SAP Business Suite packages and applications

SAP Cloud ERP solutions provide organizations with the tools required to manage operations efficiently, adapt to changing market conditions, and drive digital transformation initiatives. New SAP Business Suite packages align with specific buying centers and offer a modular approach to suite adoption, simplifying customers’ engagement with the SAP portfolio. The packages offer an integrated system of applications, data, and AI that connect and optimize every part of an enterprise. SAP also introduces enhancements across its line-of-business applications.

SAP Introduces SAP Business Suite Packages

SAP introduces new SAP Business Suite packages aimed at simplifying customers’ engagement with the SAP portfolio, providing an easier entry point for users. Following the introduction of SAP Business Suite in February 2025, this new approach to suite adoption aligns capabilities and product offerings with customers’ lines of business: finance, supply chain operations, human resources, procurement, and sales. The packages offer integration and intelligence throughout the enterprise, and customers can expand them with additional functionality that addresses specific business needs.

 

The following SAP Business Suite packages are now available:

  • SAP Finance packages: These cover wide-ranging finance, sales, and procurement processes like lead-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report with proven applications. Enabled by AI and real-time insights, they provide greater efficiency in and insights into core operations and management capabilities. Working capital optimization and management capabilities from SAP Taulia solutions are also included.

  • SAP Supply Chain Management packages: Comprehensive, AI-driven supply chain applications integrate operational processes and supply chain functions with the rest of the business, helping customers to deliver greater flexibility, transparency, and responsiveness.

  • SAP Human Capital Management Core: Packages include core HR, talent acquisition, pay for performance, and learning and career development. These cloud-based, AI-driven solutions enable increased agility, more informed workforce decisions, and better employee engagement and productivity tools to extend and automate HR processes.

  • SAP Strategic Procurement packages: Integrated SAP Ariba offerings help manage the source-to-contract process through intuitive sourcing and contract, supplier lifecycle, and performance management.

  • SAP Customer Experience: Cloud-based, AI-assisted solutions are delivered through packages that integrate sales, marketing, commerce, and service into a unified platform. These tools streamline operations, personalize engagement, and optimize service delivery, helping organizations reduce complexity, make faster decisions, and create seamless experiences across B2B and B2C channels.

SAP Business Suite is a comprehensive set of integrated solutions combining cloud ERP, business applications, SAP Business Data Cloud, and SAP Business AI, enabled by SAP Business Technology Platform. All packages also include SAP Build to help customers extend their applications while maintaining a clean core.

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SAP Strengthens Supply Chain Management Capabilities Across Design-to-Operate Processes

SAP is set to release several significant advancements in its SAP Supply Chain Management and SAP Cloud ERP solutions. These new capabilities will help create a more unified and intelligent ecosystem for supply chain management, supporting customers as they address the complex challenges in today’s dynamic business environment.

 

The updates, which will be released throughout 2025, will further connect supply chain processes and bridge various SAP applications. Together, the new capabilities offer improved data flow, AI-driven insights, and support for end-to-end process optimization across supply chain and core business functions.

 

Key innovations include:

  • Streamlined handover of material price estimations: Companies can hand over product recipes from the SAP Integrated Product Development solution to manufacturing, which streamlines the transition from product development to production.

  • Smart-guided execution: The SAP Digital Manufacturing solution now supports compliant manufacturing through smart-guided execution and a new electronic batch record, promoting traceability and compliance.

  • Service order integration: Service orders are now incorporated into SAP Digital Manufacturing, allowing for a more comprehensive approach to product lifecycle management.

  • Logistics and sustainability integration: Logistics in SAP Cloud ERP Private offerings can work in tandem with product compliance and sustainability footprint management.

  • Field service management enhancement: Improved collaboration between SAP Field Service Management and SAP Enterprise Asset Management solutions enhance plant maintenance capabilities.

  • Advanced asset health monitoring: The SAP Asset Performance Management application introduces new scenarios that improve the use of time series data and Internet of Things device integration. Time series data, collected at regular intervals, helps track changes and identify trends over time.

