SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP): An Introduction

by Chun Aun Gooi, Shibaji Chandra, Smitha Banda

Length: 570 pages
Edition: F
Language: English
Publisher: SAP Press
Publication Date: 2022-05-21
ISBN-10: 1493222015
ISBN-13: 9781493222018
Sales Rank: #612067 (See Top 100 Books)

What is SAP Business Technology Platform, and what does it offer your organization? Answer these questions and more with this introduction! See how SAP BTP serves as your complete technical foundation and learn about its capabilities for data management, analytics, application development, integration, and more. Identify business use cases and follow practical examples that show how SAP BTP’s portfolio can be used to its full potential. Envision how SAP BTP enhances your business!

Learn about SAP’s new technology platform
Explore products, services, and tools for data management, application development, integration, analytics, and more
Walk through customer use cases to see how SAP BTP can bring value to your business

Architecture
Learn about enterprise architecture design. Build your IT strategy with SAP BTP by walking through design patterns and planning your development approach.

Technologies and Services
Explore the complete SAP BTP portfolio. See how SAP BTP supports database management, system and process integration, analytics, DevOps, and more as your unified technology platform.

Use Cases
See what’s possible with SAP BTP. Learn how to identify business gaps and follow concrete implementation examples to understand how SAP BTP could fulfill your organization’s specific needs.

Application architecture
Administration
User interface
Application business logic
System and process integration
Data integration
Analytics
Security
Application development
Use cases

