SAP Business Technology Platform: Toolbox for diverse use cases

SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is a great tool that opens up countless possibilities for companies. The dilemma: Many companies are not yet aware of the opportunities that come with using SAP BTP. This is a pity because it means companies are missing out on a valuable tool for their business transformation that could actually play a key role.

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What is SAP Business Technology Platform?

SAP Business Technology Platform is SAP’s Platform-as-a-Service offering and also acts as an integration platform at both system and process levels. For the business of companies, SAP BTP represents a flexible toolbox with exciting content. Regardless of whether companies want to make processes available end-to-end for a target group internally or externally or want to exchange and consolidate data between systems – SAP Business Technology Platform makes it easy to implement with its standard integrations.

Particularly in the SAP ecosystem, standard integrations from SAP and the SAP community represent a decisive advantage in achieving a short time-to-market. A large number of SAP products are already networked or enable rapid integration. For many standard problems, so-called extensions already exist on SAP BTP. These include, for example, the provision of salary statements, the release of vacation requests and the like.

Extensive range for individual solutions

But what happens if no standard solution is available? For such cases, SAP Business Technology Platform offers a modular system with tools and services, development frameworks and lots of documentation that can be used to implement any requirements companies might have.

f the company lacks experience with SAP BTP and it is not clear how a certain challenge should be solved, SAP partners competently support companies in implementing the defined requirements with the appropriate SAP Business Technology Platform modules. For example, IBsolution was awarded SAP Partner of the Year for SAP BTP in 2022 for its leading market position.

What is the best way to proceed?

First of all, it is important to think about the real core objectives. What problem do you want to solve? Consulting companies tend to think in small bites when it comes to SAP BTP. Monolithic, all-encompassing applications are no longer state-of-the-art and lead to disturbed usability. Apps, i.e. small applications for a specific problem, are much more effective. Those looking for cross-system solutions will find easy-to-use tools in SAP Integration Suite that are suitable for building cross-system solutions. SAP Discovery Center provides an overview of the available services on SAP Business Technology Platform.

Once all requirements have been defined, the development skills available in the company play a role in further implementation. If, for example, there are many ABAP developers, the Restful ABAP Programming Model (RAP) can be used. If web developers are in the majority, the Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) is the better choice. If no development expertise is available at all, low-code or no-code solutions are recommended, or the expertise of an SAP partner who is familiar with SAP Business Technology Platform should be called upon.

Once these questions have been clarified, it’s time to get started. With an agile approach, companies subsequently ensure that they stay on track. Those involved in the project receive regular feedback from their stakeholders and safeguard the project goal.