  • Enterprise-grade, reliability-centered maintenance: SAP Asset Performance Management now provides an integrated experience for managing asset fleets at scale.

These advancements equip supply chain professionals (including logistics managers, chief supply chain officers, planners, and procurement specialists) with the tools to make more informed decisions, optimize processes, and navigate the complexities of modern supply chain management.

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New Business Network Capabilities Bolster Supply Chain Orchestration

SAP announces significant enhancements to SAP Business Network, designed to revolutionize orchestration across supply chain processes. Available by the end of 2025, these latest features will transform supply chain operations, provide increased visibility, drive sustainability initiatives, and achieve new levels of efficiency and compliance in their global trade operations.

 

Streamlining Compliance and Quality Control

The latest capabilities in the SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration solution simplify tracking of critical certifications, including sustainability credentials, carbon footprint documentation, and industry-specific certifications. Benefits include improved compliance, reduced delays, enhanced process adoption, and improved traceability, supporting regulatory adherence and sustainability goals across the supply chain. New capabilities include:

  • Mass upload of certificate documents: Suppliers can now bulk upload quality and compliance certificates directly within the advance shipping notification upload template at the line-item level, significantly reducing manual effort and improving data accuracy.

  • Buyer-controlled document mandates: Buyers can specify required certifications for each purchase order, automatically enforcing compliance and quality standards while streamlining the process.

Advancing Supply Chain Logistics Processes

To enhance supply chain efficiency and sustainability, new logistics collaboration features include:

  • Enhanced greenhouse gas emissions tracking: The integration of actual transportation emissions data from carriers and logistics service providers into the SAP Transportation Management application enables carbon footprint analysis based on planned and actual transport routing. Capturing scope 3 emissions data from carriers and logistics service providers is a crucial step toward more precise transportation carbon footprints.

  • Extended ocean freight support: New ocean-tendering and dispute-handling functionalities are being included in SAP Transportation Management.

Enhancing Asset Management with SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration

The following new features in the SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration solution help streamline asset data management and synchronize processes:

  • Cloud-based ERP integration: Users can initiate and manage ERP integration directly from the cloud, offering greater control over data synchronization.

  • Enhanced material and model integration: Bidirectional integration of materials and models are enabled between SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration and ERP systems.

  • Inbound integration for shared functional locations: Synchronization of shared functional locations improves collaboration between operators and service providers.

  • Additional application server (AAS) file upload for equipment creation: Automation of equipment creation and associated document management through AAS file uploads reduces manual data entry.

  • Quality inspection checklists: Integration of checklists in SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration allows operators to share inspection checklists and characteristics with service providers, who can then record the results for the operator.

SAP Extends Cloud ERP with Receivables Finance Capabilities by SAP Taulia Solutions

SAP has expanded its embedded finance capabilities by integrating the SAP Taulia Receivables solution directly into SAP's finance solutions. This new offering gives finance teams a fast, scalable way to unlock up-front capital from outstanding receivables, helping businesses improve liquidity, manage working capital dynamically, and drive growth. In the face of rising tariffs, inflation, and supply chain volatility, this will help businesses prioritize proactive liquidity management to navigate margin pressures and meet customer demands for extended payment terms.

 

SAP Taulia Receivables is embedded in finance solutions and can be activated immediately—no extensive implementation or custom coding required. Once live, eligible receivables flow from the finance solution into SAP Taulia Receivables in real time, where users can choose invoices to accelerate based on up-front pricing from a network of over 40 financial institutions. Auto-journal posting helps ensure transactions are accurately reflected in the general ledger, reducing manual effort and accelerating financial close. The integrated solutions are generally available in the United States market, with other markets expected by the end of 2025.

 

Key Benefits:

  • Control and flexibility: Receivables are accelerated through true sale, providing immediate access to capital without impacting customer relationships.

  • Built-in funding access: The diverse financing network in SAP Taulia solutions provides the best possible pricing—instantly visible, with competitive offers in one place.

