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Berlin, SAP TechED 2025 and the superheroes without capes

2025-11-10T08:03:48.931000+01:00

Who, at least once in their life, hasn’t wished to meet a superhero? Well… it happened to me.
And the incredible part? I didn’t meet just one, but many.

Developer Advocates

This is the story of my journey to Berlin, an adventure that changed me, moved me, reminded me who I am.
This is the story of my SAP TechEd 2025.

It all began months ago, when I received the news: I had won a ticket. I still remember that moment. A mix of disbelief and pure joy.
My heart racing. “This can’t be real…” I thought. But it was. Beautifully, unexpectedly real.

I was so happy I started counting the days like a child waiting for Christmas.

But life, sometimes, has other plans.
Over the last months I went through difficult moments, the kind that drain your energy and steal your voice. Family struggles that made everything heavier.

For a while, I was certain I wouldn’t make it. That I would have to let that dream slip away.

Until a month ago, I kept thinking: I won’t be able to go. Then something inside me whispered: Try.

And here I am.

I told you about superheroes…Because honestly, what else should I call them? @qmacro @RichHeilman @thomas_jung @OlgaDolinskaja @Vitaliy-R Some of them I’ve been following in the SAP Community for 20 years.

Like a kid with posters of their idols on the bedroom wall.
If I love my job today, a big part of it is thanks to them. They inspired me, even from afar. Their passion, their knowledge, their generosity, all seeds that grew into my own path.

And when you finally meet them in person… you feel small. Really small. Like an ant standing near kind giants. 😍

A special mention also goes to my beloved ABAP. Someone said it would disappear, end up forgotten like a language from the past…Meanwhile, it simply smiled and proved everyone wrong.
It’s still here. More powerful than ever.

And being able to use it in a modern environment like Visual Studio Code? Pure excitement for every developer heart that still beats for code.

Berlin was breathing the future. Artificial Intelligence everywhere, but not abstract, not distant.
Real. Tangible. Finally programmable.

With Joule Agents and SAP Build, we can create smart automations directly from our development environment.

And that was my biggest spark: AI is no longer an experiment.

It’s no longer “somewhere in the future.” It’s here.
It’s in our hands as developers, ready to turn ideas into real solutions.

And for those of us who build software every day, that means only one thing: limitless possibilities.

But the best part was the people. The real ones.
The ones you’ve known for years through comments, chats, usernames… and finally get to hug in person.

Like my friend @moshenaveh , whom I finally met face to face. 😊
And the incredible energy of @david_ruizb , the kindness of @MariettaLopez , the smiles of @Sandra_Solis , @lauraschmitz , @StephanieMarley @MustafaBensan … and so many others.

People who look at you and make you feel part of something bigger. A family you didn’t even know you had, until you find yourself inside it. I came back from Berlin different. More teary-eyed than photographed. More inspired than organized. With this growing desire to create, share, build… and hopefully inspire others, the way they inspired me.

Because I finally realized this:

Superheroes don’t fly.
They don’t wear capes.
They don’t have magic powers.

At least… not the kind we imagine. Real superheroes are the ones who light a spark in your eyes and make you say:

“If you believe in it, you can do it.”

Top 10 takeaways #SAPTeched 2025

2025-11-11T00:22:23.552000+01:00

1. The "App-Data-AI" Flywheel is the Core Strategy: SAP has unified its entire strategy under a single "App-Data-AI flywheel" concept. This isn't just new marketing; it’s a fundamental organizing principle.

The idea is that best-in-class applications (like S/4HANA, SuccessFactors) own business critical transactional data that are key to running the day-to-day of a business. For Insights, The data they generate is leveraged via a harmonized, managed, and governed data layer - the SAP Business Data Cloud. This clean, context-rich data then powers the new world of AI, which in turn makes the applications smarter.

SAP BTP is the engine for this flywheel, acting as the AI native foundation. This model explains why SAP is so focused on things like data connectivity and new models, that are essential for making this flywheel spin with exponential value.

Teched 1_Apps Data AI

2. SAP’s Big Bet: RPT-1, a Foundation Model for Structured Data: In what was arguably the biggest technical reveal, SAP announced SAP RPT-1 (Relational Pre-trained Transformer Model-1), it's first foundation model built specifically for structured, tabular business data.

This is a massive deal.

LLMs are great for text based language, but most business data lives in tables. Until now, solving predictive tasks (like "will this customer churn?") required a specific algorithm. For each different use case, thence you need to training hundreds of "narrow AI models."

The Promise of RPT-1 is that it is trained to act like an LLM for this types of questions to be answered on tabular data types. From test, it already outperforms typical text based large language models.

The demo of auto-completing a sales order line item was shown, as an example.

This tabular prediction, LLM style, can solve several classic prediction problems, all using one pre-trained model. This is SAP leveraging its core strength in structured data to build a new class of AI.

Teched 2_SAP RPT-1

3. The Developer Experience: Open, Agentic, and in VS Code: The loudest applause of the day was reserved for the developers experience.

SAP is making more open it's ABAP programming language and the fine tuned model (SAP-ABAP-1) to one's own preferred Integrated development environment (IDE), include tools actively adopting Vibe coding capabilities including Cline, Windsurf and Cursor among others.

Teched 3_Open, Agentic and in VS Code

4. The Agentic Enterprise: From Build to Management: SAP is rolling out a comprehensive strategy for Agentic AI, from shipping out-of-the-box agents (Joule Agents) to capabilities of building custom agents with Agent Builder in Joule Studio to standardizing on rapidly adopted Agentic protocols including MCP (Model Context Protocol) and A2A (Agent to Agent Protocol).

In addition, to manage this new Agentic "workforce," the strategy connects to the Business Transformation Suite: the SAP Lean IX Agent Hub provides governance, and agent mining in SAP Signavio will trace and measure their business impact.

Teched 4_ Agentic AI

5. The Data Fabric Gets a boost: BDC now Connects to Snowflake: SAP is aggressively expanding its openness to the data front, adding Snowflake to the SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) and announcing SAP Snowflake as a native solution extension.

This is a direct response to what joint customers have been asking for. The BDC Connect program, which already includes Databricks and Google Cloud, enables "secure zero-copy sharing." This means customers can bring their SAP data products directly to their existing data platforms without costly and complex data movement. The "SAP Snowflake Extension" takes this even further, bringing Snowflake's capabilities natively into the BDC. This pragmatic, open approach is critical for making the App-Data-AI flywheel a reality in heterogeneous customer landscapes.

Teched 5 SAP Snowflake Solution Extension

6. HANA Cloud, The AI-Native Database: SAP HANA Cloud is "the database AI was looking for,": I have to say, there was a great amount of love and vibes when this was mentioned on stage about HANA. For those not fully versed on HANA's history as a new columnar DB pioneered by Hasso Platner and Vishal Sikka - this is worthy addition to it history.

The latest upgrade to HANA is that it now has Agentic capabilities and a massive performance boost!! what a story.

Michael Ameling’s session highlighted that HANA is no longer just a fast in-memory database; it's a multi-modal database built for the AI era. The Knowledge Graph engine is now three times faster. But the real news is the introduction of agents inside the database. New "discovery agents" will help find data objects, and "agentic memory in HANA Cloud" will allow AI agents to "persist context across long-running sessions," enabling them to learn and remember. This makes HANA the intelligent, context-aware heart of the data layer.

Teched 6_HANA Cloud

7. Beyond the Hype: 'Benchmark Engineering' for AI: Philip Herzig introduced "benchmark engineering," a new toolset in AI Foundation to move AI from "vibe checking" to a true engineering discipline.

This is one of the most practical and important announcements for developers. Everyone struggles with "prompt engineering" and model unreliability. SAP is delivering a solution. The new suite includes an "Eval service" to test use cases across models, a "Prompt optimizer" (now GA) to automatically convert and improve prompts, a "Prompt registry," and "Model fallback." This is an "all you need tool set" that finally gives developers the rigorous controls they need to build and maintain enterprise-grade AI applications.

Teched 7_ Benchmark Engineering

8. Data Products Studio - The 'How' for the Data Fabric: If "BDC Connect" is about sharing data, the new "Data Products Studio" is about creating it. This new tool within Business Data Cloud allows data teams to visually model new data products, blend SAP and non-SAP data, and govern them in a shared domain-based catalog. This is the practical "how-to" for building the data fabric, giving teams the control to create the reusable, AI-ready data products that the rest of the new agentic platform will consume.

Teched 8_SAP Data Product Studio

9. Physical AI: Joule Agents Get Embodied: in a "one more thing" moment, Philip Herzig demonstrated the next frontier: bringing Joule Agents into the physical world through partnerships with robotics companies.

By using the new agentic protocols, Joule agents can now orchestrate physical robots. The demo showed a Joule agent delegating a warehouse picking task in EWM to a humanoid robot, which then identified a defective item and, with Joule's help, resolved the issue according to the business process.

Teched 9_Physical AI

10. The Quantum Leap: SAP Primes for the Next Compute Era: While still on the horizon, SAP announced it is making huge leaps in quantum computing, focusing on algorithms and business processes rather than building the hardware.

The vision is a "hybrid cloud architecture" where an SAP business process can "offload an intractable optimization problem to a quantum computer via a seamless API call."

The demo of a truck loading scenario showed how quantum can be "interwoven" into a business process, making it "as simple as flipping a switch" for the end-user. SAP is ensuring it will be ready to embed this power into the enterprise stack as soon as it's viable.

Teched 10_The Quantum Leap

Help future-proof your database landscape with SAP HANA Cloud

2025-11-11T14:00:50.873000+01:00

Teched 2025 in Berlin. It was truly a great event and great experience meeting many of you in person, SAP colleagues, SAP customers, SAP partners and all the people who attended it and all those who are interested in technology and SAP solutions.

I had a pleasure to attend this event together with SAP HANA Cloud database team and deliver the

Help future-proof your database landscape with SAP HANA Cloud deep-dive session. Those of you who attended the session have seen how SAP HANA Cloud may become a solid data foundation for your modern business critical applications. Let us have a brief look at the highlights one more time.

SAP HANA Cloud Database as a Service

First and foremost, SAP HANA Cloud is a database as a service (DBaaS). In contrast to database systems deployed in on-premise fashion, SAP HANA Cloud offers pleasant experience, allowing to focus on the core task - application development.

In traditional on-premise scenario there is a unquestionable need to take care of hardware maintenance and renewal cycles, on top of this there is an operating system and database maintenance that all have to be done to ensure that the system is functioning. SAP HANA Cloud is a service, it releases users from these complex and time-consuming tasks. The powerful cockpit provides information on the state of the system, users may observe and apply patches and upgrades there. The rest is managed and users become released from the maintenance tasks, having their focus kept on the application development. Refer to the operating model for SAP HANA Cloud.

Data tiering

SAP HANA Cloud promotes efficient data tiering options. The most critical data can be stored in memory ensuring very fast access. Important, but less frequently accessed data might be stored on disk. This is possible thanks to SAP HANA Native Storage Extension (NSE) technology. The data offloaded on disk can be accessed seamlessly without a need for writing additional SQL queries for disk and in-memory access with NSE. There are also various large data processing and archiving options - SAP HANA Data Lake Relational Engine, which allows to store petabyte scale data and access it using relational format. On top of that SAP HANA Cloud offers SAP HANA Data Lake Files - a cost efficient object store allowing to work with unstructured, semi-structured and structured data, supporting CSV, Parquet and Delta Lake formats.

