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
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Höhe: 260 mm
Breite: 186 mm
Dicke: 37 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-4932-2617-7 (9781493226177)
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Autor*in
Smitha Banda is a senior business development manager at SAP and the head of the SAP BTP practice for North America. She started her journey at SAP in 2005 as a consultant providing advisory, architecture, and development services to customers around the globe. She has always worked closely with customers and continues to do so in her current role. She has been instrumental in building the SAP BTP practice within SAP across all regions. She works closely with the go-to-market and partner enablement teams to build services and programs to support customers' SAP BTP needs. She and her team of SAP BTP experts, architects, developers, and consultants are involved in end-to-end SAP BTP implementations.
Shibaji Chandra is a principal enterprise architect at SAP who has in-depth knowledge and expertise in SAP BTP. Shibaji has been working in the SAP space for more than 20 years and has extensive work experience with SAP's cloud platforms and related services since 2013. He has worked very closely with customers over the years, providing solution architectures and defining best practices, strategies, and methodologies. He has built several SAP BTP-based applications and educated customers, partners, and internal SAP teams around the globe on SAP BTP-related topics.
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.
... 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 Programming Model ... 627
19.1 ... Description ... 628
19.2 ... Architecture ... 628
19.3 ... Selecting SAP BTP Services ... 630
19.4 ... Implementation ... 634
19.5 ... Summary ... 647
20 ... Building Cloud-Native Applications Using SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime ... 649
20.1 ... Description ... 650
20.2 ... Architecture ... 652
20.3 ... Selecting SAP BTP Services ... 654
20.4 ... Implementation ... 655
20.5 ... Summary ... 669
21 ... Automatic Error Handling Using SAP Build Process Automation ... 671
21.1 ... Description ... 672
21.2 ... Architecture ... 676
21.3 ... Selecting SAP BTP Services ... 678
21.4 ... Implementation ... 680
21.5 ... Summary ... 691
22 ... Process Transformation Using SAP Build Process Automation ... 693
22.1 ... Description ... 693
22.2 ... Architecture ... 699
22.3 ... Selecting SAP BTP Services ... 701
22.4 ... Implementation ... 702
22.5 ... Summary ... 710
... The Authors ... 713
... Index ... 715
