Introducing SAP Build Process Automation

Before you start building your low-code automated solutions, you must have some foundational knowledge about business processes.

A business process is a repetitive set of tasks that are completed to achieve a goal or outcome for a business. It consists of a chain of activities, events, and decisions. The typical steps of a business process include initiation, data collection, routing, decisions, human tasks, and new data.

The typical steps in a business process are as follows:

• The process must be initiated.
• Relevant data must be gathered.
• Process participants must be involved in reviewing the data and moving the process forward.
• Decisions must be made about whether the process can be completed.
• Process participants may need to collect more data.
• New information may need to be considered before the process can continue.
• Finally, the process is completed.

As an aspiring citizen developer, SAP Build Process Automation can help you develop workflows and automate tasks for your daily work without writing any code. It combines SAP Workflow Management and SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation capabilities. This enables organizations and companies to manage the automation of workflows and processes using visual features.

SAP Build Process Automation runs on the SAP Business Technology Platform so citizen developers can operate confidently with a trusted, enterprise-grade multi-cloud platform that takes care of security, authorization, governance, and monitoring.

Low-code tools help business users automate workflows and processes with drag-and-drop simplicity. Professional developers can use visual tooling and pre-built content to deliver results faster and respond to new requirements with greater agility. They can also use development tools to create comprehensive workflows and automation that can be packaged for business users to adopt in their projects and processes.

Well-run processes enhance communication among individuals and departments. Accuracy, speed, and efficiency are significant advantages. This can eliminate daily confusion or frustration and increase accountability within a team. Rather than blaming a process for delays or failures, team members can take on more responsibility and focus on their goals. SAP Build Process Automation supports such good processes with the following advantages:

• A faster, more straightforward way to build workflows and adopt automation.
• Enhanced ability to rapidly adapt, improve, and innovate business processes.
• Simplifying process automation using a unified developer experience.
• Improved ROI from SAP applications.

SAP Build Process Automation enables business users to automate workflow processes and tasks without writing code.