Elastic Compute Node

Recently SAP HANA Cloud introduced Elastic Compute Node (ECN). Imagine repetitive business critical process such as quarterly report that put your database system under high load. This event occurs only few times in specific period. Oftentimes your solution would be adding (purchasing) new or extra hardware components to meet demands. But what happens for the rest of the time? This hardware remains idle, because it is active only at the quarter end, to run the report. SAP HANA Cloud allows to provision elastic compute nodes to address these on-demand needs. Once the process is completed and there is no need for additional capacity, the elastic compute nodes can be deprovisioned. And this could be managed both via SAP HANA Cloud central (UI) - database administration tool and via API, giving the users even more flexibility.

SAP HANA Cloud - database for Business AI

SAP HANA Cloud offers various AI options to its users. It helps building AI applications utilizing knowledge graph and vector engines. It offers AI co-pilots ensuring efficient application development. In addition to this there is AI for database operations for improved automation and AI-driven insights and AI for database administrators for easier database administration thanks to conversational interfaces.

The recent addition to the SAP HANA Cloud multimodel - knowledge graph allows to derive more business context from data. While large language model interprets natural language, the knowledge graph engine adds meaning to the data. In such AI scenario various SAP HANA Cloud multi model engines (vector, spatial, text search) could be combined to ensure insightful results. The knowledge graph might be used in RAG scenarios (Retrieval Augmented Generation) where it provides context to LLMs (Large Language Model).

SAP HANA Cloud Migration

For those who are currently running SAP HANA database on-premise, or SAP HANA as a Service (Cloud Foundry or Neo platform) and are willing to make most of the innovations with SAP HANA Cloud, there is a way to transition.

Whether you use SAP HANA as a traditional database for your custom application, or you are using full capabilities of SAP HANA Extended Service Classic or Advanced (XSC, XSA) you can migrate these and there are various options available.

SAP HANA Cloud Self-Service Migration tool

This service can be found in the SAP HANA Cloud Cockpit, and is accessible as long as you have access to SAP HANA Cloud or SAP HANA Cloud central. This service is used to migrate SAP HANA database components (SQL layer) such as tables, views, procedures and data records. It also provides downtime-optimized migration method, to keep business-critical activities running during migration. The tool migrates SAP HANA XSA service instances, which is relevant for those who have XSA-managed schemas or HDI containers. These instances will be automatically created by the Self-Service in SAP HANA Cloud Cloud Foundry space if required.

SAP HANA Application Migration Assistant

The SAP HANA Application Migration Assistant is an extension for the SAP BTP Business Application Studio. It allows to migrate so-called design-time artefacts (Calculation Views, CDS Views, etc) to SAP HANA Cloud CAP (Cloud Application Programming Model) or SAP HANA Cloud Native. The tool requires Business Application Studio subscription and SAP HANA version 2.0. Various supported migration scenarios displayed on the image below:

Both the SAP HANA Cloud Self-Service migration tool and SAP HANA Application Migration Assistant provide extensive SAP HANA migration coverage allowing to migrate SAP HANA XS applications, SAP HANA database objects and data records stored in SAP HANA databases.

Migration Services

Migration help desk provides technical support for any questions related only to database migrations executed with the migration self service tool for SAP HANA Cloud migrationhelpdesk@sap.com
SAP HANA Database Migration Factory provides a high-touch expert support for SAP HANA Cloud migrations offering free migration assessments. Fixed bid, including migration project plan from architecture planning, optimization, migration, and testing to go-live migrationfactory@sap.com
SAP MaxAttention Program - limited to certain customers with SAP MaxAttention program contracts. The program offers support for the migration journey from database strategy and assessments to post go-live health check.

Useful Links

Official Migration Product Page

SAP HANA Cloud Migration Guide

Key SAP HANA Migration topics

SAP Build introducing intent-based development for Application Development @ SAP TechED

2025-11-11T15:01:10.015000+01:00

Last week was truly memorable. After a few years away, I had the privilege of attending SAP TechEd in person again, this time in Berlin. Bringing together customers, partners, and SAP colleagues under one roof—the iconic Berlin Messe—for three days was a unique opportunity to both share knowledge and learn from others.

The experience began on Monday with registration. Witnessing the final preparations for the show floor, I could already sense the energy and excitement that would ignite the next day.

The following morning, as I arrived and saw the long queues, I felt grateful to be part of a company that impacts so many professionals, providing a fertile environment where technology can drive meaningful business change.

TechEd day 1

My first session with Ole Lilenthal was scheduled for 12:30 PM. I quickly realized it would be presented both on-site in the main hall and broadcast live to thousands around the world.

Presenting in the main hall

Same session online

My stress level rose, but with solid preparation, I was confident in our message: “Extending SAP S/4HANA with SAP Build on SAP BTP has never been easier. Now, with generative AI, it’s even more accessible.” Announcing intenet-based development with SAP Build gave me the chance to introduce Vibe Coding. While many attendees were only just beginning to explore this concept, it was clear that although most had heard of generative AI’s promise, they weren’t yet familiar with its foundational pillars. We devoted significant time during and after the session to explain these concepts in depth.

Later that day, the keynote by Muhammad Alam, Dr. Michael Ameling, and Dr. Philip Herzig took place. Many exciting announcements centered on AI across various domains, especially SAP. An impressive on-stage demo of Vibe Coding with SAP Build by Friederike Marby showcased the dedication—thanks to Eric Solberg’s hard work—in making it a reality. These advancements set the stage perfectly for my upcoming sessions.

The evening concluded with a lively get-together in the main hall—a fitting end to the first day. Connecting with colleagues and reflecting on the day’s events helped clarify several questions and deepen our shared understanding.

The next day promised to be packed. Ole and I started again at 12:00 PM, that session focused on presenting the strategy for how AI is reshaping application development. We complemented our session with in-depth CAP demos, demonstrating how technology and AI can come together to serve real business needs.

Second session in the main hall

The session was so popular (see above) that a few participants approached us afterward with questions, including an ISV provider in the AI space. He shared valuable insights, noting that SAP’s innovations in application development are impressive and that many customers don’t yet realize the full extent of SAP’s capabilities. Once they do, he believes they’ll unlock AI’s potential to significantly reduce development costs. I was thrilled—this was exactly the message I hoped to convey. We exchanged details and committed to continuing the conversation with our teams.

In the afternoon, my next session was with Tim Back: an in-depth exploration of “SAP Joule for Developers: How AI Can Boost Your Development in SAP Build.” Tim delivered a comprehensive demo of both Joule for developers and new intent-based development features in SAP Build Web Studio, highlighting the latest Vibe Coding capabilities.

Tim and I just before session started

I opened the session by emphasizing that while this isn’t yet a bulletproof generative AI process, SAP is striving to make it Relevant, Reliable, and Responsible.

The day wrapped up with a celebratory dinner alongside all the SAP Build PMs—a wonderful way to mark the event’s success!

The final day focused on tying up loose ends and attending sessions led by colleagues. All in all, I had the incredible opportunity to attend SAP TechEd as a speaker. I’m truly grateful for the experience and already looking forward to the next one. Participating as a presenter at one of the premier technology conferences in the SAP ecosystem was both an honor and a challenge, leaving me inspired, enriched, and deeply connected to the community.

If you would like to try out our new SAP Build Joule for Developer together with some vibe coding capabilities, don’t hesitate to reach out to me.

Here are some links in case you would like to watch the sessions:

Thank you, SAP TechEd, for an unforgettable experience. See you at the next event!

Agentic Databases for Data Scientists: SAP HANA Cloud Will Equip You with a Team

2025-11-11T20:30:25.347000+01:00

During my tenure as a data practitioner, I often preferred my own database to produce mission-critical calculations. The journey of such an analysis usually began with a single purpose, like informing a business process manager or a change of parameters to optimize a back-end process. Regardless of the original scope, the need to operationalize the logic often followed.

data professional in front of two monitors

Moonlighting as a DBA was nice, admittedly, because I could manage my databases with minimal process obstacles . However, the time lost searching documentation and stuck in trial-error loops of administrative commands only increased the delivery pressure, as deadlines are often unforgiving. I very quickly learned that while I was certainly capable of performing a dual role, I could not be great at both. The expectations of my job demanded data analysis excellence, while I desperately sought after administrative competency.

Last week at SAP TechEd 2025, the SAP HANA Cloud team made a few significant announcements. One very notable set of features is the introduction of the agentic database concept. Simply illustrated and grounded in my scenario, the use of AI agents could give me the best of both worlds – autonomy and scale. Applying the example, imagine the productivity benefits associated with giving every data science professional a dedicated team of agentic colleagues – administrator, data analyst, and a multi-model specialist.

SAP HANA Cloud agents

For those who prefer the native use of a database, consider the upcoming agentic features of SAP HANA Cloud:

The discovery agent provides insight into the objects within the database using a knowledge graph for more efficient semantic lookups.
The multi-model agent augments with the specialist knowledge needed to use the advanced analysis engines.
The data agent supplements the need for SQL with natural language queries.
The admin agent assists with the analysis and optimization of the database.

SAP HANA Cloud enhances all data professionals with agentic teammates. Thanks additionally to in-memory speed, machine learning and AI libraries, access to multi-model engines, data-tiering, and the ability to scale, this cloud database provides the much-desired resources to build autonomous, intelligent, and responsive solutions that drive business process excellence.

To learn more about functionality and availability ...

(1) Be sure to watch these TechEd 2025 virtual session replays:

SAP HANA Cloud: The Database for Business AI

Accelerating Your AI Strategy with SAP HANA Cloud

What’s Next for SAP HANA Cloud: Road Map and Innovation Highlights

(2) Make sure to read these blogs:

SAP HANA Cloud Becomes Agentic: Introducing Discovery Agent & Data Agent

What’s Next with SAP HANA Cloud – SAP TechEd 2025

Unleashing the Power of Trusted Data: SAP 2025 TechEd Announces Enhanced Data Product Capabilities

(3) Sign up for the free SAP HANA Cloud basic trial for a hands-on experience that includes a tutorial of the multi-model and data science capabilities of the database.

IntelliFlow Manufacturing with SAP S/4HANA UX and Collaboration Manager

2025-11-12T06:55:49.667000+01:00

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In the ever-changing field of digital manufacturing, SAP continues to push the boundaries of innovation with its new release, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Among the noteworthy features is the Review Progress Order—Multilevel View App, a game-changing tool for improving visibility, control, and cooperation across production and procurement processes. This strong pair, together with the newly released SAP Collaboration Manager, is redefining real-time communication and job execution for industrial teams.

Introducing the Review Progress Order app.
Manufacturing procedures are complicated, with many levels of connections, components, and timelines. The Review Progress Order App handles this complexity by providing a multi-level view of production, sales, and processing orders.

It allows users to

Visualize component needs and receipt aspects throughout an order structure.
• Identify and analyze component shortages and delays to determine their root causes.
• Calculate total order delays depending on delivery and production time.
• Easily access associated apps, such as Manage Material Coverage, Display Material Stock, and Change Planned Order.
• Export data to Excel for offline analysis and reporting.

