Influence and Adopt

• Participate in remote or on-site sessions to discuss ideas and see if they fit your requirements*
• Collaborate with SAP product management to shape new product features 
• Build a network with other SAP customers and partners using the same product

SAP Beta Testing allows you to test and experience our upcoming, soon-to-be-released products. Working closely with the SAP team, you can review the software, conduct beta tests and provide feedback for future releases. There are different ways to experience SAP software before its official release:

• Rely on SAP test data provided on SAP systems to follow pre-defined test scenarios, either remotely or on-site at selected SAP locations
• .Use your own data and install the beta software in your own landscape to explore new features and functions with your own processes before official release.** You can autonomously download and test the software by yourself or rely  on the support of SAP experts who guide you through the process.

Be among the first to adopt new SAP software with the SAP Early Adopter Care program.*** Our dedicated team of experts will work with you to ensure a successful implementation. Interested? You can register for the program during the first few months after new software has been released.

• Realize business benefits right from the time of market availability – at low, managed risk
• Get a dedicated SAP Early Adopter Care project coach to ensure a successful implementation 
• Get a head start with access to the Stay Current learning program

SAP Customer Connection enables you to incrementally improve the on-premise products and solutions in maintenance you are using today. Typically initiated by SAP User Groups and special interest groups, the program's focus topics are of limited duration and often focus on a version, component, or audience of a product. Improvements are mostly delivered in SAP Notes or the SAP Support Portal for easier consumption.

• Fine-tune your SAP products and solutions – and influence SAP direction to benefit your organization
• Collaborate with SAP on improvement projects – organized by defined focus topics
• Get quick-to-adopt, non-disruptive enhancements delivered via SAP Notes and support packages
• Use the new improvement finder tool to search for enhancements

SAP Continuous Influence provides you with the opportunity to suggest improvements on SAP products directly to the development teams. Formerly offered through SAP Idea Place, this program is specifically aimed towards customers using newer SAP products and cloud solutions that require an open channel for the continuous collection of improvement requests and resolutions. It is similar to the SAP Customer Connection program, which is targeted at customers using on-premise products in maintenance.

• Fine-tune your SAP products and solutions – and influence SAP direction to benefit your organization
• Collaborate with SAP development teams anytime through a continuously open channel
• Submit your improvement requests, vote on other ideas and get regular notifications about the status of your improvements requests through the Customer Influence site