Extend, create, and automate with SAP Build

Accelerate development and automation with low-code, pro-code, and generative AI tools.
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What is SAP Build?

SAP Build is a business application development and automation solution with a comprehensive suite of low-code, pro-code, and generative AI tools.

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Start ahead

Accelerate time to value with generative AI and prebuilt solutions that help you stay on budget and ahead of schedule.

Extend with confidence

Build cloud-ready extensions that maximize your investments across your cloud ERP and application ecosystem.

Build together

Break down silos by giving cross-functional teams tools to develop business applications collaboratively.

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What can you build?

Your apps, your way​

- Create apps with low-code and pro-code together

- Use Joule copilot for generative AI assisted code development

- Extend applications with prebuilt solutions and templates

- Get secure integration and authentication immediately 

ABAP

Develop ABAP applications and extensions for SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP BTP.

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Java and JavaScript

Accelerate app development with an integrated development environment for Java and JavaScript developers.

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Low-code

Create and augment enterprise apps quickly and visually with low-code development tools.

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A simpler way to automate

- Build process flows and automate manual tasks

- Use generative AI for process creation, automation, and explanation

- Automate workflow processes and tasks without writing code

- Deliver faster with prebuilt workflows, bots, and connectors

Process Automation

Automate workflow processes and tasks with drag-and-drop simplicity.

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Everything in one place

- Build digital workspaces without code

- Connect enterprise applications with ease

- Surface individualized recommendations, insights, and actions    

- Enable knowledge sharing and guided experiences

Digital Workspaces

Design engaging digital workspaces to connect and collaborate across all your enterprise applications in one place.

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Digital Workspaces for HR

Go beyond traditional intranet and empower employees with personalized digital workspaces.

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Customer stories

Go-live in 3 weeks

PifPaf Alimentos built an enterprise app in record time to automate equipment maintenance.

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40% increase in productivity

Lufthansa Technik streamlined operations and increased speed with automated logistics.

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10x faster app development

Thyssenkrupp empowered citizen developers to transform talent acquisition with custom apps.

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Saving 60% on admin tasks

TRUMPF adopted low-code development to build an app that boosts assembly line efficiency.

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See what analysts are saying about SAP

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Gartner ® recognizes SAP as a Visionary in LCAP

Learn about the current low-code application development market and SAP’s position in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms.

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Extend SAP S/4HANA Cloud with SAP Build

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Get more from your cloud ERP investment with SAP Build

Achieve a competitive advantage by deploying clean core-compliant custom apps, automations, and business sites developed with SAP Build. Learn about typical use cases and jump-start your projects with prebuilt content tailored to your industry and business needs.

Extend your cloud ERP 

Learning resources

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How to extend SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Discover extension use cases that address critical challenges and optimize the technical and business value of cloud ERP.

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Activate SAP Build

Activate your SAP Build entitlements included with RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP to get building right away.

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Prebuilt solutions

You don’t have to start from zero. Get started with 500+ prebuilt business processes, automations, and app templates.

Explore our prebuilt solutions hub 
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SAP Build documentation

Check out the SAP Help Portal for information about features, best practices, and developer guides.

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SAP learning

Get started quicky with courses, hands-on training, and certifications to get the most from our products.

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SAP Build community

Network with other SAP Build customers, get insights from product experts, and share your knowledge.

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SAP Partner Portal

Access the resources, tools, and training you need to drive partner success with SAP Build.

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Frequently asked questions

SAP Build is a solution that is comprised of:

  • SAP Build Code for application development with generative AI, optimized for Java and JavaScript application development.

  • SAP Build Apps for creating and augmenting enterprise applications quickly and visually with low-code development.

  • ABAP environments for developing applications and extensions, offering the flexibility of side-by-side deployment on SAP BTP or on-stack integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

  • SAP Build Process Automation for building process flows and automating manual tasks with drag-and-drop simplicity.

  • SAP Build Work Zone for designing digital workspaces to connect and collaborate across enterprise applications in one place. 

SAP Build is for developers, IT professionals, and business users/citizen developers who want to create and customize business applications. Offering capabilities across low-code, pro-code, and generative AI, SAP Build facilitates a myriad of development possibilities across functional areas of an organization, including human resources, procurement, finance, supply chain, and more.

Pro-code application development allows for greater developer flexibility and customization, tailored to specific business requirements and needs. In addition to low-code, SAP Build currently supports coding languages like Java, JavaScript, and ABAP, and UI5. As for coding frameworks, SAP Build supports UI5, Fiori Elements, mobile, and HANA Cloud toolkit.

 

With the combination of low-code, generative AI, and various coding languages, users can build applications and extensions that address their unique business needs and requirements.

SAP Build includes both low-code and pro-code capabilities ranging from drag-and-drop functionalities to advanced, AI-based code generation. This allows both developers and business experts to build and extend applications and automate processes in ways that work best for their requirements, allowing for greater developer flexibility and customization, tailored to specific business requirements and needs.

 

With SAP Build, customers can enjoy the ease of low-code (SAP Build Apps, SAP Build Process Automation, and SAP Build Work Zone), along with developer power of pro-code with SAP Build Code and SAP BTP ABAP environment and SAP S/4HANA ABAP Cloud environment. 

SAP Build entitlements are included with RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP offerings. To activate your SAP Build entitlements, access the SAP BTP cockpit to confirm the specific entitlements and quantities available. For detailed instructions on the activation process, please share this blog post with your technical team.

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