Introducing SAP Build

LCNC platforms not only aim to accelerate the development by professional developers, but they also aim to enable experienced business users with domain knowledge to get a suite of tools to build applications and automate their repetitive tasks without a technical background and without the need to engage the IT department. With these capabilities, business users become citizen developers.

Citizen development is a disruptive solution to address the gap in technical expertise, especially that of experienced professional developers, that exists today. It offers a great way to foster a culture of innovation, which enables citizen developers and business units to fulfill their individual needs without waiting for the solution from the IT department. As a result, this approach could lead to a win-win situation for IT and the business department.

It is these non-technical business users who can now build process automation and applications that help address the requirements of their everyday work while, at the same time, reducing the risks of human errors and offering better customer experiences.

Each SAP Build product is capable of being used independently. Yet, SAP Build harmonizes the LCNC developer experience by providing a unified lobby for all solutions. The SAP Build lobby is the starting point for all SAP Build products and also offers standard functionality, such as lifecycle management and monitoring. Created artifacts such as UX components, workflows, data models, and business logic that can be shared across products and projects, which enables the reuse of components and the creation of end-to-end solutions. All products offer a large set of pre-built templates and modules that can be dragged and dropped into and out of the development canvas. The SAP Build platform also provides a set of APIs that can be used to integrate with other SAP and non-SAP systems.

The shortage of professional developers and the growing demand for applications and automation are two challenges that SAP Build addresses. SAP Build is a low-code platform that allows business users to provide their solutions by creating applications, automating workflow processes, and designing engaging business sites without writing code.