Why It Matters
Manufacturers frequently suffer with fragmented data and delayed insights. The Review Progress Order App combines crucial information into a single, simple interface. It enables planners and production managers to make educated decisions more rapidly, minimizing bottlenecks and boosting on-time delivery performance.
Collaboration Manager: A New Era of In-App Communication.
SAP has officially decommissioned the SAP CoPilot and introduced the SAP Collaboration Manager as a replacement for human-to-human collaboration within the SAP Fiori Launchpad. This innovation is currently available in both SAP S/4HANA Cloud and on-premise editions, providing a contextual, real-time communication layer directly within business applications

Key Features of Collaboration Manager:
• Set up individual or group discussions based on specific screens or business objects.
• Include attachments, screenshots, and video links in chats.
• Edit or remove messages quickly after posting.
• Convert private notes into collaborative threads as needed.
• Go straight to the screenshot or chat screen.
• Receive quick notifications for prompt answers and task completion
Collaboration in the Manufacturing Context

Let's see a demo to understand it more clearly.

To set the context, let's assume a sales representative has received a call from a customer about the delay of their order. The sales representative then contacts the production team to inquire about the delay. Assume a production planner uses the Review Progress Order App to detect a delay in a vital component. Rather than switching systems or exchanging emails, users may start a discussion with the procurement team right away using Collaboration Manager. The discussion contains screenshots, order information, and direct links to the affected components. This in-house collaboration eliminates delays, improves clarity, and speeds up problem solving.

Here in the demo, one of the customers contacted the sales representative, Dale Jones, who was asking for confirmation on the delayed sales order delivery. The sales representative sent a message through Collaboration Manager to the material planner or production planner regarding this matter. Here, the material planner, Michelle, replied with "acknowledge the message" by clicking on the sent icon to the sales representative through the Collaboration Manager.

Fig 1 : In App communication - Collaboration Manager

Fig 2 : Collaboration Manager - Acknowledgement

Then Michelle clicks on the "Review Order Progress" app in the Favorites section. After providing the sales order number in the app, she finds the Issues column and finds two issues are present—one of the required components has an uncovered quantity of 3 pieces for a planned product order. In this case, “PldOrd 4000002986.” The other one has a total delay of 1 day for the 10 pieces coming via a purchase requisition. In this case, “PurRqs 3000002513-10.”

Fig 3 : Review Progress Order app

Fig 4: in app option to navigate

The app, "Manage Material Coverage" option—Manage the material coverage to resolve this issue. The "Reschedule" option for the Purchase Requisition provides a summary of the material coverage for this component, indicating that we are short by 10 pieces and need them within 9 days. The stock/requirements list provides an overview of what is coming in and going out when: Aug 12th I need 10 pieces, but I will be 10 short then.

Fig 5: Resolving issue

The system automatically proposes the new delivery date. It is now up to the user to accept it or reject it for an earlier or later date.

Fig 6 : Issue shown

Here, the coverage issue for the material can be viewed.

Fig 7: In house navigation

Fig 8: Resolving issue via Manage Monitor Coverage

Fig 9: Issue Resolve

All the issues are now resolved.
The Review Order Progress application makes it easy to obtain an overview of any issues an order may have and also makes it easy to resolve them.

Fig 10: Collaboration Manager - communication

Customer Benefits: Synergy of UX and Intelligence
The combination of the Review Progress Order App and Collaboration Manager provides a comprehensive user experience that combines data transparency and real-time collaboration. This is how customers benefit:
1. Improved Decision-Making
With multilayer visibility of order progress and component delays, users can solve issues before they escalate. The ability to export data and navigate to connected apps ensures that decisions are based on thorough information.
2. Improved operational efficiency.
Collaboration Manager improves workflow efficiency by eliminating the need for external communication tools and enabling contextual discussions. Teams spend less time searching for information and more time carrying out tasks.
3. Faster issue resolution.
Real-time notifications and interactive threads help cross-functional teams address problems rapidly. The system immediately notifies the appropriate persons of any shortage, delay, or procurement problem.
4. User-Centric Design.
Both tools are based on SAP Fiori, which ensures a uniform and straightforward user experience. The interface is dynamic, role-based, and geared for productivity, whether used on a desktop or a mobile device.
5. Scalability & Integration
These elements are part of SAP's overall vision for building an intelligent, sustainable organization. They readily interact with other SAP apps and modules, allowing for scalability across sectors and geographies.

Conclusion: A New Standard for Manufacturing Excellence.
SAP's most recent developments in S/4HANA are more than just feature enhancements; they represent a paradigm shift in how industrial firms function. The Review Progress Order App clarifies complex order structures, and the Collaboration Manager encourages agile, informed teamwork.
They represent a strong blend of UX and enterprise intelligence, allowing businesses to respond faster, collaborate smarter, and provide better results. For consumers, their use implies more production, lower costs, and higher satisfaction—all hallmarks of a really intelligent manufacturing organization.

For more information on SAP S/4HANA Cloud, refer to the following links:

SAP S/4HANA Cloud release info here
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Early Release Series Webinars here
Latest 2508 SAP S/4HANA Cloud Release Blogs here
Product videos on our SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP S/4HANA YouTube playlist
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition Early Release Series here
SAP S/4HANA Cloud for User Experience and Cross Topics, Public Edition Continuous Influence Session here
Inside SAP S/4HANA Podcast here
openSAP microlearning for SAP S/4HANA here
Inside SAP S/4HANA Podcast here
Best practices for SAP S/4HANA Cloud here
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Community: here
Feature Scope Description here
What’s New here
Help Portal Product Page here
Implementation Portal here

Please refer to my latest blogs on SAP S/4HANA Cloud:

All AI Blogs :

Sales Innovation with SAP S/4HANA, Business AI, and User Experience: A Practical Approach

All End-to-End Journey Blogs:

Special Functionalities / Scenario Blogs:

AATP Blogs:

Configuration & Business Case of SAP S/4HANA Advanced ATP (AATP) with Business Process Scheduling (B...

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Get Ready for these Community Talks at SAP TechEd on Tour in Bangalore 2025

2025-11-13T11:12:16.895000+01:00

Example of a Community Talk which took place at SAP TechEd in Berlin 2025

It is time to get ready for an engaging series of Community Talk sessions that bring together SAP experts and enthusiasts for an exchange of insights, innovations, and best practices. Here's an overview of what's in store at this year's SAP TechEd on Tour stop in Bangalore, India:

November 25, 2025

CT1000 | Building the SAP Community Escape House
Time: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Discover how SAP CAP and server-side rendering bring the Community Escape House to life, featuring custom authentication and live coding.
Speaker: Nico Schoenteich, SAP Developer Advocate, SAP
CT1001 | Designing Real-Time Core Extensions with SAP Build Process Automation
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Explore scalable automation solutions on SAP BTP for process visibility and continuous improvement.
Speaker: Mohit Bansal, SAP BTP Solution Architect, Infosys
CT1010 | Joule for Developer for UCB Pharma
Time: 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
Discover how Joule enhances developer productivity and application intelligence.
Speaker: Ravi Grover, SAP Solution Architect, IBM
CT1003 | Empowering Organizations through Situation Handling in SAP S/4HANA
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Discover transformative approaches to managing exceptions and fostering collaboration.
Speakers: Karan Bahl, Senior Solution Architect, EY GDS & Ranjeet Kumar, Solution Architect, EY GDS
CT1006 | From Rookie to SAP Champion - Learn, Certify, Lead Your SAP Career
Time: 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Learn how SAP certifications and learning journeys can elevate your career.
Speaker: Kunal Bansal, SAP Champion, Solution Architect, IBM
CT1007 | Get the Scoop on SAP Certifications
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Discover the roadmap to skills recognition through SAP Certification.
Speaker: Timo Schuette, VP Product & Solution Learning, SAP
CT1009 | Himalaya’s Digital Integration Journey with SAP Integration Suite
Time: 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Gain insights into modernizing integration landscapes with SAP Integration Suite.
Speaker: Shaik Azmathulla, Integration Architect, Himalaya Wellness Company
CT1012 | Leveraging Translation Hub for Efficient ABAP UI Text Localization
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Discover text localization techniques for SAP Fiori and classic UIs.
Speaker: Vara Prasad Thatikonda & Omar Misbah, Solution Architects, Daimler Truck
CT1013 | Revolutionize SAP Security Management with Agentic AI
Time: 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Explore AI-driven transformation of SAP security management.
Speaker: Vidyut Dinkar Kichambare, SAP Architecture and Basis Solutions Delivery Lead, Canpack
CT1018 | Trivia Competition
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Test your SAP knowledge through fun trivia.
Speaker: Daniel Wroblewski & Shrinivasan Neelamegam, SAP Developer Advocates, SAP
CT1020 | What is the SAP Community
Time: 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Get an overview of SAP Community’s role and offerings.
Speaker: Laura Schmitz, SAP Community Advocate, SAP

November 26, 2025

CT1004 | Empowering Organizations through Situation Handling in SAP S/4HANA
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Discover transformative approaches to managing exceptions and fostering collaboration.
Speakers: Karan Bahl, Senior Solution Architect, EY GDS & Ranjeet Kumar, Solution Architect, EY GDS
CT1008 | Get the Scoop on SAP Certifications
Time: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Discover the roadmap to skills recognition through SAP Certification.
Speaker: Timo Schuette, VP Product & Solution Learning, SAP
CT1002 | Driving Business Innovation with SAP's Generative AI Hub & Joule Agents
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Learn how SAP’s generative AI transforms workflows and decision-making through agentic AI.
Speaker: Sidharth Gupta, Product Learning Expert, SAP
CT1014 | SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Streamline invoice processing with SAP Ariba on SAP BTP.
Speaker: Ayyappagari Sreekanth, Technical Architect, hcl Technology
CT1011 | Langchain Integration with SAP HANA Cloud
Time: 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Learn how SAP HANA Cloud integrates with LangChain to make use of vector search, knowledge graph, and further in-database capabilities as part of AI-based applications.
Speaker: Witalij Rudnicki, SAP Developer Advocate, SAP
CT1016 | Side-by-Side Extensibility with BTP, ABAP, and S/4HANA Cloud
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Discover service consumption models for integrated SAP environments.
Speaker: Shilpa Shankar, SAP Developer Advocate, SAP
CT1017 | Simplify UI App Hosting with Application FrontEnd Service
Time: 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Learn to efficiently deploy UI applications on SAP BTP.
Speaker: Shrinivasan Neelamegam, SAP Developer Advocate, SAP
CT1019 | Trivia Competition
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Test your SAP knowledge through fun trivia.
Speaker: Daniel Wroblewski & Shrinivasan Neelamegam, SAP Developer Advocates, SAP
CT1021 | What is the SAP Community
Time: 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Get an overview of SAP Community’s role and offerings.
Speaker: Anne K Petteroe, SAP Community Advocate, SAP
CT1022 | Why ABAP Developers Are Thriving in the AI Era
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Learn how AI tools are enhancing productivity in ABAP development.
Speaker: Rich Heilman, SAP Developer Advocate, SAP

To register, simply search for the respective session ID in the session catalog or browse all Community Talks by filtering for the session type “Community Talks”.

Join us at the Community Theatre for these insightful sessions during SAP TechEd on Tour in Bangalore, November 25-26, 2025 and make the most of your visit!

See you there!

TechEd 2025 in Berlin - Recap on planning in SAP Business Data Cloud

2025-11-13T18:00:00.026000+01:00

It has already been a week since I boarded my train home from Berlin after an exciting TechEd 2025. Coming back from such an event always feels a bit like returning to reality — all the nicer to look back on the sessions I had the honor of hosting and the great conversations with customers and partners in the meeting center, at the demo booth, and beyond.

In case you missed TechEd, don't worry. We have got you covered.

