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28 July

Asset Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2608 | Release Highlights

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2608 brings new Asset Management innovations to help organizations streamline maintenance operations, improve safety compliance, and gain greater visibility into asset information.

In this release highlights video, Fernanda explores the latest Asset Management updates in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2608. See how enhancements to the Asset Overview app, Permit to Work approval workflows, Maintenance Notifications, and SAP’s AI vision for Asset Management can help maintenance teams work more efficiently, reduce risk, and support more reliable operations.

You’ll see how the enhanced Asset Overview app provides faster access to key asset information, including maintenance plans, attachments, thumbnails, and quick actions. The video also introduces flexible approval workflows for Permit to Work, enabling approvals by plant and permit type to help improve safety compliance and operational control.

Fernanda also covers improvements to Maintenance Notifications that help prevent duplicate notifications and simplify maintenance planning. The video closes with a preview of SAP’s AI vision for Asset Management, including AI agents and the Asset & Service Assistant, showing how SAP is moving toward more autonomous enterprise capabilities for maintenance and asset operations.

Highlights include:

🔍 Enhanced Asset Overview app — Access maintenance plans, attachments, thumbnails, and quick actions from one streamlined asset view.

✅ Flexible approval workflows for Permit to Work — Configure approvals by plant and permit type to support safer, more compliant maintenance operations.

🛠️ Improved Maintenance Notifications — Help prevent duplicate notifications and make maintenance planning more efficient.

🤖 AI vision for Asset Management — See how SAP is exploring AI-powered capabilities to help maintenance teams move faster from insight to action.

⚙️ Asset & Service Assistant preview — Learn how AI agents could help support maintenance operations as part of SAP’s autonomous enterprise vision.

📈 More reliable asset operations — Help teams improve visibility, reduce manual effort, and support safer, more efficient maintenance processes.

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction and release overview
00:28 – Enhanced Asset Overview app
01:11 – Flexible approval workflow for Permit to Work
01:41 – Improvements to Maintenance Notifications
02:13 – SAP’s AI vision for Asset Management
02:29 – AI agents and Asset & Service Assistant preview
02:48 – Release summary and key takeaways
03:02 – Additional resources

• Read Fernanda’s blog on Asset Management release highlights in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2608:
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10 July

Video_SAPcomm

Scouting used to be guesswork. Not anymore. 👀

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The secret to finding the next big talent for the world’s biggest pitch? ⚽️ Data.

SAP Sports One turns every sprint, touch, and decision into a clear picture, so coaches and scouts see the full potential in real time. https://sap.to/6053BEDGrD

04 July

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Leading with empathy in the AI era 💙

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In the age of AI, the most critical leadership skill isn’t technical: it’s human.

As we navigate the uncertainty of the AI revolution, it’s easy for leaders to offer simple reassurances. But dismissing the valid concerns of our teams is a mistake. The truth, as they say, is usually somewhere in the middle.

In this clip from AI Voices, Muizz Bolanji, Director of HR at @danfoss explains perfectly why genuine empathy is non-negotiable for leading through this transformation. We need to meet our people where they are and guide them through the change, not just dictate it from above.

This is a perfect example of how AI is making leadership more human.

Watch the full episode for more on building a future-ready workforce: https://youtu.be/rq5KpbaaZMY#sapsapphire

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26 June

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SAP Field Service and Asset Management: Connected, AI-Powered Execution

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When assets go down, disconnected systems can slow everything down, from parts availability and workforce capacity to scheduling, safety, and service execution.

SAP Field Service and Asset Management brings maintenance and field service together in one mobile-first, AI-powered experience. Planners can prepare work with capacity and resource insights, schedulers can assign work with confidence, and technicians can arrive better prepared with AI-generated diagnostics and briefings.

By connecting service, maintenance, supply chain, finance, and field operations, teams can keep work moving, improve equipment reliability, optimize workforce utilization, and protect operational continuity.

