SAP BTP - Build Apps - A Winner for our organization.
November 07, 2023

SAP BTP - Build Apps - A Winner for our organization.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • SAP Build Apps
  • SAP Build Process Automation

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Build

We had a solid business case where the business user was performing mundane tasks when it came to site / new store openings. Post-COVID, there has been a retail boom, and the industry is back and kicking. This means more store openings. Store openings, as delightful as it would be for the organization, become a headache for the Business to use the existing processes that were pretty manual and mundane. The Process required the business user to perform certain Excel tasks, upload files in SAP, and then do some transactions to have the store create the articles listed correspondingly. We identified this as the first solid business case to apply SAP's offering of Build Apps and Automation in order to automate this kind of task with a click of a button on a form. The user was only expected to enter the article numbers that he wanted to be listed, and the form / or the bot did the rest. This activity, which takes several weeks to complete, is done by the bot in a matter of minutes.
  • Unattended Automation.
  • Attended automation.
  • Connecting to the backend SAP system (ECC or S/4).
  • Can also talk to non SAP world.
  • Doesn't require skills strictly pertaining to BPA. In fact, even a RPA developer can build logic.
  • Particularly for the ECC model, only BAPIs or screen recordings work.
  • Connectivity to SAP Business suite is slightly complex.
  • Reduced manual work.
  • Better Productivity.
  • Shaping the future for more automation opportunities.
We have a SAP ECC box that is where the stores are created. The Process required the business user to perform certain Excel tasks, upload files in SAP, and then do some transactions to have the store create the articles listed correspondingly. We identified this as the first solid business case to apply SAP's offering of Build Apps and Automation in order to automate this kind of task with a click of a button on a form. The user was only expected to enter the article numbers that he wanted to be listed, and the form/or the bot did the rest. This activity, which takes several weeks to complete, is done by the bot in a matter of minutes.
The ability of tool-driven, low-code technology was there to be seen, as we brought in an RPA Developer with no Prior SAP experience into this Proof of Concept. The developer could seamlessly connect his understanding to the tool-based/drag-drop approach of SAP Build Apps, keeping the entire BPA very developer-friendly.

Do you think SAP Build delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SAP Build's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP Build live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SAP Build go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SAP Build again?

Yes

Refreshing screen, good UI, and most importantly - the ability of the unattended bot is something eye-catching. Although we did have some challenges replicating the "foreground" mode, we loved the ability of the tool to navigate from one screen to another in the background with absolutely no manual intervention. Building the logic from a Developer's standpoint is also not that complex. As I said before, even an RPA developer could get into the system and start building the algorithm.

SAP Build Feature Ratings

Visual Modeling
9
Drag-and-drop Interfaces
10
Platform Security
9
Platform User Management
9
Reusability
9
Platform Scalability
9