Virtual Sessions:

Together with @jie_deng and @matthiaskraemer, I hosted session DA207 - Planning and analytics: Innovations powering SAP Business Data Cloud which is available on-demand on the TechEd virtual website (registration required). We had a full house, lots of interesting questions and loads of live demos (and no demo system let us down 🙏). We discussed the overall strategy of SAP Analytics Cloud in the context of SAP Business Data Cloud. On the planning side, we gave an outlook on our priorities for 2026 and highlighted recent innovations in seamless planning and GenAI. We could also showcase great new features like MyMetrics, Horizon theme support and provided a labs preview at how we want to further empower the story designer in SAP Analytics Cloud.

Besides, I recommend these sessions (again, registration is required):

Session ID & Name	Speakers	Link
ST107v \| SAP Business Data Cloud: Strategy, architecture, and vision	Torsten Ammon SVP - Head of Business Data Cloud Core Prakash Nanduri Global Head of Product Management BDC&I	Link
DA806v \| SAP Business Data Cloud solution road map	Torsten Ammon SVP - Head of Business Data Cloud Core Kristian Rümmelin SAP Business Data Cloud - Head of Product Management Planning & Analytics,	Link
DA203v \| SAP Business Data Cloud: The path forward for SAP Business Warehouse	Dominik Kurz Product Expert SAP BW/4HANA & SAP BW Bridge Klaus-Peter Sauer Product Management SAP Business Data Cloud	Link

Hands-on

Our hands-on workshop DA267 - Seamless planning for xP&A in SAP Business Data Cloud (SAP BDC) was another highlight. Preparing such sessions is a big task but it always is worth the effort. Luckily, I was supported by @jie_deng and @Matthew_Shaw who supported the preparation, the testing, and the session itself. The new live version feature for seamless planning was front and center in the workshop. Participants learned how to:

Build a seamless planning model from a view that is part of content shipped with Working Capital Insights Intelligent Application
Expose plan data in SAP Datasphere and bring it together with actual data in an analytic model
Extend the model with xP&A data and leverage the live version for calculations

The exercise and the tenants are still available! Check it out!

Exercise flow

Thanks to everyone for joining TechEd and for your interest in our content! Looking forward to 2026 already.

SAP Developer News 13th November 2025

2025-11-13T21:00:00.039000+01:00

DESCRIPTION

Field report from SAP TechEd on Tour in Sydney

SAP TechEd home https://www.sap.com/events/teched.html

SAP BTP, ABAP environment – Customer & Partner Roundtable 19 Nov

Blog post https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-sap/customer-amp-partner-roundtable-for-sap-btp-abap-environment-29-demo-time/ba-p/14263936

ABAP Development Tools for VS Code: Everything You Need to Know

Blog post https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-sap/abap-development-tools-for-vs-code-everything-you-need-to-know/ba-p/14258129

Introducing the Next Era of ABAP Development

Blog post https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-sap/introducing-the-next-era-of-abap-development/ba-p/14260522

SAP Open Source Webinar on open-sourced MCP servers 19 Nov

Webinar details page (incl. registration) https://events.sap.com/open-sourced-mcp-servers-supporting-btp-platform-developers/en_us/home.html

CHAPTER TITLES

0:00 Intro

0:07 Field report from SAP TechEd on Tour in Sydney

1:32 SAP BTP, ABAP Environment: Customer and Partner Roundtable 19 Nov

2:01 ABAP Development Tools for VS Code: Everything You Need to Know

3:19 Introducing the Next Era of ABAP Development

3:54 SAP Open Source Webinar on open-sourced MCP servers 19 Nov

TRANSCRIPT

[Intro] This is the SAP Developer News for November 13th, 2025.

[Tom] Hey, everyone. We're coming to you from Sydney, Australia. This is our first stop on TechEd on Tour. We got some of the team that's here in Australia. Say hi, everyone. Hi. We'll be doing hands-on sessions from the event as well as the developer garage. We're here in the developer garage on the show floor. There's Anne. Josh, what do we have planned from the community side? So we've got a lovely community corner here as we're calling it. We're actually asked the people how they like to navigate our Community website, as well as just the outreach. Having a meetup last night, a Stammtisch. We've got to keep doing that. Once I get on tour, we've got a couple more spots for me to go into. Having a lot of fun meeting with people in person. Yeah, it's been great energy. The Stammtisch last night, what would you say, 70, 80 people there or so? a good turnout and uh we're all this is our second week on the road uh for for many of us we'll be heading to uh Melbourne and uh Singapore next week for some CodeJams and then on to Bangalore for the last stop for the TechEd on Tour so uh continue to tune in to the SAP Developer News for updates on what's going on with the TechEd on Tour and if you're in any of those cities we're coming to, we're looking forward to seeing you in the coming weeks. Until then, have fun, everybody. Bye.

[Riley] Howdy, developers. If you're interested in ABAP, there's a customer and partner roundtable session scheduled for next week. It's happening on November the 19th. The ABAP product team will be going over several new features related to the release of 2511. They'll also be going over new ADT features as well. A Q&A session will follow. You can find details in Iwona Hahn's blog post, which is linked to below. Thank you.

[Mamikee] As we heard at TechEd Berlin 2025, we're rolling out ABAP Development Tools for VS Code. Here's what's in the scoop now and where to read more. From ABAP Development Tools for VS Code, Everything You Need to Know blog post, The first wave targets ABAP Cloud only, not dynpro or web dynpro, and starts with RAP UI services so front-end and back-end RAP can work and live in one place. It's an early adopter drop with roughly a dozen plus object types and the core develop-test-debug loop. Now for work outside of RAP UI services, keep Eclipse ADT in the mix for now. We'll catch up to Eclipse one client release at a time. We're reusing the ADT code base and moving tool to the LSP. Editing is file-based, which is great for today's AI workflows, and Joule for Developers is planned for VS Code. You can also use VS Code's AI extension. Just note, the virtual workspace model means some extensions may have limits. Now, backend support aligns with Eclipse down to SAP NetWeaver 7.3. From the Introducing the Next Era of ABAP Development blog post, this puts VS Code inside the broader direction, modern tooling, plus AI-assisted development to boost productivity and make ABAP development feel at home with today's workflow. This post is the strategy view where the experience is heading and how AI features like Joule for Developers will evolve alongside the tooling. Now, you can read both of these blog posts in the link below.

[DJ] If you took part in Devtoberfest or caught some of the SAP TechEd content this year, then you may already be aware of SAP's adoption of the open Model Context Protocol, MCP, and the birth of open -source-based MCP servers for CAP, UI5, and Fiori development. Now is the perfect time to dig in and learn more and you're in luck because there's an SAP open source webinar on this very topic covering the three MCP servers I've just mentioned it's next week on Wednesday the 19th of November. There are three awesome big-brained experts David Kunz, Dominik Heim and Matthias Osswald and the webinar will cover the protocol itself and how these MCP servers can help. There'll be a live demo too, and you'll have a chance to ask questions. And it's free. Head over to the SAP Open Source webinars page to register. Link in the description.

Recap SAP TechEd 2025: Discover, manage and control all your AI agents

2025-11-14T05:07:07.568000+01:00

Last week, we announced the general availability of the AI agent hub in SAP LeanIX. All existing customers can start discovering their agents from Microsoft, Google, and SAP immediately, or begin sending agent cards via the API. Detailed documentation can be found here.

Below you find a recap of the most frequently asked questions. In case you missed the session, you can rewatch it here.

What is the AI agent hub all about?
AI agent discovery is available now to all SAP LeanIX customers as part of the standard APM solution. For enterprise architects responsible for application landscapes, integrations, and governance, this capability provides a centralized, discoverable inventory of AI agents across cloud platforms and custom sources.
When is it available?
Availability: The feature is live and included in the standard APM module for SAP LeanIX customers.
Documentation: Detailed setup and connector guidance is published on the SAP Help Portal | SAP Online Help. Read the documentation first for step-by-step configuration and supported connector behavior.
How AI agents are discovered?
LeanIX integrates natively with platform connectors. The Microsoft connector surfaces agents built on Microsoft cloud services (Azure AI Foundry, Copilot). The Google integration follows the same model with a current focus on agents configured on Google Agent Engine. The SAP integration captures used preconfigured Joule agents.
If your agents are not built on Microsoft, Google, or SAP, you can still send them to LeanIX by sending agent metadata via the AI Agent API.
What is the focus of the AI agent hub?
LeanIX is a discovery and governance layer. It does not execute or orchestrate agents; it provides visibility and governance controls rather than runtime management.
How are agents modelled in SAP LeanIX?
AI Agents are modeled as a subtype of the Application Fact Sheet. This design supports joint application landscapes, incl. agents and data flows, while enabling agent-specific typing and conditional fields for clarity in the UI.
How do you calculate an agent's business value?
LeanIX provides a built-in, documented calculation to estimate the business impact of custom agents. This calculation is adaptable to your organization’s criteria and needs.
What are the SAP solution suggestions all about?
With the SAP solution suggestions you get a curated view in the context of your application landscape on which SAP AI agents and applications you are not yet using while having the technical set up in place.
What is the commercial impact of the AI agent hub?
AI Agents are commercially relevant and treated as an Application subtype; they are licensed as discounted applications at a 1:5 ratio (apps : agents). The overall licensing approach remains application-based.
What's next?
We focus on building integrations with major agent building platforms and discovering MCP servers to enable more comprehensive modeling of how agents, applications, and MCP servers are connected in your application landscape.

CAP Highlights from TechEd 2025 and Devtoberfest 2025 – a Recap

2025-11-14T09:06:01.844000+01:00

Dear SAP community,

the fall of 2025 was an exciting time: We had two great events - Devtoberfest 2025 and SAP TechEd 2025 – showcasing the latest developments, tools, and best practices in the SAP ecosystem. Let's take a closer look at the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) highlights from each event.

CAP @ SAP TechEd 2025: A Commitment to Developers

This year, SAP TechEd was a hybrid event, offering both in-person experiences in Berlin and virtual participation. We hope you had the chance to join us in person, as my colleague Alon Shachar did. He shares his impressions in his blog post “SAP Build introducing intent-based development for Application Development @ SAP TechED”.

As always, the event featured hundreds of sessions, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities. This year, developers and their needs were addressed in numerous sessions, with CAP being a prominent part in many of those sessions. For an overview of all the CAP related sessions at SAP TechEd 2025 I recommend reading this blog post. You didn’t have the chance to attend the event in Berlin? You still have the chance to join one of the SAP TechEd on Tour events. And you can watch the recordings that are available for some of the sessions. Find below a summary of the CAP related recordings.

Keynote: Developers at the Center

The keynote “Beyond the hype: How SAP is supercharging developers for what's next” addressed the evolving role of developers in an AI-driven world. It explored how SAP's latest technologies and tools are empowering these roles. We saw many exciting announcements and demos. My colleague Friederike Marby, for example, gave a great demo showcasing how to build an intelligent CAP application through intent-based development using SAP Build. You missed it? Here is the link to the recording: Beyond the hype: How SAP is supercharging developers for what's next.

Strategy Talk: AI-Assisted Developer Tools

The strategy talk “SAP Build for all: A shift toward AI-assisted developer-centric tools” highlighted latest innovations in SAP Build solutions. In this session, my colleagues Alon Shachar and Ole Lilienthal showcased how AI-assisted tools and enhancements are enabling developers to create extensions and applications more efficiently. With in-depth CAP demos Ole and Alon presented, how these tools are designed to help developers and partners build at scale, with AI as a co-pilot rather than a replacement. I highly recommend you to watch the session: SAP Build for all: A shift toward AI-assisted developer-centric tools.

