Cover story February 2024
Steampunk and BTP
The Next Big Thing:
On the BTP, SAP Business Technology Platform, there is the Abap development environment Steampunk for future modifications. In future, most S/4 enhancements will be implemented on the BTP with Abap take place - Keep the Core Clean! An SAP partner from the USA, who has been experimenting and training with steampunk and BTP for a year, explains how this works.
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Advanced Variant Configuration in SAP S/4HANA
In this book, the authors show you how to use SAP Variant Configuration to meet individual customer requirements. With AVC in SAP S/4 HANA, you can support your processes in development, production and sales, among others. You will learn how to proceed with product modeling and discover the most important integration points, e.g. with microservices from the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), SAP Commerce Cloud, SAP CPQ and much more. You will also look over the shoulders of other customers and learn about best practices for transformation.
- Practical instructions for product modeling
- Best practices for the entire product life cycle
- Formulas, macros and expansion options
- Integration with SAP Commerce Cloud, SAP CPQ, SAP BTP, Machine Learning and much more.
- Practical instructions for product modeling
- Best practices for the entire product life cycle
- Formulas, macros and expansion options
- Integration with SAP Commerce Cloud, SAP CPQ, SAP BTP, Machine Learning and much more.
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