Dear Reader
Notes on Usage
Table of Contents
  Preface
      Target Audience
      How This Book Is Organized
      Acknowledgments
      Conclusion
Part I   Getting Started
1   Introduction
    1.1   Digital Transformation and Intelligent Enterprises
        1.1.1   Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants
        1.1.2   Digital Transformation
        1.1.3   Intelligent Enterprise
    1.2   The Role of SAP Business Technology Platform
    1.3   Technology Pillars
        1.3.1   Database and Data Management
        1.3.2   Analytics
        1.3.3   Application Development and Integration
        1.3.4   Intelligent Technologies
    1.4   Summary
2   Account Setup and Administration
    2.1   Trial and Commercial Models
    2.2   Services
        2.2.1   Services Discovery
        2.2.2   Estimator Tool
    2.3   Creating Your Account
    2.4   Account Structure and Setup
        2.4.1   Account Structure
        2.4.2   Setup
    2.5   Administration
        2.5.1   Global Account
        2.5.2   Subaccounts
        2.5.3   Entitlements
        2.5.4   Boosters
    2.6   Summary
Part II   Application Architecture and Design
3   Architecture Design Patterns and Development Approach
    3.1   Lean Enterprise Architecture
        3.1.1   Architecture Development Method
        3.1.2   Design Thinking and Architectural Thinking
        3.1.3   Lean Enterprise Architecture Toolkit
    3.2   Architecture Design Patterns
        3.2.1   Microservice-Based Architecture
        3.2.2   Cloud-Native Architecture
        3.2.3   Serverless Architecture
        3.2.4   Event-Driven Architecture
    3.3   SAP BTP Runtimes to Support Architecture Patterns
        3.3.1   Cloud Foundry
        3.3.2   Kyma
    3.4   Development Approach
        3.4.1   Connect
        3.4.2   Build
        3.4.3   Add Channels
        3.4.4   Deploy
        3.4.5   Operate
    3.5   SAP Application Extension Methodology
    3.6   Summary
4   User Interface
    4.1   Overview
    4.2   User Interface Access Channel
        4.2.1   SAP Launchpad Service
        4.2.2   SAP Work Zone
        4.2.3   Comparative Review
    4.3   App Router
    4.4   User Interface Development Tools and Technologies
        4.4.1   SAP Fiori
        4.4.2   SAPUI5 and OpenUI5
        4.4.3   Web Components
        4.4.4   SAP Fiori Elements and SAP Fiori Tools
        4.4.5   SAP BTP SDK for iOS and Android
        4.4.6   Mobile Development Kits
        4.4.7   SAP Screen Personas
        4.4.8   SAP AppGyver
    4.5   Summary
5   Business Logic
    5.1   Overview
    5.2   Runtimes
        5.2.1   SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry Runtime
        5.2.2   SAP BTP, Serverless Runtime
        5.2.3   SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime
        5.2.4   SAP BTP, ABAP Environment
        5.2.5   Comparative Review
    5.3   Programming Models
        5.3.1   SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
        5.3.2   ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model
        5.3.3   Comparative Review
    5.4   SAP Workflow Management
        5.4.1   Business Rules
        5.4.2   Workflow
        5.4.3   Process Visibility
        5.4.4   Process Flexibility
    5.5   Summary
6   System and Process Integration
    6.1   Overview
    6.2   SAP Integration Solution Advisory Methodology
        6.2.1   Assess Your Integration Strategy
        6.2.2   Design Your Hybrid Integration Platform
        6.2.3   Define Integration Best Practices
        6.2.4   Enable a Practice of Empowerment
    6.3   API Management
    6.4   Open Connectors
    6.5   Integration Advisor
    6.6   SAP Event Mesh
    6.7   SAP Graph
    6.8   Destination and Connectivity Service
    6.9   Process Integration and Orchestration
    6.10   Summary
7   Database and Data Integration
    7.1   Overview
    7.2   Data Persistency
        7.2.1   SAP HANA and SAP HANA Cloud
        7.2.2   SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
        7.2.3   PostgreSQL
        7.2.4   Unstructured Data
    7.3   Data Integration
        7.3.1   SAP Data Intelligence
        7.3.2   Smart Data Integration
        7.3.3   SAP Cloud Integration for Data Services
        7.3.4   On-Premise Integration Tools
    7.4   Comparative Review
    7.5   Summary
8   Analytics
    8.1   Overview
    8.2   SAP Analytics Cloud
        8.2.1   Analytics Capabilities
        8.2.2   User Interfaces
        8.2.3   Platform
    8.3   SAP Data Warehouse Cloud
    8.4   Comparative Review
        8.4.1   SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP BPC
        8.4.2   SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP BusinessObjects BI
        8.4.3   SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP IBP
        8.4.4   SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Data Warehouse Cloud
        8.4.5   SAP Data Warehouse Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    8.5   Summary
9   Security
    9.1   Overview
    9.2   Authentication
    9.3   Common Security Flows
        9.3.1   SAML
        9.3.2   OAuth
        9.3.3   OpenID Connect
        9.3.4   Authentication Flows Supported by SAP BTP
    9.4   Authorization
        9.4.1   User Account and Authentication Service
        9.4.2   JSON Web Token
        9.4.3   App Router and Role-Based Access
        9.4.4   Authorization Using SAP BTP Cockpit
    9.5   Cloud Connector
        9.5.1   Security Considerations
        9.5.2   Connecting Kubernetes to On-Premise Systems
    9.6   Identity Propagation
        9.6.1   OAuth 2.0 SAML Bearer Assertion
        9.6.2   Principal Propagation
    9.7   Summary
10   DevOps
    10.1   Overview
    10.2   Plan and Set Up
        10.2.1   SAP Continuous Integration and Delivery
        10.2.2   Project “Piper”
        10.2.3   Continuous Integration and Delivery Best Practices Guide
        10.2.4   Compatability
    10.3   Develop and Test
    10.4   Deliver and Change
    10.5   Monitor and Operate
    10.6   Implementation
    10.7   Summary
Part III   Use Cases
11   Identifying Use Cases
    11.1   Types of Innovation
        11.1.1   Extending Functionality
        11.1.2   Extending Reach
        11.1.3   Process Innovation
        11.1.4   Process Automation
        11.1.5   Cross-Product Workflow
        11.1.6   Cross-Functional Business Processes
        11.1.7   Machine Learning
        11.1.8   Internet of Things
    11.2   Identify Business Gaps
    11.3   Extensibility Concept
        11.3.1   In-App Extensions
        11.3.2   Side-by-Side Extensibility
        11.3.3   In-App versus Side-by-Side Extensibility
        11.3.4   Mapping Development Objects
    11.4   Summary
12   Managing Multiple ERP Systems by Extending and Integrating SAP S/4HANA
    12.1   Description
    12.2   Architecture
    12.3   Selecting SAP BTP Services
    12.4   Implementation
        12.4.1   Connect
        12.4.2   Build
        12.4.3   Add Channel
        12.4.4   Deploy and Operate
    12.5   Summary
13   Managing Procurement Spend by Extending SAP Ariba
    13.1   Description
    13.2   Architecture
    13.3   Selecting SAP BTP Services
    13.4   Implementation
        13.4.1   Connect
        13.4.2   Build
        13.4.3   Add Channel
        13.4.4   Deploy and Operate
    13.5   Summary
14   Curating a Guided Prehire Experience by Extending SAP SuccessFactors
    14.1   Description
    14.2   Architecture
    14.3   Selecting SAP BTP Services
    14.4   Implementation
        14.4.1   Connect
        14.4.2   Build
        14.4.3   Add Channel
        14.4.4   Deploy and Operate
    14.5   Summary
15   Integrating the COVID-19 Risk Index with SAP Concur
    15.1   Description
    15.2   Architecture
    15.3   Selecting SAP BTP Services
    15.4   Implementation
        15.4.1   Connect
        15.4.2   Build
        15.4.3   Add Channel
        15.4.4   Deploy and Operate
    15.5   Summary
16   Integrating SAP Customer Experience with Qualtrics
    16.1   Description
    16.2   Architecture
    16.3   Selecting SAP BTP Services
    16.4   Implementation
        16.4.1   Connect
        16.4.2   Build
        16.4.3   Add Channel
        16.4.4   Deploy and Operate
    16.5   Summary
17   Building Multitenant Applications Using SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
    17.1   Description
    17.2   Architecture
    17.3   Selecting SAP BTP Services
        17.3.1   SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
        17.3.2   SAP BTP, ABAP Environment
    17.4   Implementation
        17.4.1   SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
        17.4.2   SAP BTP, ABAP Environment
    17.5   Summary
18   Building Cloud-Native Applications Using SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime
    18.1   Description
    18.2   Architecture
    18.3   Selecting SAP BTP Services
    18.4   Implementation
        18.4.1   Initial Setup and Dependencies
        18.4.2   Deployment
        18.4.3   SAP Launchpad Service
        18.4.4   API Connectivity
        18.4.5   Scaling
    18.5   Summary
The Authors
Index
Service Pages
Legal Notes