Roadmap Session: Clean Core and Extensibility

In the roadmap session "Future of app dev in SAP Build: Simplifying Clean Core & LoB extensions" Alon Shachar and Ole Lilienthal were telling us how SAP Build is evolving into a unified AI enabled platform built to extend our ecosystem. Attendees were introduced to the roadmap highlights across application development in SAP Build solutions, including updates for the Joule copilot, CAP, SAPUI5, and SAP Fiori apps. These advancements aim to boost productivity and support the clean core concept and extensibility for line-of-business apps.

Devtoberfest 2025: CAP in the Spotlight

Devtoberfest is always a great opportunity to get ready for SAP TechEd. Devtoberfest 2025 continued its tradition as a virtual, community-driven event. This year, Fridays were dedicated to CAP, with a strong lineup of sessions that balanced practical enablement, new features, and forward-looking demos.

You were not able to take part? No worries – all sessions have been recorded: From building enterprise grade CAP applications to integrating AI into CAP application development and exploring new tools: here's what developers learned in the various CAP related sessions.

Building Enterprise Grade CAP applications using BTP Developer's guide

This session focused on enhancing CAP applications with enterprise grade capabilities. Key features discussed included audit logging, change tracking, attachments, and multitenancy. These capabilities are crucial for making applications robust and scalable. The session also highlighted the importance of following the best practices described in the SAP BTP Developer's Guide to achieve these enhancements.

Get to know more about CAP’s documentation offering

Documentation is a vital resource for developers, and this session provided insights into CAP's documentation offerings. Attendees learned how to provide feedback, work effectively with sample projects, and contribute to improving the CAP documentation. The session emphasized the collaborative nature of the CAP community and how developers can help enhance the learning experience for others.

Integrating S/4HANA Public Cloud APIs into CAP Made Simple

This session was demonstrating that integrating SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition APIs into CAP projects can be simple. Attendees gained guidance on authentication, service consumption, and best practices for scalability and maintainability, equipping them to accelerate their integration projects.

Less code, same logic – reduce your custom handlers by using new CAP features

CAP’s philosophy has always been to minimize boilerplate and repetitive code, e.g. via the built-in handlers for all standard CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations. This session introduced new features that further reduce or even eliminate the need for custom handler logic. This not only simplifies code but also reduces maintenance efforts and potential bugs.

Status-Transition Flows

This session covered the new Status-Transition Flows capability. This feature allows developers to define status and status-transition flows directly in CDS models using annotations. The required handlers are automatically generated. Developers retain the flexibility to override generated logic when complex scenarios demand custom implementations. This approach offers flexibility while maintaining control over complex scenarios.

Taking UI5 Server Side Rendering to the next level with AI

AI is transforming all areas of development, including UI development. This session showcased how you can use AI to automatically generate SAPUI5 views from CAP entity definitions offering a glimpse into the future of dynamic, short-living UIs generated from OData services.

CAP Tools – What's New and Hot

The tooling session highlighted latest enhancements in CAP tools. Notable updates included IntelliJ support, new linter checks helping to maintain code quality in custom implementations, and CLI enhancements improving debugging workflows, deployment processes, and REPL (Read Evaluate Print Loop) interactions. These improvements enhance the day-to-day development experience.

Best Practices in CAP

This session provided insights into the effective use of CAP. Daniel Hutzel, the CPO and founder of CAP, shared valuable guidance on both the recommended best practices and common pitfalls to avoid when working with CAP.

Testing SAP CAP Node.js apps with cds.test

Testing is critical for reliable applications. The testing session provided comprehensive coverage of automated testing strategies for CAP Node.js applications. Using the cds.test framework, attendees learned how to set up and execute tests for CAP services, focusing on core scenarios such as validating service APIs and handling business logic.

SAP HANA Application Migration Assistant - Transforming with Gen AI

This session introduced an enhanced tool for automating the conversion of service layers from XS Classic or XS Advanced into modern CAP-based services. By leveraging generative AI, developers can accelerate service layer migration to CAP, reducing manual effort and enabling faster cloud-native transformation.

Agentic Coding with CAP

The agentic coding session introduced the new MCP server for CAP, which significantly enhances the capabilities of AI agents by providing them with comprehensive context and relevant examples, effectively transforming them into CAP development experts.

Plug'n'Ask: Enabling AI Context in CAP Through the Power of Plugins And MCP

During this session we explored into the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how it can be integrated into CAP applications through plugins and annotations in CDS definitions. Developers learned how to empower their applications to communicate with LLM clients, providing context for the data within their applications.

CAP console

Participants were introduced to the new CAP console, a native application designed to streamline the deployment and monitoring of CAP applications on SAP BTP. Embracing the grow-as-you-go philosophy, this tool simplifies the initial deployment process and offers robust monitoring features, all from a locally running app. Built by developers for developers, the CAP console allows developers to focus on coding rather than infrastructure challenges.

Conclusion

It's exciting to see how CAP continues to evolve, offering new possibilities and simplifying complex tasks. Both Devtoberfest 2025 and SAP TechEd 2025 provided many valuable insights for developers working with the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model. From core development practices to AI-powered innovations, the sessions offered a comprehensive look at all the great features of CAP. Whether you attended these events in person or followed along virtually, the shared experiences and learnings will surely inspire your next project.

If you missed any sessions, as mentioned above, all the sessions listed in this blog post are available on demand. It’s worth catching up - there’s a lot to learn. Until next time, keep coding. 😊

SAP TechEd 2025 Virtual: Experience the best of SAP TechEd and broaden your SAP security expertise

2025-11-14T11:57:51.056000+01:00

You missed SAP TechEd Berlin? Don’t worry – we recorded many sessions for you, and they’re available free of charge on the virtual SAP TechEd platform.
Check out these three security sessions:

Road map for security and compliance services in SAP BTP (XP802v)
Rakefet Jackoby Galazan and Michael Friedrich lead you through the road map for security, identity and access management, and compliance services in SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). Learn about upcoming features and enhancements that boost protection, help ensure regulatory alignment, and support more-secure, scalable cloud architectures.

Insider threats: Security versus AI and analytics (CA100v)
Insider threats—whether intentional or accidental—continue to challenge organizations, demanding a proactive and adaptive defense strategy. Slim Trabelsi and Chase Kilburn dive into the design of a comprehensive insider threat program that integrates behavioral analytics and AI-driven monitoring to detect and mitigate risks effectively.

From control to confidence: What’s ahead for security and compliance at SAP (CA815v)
Sabrina Himmer and Patrick Boch give an outlook on future security features and tools within SAP Business Suite. Additionally, they dive into the streamlining process for compliance regulations that SAP and SAP Business Suite will adhere to now and in the future.

Join the SAP Security and the SAP TechEd Communities to stay up to date – and sign up for the monthly SAP Security Newsletter to get all the latest news delivered directly into your inbox!

SAP TechEd on Tour Bangalore: Get Certified, Connect, and Learn Onsite

2025-11-20T07:39:21.983000+01:00

SAP TechEd on Tour is coming to Bangalore, bringing the SAP Community together for two days of hands-on learning, innovation, and collaboration. This year’s stop offers a special opportunity to get certified on-site for free, plus access to exclusive learning resources and community talks designed to boost your career.

Join the Community Talks

Kick off your experience by joining 20-minute Community Talks hosted by SAP experts and SAP Champions. These sessions will cover the latest news on SAP Certifications and how to prepare for them.

Featured sessions include:

November 25, 2025

CT1006 | From Rookie to SAP Champion - Learn, Certify, Lead Your SAP Career
Time: 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Learn how SAP certifications and learning journeys can elevate your career.
Speaker: Kunal Bansal, SAP Champion, Solution Architect, IBM
CT1007 | Get the Scoop on SAP Certifications
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Discover the roadmap to skills recognition through SAP Certification.
Speaker: Timo Schuette, VP Product & Solution Learning, SAP

November 26, 2025

CT1008 | Get the Scoop on SAP Certifications
Time: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Discover the roadmap to skills recognition through SAP Certification.
Speaker: Timo Schuette, VP Product & Solution Learning, SA

CT1002 | Driving Business Innovation with SAP's Generative AI Hub & Joule Agents
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Learn how SAP’s generative AI transforms workflows and decision-making through agentic AI. Speaker: Sidharth Gupta, Product Learning Expert, SAP

Register today by searching for the session ID in the catalog or by filtering for “Community Talks” to reserve your seat and explore the full lineup of sessions in this SAP Community blog.

Free SAP Certification at SAP TechEd on Tour Bangalore

As part of SAP TechEd on Tour, attendees can take one of two certification exams for free on November 25:

CER101 | Generative AI Developer Certification

CER102 | SAP Build Developer Certification

It’s your chance to validate your expertise and gain an industry-recognized credential right at the event. Learn more here: learning.sap.com/teched/certifications.

Unlock a 25% Certification Discount

Don’t miss out and secure your 25% discount by booking your SAP Certification exam through the SAP Store by December 19, 2025.

Simply redeem your exclusive promo received in your registration confirmation at the checkout in the SAP Store until December 19.

Explore the SAP TechEd Learning Zone

Get a head start on your SAP TechEd journey with the Learning Zone, your destination for curated resources, hands-on materials, and expert insights to help you get exam-ready and expand your expertise.

Make the most of your experience at SAP TechEd on Tour Bangalore with two days of learning, connection, and growth.

See you in Bangalore!

SAP Developer News 20th November 2025

2025-11-20T21:00:00.021000+01:00

ITEMS

Field report from SAP TechEd on Tour in Singapore

SAP Teched home https://www.sap.com/events/teched.html

CAP – Advanced Event Mesh plugin

@cap-js/advanced-event-mesh plugin https://github.com/cap-js/advanced-event-mesh

CAP Plugin for SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh https://help.sap.com/docs/sap-integration-suite/advanced-event-mesh/cap-plugin-for-sap-integration-suite-advanced-event-mesh

UKISUG Connect 2025

Event website https://www.ukisugconnect.co.uk/

Agenda https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75555/program

SAP BTP ABAP Environment - Release 2511

Blog post https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-sap/sap-btp-abap-environment-release-2511/ba-p/14257787

Devtoberfest 2024 winner interviews at SAP TechEd 2025 – Michael Teti

Devtoberfest details https://community.sap.com/t5/devtoberfest-blog-posts/devtoberfest-2025-welcome/ba-p/14182817

CHAPTER TITLES

0:00 Intro
0:07 Field report from SAP TechEd on Tour in Singapore
0:50 CAP – Advanced Event Mesh plugin
1:21 UKISUG Connect 2025
2:45 SAP BTP ABAP Environment – Release 2511
4:00 Devtoberfest 2024 winner interviews at SAP TechEd 2025 – Michael Teti

TRANSCRIPT

[Intro] This is the SAP Developer News for November 20th, 2025.

[Tom] Hey, everybody. Welcome from the TechEd on Tour. We're here in Singapore today for a CodeJam, our second to last stop on the TechEd on Tour. Next week, we'll be in Bangalore for the big TechEd event there. Everybody looking forward to that? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, right now we're here in the SAP offices of Singapore. And if you see behind us, there is Ella, the robotic barista, making Rich a hot chocolate right now. So we're enjoying the comforts of the SAP office and looking forward to seeing everybody in Bangalore next week. So until then, we'll see you there. See you there. Bye. Bye.