  • Simpler, fast activation: Activation can happen immediately without long lead times or heavy integration costs.

  • Minimal maintenance: This native SAP capability delivers updates and enhancements through standard SAP updates without additional overhead.

  • Intelligent recommendations: Joule helps finance teams make smarter liquidity decisions by proactively identifying which receivables to accelerate based on customer behavior and financial exposure.

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New Virtual Card Capability Enables Easier, More Secure Vendor Payments in SAP Ariba Buying

SAP has announced a new embedded virtual cards capability for its SAP Ariba Buying and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solutions, allowing procurement professionals to use virtual cards from their company’s preferred issuing bank.

 

Virtual cards fill a critical gap for today’s businesses, since traditional payment methods can be slow and are subject to internal and external fraud as well as processing challenges. Virtual cards help procurement teams enhance operational efficiency, increase control and security, and improve supplier relationships by minimizing payment challenges.

 

Virtual cards can:

  • Make vendor payments easier than ever: Allows buyers to simply request and issue the cards as payment to suppliers through an approved purchase requisition, all without leaving their SAP Ariba Buying workflow.

  • Simplify adding one-time or ad hoc vendors: Reduces the lengthy supplier setup and configuration processes when adding ad hoc or one-time vendors to the master record.

  • Require minimal change management: Gives buyers the ability to adjust card parameters based on organizational objectives without disrupting existing business functions.

  • Create unique account numbers and security codes: Can be generated on a per-transaction basis, providing a layer of security and compliance that other payment methods lack.

  • Have programmable value and expiry rules: Prevents overcharges and provides payment flexibility that helps companies enhance efficiency, maintain control of payments made outside procure-to-pay ERP processes, and better manage spend security.

  • Be used for any purchase category: Especially well-suited for high-volume and low-value transactions, one-time suppliers, and urgent spend.

The new capability leverages the virtual card payment processing and supplier adoption expertise for back-end service offered by SAP Taulia solutions while maintaining a unified experience for users of SAP Ariba Buying and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing. It is available now at no additional cost for customers of these solutions.

SAP Launches New Capability to Track B2B Orders and Deliveries in Real Time

SAP is launching SAP B2B Self-Service Portal, which allows SAP Business Suite customers to view information related to B2B orders, subscriptions, and deliveries directly from their ERP system. Providing this information through an automated, self-service portal helps ease the burden on sales and customer service teams.

 

Key features and benefits of the self-service portal include:

  • Ability to access and view order information at any time: Real-time shipment tracking provides transparency and reduces delivery-related inquiries, while viewing payment status helps customers manage their finances effectively.

  • Reduced routine calls: Sales and support teams can focus on more important tasks.

  • Integration with SAP Cloud ERP: This facilitates faster deployment, lower costs, and a smooth transition to full B2B e-commerce.

The portal benefits CIOs, sales leaders, and customer service managers. CIOs can reduce total cost of ownership resulting from the integration between their sales and core ERP applications; sales leaders gain improved customer engagement and streamlined operations; and customer service managers will appreciate the reduction in routine inquiries. Additionally, partners can add and build additional features for the portal like claims management, returns, service tickets, and sales quotes, driving new revenue streams and additional customers benefits.  SAP B2B Self-Service Portal is available now.

SAP Revenue Growth Management Innovation Supports CPG Promotions Managers

SAP is announcing new features for the SAP Revenue Growth Management solution, designed to improve promotion and budget management in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector. These enhancements use AI and SAP Cloud ERP integration to help businesses better manage finances and will be available in Q2 2025.

 

SAP Revenue Growth Management enhancements include the following:

  • Embedded AI: Helps provide key account managers (KAMs) insight into planning, actuals, and settlement data, allowing KAMs to make more accurate financial predictions and adapt promotion plans.

  • Access to more detailed revenue, margin, ROI, volume, and profit and loss data: Helps KAMs and sales managers understand account performance and make informed decisions about trade promotions.