Explore SAP Field Service and Asset Management:
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Optimize asset and service operations with SAP Field Service and Asset Management: https://www.sap.com/products/scm/field-service-and-asset-management.html

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19 June

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SAP Commerce Cloud, Cloud ERP Edition: Connected Data, AI, and Unified Commerce

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Launch a unified commerce experience that helps B2B customers self-serve, transact, and manage orders across every channel.

SAP Commerce Cloud, cloud ERP edition helps businesses unlock more value from SAP Cloud ERP by connecting commerce experiences directly to the data customers need most. In this overview, see how you can give customers real-time access to pricing, availability, orders, invoices, payments, and delivery details—anytime, anywhere.

The video shows how customer self-service can reduce routine inquiries and free teams to focus on higher-value engagement. With full transactional capabilities, managed ERP connectivity, and accurate product, availability, and B2B pricing logic from SAP Cloud ERP, businesses can support commerce experiences without relying on multiple point solutions or complex integrations.

You’ll also see how embedded AI tools can help optimize product content, personalize experiences, and turn more visits into transactions. With enterprise-grade scalability, security, and governance from SAP, SAP Commerce Cloud, cloud ERP edition helps businesses launch faster, simplify operations, and build the foundation for agentic commerce.

Build the foundation for agentic commerce with SAP Commerce Cloud:
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29 May

BUSINESS NEWS

SAP Successfully Places €3.5 Billion Eurobond

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WALLDORF — SAP SE, rated A1 (stable) by Moody’s and A+ (stable) by S&P Global, successfully completed a Eurobond transaction with a total volume of €3.5 billion across four tranches with tenors of two, three, five and seven years. The net proceeds from this transaction are used for general corporate purposes, including (re)financing of recently announced acquisitions.

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This announcement is a general information and not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. Investors should not purchase or subscribe for any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus relating to such securities, which, when published, will be available on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.LuxSE.com).

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28 May

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Grow Your Manufacturing Business with Chris Luecke, Manufacturing Happy Hour | B2B Exchange

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What does it take for B2B suppliers to grow in today’s manufacturing landscape? It starts with being visible, credible, and easy to work with.

In this episode of B2B Exchange from SAP Business Network, host Amanda Laldin speaks with Chris Luecke, industry expert and host of Manufacturing Happy Hour, about how suppliers can compete in a market where buyers are doing more research online, relying on digital channels, and expecting seamless buying experiences before they ever talk to a sales representative.

Chris shares why storytelling matters, how digital networks and marketplaces can help suppliers meet buyers where they already are, and why a strong digital presence can influence purchasing decisions long before an RFI is sent. The conversation also explores how suppliers can use data, visibility, and network engagement to refine their digital selling strategy and make smarter decisions over time.

You’ll also hear practical advice on digital transformation, including how “micro-transformations” can help suppliers adopt AI and automation in focused, manageable ways. From improving digital profiles to using AI agents for specific tasks, this episode offers clear takeaways for suppliers looking to grow, innovate, and build trust in a changing B2B manufacturing landscape.

Chapters
00:00 – Welcome to B2B Exchange
01:25 – Why supplier storytelling matters
04:33 – Digital networks and supplier visibility
07:32 – How buyers research and make decisions
09:51 – Using data and engagement to grow
11:58 – Practical digital transformation
14:14 – Trends shaping B2B supplier growth
16:04 – Closing thoughts

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13 May

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SAP Learning Hub: Build AI-Ready SAP Skills

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AI won’t replace your SAP skills. But it will change how you build them.

With SAP Learning Hub, you can learn, practice, and prove SAP skills in real SAP systems – so when it’s time to deliver, you’re ready.

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28 March

SAP PRESS

How Classes Are Defined and Used in ABAP Objects

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Classes in ABAP Objects are declared using the CLASS statement block. This statement block is a wrapper of sorts, grouping all relevant class component declarations into two distinct sections.

24 March

BUSINESS NEWS

Optimizing for Next-Level Fan Engagement and Game-Day Operations in Real Time

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With 34 German national soccer league championship wins in its 125-year history, FC Bayern Munich is one of the largest and most successful sports clubs in the world. It has built a massive global audience, with more than 200 million social media followers, up to 75,000 spectators in attendance at every men’s league home match, and a growing fan base for its other teams, including women’s soccer and men’s basketball.