[Antonio] Hola, SAP developers. In case you missed it, there is a new CAP plugin in town. the Advanced Event Mesh Plugin. You can leverage this new plugin to easily connect your CAP application with SAP Integration Suite Advanced Event Mesh and start publishing or consuming events. Check out the plugin documentation to find out more about how to set up this plugin. I'm including the links in the description. Happy eventing!

[DJ] The conference season is very much in full swing, keeping us developer advocates busy. From organizing and running Devtoberfest through giving the Developer Keynote and running the Developer Garage at TechEd in Berlin and lots more and now many of the team are playing a major role in the On Tour part of the event with a stop in Sydney one in Melbourne and now as you've seen from an earlier item in this very news episode one in Singapore on their way to Bangalore. Over on this side of the world we have coming up the SAP UK and Ireland user group conference Connect. It's a great event it's happening from Sunday the 30th of November through Tuesday the 2nd of December that's right It's like a family reunion lots of discussions take place learning is shared and friendships are made. I'm very honored to be there, I'm running two sessions a hands-on workshop on modeling with CAP's CDS and also a tech talk on local first development with CAP. If you're attending Connect, come along and say hello in fact come to the sessions - the only thing you need to bring is your curiosity. See you there!

[Mamikee] The latest SAP BTP ABAP Environment release 25.11 is here, and it has been available since November 15th. And it's packed with upgrades across ADT, RAP, Fiori, business configuration, integration, and more. So here's a few highlights you don't want to miss. First, big feature drops across the tooling. In ADT, you now get Ghost Text Keyword Completion as the new default. A new editor for email templates. You can create custom email templates using the Maintain Email Template apps and full business configuration set editing right inside ADT. Plus, macOS users, the graphical call timeline for ABAP traces is now supported. In RAP, you can now log base change documents as business events using the new syntax to READ ENTITY, with changes to inspect change operation and define global side effects that refresh UI properties automatically with a single keystroke. Now, this was only a handful of updates. For the full list of updates, read the blog post in the description below.

[Anja & Michael] Welcome here in Berlin TechEd 2025 on site it's so great we handed over from the Devtoberfest now we're here and a lot of TechEd tour stops will join. I'm very happy to have you here, I know that you joined the Devtoberfest and not just joining you did win the Devtoberfest. It's so amazing so what was your experience what did you like, what was your highlight of that? Devtoberfest was incredible. The opportunity to experience the different areas of SAP and to become exposed to those areas was incredible. Having a focus on web technologies, but being exposed to the other services that I was not exposed to prior was very eye-opening and made me a really deep, deep dive into those areas. So I was able to draw some insights that I could reflect back into my work at my work camp. And that's great and now being here on site being on TechEd so what did you ... was thinking or wishing for and what is your highlight here? Oh I was wishing for more and I got more more than that um it was really incredible because it was non -stop sessions um hands-on road mapping um in so many different areas it was uh morning to evening of of of consuming information that I can take back and be empowered with. So I'm very excited to go back and share what I've learned this week. Thank you so much. Thank you.

From Intelligent Applications to Trusted Data: Accelerating Insight to Action for Business Analysts

2025-11-26T17:00:00.025000+01:00

Business analysts today are expected to turn complex datasets into insight faster than ever; analyzing trends, spotting opportunities, and ultimately providing line-of-business leaders with the information necessary to make informed decisions. To meet these demands, they need tools that simplify analysis, ensure data quality, and accelerate their path from question to actionable insight.

At SAP TechEd 2025, SAP announced a suite of advancements designed to do just that—continuing to drive momentum across its data and AI portfolio. New intelligent applications, expanded access to curated data products in SAP Business Data Cloud, and deeper AI-driven assistance powered by Joule empower analysts to work smarter, make faster decisions, and deliver insights with confidence, all while maintaining governance and accuracy at every step.

Intelligent Applications: Purpose-Built Insights for Every Line of Business

Intelligent applications in SAP Business Data Cloud continue to evolve, giving analysts prebuilt, AI-driven insights across domains like finance, HR, supply chain, and more. By embedding more intelligence directly into everyday workflows, these applications let analysts start with much of the foundational work already modeled, monitored, and enriched with AI—so they can focus on understanding trends, identifying gaps, and answering the “why” behind the data, rather than the mechanics of assembling it.

The Value of Intelligent Applications at a Glance:

Consistent, trusted data sources resulting in reliable, repeatable insights
Less manual prep work and more time spent analyzing and interpreting
Shorter analysis cycles through immediate access to prebuilt dashboards
Higher trust and alignment through unified metrics and premodeled insights
Clearer explanations behind anomalies, trends, and performance drivers
AI-enhanced recommendations tailored to each line of business

Intelligent Applications by Line of Business

Key Updates and Expanded Use Cases

Following up on the intelligent application announcement made at SAP Sapphire in 2025, SAP has expanded both previews and general availability. Spend Intelligence, Supply Chain Intelligence, and Revenue Intelligence are now in restricted public preview, while Finance Intelligence, People Intelligence, and Cloud ERP Intelligence private packages are generally available. Together, these additions broaden the library of ready-to-use insights business analysts can tap into with minimal setup.

People Intelligence: New HR-focused use cases now deliver deeper insight into recruiting, learning effectiveness, and employee performance. Analysts gain more accurate attrition predictions and intuitive dashboards that make it easy to compare trends and risks across business units.
Revenue Intelligence: Expanded capabilities provide revenue and sales leaders with a real-time, holistic view of pipeline performance. These updates combine continuously learning ML forecasts, automated variance detection, and unified insights across sales, finance, and operations to support more predictable planning and decision-making.
Consumer Products Intelligence: A new intelligent application for consumer goods manufacturers helps optimize trade promotion planning and manage spending with greater precision. Features include real-time price elasticity analysis, promotion effectiveness insights, margin optimization tools, and streamlined workflows for executing financial operations.

Trusted Data Products Fueling Reliable, Reusable Insights

Data products remain one of the most impactful pillars of SAP Business Data Cloud—especially for analysts who need quick access to context-rich and ready-to-use business data. Instead of repeatedly rebuilding the same datasets for each analysis or project, analysts can tap into governed, out-of-the-box data products that are automatically kept up to date. This not only eliminates duplication but also ensures that everyone across functional teams are working from the same source of truth. By standardizing reusable models, metrics, and pipelines, analysts gain a foundation that speeds up reporting cycles and reduces back-and-forth with technical teams.

In summary, here's what data products bring to the table for business analysts:

Reusable datasets reduce manual preparation and accelerate reporting cycles
Shared metrics and models ensure consistent definitions across teams
Faster insight generation with less time spent requesting or rebuilding data
Increased trust in data quality, making findings easier to validate and share

Momentum Continues: More Data Products Across SAP Applications

SAP is expanding its catalog of ready-to-use data products across critical application areas, including SAP Cloud ERP, SAP SuccessFactors, sustainability, and customer experience. These additions will be available in SAP Business Data Cloud in H1 2026, giving business analysts access to richer, more discoverable datasets to support planning, reporting, and advanced analysis.

Overview: Data Products in SAP Business Data Cloud

AI Assistants and Augmented Workflows: Work Smarter, Act Faster

SAP’s latest advancements in AI assistants and automation deliver clear benefits to business analysts. SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) already offers strong AI capabilities, including natural language querying and machine learning-powered insights, that provide analysts with a robust foundation for faster data exploration and discovery.

SAP is extending SAC with even more powerful, automated, and generative workflows designed to accelerate both analysis and planning:

Story Generation Agent – Automatically transforms raw data, business context, and user prompts into complete, insight-rich SAC stories or intelligent applications. It assembles visualizations, narrative structure, and recommendations using reusable components and user preferences.
AI-assisted workflows for planning and analytics – Includes comment summarization, comment translation, and natural language generation of advanced formulas. Analysts can describe complex planning logic conversationally and have SAC generate or refine the script behind it.
Joule embedded natively in SAC – Provides in-context conversational support to help analysts refine queries, adjust dashboards, troubleshoot logic, or accelerate iterative analysis directly within the product.

Joule Capabilities in SAP Analytics Cloud (2026)

Why This All Matters for Business Analysts

Across intelligent applications, curated data products, and AI-assisted workflows, the message is clear: SAP is removing the friction that slows analysts down and elevating their work to more strategic, impactful roles. Built natively into SAP Business Data Cloud, these capabilities ensure analysts can work within a single, unified environment where data, analysis, and decision support are seamlessly connected. Analysts can now rely on workflows that are more automated, consistent, and cross-functionally integrated. The outcome: faster answers to critical business questions, clearer recommendations for business leaders, and more time spent on the high-value analytical work that drives real business impact.

To learn more about SAP Business Data Cloud and SAP’s latest announcements:

Visit SAP Business Data Cloud on sap.com
Read the H2 2025 SAP Innovation Guide for key highlights
Watch the replays from SAP TechEd 2025 virtual sessions:
Get hands-on with the SAP BDC Getting Started workshop series (on-demand)

In addition, you can explore other innovations from SAP BDC by persona: for Data Stewards/Owners and Data Scientists.

Building Pro-Code Extensions for SAP Mobile Start leveraging mobile native functionalities

2025-11-27T15:04:08.058000+01:00

We just concluded this year's SAP TechEd with two very insightful in-person events – SAP TechEd 2025 in Berlin (Nov 4–5) and SAP TechEd on Tour Bangalore (Nov 25–26). As depicted in the announcement blog post of my colleague Thilo Berndt, the mobile topics were again very well covered in various sessions and activities. As part of which, we were conducting a Hands-on Workshop both in Berlin and Bangalore called "CA260 – Learn how to build your own app and use it in SAP Mobile Start", which we would like to recap in this blog post and highlight the most interesting technical aspects.

Overview

SAP Mobile Start is the native entry point to the SAP Business Suite, to all relevant business processes, data, and content. It provides access to native or web-responsive business apps along with other content and critical business information. This includes notifications and consolidated views on tasks, approval workflows, and SAP S/4HANA situations. SAP Mobile Start provides business information from SAP Start, SAP Build Work Zone, standard edition, and SAP Build Work Zone, advanced edition. Non SAP content can be integrated as well. It runs on iOS, iPadOS and Android devices, on watchOS and Wear OS devices, and on Apple Vision

While one significant aspect of SAP Mobile Start is to provide access to SAP’s role-specific standard content, such as business applications and tiles exposed from SAP S/4HANA via SAP Build Work Zone, this year’s SAP TechEd Hands-On Workshop CA260 centered on the ease of building pro-code extensions using SAP Build and specifically SAP Build Code with the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP). Participants were able to experience the necessary steps in building and deploying such a pro-code extension, as well as how to specifically utilize mobile native capabilities within that extension, such as Widgets (e.g. on the iOS Home and Lockscreen) and (Push) Notifications.

The session material and exercises are available on Github within the repository SAP-samples/teched2025-CA260. We do highly recommend checking out the exercises and trying them out on your own development system environment. This blog post will provide a brief overview of the most important steps and technical activities.

Please note that the session material on Github as well as some screenshots and code snippets in this blog post will contain usages of "###" as a placeholder for the participant number that was assigned in the hands-on workshop. Participants were instructed to replace these occurrences with their own participant number.

