SAPinsider EMEA 2023 | Application Development + Automation

Breakout Session IT Infrastructure + Operations Application Development + Automation

We will do everything the “wrong” way with ABAP and see if it ends up in a full end-to-end DevOps approach. We’ll examine whether ABAP can be combined with DevOps and how to keep the core moving.

You will:

• Explore traditional software development approaches.
• Understand ABAP’s uniqueness.
• Witness the possibilities of combining ABAP with DevOps methodologies.
• Behold the tools and technologies used in non-ABAP software development such as Open Source.

Lars Hvam Petersen Heliconia Labs ABAP Specialist Open source ABAP, and custom ABAP development for ~20 years.

Whether it’s supplier performance, defective materials, or an unexpected natural disaster that bottlenecks your supply chain, data automation can help you adapt to changing market conditions and make business decisions. Simplify processes like changing material orders through automation and uploading new data to SAP. By utilizing software that understands the complexity of SAP, your team can keep pace with a quick-moving market. Join us to learn how to quickly make changes to your SAP data to ensure operational efficiency.

You will:

• Download and update SAP supply chain data.
• Quickly validate and change bill of materials data.
• Update your material purchasing records in SAP.

Tony Cregg insightsoftware Senior Solutions Engineer Tony has over 30 years’ experience working in software across a number of companies in various roles from programmer/consultant through to Sales Director! He has been at insightsoftware since 2016 and uses his expertise in financial & operational reporting together with analytics and planning to provide value to our customers on a daily basis

Understand the tremendous capabilities of SAP Advanced Event Mesh. The speaker will demonstrate how you can enable event communication outside of SAP by leveraging configurations and existing SAP tools. By highlighting this simplified approach, we aim to provide you with the knowledge and tools necessary to streamline event handling and facilitate communication between SAP and external systems.

You will:

• Learn how to make data available in SAP via REST endpoints.
• Understand how to expose Change Pointers and Business Object Events to SAP Advanced Event Mesh via low code tools.
• See how to combine data and events to send out customized events real time to SAP Advanced Event Mesh.

Peter Kreiner-Sasady Invixo Consulting A/S CTO Defining the digital foundation: Integration (Boomi, Sap, Azure), API management (Boomi, Kong, Gravitee, Sap), event driven architecture (Solace, Google, Confluent) and micro services (Azure, Aws, Sap, Gcp). Trusted Advisor. Have been the client’s trusted advisor as technical lead on several SAP and large IT projects, ensuring the right design, level of quality and handover governance whilst handling the technical project management part of complex projects with many integrations.

Higher education institutions face challenges in delivering a modern, flexible, and mobile-friendly experience while complying with regulations and program structures. For the past 12 years, TED University has leveraged SAP to transform its academic business processes, streamline operations, and enhance the student and faculty experience.

You will:

• Hear best practices for leveraging SAP to streamline academic business processes, improve operational efficiency, and enhance the student and faculty experience.
• Learn strategies for integrating SAP with best-of-breed solutions to create a seamless user experience across all touchpoints and eliminate duplication of data.
• Understand lessons learned from 12 years of experience in using SAP to transform the higher education experience including practical tips for optimizing implementation.
• Comprehend real-world examples of how TED University has leveraged SAP to create a mobile-friendly environment that meets the needs of students, faculty, and administrators.

Umut Rodoplu TED University Director of Information Technology Umut Rodoplu is currently carrying out Director of Information Technology role for TED University, Ankara, Turkey and holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering. Within TED University he is managing a large-scale SAP ERP landscape (SLCM, Fiori, BPC, CRM, BO/BI, CO, FI, MM, SD and HR), integrated with other enterprise business systems required within the higher education domain. As an IT professional with more than 21 years of business experience in higher education, telecommunication, oil & gas, manufacturing and defense sectors and with 17 years of experience in program/project management (certified PMP since 2010, certified PSM I since 2019), Umut has designed, developed and managed many large scale enterprise digital transformation projects, ERP transformation and upgrade projects and service delivery operations which have been listed as local and global success stories. At TED University, he is also acting as Digital Transformation Lead.

