Jun 30, 2021
•1 minute read
SAP Process Automation
SAP Process Automation helps organizations streamline and accelerate their business processes through intelligent automation tools including robotic process automation, workflow management and agentic AI capabilities. This topic page brings together insights for SAP professionals exploring automation strategies within the S/4HANA environment, from low-code solutions to AI-powered process orchestration. The resources here support practitioners across industries seeking to improve process efficiency, quality and design while reducing manual effort and accelerating digital transformation.
What is SAP Process Automation about?
Process automation in the SAP landscape encompasses a range of technologies designed to handle repetitive, rule-based tasks and increasingly complex decision workflows without human intervention. Organizations use tools like SAP Build Process Automation, UiPath integration and SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation to automate everything from invoice processing to HR onboarding workflows. The field is evolving rapidly with agentic AI, which moves beyond traditional rule-based automation toward systems that can reason, adapt and execute tasks autonomously. SAPinsider coverage of Joule Studio’s Agent Builder highlights how SAP is shifting from static automation to dynamic, AI-driven process execution that responds intelligently to changing business conditions.
What use cases are referenced?
Intelligent document processing: Enterprise teams use LLM-powered document interpretation combined with SAP workflows to extract, validate and route invoice and financial data. UiPath IXP supports SAP environments by improving data reliability and governance across finance processes while reducing manual data entry.
Touchless invoice processing: Organizations implement automated procure-to-pay workflows that process invoices without human intervention. Companies like FRoSTA use SAP Build Process Automation and SAP Document AI to increase automation rates and free staff from time-consuming administrative tasks.
Agentic AI for process orchestration: Enterprises are moving beyond RPA and BPA by deploying agentic AI systems that can autonomously manage complex, multi-step processes. These AI agents handle tasks like pricing decisions, inventory management and order processing within SAP-driven environments.
What SAPinsider research supports this topic?
The Agentic AI Opportunity in Process Automation explores how organizations are moving beyond traditional RPA and BPA toward agentic AI that transforms process automation. The guide helps SAP professionals choose the right tools for specific use cases as AI capabilities continue to expand.
Joule Studio Agent Builder Hits General Availability reports that SAP’s Agent Builder within Joule Studio marks a significant shift from rule-based automation to agentic AI. This development enables organizations to build AI agents that can execute SAP processes with greater autonomy and intelligence.
Process Automation and SAP S/4HANA Benchmark ReportIn This Report: Organizations today operate in a business ecosystem that is becoming more and more dynamic. Two key challenges organizations face are revenue stream pressure from increased competition and the imperative to streamline product delivery for enhanced customer satisfaction. To address these challenges, SAPinsiders within finance and supply chain are paying specific attention to […]
Criticality of Data Management & Process Automation in SAP Ecosystemby Kumar Singh, Research Director, Automation & Analytics, Supply Chain Management, SAPinsider Taming the complexity of SAP Business Process Management There is no doubt that SAP technologies, whether it is SAP ECC or S/4HANA ERP or other SAP products, are complex systems. If you are familiar with SAP ERP systems, you know the complexities of […]
Jun 21, 2021
•7 minute read
Accelerate SAP S/4HANA transformations with process visualization and intelligent automationAs organizations evaluate the best path forward to speed SAP digital transformation efforts and future-proof from further digital disruption, transitioning to SAP S/4HANA is different for every organization. Prior to embarking on any SAP S/4HANA transformation journey, organizations must fully understand their current business strategy and the true flow of their mission critical processes. Understanding process evolution is the key to mitigating risk so organizations can navigate change with speed and confidence.
In this session we’ll explore how to:
-Recognize the value of business process understanding to identify a smooth migration path and reduce risk for SAP S/4HANA migrations
-Understand how to leverage change intelligence to expedite migration by leveraging a well-informed migration and testing plan that ensures mission-critical business processes remain intact
-Identify a preferred approach to shifting to SAP S/4HANA according to my needs and IT environment
May 26, 2021
•1 minute read
Jump-Start Your Process Automation Projects with Cloud-Based Artificial Intelligence TechnologiesFor many organizations, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future vision. It is already a key part of their plans for transforming into high-performing digital businesses with a competitive edge driven by automated processes and operations. To help its customers take advantage of AI to improve the efficiency of their business processes, reduce manual and repetitive work, and solidify the resilience of their operations, SAP offers SAP AI Business Services, a portfolio of cloud services that provide machine learning and AI capabilities for business applications. In this article, you will:
• Get an overview of how SAP AI business services fit into a comprehensive digital process automation strategy.
