Demystifying SAP Build Process Automation - answering common questions, SAP strategy and solution positioning

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SAP Build is a key component of SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)

 

SAP Build is a unified low code offering comprising of

• SAP Build Process Automation - helps to automate tedious processes


• SAP Build Apps - helps create and augment enterprise applications


• SAP Build Work Zone - helps design engaging business sites

In this blog let us deep dive into positioning of SAP Build Process Automation 

We are very well aware that applications are just the start of extensive enterprise processes, including approval steps and additional data collection that makes the process complex and effort intensive.

To overcome these challenges, SAP Build Process Automation offers a comprehensive solution with task and process automation leveraging robotic process automation (RPA) bots, workflows, forms, embedded artificial intelligence (AI), business rules, and decisions.

Although there is enough of details available, there are lot questions on how SAP Build Process Automation adds up and extends the existing Business Processes of an Organization.

 

Here is an effort to look at key differentiators offered by SAP Build Process Automation - pitted against various parameters that are primary for a Business to be prepared in its journey of digital transformation

 

Parameter	SAP Build Process Automation Differentiators
Coverage	Seamlessly automate end to end Business Process spanning SAP and non-SAP Process Automation of Web based and Windows UI based, API based, event based applications Combined workflow management, RPA, and embedded AI capabilities including Document Information Extraction and classification in single solution Accelerate Time to Value with Prebuilt Content. Prebuilt functionality, templates, and predeveloped industry-specific and Line Of Businesses content Native integration with SAP applications and ability to connect to third-party applications using 200+ connectors Trusted, enterprise-grade platform Build Business Portal and Mobile & Web Applications are part of SAP Process Automation Bundle Business Rules Framework to tailor customer needs Process Visibility Dashboard to monitor automations and real-time key business KPIs. Event Based automation using SAP Event Mesh Leverage from 300+ process content ready packages, RPA bots and connectors Line-of-business and industry-specific use cases
Scale & Performance Metrics	Cloud based architecture supports scaling up of number of users Number of bots and agents can be in scaled up to cater to transaction volumes
License from SAP	License can be subscribed from SAP for the components needed and can easily be scaled up
Risk from other packages	SAP Build Process Automation is emerging leader as per Gartner. SAP is investing heavily on the innovations in this space. Advantages are Business Centricity, Security and ability to build extended solutions spanning across SAP and non-SAP
Ease of integration	Seamlessly automate end to end Business Process spanning SAP and non-SAP Process Automation of Web based and Windows UI based, API based, event based applications Native integration with SAP applications and ability to connect to third-party applications using 200+ connectors Use business data without losing context and meaning
Reusability	Reuse and leverage prebuilt automations across different Business Processes Share artifacts and leverage complex logic contributed by professional developers Automations are modular and can easily be reused and also be exposed as APIs Centralized lifecycle management, monitoring, and governance
TCO	Subscription based, OPEX model with flexible SaaS based pricing models

 

Conclusion & Takeaways: We now have clarity on how SAP Build Process Automation helps an Organization’s Businesses and IT teams to adopt digital technologies and expand in the cloud. We also are able to understand how SAP is poised as emerging leader in area of Process Automation to provide its customers an even more complete end to end solution.

 

For more details and to stay updated with latest developments – visit SAP Build Process Automation Community

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