Building and Deploying the base version of the extension

The exercises started by building and deploying an initial version of the extension that the workshop is using as an example. As the initial version provided to participants, we are using a slightly modified version of the "Incidents Management" CAP sample application. The provided full-stack application and its dependencies are defined in the Multitarget Application descriptor (mta.yaml) which is being built and packaged into an mta archive (.mtar) during the build operation, which eventually gets deployed to the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), specifically SAP BTP Cloud Foundry environment. While the workshop is making use of SAP Build Code and its productivity tooling for developing full-stack applications with CAP, building the MTA project and deploying the build artifact to the SAP BTP, you can as well use your IDE of choice such as Visual Studio Code.

Screenshot: Overview of the project structure

With the deployment, the CAP application (in terms of the server logic) is running an application container on the Cloud Foundry Runtime. The UI of our full-stack application is realized using SAP Fiori Elements, which is generating the User Interface based on standard floorpans and UI annotations as part of the service definitions using CDS. The Fiori frontend application lives within the HTML5 Repository of the SAP BTP. While this would already be sufficient to expose our extension to SAP Build Work Zone and SAP Mobile Start as an application tile and run the frontend within the shell of SAP Build Work Zone using its managed Approuter, we want to have more control over the visual representation.

Frontend deployed to the HTML5 Repository; backend application deployed to Cloud Foundry

We can achieve this greater control by leveraging SAP Build Work Zone's content definition format – the Common Data Model (CDM). The definition of which is documented here and represents a standardized data structure for defining business apps, their visual representation, the required roles, and the logical hierarchical structure in which business apps shall be organized using a concept called "Spaces & Pages". Such CDM structure can be supplied to the HTML5 Repository during deployment of our extension. In the workshop's repository, this definition resides in the /workzone/cdm.json file.

Integrating the app into SAP Build Work Zone & SAP Mobile Start

For integrating our extension into SAP Build Work Zone, which makes it automatically available to SAP Mobile Start, we leverage a relatively new feature of the SAP Build Work Zone Channel Manager – defining a HTML5 Business Solution. While we could also create a regular Content Provider, using the new Content Channel type "HTML5 Business Solution" further simplifies the process as we are not required to manage any design-time destination. The HTML5 repository is merging all deployed HTML5 applications and their CDM definition from a common "Business Solution", making it available for selection as a joint Content Channel by the "Business Solution" dropdown.

Creation of a HTML5 Business Solution Content Channel in SAP Build Work Zone

This value used for merging multiple HTML5 application belonging to the same business solution is done via a dedicated property ("service" under "sap.cloud") in the web applications manifest.json. If you want to read more about HTML5 Content Consumption capabilities of SAP Build Work Zone, we can recommend this excellent blog post from our colleague Rupam who is part of the SAP Build Work Zone team.

{
  "_version": "1.65.0",
  "sap.app": {
    "id": "com.sap.ca260.###",
    "type": "application",
    [...]
  },
  [...]
  "sap.cloud": {
    "public": true,
    "service": "ca260###"
  }
}

After adding the Content Channel's role to our Site and making sure we have the role assigned to our desired users, we can see it exposed in SAP Build Work Zone using the browser as well as in SAP Mobile Start – Nice! As defined in the /workzone/cdm.json file, the application tile of our built extension is placed onto a Page with the title "Apps from Participant CA260-000", which itself is available under a Space named "Extensions from CA260".

Deployed application visible in SAP Build Work Zone and SAP Mobile Start

Extending the app to make use of Widgets on your mobile device

The steps to extend now our application in order for it to be configurable as a Widget, for example on the iOS Homescreen or the Lockscreen, are actually much easier than you might think. SAP Mobile Start offers multiple types of Widgets. The one we will be using here is the "Business Info Widget", which can be configured to display any KPI that is available to SAP Mobile Start. In technical terms this means that we need to enhance the application tile of our extension to become a "Dynamic App Launcher". In the simplest case, these are tiles showing a number coming from a connected data service. In more complex scenarios, these can also display criticalities, trend and more information around the selected KPI.

The process to transform our basic tile into a Dynamic App Launcher is fairly simple. Within our web application's manifest.json file, we can add the required definition to make it such a dynamic tile and connect it to our OData service for incidents available in our CAP application. For our example, let's point to the OData count of incidents and filter for incidents that are not in status closed using the status_code property. The needed configuration resides within the inbound definition under the node "indicatorDataSource". In order to make this change visible on our environment, the updated version needs to be deployed and the Content Channel needs to be synced.

Transforming the application tile into a DynamicAppLauncher

As a result, our application now appears a KPI tile on our Site and in SAP Mobile Start and we can monitor the automatically updated value both inside of SAP Mobile Start – for example when accessing the Page or by adding the app into my favorites on the Start tab of SAP Mobile Start. This fact allows us to configure the same Dynamic App Launcher tile as a Widget, for instance to our iPhone's Homescreen.

Pro tip: Why not mirroring your iOS Widget of open incidents to your Mac or configure the same on your Apple Watch as a watch face complication?

The Dynamic App Launcher tile appearing in SAP Build Work Zone and SAP Mobile Start

Implementing our own (push) notifications

Let's now go one step further and implement our own notifications from our CAP application. The beauty of the integration via SAP Build Work Zone and SAP's notification framework leveraging the SAP Alert Notification Service on BTP is, that such notifications will automatically appear on our SAP Build Work Zone Site in the browser, in SAP Mobile Start under the notification bell as well as be delivered as a mobile native push notification to the mobile devices on which you use SAP Mobile Start. That's a game changer for informing your users about a time critical situation directly from your pro-code extensions.

For CAP based extensions, we can make use of the @cap-js/notifications plugin. The plugin communicates with the necessary APIs using a Destination that needs to be created in the SAP BTP Subaccount in which the application will run. By default it expects the name for the Destination to be SAP_Notifications if not configured differently. The values for this Destination can be retrieved from the Settings of SAP Build Work Zone (Administrator role required).

For sending actual notification from our CAP service, we need to define our desired NotificationTypes first in the /srv/notification-types.json. These defined types represent the blueprint for the actual notifications to be sent. They include the texts for the actual notifications in all the languages that shall be supported with dedicated placeholders which will be filled when the notification is actually triggered in the service logic. Below you can see an example for such a type:

{
    "NotificationTypeKey": "IncidentCreated",
    "NotificationTypeVersion": "1",
    "Templates": [
      {
        "Language": "en",
        "TemplatePublic": "New Incident created",
        "TemplateSensitive": "New incident created by {{customer}}",
        "TemplateGrouped": "Incident Status Update",
        "TemplateLanguage": "mustache",
        "Subtitle": "{{description}}"
      },
      {
        "Language": "de",
        "TemplatePublic": "Neuer Vorfall eingegangen",
        "TemplateSensitive": "Neuer Vorfall von {{customer}}",
        "TemplateGrouped": "Vorfall Status Änderungen",
        "TemplateLanguage": "mustache",
        "Subtitle": "{{description}}"
      }
    ]
  }

Sending actual notification is fairly easy and can be done with very few lines of code. We first need to initialize the notifications plugin with cds.connect.to('notifications'), which creates a handle with which we can send notifications later. Sending notifications can be done with the function alert.notify. Here, we reference the desired NotificationType (defined before), recipients and further properties and data related to this specific notification we intend to send.

Coding used to send notification when incidents are created and closed.

As a result, we receive a push notification at the event of incident creation and closure. Already in the push notification displayed by the mobile operating system, we see the defined texts from our NotificationType with the specific values filled for the specific incident object. When tapping on this push notification, SAP Mobile Start shows the full notification in the dedicated area of the mobile app. Using "Open in Browser" brings us to this specific incident in our SAP Fiori Elements application where we could take further action. This is achieved by supplying the Intent Based Navigation (IBN) information of our app – consisting of the Semantic Object and Action defined in our web application's manifest. This allows SAP Mobile Start and SAP Build Work Zone to open the right application as a navigation target from the exposed content – in our case, the SAP Fiori Elements application running the HTML5 Repository and exposed to SAP Build Work Zone using the HTML5 Business Solution Content Channel. The deep link to the specific incident object is achieved by supplying a special navigation target parameter that SAP Fiori Elements supports for opening the desired "Inner App Route" – in our example, the Object Page of a specific incident using its ID. Feel free to check out how this was done for this specific example in the repositories' code.

The notification details visible in SAP Mobile Start and the deep-link navigation to the SAP Fiori Elements application

Outlook

We hope we were able to show, how easy it is to create pro-code extensions, deploy them to the SAP BTP, integrate them into SAP Build Work Zone & SAP Mobile Start. The demonstrated examples of mobile native widgets and push notifications hopefully showed the ease of leveraging the mobile native device capabilities. Beyond the content of the CA260 Hands-On Workshop of SAP TechEd 2025, we would like to give you an outlook to what else would be possible with this basis.

The beauty of using the HTML5 Business Solution Content Channel Exposure in SAP Build Work Zone is that we have the flexibility and feature set of the Common Data Model (CDM) available. We could further extend the /workzone/cdm.json file to make use of even richer visualization capabilities – for example by defining a declarative UI Integration Card. Such cards allow to achieve UI richt micro-experiences right on the Page's structure, for example displaying a short list of incidents with the most important information to get a brief overview as a processor. In the browser when consuming the page via SAP Build Work Zone, the card is rendered as a regular SAP UI5 UI Integration Card. In SAP Mobile Start, declarative cards are supported as mobile native UI elements. With a single declarative definition of such a card using the UI Integration Card framework, we can achieve native cross-platform support with a high quality user experience directly within SAP Mobile Start.

Having a UI Integration Card added to the Page in SAP Build Work Zone and SAP Mobile Start

For further information on SAP Mobile Start related features and topics, please check our SAP Mobile Start documentation. Visit SAP Mobile Experience Community Page and click “follow” to get the latest development and innovation of our solutions. We look forward to hearing about your experience with these hands-on exercises; please do share your thoughts and comments below.

SAP Developer News 27th November 2025

2025-11-27T21:00:00.019000+01:00

ITEMS

Live from SAP TechEd on Tour Bangalore

SAP Teched home https://www.sap.com/events/teched.html

Upcoming events

(04 Dec) Efficient Microservices Delivery with Project Konfidence https://events.sap.com/efficient-microservices-delivery-with-project-konfidence-december/en_us/home.html

(04 Dec) UI5ers Live – Ask UI5 anything! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-talk-ui5-your-questions-steer-our-december-ui5ers-live-session-cqove/

(09 Dec) SAP Fiori Innovation Day https://events.sap.com/eur-fiori-innovation-day-walldorf-2025/en_us/home.html

From Legacy to AI-Powered: RISE Transformation Revolution with Joule for developers

Blog post https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-sap/from-legacy-to-ai-powered-rise-transformation-revolution-with-joule-for/ba-p/14267448

Devtoberfest 2024 winner interviews at SAP TechEd 2025 – Marcus Lichtenberger

Devtoberfest details https://community.sap.com/t5/devtoberfest-blog-posts/devtoberfest-2025-welcome/ba-p/14182817

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CHAPTER TITLES

0:00 Intro
0:07 Live from SAP TechEd on Tour Bangalore
0:36 Upcoming events
2:15 From Legacy to AI-Powered: RISE Transformation Revolution with Joule for developers
3:08 Devtoberfest 2024 winner interviews at SAP TechEd 2025 – Marcus Lichtenberger

Integration Modernization @ SAP TechEd - A Recap

2025-12-08T05:21:18.114000+01:00

The Integration Modernization Team was part of this year’s TechEd event in Berlin.