• Learn how these services can help SAP customers drive end-to-end process automation.
• Walk through two examples of how these services can improve processing time and quality: in a shared service center framework and in a business document processing scenario.
Nov 6, 2020
•14 minute read
Why SAP Automation Is Crucial When Adopting SAP S/4HANAJoin this session to learn how one of the world’s largest Consumer Packaged Goods companies is using cutting-edge technology to support the transition from their legacy ECC environment to SAP S/4HANA, as well as preparing for a move to DevOps and continuous delivery.
Learn how automation enables SAP users to address one of the most significant technical challenges in SAP S/4HANA migration: automating the management, alignment and synchronization of changes between ECC and SAP S/4HANA so that the business continues to operate without interruption.
Oct 22, 2020
•1 minute read
Smart Cloud Automation: Are you Scaling In and Saving Costs?The migration to HANA gives companies the opportunity to move their SAP environment to AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud. Moving SAP to the cloud promises to improve operations, offer better security, and reduce costs, but to experience significant cost reductions, the cloud size needs to change dynamically based on the systems’ actual performance and changing needs. Avantra automates cloud scaling like no one else can, ensuring companies only pay for the cloud resources their SAP systems actually need.
Enterprises and Managed Service Providers are finding that implementing and leveraging the cloud’s scaling capabilities is not as simple in an SAP environment. IT and basis teams are facing many challenges when trying to manage the cloud in an SAP environment, including scaling out and scaling down, multi-cloud and hybrid environment management, and planned maintenance.
What you’ll learn in this session:
- What is cloud automation, and why it is important today
- “Scaling in or out, up or down” - what to think about when you hear those phrases
- Save time and reduce costs by running SAP on public cloud and automating planned maintenance
Oct 20, 2020
•1 minute read
Riddell Adopts SaaS-Based Automation to Run Its Programs with EaseKeeping up with demand is essential to any business. For Riddell — which designs, develops, and markets innovative sports equipment, smart helmet technology, team apparel, and accessories — it is a massive undertaking to manufacture and distribute equipment to its customers, which include the National Football League (NFL)in the U.S. In this article, you will learn how this global organization used Redwood’s software as a service (SaaS)-based workload automation RunMyJobs software with its back-end SAP ERP and SAP HANA systems to optimize process scheduling and enable the efficiency it needs to meet customer demands. You will learn how Riddell:
- Followed a phased approach to smoothly move its workload automation and job scheduling solution to the cloud in under a month
- Used capabilities such as automation, mobility, monitoring, alerting, calendaring, and self-service functionality to save time, reduce manual effort, and improve performance
- Coordinated processes across multiple SAP systems from a central location and drastically reduced the time it took to perform previously long-running jobs
Jun 30, 2020
•13 minute read
Automating Fax, Email & EDI Orders Into SAP SystemsIf your company wants to eliminate the problems caused by fax, email and EDI orders, there are many factors to consider. This white paper explores those factors, while highlighting how AI-driven automation solutions can deliver cost savings and process ef
May 17, 2019
•1 minute read
McAfee Saves 2,500 Hours of Manual Effort with Test and Business Process Automation on Its Journey to SAP S/4HANA
McAfee was amidst sweeping change – shifting its accounting standards and financial reporting in SAP ERP, separating its IT systems from its parent company in a spinoff, and moving from a waterfall method to an agile methodology. In response, the business wanted to increase the velocity of its application delivery and testing. Learn how the organization turned to Worksoft Certify to automate its SAP testing and business processes, the many benefits that resulted, and how it used the solution in ways it didn’t originally anticipate.
Apr 1, 2019
•11 minute read
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