  • Integration with SAP Cloud ERP: Can improve customers’ visibility into promotion investments and prevent overspending.

  • Direct connection to sales, demand, and supply processes with SAP Integrated Business Planning: Allows promotion data to be transferred for more accurate demand and supply forecasts. Integration with SAP Analytics Cloud provides budget plans, further streamlining business processes.

  • Fund management capabilities: Will help companies avoid overspending on trade promotions. Budgets can be set at both customer and product levels, aligning with financial planning.

SAP Integrates Enterprise Service Management with SAP Business Suite Solutions

SAP Enterprise Service Management offers a streamlined issue-resolution experience by connecting employees to the right resources across departments like sales, marketing, security and compliance, finance, HR, procurement, and more. SAP Enterprise Service Management, with its newly AI-fueled support services, is now available across SAP Business Suite offerings:

  • SAP Human Capital Management Core: SAP Enterprise Service Management helps improve HR professionals’ efficiency by helping them find answers instantly through self-service options and using AI to route more complex issues to appropriate specialists. By reducing the number of repetitive administrative tasks, HR teams can focus on more complex and strategic topics.

  • Finance: SAP Enterprise Service Management delivers AI automation that streamlines the resolution of accounts receivable and accounts payable inquiries, disputes, and discrepancies among stakeholders. By enhancing transparency and productivity, it accelerates resolution, reduces errors, shortens accounts receivable turnover, and improves cash flow.

  • Customer experience: SAP Enterprise Service Management centralizes AI-driven processes for sales inquiries and support, from marketing to the deal desk, boosting close rates and shortening deal cycles.

SAP Partners Support Customers Cloud Migration and Extend SAP Business Suite Benefits

New and expanded SAP partnerships will advance the benefits of SAP Business Suite to specific industries, market sectors, and lines of business. These will provide customers with additional innovations to help modernize processes, improve compliance, and achieve better business outcomes with less complexity.

 

Accenture and SAP Join Forces to Create a Pathway to the Cloud for Organizations Pursuing High Growth

Accenture and SAP have launched ADVANCE, creating a pathway to the cloud for organizations pursuing high growth with annual revenue of up to US$5 billion. ADVANCE brings together the power of SAP Business Suite and Accenture’s industry expertise to create more connected, intelligent, and responsive enterprises solutions that leverage AI to help companies modernize faster, provide contextual data insights, and achieve predictable outcomes. ADVANCE will be generally available in the United States in H2 2025 with additional rollouts to follow. Learn more.

 

SAP NS2 and Google Cloud to Deliver SAP Cloud ERP Private with ITAR compliance

In partnership with Google Cloud, SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2) plans to launch International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance for SAP Cloud ERP Private on Google Cloud using Assured Workloads. This expands on the existing ITAR-compliant portfolio of SAP solutions available via SAP NS2 on Google Cloud. Learn more.

 

Icertis and SAP Deepen Partnership to Accelerate Time to Value with AI-Enabled Contract Intelligence

Icertis, a leader in AI-powered contract intelligence, has announced plans to make Icertis Contract Intelligence for the SAP Ariba Contracts solution available as a solution extension. This milestone builds on the long-standing partnership between SAP and Icertis, helping to enable faster product deployment and time to value for customers with one-stop licensing, deeper preconfigured product integrations, and an improved user experience.  General availability is expected Q3 2025. Learn more.

 

SAP and J.P. Morgan Launch Integrated Banking Services in the Cloud

SAP and J.P. Morgan have announced a new collaboration to embed banking services into SAP Cloud ERP, which will provide joint customers with access to cloud-ready and AI-enabled payment and treasury capabilities. By leveraging the SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity solution and SAP Business Technology Platform, this collaboration aims to modernize the treasury experience, streamline financial operations, reduce fraud, and accelerate the adoption of cloud services. Additionally, corporate finance teams will be able to utilize Joule Agents to help reduce manual work and errors so finance departments can more efficiently manage their resources. Various capabilities are currently available, with additional capabilities to be rolled out in 2025 and 2026. Learn more.