Let’s check some highlights, especially the workshops in the context of integration modernization with SAP BTP Integration Suite.

IN161 | Modernize and transform your integration to the cloud

This Workshop gave us the opportunity to understand how companies can migrate from SAP Process Orchestration to the SAP Integration Suite.”

Assess and Plan: Evaluate existing scenarios and estimate migration effort with built-in assessment tools.
Automate Migration: Use semi-automated tooling and pattern-based templates to accelerate transformation.
Ensure Reliability: Leverage cloud pipelines for guaranteed delivery, error handling, and restart capabilities.

Content: https://github.com/SAP-samples/teched2025-IN161

IN163 | Implement Exactly Once In-Order Delivery in SAP Integration

This Workshop was focused on ensuring data consistency in message exchange by implementing Exactly Once In-Order (EOIO) delivery within SAP Integration Suite.

EOIO Concept: Guarantees messages are delivered without duplication and in their original sequence.
Implementation Options:

Exclusive Queues in Cloud Integration.
Partitioned Queues using Advanced Event Mesh (AEM) for high-scale scenarios.

Content: https://github.com/SAP-samples/teched2025-IN163

IN165 | Experience Event-Driven Integration with Advanced Event Mesh

In this Workshop we explored how SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh enables scalable, secure event-driven architectures with features like event replay, filtering, and multi-protocol support.

Core Concepts: Learn queues, topics, and filtering to build robust event-driven solutions.
Advanced Features: Explore event replay, distributed tracing, and fine-grained filtering for complex scenarios.
Enterprise Scale: AEM supports multi-cloud and on-premise deployments, offering high performance, security, and protocol support (JMS, REST, AMQP, MQTT).

Content: https://github.com/SAP-samples/teched2025-IN165

IN302 | Run Integration Scenarios in Private Landscapes with Edge Integration Cell

This Depp Dive explained how to extend SAP Integration Suite to private environments using Edge Integration Cell, enabling hybrid integration scenarios with full control and compliance.

Private Deployment: Run integration flows in your own data center or private cloud for sensitive workloads.
Hybrid Architecture: Combine cloud-based integration with on-premise execution for flexibility and security.
Enterprise Readiness: Ensure governance, monitoring, and lifecycle management across distributed landscapes.

Content:

IN166 | Central Monitoring of Integration Scenarios with SAP Cloud ALM

This workshop gave us the opportunity to see how SAP Cloud ALM provides a central cockpit for monitoring integration scenarios across hybrid landscapes.

Integration & Exception Monitoring: Get an overview of failed messages and exceptions across SAP Integration Suite and connected systems.
Health Monitoring: Track critical resources like JMS queues and expiring certificates to prevent disruptions.
End-to-End Visibility: Drill down to single message details and jump context-sensitively to local monitoring for issue resolution.
Alerts & Notifications: Activate alerts and receive automated email notifications for proactive incident handling.

Content: https://github.com/SAP-samples/teched2025-IN161

There’s a lot to look forward, and we’ll see what 2026 brings with it:

SAP Innovation Guide: SAP Innovation Guide

Integration Suite RoadMap: Integration Suite Road Map

SAP Integration Modernization Community: SAP Integration Modernization Community

We’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences with SAP Integration Suite. What challenges are you facing? How can we help you unlock the full potential of your IT ecosystem? Feel free to reach out to us via SAP Integration Services.

#Modernize #Integrate #Innovate – SAP Integration Modernization TEAM

SAP TechEd : Comment ça se passe vraiment ?

2026-01-05T08:02:43.692000+01:00

Un format pensé pour apprendre et expérimenter

SAP TechEd est l’une des conférences phare de SAP. Elle est principalement dédiée à l’innovation technique dans l’écosystème SAP. L’événement dure 3 jours et mélange différents formats pour répondre à tous les profils techniques : développeurs, consultants, architectes et experts SAP.

Chaque journée suit un rythme assez similaire. Les participants choisissent librement leur programme parmi des centaines de sessions techniques. Le premier jour fait exception avec deux keynotes. La première marque le lancement officiel de l’évenement. La deuxième, en fin de journée, est dédiée aux annonces sur les nouvelles technologies et aux dernières innovations.

Le choix des sessions : à toi de construire ton agenda !

Contrairement aux autres évènements, c’est toi qui choisis. Les inscriptions aux sessions et workshops se font directement sur le site du TechEd ou via l’application SAP Events. C’est une étape importante, car certaines sessions ont un nombre de places limitées. Souvent les workshops se remplissent rapidement.

Les formats les plus pertinentes selon moi sont :

Sessions Deep Dive : 45 à 60 minutes pour explorer un sujet en profondeur (ex : ABAP Cloud, SAP BTP, IA, intégration, sécurité…)
Usability Testing : pour donner son avis sur les nouveaux outils et aider SAP à améliorer l’expérience utilisateur
Roadmap Sessions : pour comprendre où SAP va dans les prochains mois
Hands-On Workshops : pour tester directement les nouvelles technologies

Les workshops hands-on : le cœur de TechEd

Les hands-on c’est ce qui rend TechEd unique. Pas seulement de la théorie, mais aussi de la pratique avec les experts du produit.
Le déroulement classique de tous les workshops:

Tu reçois un scénario ou un cas d’usage à suivre
Tu accèdes à un environnement SAP de démonstration qui souvent déjà préconfiguré
Tu développes ou configures pas à pas, avec l’aide d’experts
Tu peux poser des questions en live si tu bloques aux responsables du produits.

⚠️Limite importante : SAP impose souvent un maximum de 2 workshops hands-on par personne. Une petite astuce existe pour en faire plus. Sur place, vous pouvez parfois récupérer une place libre le jour J en arrivant en avance. Ce n’est pas garanti, mais ça peut fonctionner.

Certifications

SAP met souvent à disposition des parcours dédiés, des sessions ciblées pour préparer des certifications. A la fin du TechEd des créneaux sont proposés pour passer examens sur place.

Ce qui peut être difficile

TechEd est un événement technique. Il peut être très dense pour des profils moins techniques. Autre difficulté plus opérationnels :

Les environnements peuvent être lents si beaucoup de monde se connecte en même temps
Il faut choisir, et renoncer à beaucoup de sessions intéressantes
L’agenda se remplit vite, surtout pour les workshops

Ce qui peut être intéressant

Bien se préparer en amont de l’évenement en lisant les annonces sur les sessions choisis
Si possible, faire quelques exercices sur la BTP

Le vrai plus : les rencontres

Le TechEd, c’est aussi :

Rencontrer les experts SAP que nous avons l’habitude de voir en ligne
Échanger avec des personnes qui vivent les mêmes projets que nous
Reconnecter la communauté technique dans la vraie vie
Partager des idées, des difficultés, des solutions

SAP TechEd 2025 - Nouveautés & Retour personnel

2026-01-09T13:13:14.295000+01:00

Si Berlin est célèbre pour une chose, en dehors de ses clubs techno et de ses currywurst, c'est bien pour sa capacité à vous bousculer. Et c'est exactement ce qui s'est passé lors du SAP TechEd 2025. Dès que les lumières se sont allumées sur la scène, une chose était claire : ce n'était pas une conférence comme les autres. Berlin a apporté son énergie, SAP a apporté son innovation, et ensemble, ils ont offert une semaine qui a laissé tous les développeurs, consultants et architectes surexcités.

SAP TechEd a porté un message simple : le futur de SAP sera plus intelligent, tourné vers le cloud, et construit pour les développeurs. Pour la communauté SAP Paris, cet événement est plus qu'une conférence technologique mondiale, c'est une boussole. Il nous aide à anticiper les nouvelles compétences à développer. Il nous permet aussi de comprendre les projets et les innovations qui auront un impact sur nous, les consultants, développeurs, architectes, et décideurs.

SAP TechEd, fonctionnement

Ce blog regroupe tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur le fonctionnement de SAP TechEd.

Nouvelles actualités de SAP - The Flywheel

SAP réinvente sa méthode de travail en réunissant des assistants d'IA basés sur les rôles, un Business Data Cloud unifié et une SAP Business Suite améliorée, rendant les applications quotidiennes plus intelligentes, plus intuitives et alimentées par des informations en temps réel.

Principales annonces qui ont marqué SAP TechEd

Introduction à l'AI Foundation

SAP a annoncé le lancement de sa nouvelle plateforme d'IA, une couche unifiée de fonctionnalités d'IA prêtes à l'emploi dans tous ses environnements. Les principales innovations comprennent :

SAP-RPT-1 : un modèle relationnel pré entraîné qui fournit des informations prédictives précises à partir de données métier structurées.
Prompt optimizing : SAP a introduit un assistant intelligent pour optimiser les prompts.
AI for Europe : avec SAP, Mistral AI et Cohere North. Une nouvelle initiative qui garantit la conformité avec la loi européenne sur l'IA et les exigences régionales en matière de souveraineté des données.

Agentic AI

Il s'agit de systèmes IA capables de prendre des décisions et d'agir de manière autonome pour atteindre des objectifs complexes sans supervision humaine constante.

Agents Low-code dans joule studio / Agents Pro-code dans la BTP
Agent interoperability (A2A), Agent Hub & Agent Mining (Signavio)
Agentic Orchestration

ABAP Renaissance

Lors du TechEd, SAP a confirmé que l'écosystème ABAP entre dans une nouvelle ère : plus intelligent, natif du cloud et soutenu par l'IA.

Introduction de SAP-ABAP-1 : un modèle d’IA dédié formé sur les modèles ABAP
ABAP AI à partir de la version cloud privée SAP S/4HANA 2021+
ABAP Cloud development débarque sur VS Code
Développement conduit par agent pour ABAP activé via MCP

SAP Business Data Cloud

SAP a élargi son écosystème de données en renforçant son engagement en faveur de l'interopérabilité et de la gouvernance partagée entre les principales plateformes. Intégration avec Snowflake, Datasphere et Databricks

Retour personnel 2025

SAP TechEd était vraiment intéressant cette année, tant pour les annonces que pour les ateliers pratiques. C'était également le premier TechEd en présentiel depuis la COVID, et ça a fait une énorme différence. Rencontrer les personnes qui ont travaillé sur les outils SAP et discuter avec elles est vraiment enrichissant. J’ai pu leur poser des questions sur des problèmes concrets que j’avais rencontrés lors de mes explorations.

La plupart des annonces portaient sur l'IA, ce qui est logique compte tenu de l'orientation prise aujourd'hui par le monde de l'informatique. SAP s'est clairement engagé dans la voie de l'IA et tente de l'intégrer dans presque tous les domaines. L'IA a tellement été mise en avant que des sujets tels que Clean Core n'ont été que très brièvement abordés. Selon moi, elles étaient parfois loin de la réalité du terrain. Il faudra voir comment tout cela évolue avec le temps. Une chose est sûre : SAP a pris le virage de l’IA. Et je pense que nous devons tous le prendre aussi. Mais il ne faut pas oublier que l’avenir ne sera pas construit uniquement autour de l’IA. C'est un outil puissant. Il va changer nos façons de travailler mais ne remplacera pas tout.

Pour moi, cet événement est un incontournable pour tout consultant technique. J'ai beaucoup appris grâce aux ateliers et aux sessions approfondies. Si vous avez un jour l'occasion de participer à SAP TechEd, je vous le recommande vivement, car cette expérience en vaut vraiment la peine !