SAP Business Technology Platform

Discover SAP's unified technology platform with this introductory guide! Get started with the building blocks of SAP Business Technology Platform: architecture design, runtime environments, and the development approach. Take a tour of the integrated tools and services for application development, business logic, automation, integration, security, and more. With detailed implementation examples for practical use cases, this is your guidebook to the complete SAP BTP ecosystem!

In this book, you'll learn about:

a. Architecture and Administration
Learn about SAP BTP from the ground up. See how lean enterprise architecture, a clean core strategy, and a development blueprint create a golden path for your implementation. Set up services, create accounts, and manage your system!

b. Tools and Services
Dive into SAP BTP's integrated technologies. Explore workflows with SAP Build Process Automation, data integration with SAP Datasphere, AI capabilities with SAP Business AI, analytics with SAP Analytics Cloud, and more.

c. Practical Scenarios
See what SAP BTP can do for your business! Understand how SAP BTP works in real-world use cases, such as automating tasks with generative AI or building multitenant applications with SAP Cloud Application Programming Model.

Highlights include:

1) Account management
2) Architecture design
3) User interface technologies
4) Application business logic
5) System and process integration
6) Data integration
7) Application development
8) Analytics
9) Security
10) DevOps
11) Use cases
12) Clean core strategy

Walk through customer use cases to see how SAP BTP can bring value to your business

Auteur
Chun Aun Gooi is an SAP BTP architect and a developer at heart. With more than 12 years of SAP experience, he excels in architecting, building, and enhancing enterprise software. He has played a key role in numerous customer projects, offering expert guidance and strategic advice on clean core implementation, reference architectures, and more SAP BTP topics.

Contenu
... Preface ... 19

... Target Audience ... 19

... How This Book Is Organized ... 19

... Acknowledgments ... 23

... Conclusion ... 23

Part I ... Getting Started ... 25

1 ... Introduction ... 27

1.1 ... Digital Transformation and Intelligent Enterprises ... 28

1.2 ... Role of SAP Business Technology Platform ... 37

1.3 ... Capability Pillars ... 44

1.4 ... Summary ... 61

2 ... Account Setup and Administration ... 63

2.1 ... Trial and Commercial Models ... 63

2.2 ... Services ... 68

2.3 ... Creating Your Account ... 74

2.4 ... Account Structure and Setup ... 78

2.5 ... Administration ... 81

2.6 ... Summary ... 96

Part II ... Application Architecture and Design ... 97

3 ... Architecture Design Patterns and Development Approach ... 99

3.1 ... The Architect's View: Lean Enterprise Architecture ... 100

3.2 ... The Project Manager's View: Implementation Methodology ... 137

3.3 ... The Developer's View: Development Approach ... 140

3.4 ... SAP Application Extension Methodology ... 147

3.5 ... Summary ... 150

4 ... Clean Core ... 151

4.1 ... Clean Core Dimensions ... 152

4.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Implementation Considerations ... 169

4.3 ... SAP BTP Guidance Framework ... 181

4.4 ... Summary ... 183

5 ... Artificial Intelligence ... 185

5.1 ... Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals ... 186

5.2 ... Artificial Intelligence at SAP ... 192

5.3 ... SAP Business AI ... 194

5.4 ... Generative AI Hub ... 207

5.5 ... Summary ... 213

6 ... User Interface ... 215

6.1 ... Overview ... 215

6.2 ... User Interface Access Channel ... 217

6.3 ... App Router ... 240

6.4 ... User Interface Development Tools and Technologies ... 241

6.5 ... Summary ... 261

7 ... Business Logic ... 263

7.1 ... Overview ... 263

7.2 ... Runtimes ... 264

7.3 ... Programming Models ... 271

7.4 ... SAP Build Process Automation ... 278

7.5 ... SAP Build Apps ... 296

7.6 ... Automation with UiPath ... 300

7.7 ... Summary ... 303

8 ... System and Process Integration ... 305

8.1 ... Overview ... 305

8.2 ... SAP Integration Solution Advisory Methodology ... 307

8.3 ... API Management ... 332

8.4 ... Open Connectors ... 336

8.5 ... Integration Advisor ... 341

8.6 ... SAP Event Mesh and SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh ... 345

8.7 ... SAP Graph ... 352

8.8 ... Edge Integration Cell ... 354

8.9 ... Destination and Connectivity Service ... 355

8.10 ... Process Integration and Orchestration ... 359

8.11 ... Summary ... 363

9 ... Database and Data Integration ... 365

9.1 ... Overview ... 365

9.2 ... Data Persistency ... 366

9.3 ... Data Integration ... 383

9.4 ... Comparative Review ... 399

9.5 ... Summary ... 399

10 ... Analytics ... 401

10.1 ... Overview ... 401

10.2 ... SAP Analytics Cloud ... 407

10.3 ... SAP Datasphere ... 421

10.4 ... Business Content ... 426

10.5 ... Comparative Review ... 430

10.6 ... Summary ... 434

11 ... Security ... 435

11.1 ... Overview ... 435

11.2 ... Authentication ... 436

11.3 ... Common Security Flows ... 441

11.4 ... Authorization ... 448

11.5 ... Cloud Connector ... 454

11.6 ... Identity Propagation ... 460

11.7 ... Identity Governance ... 464

11.8 ... Summary ... 467

12 ... DevOps ... 469

12.1 ... Overview ... 470

12.2 ... Plan and Set Up ... 471

12.3 ... Develop and Test ... 478

12.4 ... Deliver and Change ... 481

12.5 ... Monitor and Operate ... 489

12.6 ... Implementation ... 493

12.7 ... Low-Code/No-Code Governance Model ... 496

12.8 ... Summary ... 500

Part III ... Use Cases ... 501

13 ... Identifying Use Cases ... 503

13.1 ... Types of Innovation ... 503

13.2 ... Identify Business Gaps ... 519

13.3 ... Extensibility Concept ... 521

13.4 ... Summary ... 538

14 ... Managing Multiple ERP Systems by Extending and Integrating SAP S/4HANA ... 539

14.1 ... Description ... 540

14.2 ... Architecture ... 542

14.3 ... Selecting SAP BTP Services ... 546

14.4 ... Implementation ... 549

14.5 ... Summary ... 558

15 ... Managing Procurement Spend by Extending SAP Ariba ... 559

15.1 ... Description ... 560

15.2 ... Architecture ... 562

15.3 ... Selecting SAP BTP Services ... 567

15.4 ... Implementation ... 569

15.5 ... Summary ... 573

16 ... Curating a Guided Prehire Experience by Extending SAP SuccessFactors ... 575

16.1 ... Description ... 576

16.2 ... Architecture ... 578

16.3 ... Selecting SAP BTP Services ... 582

16.4 ... Implementation ... 583

16.5 ... Summary ... 592

17 ... Integrating the COVID-19 Risk Index with SAP Concur ... 593

17.1 ... Description ... 594

17.2 ... Architecture ... 597

17.3 ... Selecting SAP BTP Services ... 600

17.4 ... Implementation ... 602

17.5 ... Summary ... 607

18 ... Automating Customer Interaction Using Generative AI ... 609

18.1 ... Description ... 610

18.2 ... Architecture ... 612

18.3 ... Selecting SAP BTP Services ... 616

18.4 ... Implementation ... 617

18.5 ... Summary ... 625

**19 ... Building Multitenant Applications Using SAP Cloud Application Programm…