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If AI can generate code, suggest extensions, and optimize integrations… what will technical SAP consultants even do? "𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐙-𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞!"  "𝐁𝐓𝐏 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰!"  "𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐂𝐃𝐒 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬!" So what’s left for us? Are we out of the game? Have we coded ourselves out of relevance? 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭 — 𝐍𝐎. But your ABAP days alone won’t save you. We’re stepping into a new era. An era where coders evolve into architects, integrators, and innovators. 𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬: During a recent SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementation: We had no SE80. No Z-objects. The business needed dynamic pricing logic integrated with 3 external platforms. Standard APIs didn’t cut it. SAP’s Joule gave suggestions — but lacked context. Who solved it? ↳ A consultant who understood clean core principles ↳ Built side-by-side apps on BTP using CAP + CDS + Event Mesh ