specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: SAP Sales and Distribution (SD)
providerId: sap-sales-and-distribution-sd
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
- FinOps
- FOCUS
- ERP
- Sales
- SAP
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps shape for SAP Sales and Distribution (SD): module of SAP S/4HANA, licensed
  under the customer''s S/4HANA / RISE-with-SAP agreement. Costs are absorbed into the parent S/4HANA
  contract; no per-API pricing.'
notes: SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) is a module of SAP S/4HANA / ECC and is licensed as part of the
  customer's broader S/4HANA agreement; it is not sold or priced as a standalone API product. No public
  pricing exists.
sources:
- https://www.sap.com/products/scm/sales-distribution.html
- https://api.sap.com/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: SAP SE
serviceCategory: ERP Module
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract / Negotiated
  billingFrequency: Per-Contract
  billingCurrency: USD (varies by contract)
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: SAP Sales and Distribution (SD)
  ServiceCategory: ERP Module
  ProviderName: SAP Sales and Distribution (SD)
  PublisherName: SAP SE
  InvoiceIssuerName: SAP SE
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
- name: contracted_consumption
  unit: varies
  aggregation: sum
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Consumption visibility comes from the SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) account / partner
    reporting surface (invoices, account dashboards) rather than a public usage API.
- name: Allocation
  description: Allocate cost through the SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) contract structure (entitlement,
    project, business unit) and reconcile against internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: 'Optimization levers are commercial: renegotiation cadence, commitment sizing, and consolidation
    of SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) entitlements.'
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign a contract owner who reconciles SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) invoices against
    contracted entitlements each billing cycle.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com