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Learning Content for 2022 Top 5 Product Updates for SAP Build Process Automation

Hello Community,

You have would read comprehensive blog and videos showcased  by ENKHZUL SUKHBAYAR andJohn Luu on the  2022 Top 5 product updates from SAP Build Process Automation.

Want to get hands-on experience with the top features? Let’s get started with step-by-step tutorials that we have created for you for the below features.

  • API Triggers
  •  Actions
  • Technical events for Automation
  • Google Workspace Integration
  • Microsoft 365 Integration

1.API Trigger

With the release of API Trigger, you can now start the Business process from any services like SAP Build Apps, SAP Build Work Zone (Advanced edition), CAP applications, etc.

In this mission, you will explore how to use the API Trigger feature to initiate the business process from SAP Build Apps.

 With this mission, you will build an E2E scenario of Automating the Sales order process using SAP Build Apps and SAP Build Process Automation.

 

Process Flow:

 

2. Actions

Action is a means to connect processes with external systems, be they SAP or non-SAP systems.

In this series of tutorials, you will learn how to modify or extend business processes with workflows and automate routine tasks with actions or RPA bots. Leverage the pre-built sample content package and enhance the sample process to Create a Sales order into the S/4HANA system after approval.

 

3. Google Workspace Integration

Any company which is using Google workspace instead of MS Office products can use the Google Workspace SDK by SAP Build Process Automation to automate the workspace products such as s Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Calendar.

In this series of tutorials, you will learn:

Google Authorization – How to authorize SAP Build Process Automation  to automate Google Workspace Products

Gmail – Build automation that will search for an email in the user’s Gmail account based on query input and then read the email contents. It will download the attachments to a local File System and finally reply to the original email.

Google Sheets –  Build automation that will import data from an excel file, and create a Google spreadsheet named Order Details with the values from the excel file. The automation will then create a new Google sheet within the spreadsheet named Updated Order Status with values set to a specified cell range.

Google Documents: Build automation that will create a Google Document where you will insert a header and a footer as well as some text. You will then retrieve the Google document and replace some text in the document.

Google Slides -Build automation that will create a presentation where you will add one slide with a header and a list and another slide with an image. You will then retrieve the presentation details through a log message that will be read in the test console.

 

4.  Microsoft 365

 

 Microsoft 365 Cloud SDK package is a collection of activities allowing you to create automation on Office objects in Microsoft Cloud.

In this tutorial,  you will build an automation to search for an Excel file on SharePoint or OneDrive, download it and store it on your local machine, read Excel data for a given range and send an email via Outlook with the new Excel file as an attachment.

 

5. Technical Events

In this series of tutorials, you would learn how to trigger Technical Events with artifacts available within SAP Build Process Automation such as Application, Automation, User Tasks, Process, and Project Launcher.

 

Sample Content from SAP Build Store

Are you stuck when you are building the tutorials? We are offering learning content samples in SAP Build Store which would guide you in the learning process.

Want to know How to explore the store and download the sample packages from the store. Refer to the tutorial on  How to acquire sample content from the SAP Build Store.

 

For the above tutorials, you can find Google Workspace sample content in the SAP Build Store. We will be soon releasing Microsoft 365 sample and a few other samples.

 

Please find the summary of the features with all the links at a glance to kick-start your learning.

Topic Tutorial SAP Build Store  Sample
API Trigger https://developers.sap.com/group.sap-bpa-api-trigger-start.html NA
Automate E2E Sales Order Process with SAP Build https://developers.sap.com/mission.sap-build-apps-create-trigger-process.html NA
Actions https://developers.sap.com/group.connect-process-external-sap-bpa.html

NA

 

 

Google Workspace Integration https://developers.sap.com/group.explore-google-workspace-sap-bpa.html

How to use Google Workspace

 

 

Microsoft 365 https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/spa-office-integration-agent.html Will be released soon
Technical events in Automation https://developers.sap.com/group.sap-build-process-automation-technical.html NA
Import Sample Content from SAP Build Store https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/spa-acquire-businessprocess-store.html NA

 

Happy Learning!

Share your feedback on the tutorials!

 

Reach out to us or comment on this blog post for any request for additional learning content.

For more information on SAP Build Process Automation, check out these sources:

 

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      Author's profile photo Shantanu Sharma
      Shantanu Sharma

      Thank you for this consolidated list of tutorials. I have completed many of them and look forward to trying out the ones that I haven't. The quality of the tutorials is superb, and I have enjoyed the experience.

      Author's profile photo Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Blog Post Author

      Thanks for the feedback Shantanu Sharma

      Author's profile photo Sandip Agarwalla
      Sandip Agarwalla

      Thank you for sharin the details. Most of the tutorials are really nice to get started in SPA.

      One improvement which I would like to see in SPA is - more features and capability to design Forms using the In-Built Form features. Currently it is very limited and supports only very basic forms.

      I am currently implementing an Automation for a client which is triggered by a User Form. This Form (UI) will have some basic validations. Since the in-built Form does not support such features, we may have to fall back to developing a screen using Build App or in Fiori and call the Automation artifact using REST API end points.

      Regards

      Sandip

      Author's profile photo Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Sandip Agarwalla

      I will create a feature request for the Forms field validations. Thanks for your feedback.

      Author's profile photo Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Blog Post Author

      Sandip Agarwalla

      I will create feature request for Form Fields validation.Thanks for your feedback.

      Author's profile photo Sandip Agarwalla
      Sandip Agarwalla

      Thanks Chaitanya

      Apart from Field Validations, if we can add few more features - that would simplify the development a lot

      1. Hiding of fields based on validations, radio buttons
      2. Basic layout controls like Grid, Matrix etc

       

      Thanks

      Sandip

      Author's profile photo Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Blog Post Author

      We will be soon releasing Tables UI control in Forms

      Author's profile photo Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Chaitanya Priya Puvvada
      Blog Post Author

      @Sandip Agarwalla

      Tables in the Forms are released. Please find it in March Learning Content blogpost