The latest version of the ERP platform from SAP is coming with new AI-powered tools integrated into it. This article gives an overview of all these improvements.
Introduction:
The entire industry is taking a massive shift as AI penetrates the working environment we are accustomed to working in. SAP was at the forefront of adopting and using these technologies across all its products to enhance efficiency and unlock more possibilities. Such technologies are already observed to boost user and corporate productivity by doing things quicker, making better judgments, and automating business processes.
The latest generation of resource planning product, the SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP Public Edition 2402 brings significant improvements to an already industry-leading resource planning platform and is targeted to increase the overall efficiency of a business so that they can focus on the core matters helping them move closer to their business goals. Below are the highlights of these improvements:
1. Joule is Coming Live:
Available through the SAP Early Adopter Care program and in SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP Public Edition 2402 which is the company’s AI-powered copilot. It is designed to help users during the operation, enhance productivity, and streamline the entire business. Joule is equipped with advanced NLU capabilities which enables users to interact with the system as naturally as possible. It can provide contextual insights and recommendations, do manual repetitive tasks that bring efficiency, and also support integration with various SAP applications.
2. Parallel Project Lines:
The new platform features project lines within a single project structure which enables users to manage different aspects of a project concurrently. Each project runs independently with the ability to create separate work packages for different parts of the project as the project proceeds. This enables teams to solely focus on specific areas of the project without affecting other projects.
3. Spaces and Groups:
The newest version comes with a new updated design that uses all the unused space on the user interface screen of the SAP Fiori launchpad. The new spaces and groups replace the group’s setup interface and come with functionality to reduce the number of duplicate apps, by merging spaces and pages. Moreover, the updated interface now also includes My Home on the entry page of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
Other improvements include Collaborative ERP with which users can directly make a Microsoft Teams chat call from the contact information in SAP S/4HANA. SAPUI15 adaption projects it another significant improvement for developers who can use Application Studio to create app variants for easier understanding of casual users.
4. New SAP Fiori app：
This app is designed to display serial number history in the newest ERP product from SAP and now features an even better interface and capabilities. This latest version comes with easy access to search for specific serial numbers which can be tracked through the entire lifecycle of the product including from the production site to its distribution networks and even during post-sales services. The newly updated version features seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, with which one can use the platform’s data management capabilities to provide accurate and real-time access to serialized product information.
5. Sustainability Considerations
The new version features the ability to simultaneously analyze financial data, as well as environmental data related to greenhouse gas emissions (Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission). Firms use this to keep track of the cost of raw materials being used in the business processes along with how much such raw materials and related processes contribute to the carbon footprint of the world.
With this, managers can include greenhouse gas emissions as part of their monthly or yearly operational and financial planning. Also, this data can be accessed as cross-functional data available across the firm’s finance departments, sustainability teams, and other related business units.
Other AI-powered features include processes for example, with sales order auto-completion by Joule, users get smart input field recommendations which significantly increase the sales order creation. Customer returns can be a time-consuming process but with SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP Public Edition 2402, automated material inspection is done as the products are returned which significantly increases the logistical efficiency and flexibility.