using a “low-code” approach.

SAP Build also connects with other BTP tools, such as SAP Integration Suite, allowing the use of pre-existing APIs to shorten the development process. Although SAP Build is a powerful solution, many organizations have yet to add it to their toolbelts.

Leveraging the Power of SAP Build

To help companies optimize their SAP environment, the SAP experts at Titan Consulting highlighted some of the essential capabilities contained within SAP Build.

SAP Build is composed of three main components, each aimed at optimizing app development and efficiency. These are:

• SAP Build Apps: This feature serves as the low-code/no-code development environment specifically for creating applications.
• SAP Build Process Automation: This component is focused on automating workflows and business processes, including repetitive tasks, which relates to Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
• SAP Build Work Zone: This provides personalized digital workplace experiences.

A key feature enabling quick and easy development, even for those without advanced coding knowledge, is the drag-and-drop interface for designing applications. SAP Build also offers pre-built templates and UI components to help individuals create user interfaces without starting from scratch.

Integration

Connectivity is a must-have for SAP organizations; fortunately, SAP Build supports data integration with both SAP and non-SAP systems, allowing businesses to integrate different parts of their ecosystem into a single SAP Build application.

The tools support the development of mobile and web applications without requiring deep coding knowledge. It also includes AI-based tools for intelligent document processing and provides pre-configured workflows and bots for rapid deployment.

SAP Build Work Zone features include integration with SAP Fiori apps and third-party tools, ensuring a consistent, intuitive, and responsive user interface across different platforms. It incorporates collaboration features like discussion boards and activity streams to enhance team productivity.

Who are the Builders?

According to Titan Consulting, there are typically two types of SAP Build users:

• Citizen Developer: Individuals without prior coding knowledge can use the drag-and-drop interface, templates, and low-code/no-code features to create simple applications and automate processes. The user-friendly control panel makes development easy for them.
• Professional Developer: Developers with extensive coding experience can focus on developing APIs. They emphasize writing clean, reusable code and consider data usage and security during development.

Pros and Cons

While it can be very effective when optimized correctly, SAP Build (like any other solution) has some pros and cons.

The pros of using SAP Build include the ability to easily build applications with limited coding knowledge. It comes with pre-made APIs connected to other SAP pillars like SAP S/4HANA. It establishes a central platform for effective developer collaboration, real-time insights for data-driven decisions, and rapid responses to feedback.

Titan Consulting highlighted some potential drawbacks, including limited flexibility due to its low-code/no-code platform. Additionally, some users with limited knowledge of SAP systems might struggle to correctly implement APIs. This solution can also be expensive for smaller organizations.

What This Means for SAPinsiders

Fill up your toolbelt. With seemingly unlimited technological solutions, companies may struggle to find the exact option that can meet their needs. SAP organizations need ways to create their own solutions and ensure their quality – enter SAP Build. This tool can arm companies with the flexibility and customization they need to overcome significant issues.

Empower all users to be creators. One of the biggest advantages of SAP Build is that Citizen Developers can create apps, thanks to its easy-to-use interface and pre-built templates. This allows users who may not have extensive experience to design solutions to overcome their biggest challenges.

Understand what is right for you. While SAP Build holds significant promise for many, companies should understand the full scope of the solution before implementing it. Working with partners like Titan Consulting can help bring the pros and cons into focus, allowing businesses to understand how it might fit into their organization.