Integration and extension is the connective layer of SAP Business AI Platform (BAIP) that links SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition to other systems and adds what standard functionality does not cover. Integration and extension are built on the platform and connect to the ERP through released interfaces, so the standardized core stays untouched. The landscape becomes more connected and the ERP more tailored, without the fragile modifications that once made upgrades painful.
Integration and extension: stay connected and flexible without breaking the core
The integration-and-extension layer of SAP Business AI Platform (BAIP) connects SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition to your landscape and extends it safely while staying upgrade-stable
Integration across your landscape with SAP Integration Suite
SAP Integration Suite handles integration. It connects SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition to other SAP and non-SAP applications, in the cloud and on-premises, and to business partners. It supports several integration styles.
| Integration style | Use |
|---|---|
| Application programming interfaces (APIs) | Direct request-and-response |
| Business events | Systems that react in near real time |
| Business-to-business (B2B) flows | Partner exchange |
Extend without touching the core
Where standard functionality leaves a genuine gap, the platform extends the ERP in the way that fits. Business experts adapt applications with low-code and no-code tools. Developers add custom logic in an upgrade-stable way with SAP Extension Suite and SAP Business Application Studio. Larger needs become side-by-side applications running on the platform. Each route follows the Clean Core principle. The extension stays on released interfaces and outside the standardized core, so upgrades stay routine.
Extend functinality without touching the core
Where standard functionality leaves a genuine gap, the platform extends the ERP in the way that fits. Business experts adapt applications with low-code and no-code tools. Developers add custom logic in an upgrade-stable way with SAP Extension Suite and SAP Business Application Studio. Larger needs become side-by-side applications running on the platform. Each route follows the Clean Core principle. The extension stays on released interfaces and outside the standardized core, so upgrades stay routine.