SAP Build
What is SAP Build?
SAP Build helps teams create and extend business applications and automations in their preferred tools. Governance, roles, and clean-core alignment are built in from the start and grounded in business context and processes.
Simplify from the start
Reduce development effort on a single, unified solution that combines the flexibility of drag-and-drop tools, traditional coding, and AI assistance.
Deploy in record time
Go from request to result three times faster with AI, prebuilt solutions, and development frameworks optimized for SAP.
Scale with confidence
Stay in control with upgrade-safe extensions that adhere to the governance rules of your most trusted applications.
What can you build?
Joule for developers
Use natural language to create applications that are anchored in your business context.
Open ecosystem
Work in your preferred environment, including Visual Studio Code and popular app development tools.
Custom code migration
Use AI to accelerate the migration of ABAP custom code to SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
Java and JavaScript
Generative AI-based code development for Java and JavaScript applications on the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP).
ABAP
Develop cloud ready business applications and services, powered by Joule for developers, ABAP AI capabilities, on both SAP BTP and SAP S/4HANA.
AI workflow automation
Build custom workflow automations that blend AI reasoning and deterministic logic to orchestrate end-to-end processes that are both adaptive and reliable.
Robotic process automation
Automate repetitive tasks in business processes—such as data aggregation, validation, reconciliation, and the generation of reports or letters.
AI document processing
Use intelligent, template-based processing to automate document-heavy workflows and increase your straight-through processing rates.
Process Automation
Automate workflows and tasks with drag-and-drop simplicity, AI assistance, and ready-to-use automation content.
SAP Build Process Automation add-on by UiPath
Seamlessly leverage UiPath capabilities within SAP Build Process Automation with SAP Build Process Automation add-on by UiPath.
Drag-and-drop simplicity
Create branded sites, pages and workspaces without writing any code.
Single source of truth
Keep your team on the same page by centralizing your apps, tasks, and content all in one place across desktop and mobile.
AI-enhanced productivity
Empower users with Joule to quickly surface insights and create workspace content.
Digital Workspaces
Keep your team on the same page by centralizing your apps, tasks, and content all in one place.
Interested in building AI agents?
Explore Joule Studio to see how teams can rapidly build AI agents grounded in their unique business context and governed for enterprise scale.
Customer stories
40% more transaction volume
Lufthansa Technik streamlined the material logistics process for defective parts with process automation.
10x faster app development
Thyssenkrupp empowered citizen developers to transform talent acquisition by creating custom apps with low-code tools in SAP Build.
20% reduction in operating costs
SK Inc. C&C accelerated its SAP S/4HANA Cloud migration by building custom extensions following a clean core approach.
See what analysts are saying about SAP Build
Gartner recognizes SAP as a Visionary in LCAP
Explore the current low-code application development market in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms.
Gartner recognizes SAP as a Challenger in RPA
Discover how the robotic process automation market has evolved in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Robotic Process Automation.
IDC names SAP as a Leader in automation platforms
See why SAP is recognized as a leader in the first-ever IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Business Automation Platforms 2025 Vendor Assessment.
Build faster with Joule for developers
Accelerate app development and automation with AI
With Joule, developers can use integrated AI tools in SAP Build, powered by SAP-optimized models, to significantly improve productivity and efficiency in application development and automation without switching context.
Resources
Process automation in the age of agentic AI
Explore use case categories and discover real-world examples from our customers of traditional and agentic process automation.
SAP Build pricing
Find the SAP license options that best align with your business, budget, and project needs.
Activate SAP Build
Follow our onboarding guide to set up your SAP Build environment and get an overview of its capabilities.
Agentic development meets an open ecosystem
SAP Build now supports Visual Studio Code, connects to MCP servers, and works with popular agentic development tools. Get all the latest TechEd release news.
Extending SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Achieve a competitive advantage by deploying clean core-compliant custom apps, automations, and business sites.
Extending SAP SuccessFactors
Discover all the ways you can use SAP Build to simplify HR workflows and create better employee experiences.
SAP Build documentation
Check out the SAP Help Portal for information about features, best practises, and developer guides.
SAP Learning
Get started quickly with courses, hands-on training and certifications to get the most from our products.
SAP Build community
Network with other SAP Build customers, get insights from product experts and share your knowledge.
Prebuilt solutions
You don't have to start from zero. Get started with 500+ prebuilt business processes, automations, and app templates.
SAP Partner Portal
Access the resources, tools, and training you need to drive partner success with SAP Build.
Frequently asked questions
SAP Build is a solution that allows users to:
Use pro-code tools to develop SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) applications.
Use ABAP Cloud environments to extend core SAP functionalities.
Automate business processes and manual tasks with low-code and drag-and-drop simplicity.
Design digital workspaces connecting applications for seamless collaboration.
SAP Build is for developers, IT professionals, and business users who want to create and customize business applications. Offering capabilities across low-code, code-first, and generative AI, SAP Build facilitates a myriad of development possibilities across functional areas of an organization, including human resources, procurement, finance, supply chain, and more.
SAP Build supports a flexible, full-stack development approach by providing two programming models:
ABAP Cloud: For developing applications and extensions using the ABAP programming language, tightly integrated with the SAP ecosystem.
SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP): For development using Java (with Spring Boot) or JavaScript/TypeScript (with Node.js).
This flexibility extends across the full stack, with robust support for:
UI frameworks: Seamlessly integrate with popular UI frameworks, including SAPUI5, SAP Fiori elements, and SAP Web Components.
Databases: Connect to a variety of databases, such SQLite Service, PostgreSQL, and SAP HANA Cloud.
By combining these professional development tools with powerful low-code and generative AI capabilities, SAP Build provides a complete platform for users to create enterprise-grade applications and extensions that solve their unique business challenges.
AI capabilities in SAP Build include
AI assistance in pro-code tools that help developers understand existing code better, as well as generate code, unit tests, data models, and sample data.
AI assistance in low-code tools that allows users to automatically generates UI, formulas, and translations.
AI assistance in automation tools that enable users to generate automation workflows, make informed decisions, and get summarized explanations of various artifacts.
AI assistance in business portals that help users with navigation, transactions, content management, and decision-making through natural language interactions, as well as step-by-step guidance and instant answers from business documents.
All the design-time capabilities for developers in SAP Build are made available through Joule for developers.
SAP Build includes both low-code and pro-code capabilities ranging from drag-and-drop functionalities to advanced, AI-based code generation. This allows both developers and business experts to build and extend applications and automate processes in ways that work best for their requirements, allowing for greater developer flexibility and customization, tailored to specific business requirements and needs.
With SAP Build, customers can enjoy the ease of low-code, along with developer power of pro-code with SAP Build Code and SAP BTP ABAP environment and SAP S/4HANA ABAP Cloud environment.
SAP Build is included as part of SAP Business Suite. The unified SAP Build offering consolidates key capabilities for application development, automation, and low-code UI generation, with a clear strategic direction toward providing access to low-code and code-first development.
To activate your SAP Build entitlements, access the SAP BTP cockpit to confirm the specific entitlements and quantities available. For detailed instructions on the activation process, please share this documentation with your technical team.