Low-Code, High Potential: Reviewing SAP Build’s Capabilities

While coding experience may not be strictly necessary for creating very basic flows or applications, having strong logical thinking and an understanding of how the underlying data is structured is still essential. In our experience, while functional colleagues are often able to put together a proof of concept or a rough skeleton, technical colleagues can still contribute a lot by thinking through possible edge cases and ensuring efficiency and robustness. A close collaboration between the domains is strongly recommended.

For basic forms and processes or to quickly iterate on an idea or Proof of Concept, SAP Build can help quickly collect data from a fictional end user, and perform basic data fetches and updates with simple logic. However, for more complex requirements, it is not currently the right tool.

SAP Build is a more mature tool for application development. The challenge is less about implementing simple use cases or designs but rather how to embed the application into another solution. As a stand-alone app, it generally performs well for basic needs.

RPA (Robotic Process Automation) can be powerful when it works, but it can be quite difficult to debug if things don't go right from the start. It’s definitely worth exploring and evaluating to determine if there will be a good return on investment (ROI) for a specific use case.