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SAP Build

Score8.5 out of 10

101 Reviews and Ratings

What is SAP Build?

SAP Build is a business application development and automation solution with a comprehensive suite of low-code, pro-code, and generative AI tools. SAP Build is for developers, IT professionals, and business users/citizen developers who want to create and customize business applications.

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The SAP Build Portfolio, which includes:
1- SAP Build Apps to create business application
2- SAP Build Process Automation to automate end to end business processes
3- SAP Build Work Zone to design and create business sites

Top Performing Features

  • Drag-and-drop Interfaces

    Drag-and-drop interface for building applications

    Category average: 8.5

  • Platform Security

    Security guardrails in place to help prevent malware, data breaches etc.

    Category average: 8.5

  • Visual Modeling

    Visual modeling tooling allows business users to design processes visually.

    Category average: 7.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Platform User Management

    Tools enabling admins to control user access and on-board and off-board users

    Category average: 8.3

  • Reusability

    An internal repository where assets, modules, and even entire applications can be reused

    Category average: 8.8

  • Platform Scalability

    Apps developed by low-code platform must be scalable and capable of supporting large numbers of users

    Category average: 8.5

User-friendly low-code extension platform with collaboration

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Automation of tenant onboarding integrating with business suite

Rules based Exception management for procurement

Automation of rule based Prosumer onboarding

Pros

  • No code simple UI journey
  • Orchestrate a business process with workflow
  • No code business rules
  • Automation of tasks
  • AI digiassists

Cons

  • Configuring the business application studio for workflow
  • Better options for business rules management
  • Richer analytics from process visibility
  • Porting of Build based application between tenants

Return on Investment

  • Fast development of application under one platform
  • Simple integration with AI core and GenAi hin
  • More narrow AI models especially on image analytics is missing

Usability

Alternatives Considered

UiPath Automation Platform

SAP Build

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I work for an SAP Consultancy based in the UK. We diesign and deliver SAP solutions for our customers around world. I believe that SAP is a world class solution. I have also worked directly for Companies using SAP EWM and have seen the process from start to finish. The solution provides a clean and logical work flow from goods receiving right through to picking and shipping, as well as covering everything else from Finance and HR resource planning.

Pros

  • Ease of use

Cons

  • Standard mobility solution has a solid backend, but the frontend for operators is still behind the curve. My Company specialises in mobility solutions that enhance the end users experience with SAP

Return on Investment

  • SAP Build has increased out throughout by 30%

Usability

SAP products under one umbrella

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It has the capability for integrating SAP modules together in one umbrella like SAP MM, SAP FICO, SAP HRBP etc. It helps in transmission and data concurrency between various departments like finance, HR, supply chain etc. Integration is seamless and in the UI itself. Easy to use and faster integration in cloud systems as well as on-premise applications.

Pros

  • faster way to integrate the SAP applications together
  • Security and reliability
  • end-to-end solution for integrating SAP modules

Cons

  • complexity in integration which causes long time to market
  • high cost of implementation
  • customization challenge for very specific process for any business

Return on Investment

  • when we integrate everything into one place then system gains efficiency for better business process.
  • It has improved capability of customization as well as business specific solutions
  • Due to integration efficiency it cuts the time to market for business

Usability

Solid low code solution with room to grow

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using SAP Build for low /no code purspose. It help us with scalability and customization barrier with legacy system.

Pros

  • Rapid application development for citizen and professional developer
  • Process automation using ai driven
  • Enhanced collaboration

Cons

  • Limited flexibility in AI customization for Joule
  • Complex integration with non sap system

Return on Investment

  • Increase efficiency
  • High initial setup and training cost
  • Improved collaboration and decision making with workzone

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SAP Access Control and SAP Business Technology Platform

SAP Build usage at SG

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP Build is used in our organization for making workflows

Pros

  • Low code development
  • Faster development
  • easy UI

Cons

  • UI for developpers is buggy
  • Running different versions at a time
  • Scalability we are impacted by the usage of other customers

Return on Investment

  • Less support
  • Less doyntime of the platform

Usability

Other Software Used

SAP Business Technology Platform