Keeping FC Bayern at the top is no mean feat, and the action on the pitch is supported by a global administrative team of over 1,200, in addition to the thousands of operational staff who work to deliver a seamless experience to the fans who fill the Allianz Arena for each home match. The focus on match-day operations encompasses everything from security to ticketing to retail, as well as managing one of the largest parking garages in Europe, which accommodates up to 12,000 cars that must enter and exit within a few hours.

FC Bayern’s match-day operations generate a staggering volume of data, but capturing and making sense of every fan interaction—both in the stadium and among the hundreds of millions tuning in worldwide—was becoming a herculean undertaking. Fan data was siloed in more than 50 legacy systems, creating a fragmented information landscape that hindered FC Bayern’s ability to understand and serve its legions of fans.

Thankfully, a club that has been in the business of winning for over a century is no stranger to innovation.

Game plan: data

Dominik Winter, head of Development and Process for FC Bayern Munich, captured the club’s challenge in a nutshell: “Everything needs data.” Everyone from the firefighters and police who supported match days to the IT teams and retail staff “needed data, and everyone needed the same perspective on the data,” Winter explained.

But the club’s data was sprawled across dozens of siloed systems, each tied to different vendors and service providers. And when it came time to make crucial match-day decisions, team members had to rely on analog, piecemeal methods of sharing information—often through SMS and radio. As a result, no one ever had the same information at the same time.

FC Bayern needed to harness its vast amount of information with a single, integrated system that provided a unified, 360-degree view.

From silos to a streamlined system

The storied sports club has enjoyed a partnership with SAP dating back more than a quarter of a century. Therefore, SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) was a natural fit for the next step in the club’s digital journey. The platform includes SAP Integration Suite to help capture and combine data from disparate sources and systems, including both SAP and non-SAP systems. This newly integrated data landscape provides a single source of truth across the organization, enabling real-time data analytics that not only streamline match-day operations and optimize the fan experience on-site but also provide invaluable insights to fuel long-term strategic planning.

For example, Winter explained, the club now has access to an up-to-the-minute, “high-level” overview of FC Bayern fans—”how they behave, what they’re interested in, how old they are, whether they buy jerseys, whether they only go to soccer matches, whether they are already interested in basketball,” and more—that has facilitated a much deeper understanding of fans, not only on the individual level but also across the entire fan base.

Forecasting the future

With a solid, integrated data foundation established, FC Bayern is looking ahead and will be adding AI to its technology line-up to maximize the value of its data across the organization, from amplifying process efficiency to developing robust, data-informed predictive capabilities.

For organizations looking to undertake their own digital transformations, Winter advised to not put the cart before the horse: “To use AI, you need to have good data.” And while Winter cautioned that every organization’s process is unique, he recommended listening as a good first step for everyone: “Talk to your users. What are their problems? What do they need to know? What processes are they trying to optimize?”

While the journey is not always easy, FC Bayern knows that winning is always worth the effort.

For the full FC Bayern Munich episode and the on-demand Better Together: Customer Conversations series, visit sap.com/btp.

The full episode

Learn more about how FC Bayern Munich has transformed match-day operations:

Thought leadership podcast: Dominik Winter, head of development and process at FC Bayern München, talks with Thulium CEO Tamara McCleary about why it was mission-critical to enhance the fan experience by integrating their data to deliver a more personalized and targeted omnichannel experience, catering to individual preferences, from parking to purchases.
Practitioners’ video: Dominik Winter talks with Timo Elliott, vice president and global innovation evangelist at SAP, about the herculean undertaking to capture and make sense of the staggering volume of fan data siloed in more than 50 legacy systems. And then, with an eye on AI, they discuss what’s next.

To access the full on-demand Better Together: Customer Conversations series, visit here.

Do you have ideas for topics or technologies we should cover, or would you like to be a guest on the show? We’d love to hear from you. E-mail us.

Timo Elliott is the vice president and global innovation advocate for SAP BTP at SAP.

Top photo courtesy of FC Bayern München AG