Discuss the benefits of using SAP Fiori Elements in creating apps. Fiori Elements provides developers with ready-to-use templates speeding up the creation of apps from weeks to hours. We will delve into how Fiori Elements simplifies complex features like saving drafts and organizing data in columns removing custom coding. Fiori Elements ensures uniformity in app design, promoting a consistent user experience across apps.

You will:

• Learn what Fiori Elements are.
• See how to use Fiori Elements.
• Understand when to use Fiori Elements.
• Comprehend things to be cautious about with Fiori Elements.

Marian Zeis IT Consulting Marian Zeis SAP Developer & Independent Consultant Marian Zeis is a independant SAP Developer and Consultant. His expertise spans from backend development with ABAP and RAP to Front end Development with Fiori and UI5. He is also very involved in the SAP open source space to make life easier overall for developers. As spokesman of a working group in the German speaking SAP user group he represents the interests in the technology frontend area of SAP.

Follow up on the Breakout Session on “How to Speed up Your Application Development with Fiori Elements” and discuss pros and cons, use cases, obstacles, and success stories in a small group setting.

You will:

• Hear how other users approach Fiori Elements.
• Learn about the successes and failures of others.
• Understand the best practices to follow.

Marian Zeis IT Consulting Marian Zeis SAP Developer & Independent Consultant Marian Zeis is a independant SAP Developer and Consultant. His expertise spans from backend development with ABAP and RAP to Front end Development with Fiori and UI5. He is also very involved in the SAP open source space to make life easier overall for developers. As spokesman of a working group in the German speaking SAP user group he represents the interests in the technology frontend area of SAP.

Breakout Session IT Infrastructure + Operations Application Development + Automation

Learn how to leverage SAP Build Apps and SAP Build Work Zone to visually build apps and business sites that seamlessly integrate with SAP solutions, such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, and other third-party solutions.

You will:

• Utilize SAP Build Apps to design user-centric and feature-rich solutions for web and mobile platforms.
• Explore what’s new in SAP Build Work Zone and SAP Start.
• Gain insights into the best practices and integrated scenarios across the SAP Build portfolio to foster collaboration and optimize application development outcomes.

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Gain insights into SAP Build’s roadmap ahead with a focus on understanding enterprise automation and fusion development use cases.

You will:

• Learn how SAP Build is reshaping the application development landscape. /li>
• Sneak peek into the roadmap of SAP Build.
• Hear about the customer success with SAP Build.
• Delve into Enterprise Automation and fusion development use cases understanding how they integrate with SAP Build to empower businesses.

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Dive into SAP’s pro-code tools tailored for SAP developers, aimed at both amplifying efficiency and upholding system integrity to create high-quality business applications. Discover a comprehensive suite of development tools, frameworks, services powered with generative AI.

You will:

• Revolutionize your development process with SAP’s Pro-Code tools featuring built-in guidance and best practice recommendations by SAP.
• Create complex full stack applications and develop powerful end-to-end business solutions using your programming language of choice.
• Optimize developer efficiency with generative AI, productivity tools, and application lifecycle management.
• Learn about fusion development and enhance collaboration between business and tech, aiding citizen, and pro-developer collaboration for scalable, high-performance apps.
• Gain insights into extending ERP applications without altering the core functionality of the ERP system enabling seamless customization and innovation within your SAP landscape.

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Examine the roadmap for SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Pro-Code offering. Delve into upcoming features, technology integrations, and experience enhancements. Gain insights into how these advancements will revolutionize your projects ensuring maximum developer productivity.

You will:

• Gain an understanding of the roadmap for SAP BTP Pro-Code offering with insights into the features and integrations.
• Explore the improvements planned for SAP BTP Pro-Code discovering how they will enhance the developer experience and streamline processes.
• Learn how the advancements in SAP BTP Pro-Code will influence future development projects enabling you to achieve developer productivity.
• Get a peek into the impact of SAP BTP Pro-Code on application development within diverse organizations and industries.