The Future of Automation: AI, APIs, and Cloud Modernization for S/4HANA.pdf

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Precisely Automate family
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improves data quality, and
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14. Evolve Intelligent Autocomplete for Material
Master: available for Early Adopters
+ Precisely own algorithm for advanced search and autocomplete

+ Field config table for flexible rules management in form

+ Extensible framework that can also be applied to other use cases

17. SAP S/4HANA migration is in full swing

The SAP 2027 deadline continues to drive adoption with 59% already
live or starting to move by the end of 2025.

1% currently
have no plans
to move

are fully migrated are partially within within more than
migrated the next the next 2 years
和 6 months 7-24 months from now
Pass vs 2024 of S/4 and ECC)

17 Russ ASUG/PreisalyReserch une 2025

19. Common Fiori apps
for data automation

+ Fiori apps are often used for specific
use cases or Lines of Business

+ Sometimes new functionality is only
provided via Fiori apps

+ The use cases with the highest need
for automation in Fiori are similar to
clossic SAP GUI

Which of the following SAP Fiori apps would
you like data upload automation for?
Bill of Material. TT 39%
Good Receipt for PO 00000 38%
Business Partner TT 36%
Manage Journal Entries. i 32%
Manage Cost Center sn 31%
Manage Product Master Data mn 30%
Manage GL Account Master Data SSSR 29%
Post General Journal Entry 29%
Manage Profit Center mm 24%
Manage Bark Si! 16%
Manage Commodity Codes 00000 13%
Manage Rule Mining for Products mam 5%
Other m 2%
Dont knowinotsure A 27%
None = 2%

Precisely Survey conducted with ASUG 2024

20. Challenges with

SAP Fiori aaa

Unchanged from old to new
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+ Slow

+ Complex processes . u 7

+ Error-prone sion

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Launchpad sites can mask the
true nature of app

+ Intermix legacy and modern apps

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Ease of Studio runner
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26. Integration grows as the top automation challenge

+ Pain points with business processes have increased or continue to persist, while issues understanding/defining process requirements and poor data

quality eased in 2024.

+ Integration with existing business processes has emerged as the leading challenge this year, marking a significant 22% increase compared to 2023
This reflects the rise in tollored approaches to automation involving multiple technologies.
・ Integration is a major challenge consistently identified by ASUG members. Notably. it remains a top issue in our 2024 Pulse of the SAP Customer study.

Complexity of business processes

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Integration with existing business processes Eres 612 Tt es reported

‘across all organization
‘annual revenue sizes.

Specialized skis required to build and maintain systems

Time required to build ond maintain systems

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Understanding and defining the process requirements

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47%

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Training users
Identifying the right tools)
Identifying the right areas eligible for automation

38%

Poor data quality

Disruption to existing business processes
Complex code

High amount of manual labor still required
Other

much stalls things from moving forward.”

2024

= 2023

"Battle between Business Developers and IT Developers prety

4° > rortaation of numerous projects wth nied resources”

27. APIs
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management and proc
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RESTful API's for automating > er 292 cc a
end-to-end processes #
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31. Very high-level of automation (all processes | 1%

are automated) Ws = 2025
2024
High-level of automation (most processes are ME 10% =2023
automated, Very few manual processes) LEA
organizations have reached
a medium level Medium level of automation (some processes sss >
are automated, and some are manual 56%
processes) ee ,;,,

Low level of automation (very few processes MI 34°
are automated, most are manual processes) MA 33%

No automation maturity yet, but we are 国 AS
planning to implement. 건

Precisaly/ASUG research 2023/2024/2025