SAP BTP for SAP Business One: Top 5 Pillars

As a cloud-powered Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), SAP Business Technology Platform, or SAP BTP, provides a unified environment for Artificial Intelligence, data and analytics, and application development. As an application development platform, SAP BTP is suited for creating cloud-native applications for SAP Business One or the SAP B1 ERP tool.

What is the SAP Business Technology Platform?

SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is a cloud-powered platform optimized for running various SAP applications on the cloud. SAP customers can leverage this unified platform to:

As a cloud-powered Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), SAP Business Technology Platform, or SAP BTP, provides a unified environment for Artificial Intelligence, data and analytics, and application development. As an application development platform, SAP BTP is suited for creating cloud-native applications for SAP Business One or the SAP B1 ERP tool.

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What is the SAP Business Technology Platform?

SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is a cloud-powered platform optimized for running various SAP applications on the cloud. SAP customers can leverage this unified platform to:

  • Automate the development of mission-critical applications for the cloud.
  • Convert data into actionable business insights with its analytics capabilities.
  • Personalize the user experience across multiple SAP applications.
  • Integrate SAP and non-SAP solutions on the cloud and on-premise.

The foundation of SAP BTP is built on the following 5 pillars namely:

1. Application development enables non-technical teams to create cloud applications using tools like SAP Business Application Studio or SAP Build Apps. This covers:

    1. Low-code/ no-code development
    2. DevOps
    3. Pro-code tooling

2. Automation enables enterprises to automate their complex business processes without complex programming. This includes:

    1. Workflow management
    2. Robotic process automation (RPA)
    3. Process monitoring and analytics
    4. Automated document processing

3. Integration of cloud applications, services, and data by using the SAP integration suite and SAP business accelerator hub. This includes:

    1. Process integration
    2. API-driven integration
    3. Event-driven integration
    4. Data integration

4. Data and analytics enable advanced data management and analysis using tools like SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere. This includes:

    1. Data management
    2. Data analytics and planning

5. Artificial Intelligence (AI) enables the integration of intelligent solutions using tools like SAP AI Core and SAP AI business services. This includes:

    1. Pre-trained AI models
    2. Generative AI
    3. Responsible AI

Next, let’s understand how SAP BTP works for SAP Business One.

How SAP BTP works for SAP Business One

As a powerful PaaS platform, SAP BTP can be used to extend the capabilities of the SAP B1 ERP solution to benefit small and medium enterprises. For instance, using the SAP Cloud Connector tool, applications developed using SAP BTP can be used as extensions to SAP Business One.

SAP BTP is beneficial for developing various cloud applications that can run on the cloud version of SAP B1. As this cloud platform works on open standards, it’s possible to integrate SAP BTP with other software applications.

Cloud developers can now build user interfaces in the SAP BTP and SAP B1 environments to deliver a consistent user experience when using cloud applications. SAP BTP users can use either of the following cloud environments to run their applications:

  • SAP data center
  • Established hyperscalers like Google Cloud, AWS, or MS Azure

Besides the cost reduction, SAP B1 users can benefit from using open-source functions such as Kyma or Project Gardener.

Additionally, SAP B1 users can use SAP BTP’s Document Information Extraction (DOX) service to:

  • Scan and process unstructured invoices from their vendors.
  • Create a structured draft of the A/P invoice.
  • Enhance the document using a G/L account or cost center.

SAP Business One is built with the UI and screens to set up the connection to the DOX service. Besides the DOX service, SAP partners can leverage SAP BTP to add more services and extend the capabilities of the SAP B1 tool on the cloud or on-premises environment.

Additionally, SAP partners can use SAP BTP to develop their IPs from scratch and connect them to backend ERP solutions like SAP Business One.

In summary

With its powerful integration capabilities, the cloud-powered SAP Business Technology Platform ensures end-to-end connection across SAP and third-party applications. For an ERP solution like SAP Business One, SAP BTP enables seamless development of cloud applications deployed on SAP B1’s cloud version.

Among the leading SAP partners with SAP B1 expertise, Praxis Info Solutions can help you leverage the power of SAP BTP on SAP B1. With our technical expertise in SAP tools, we can help you personalize SAP applications for your customers and integrate your entire SAP ecosystem under the unified SAP BTP environment.

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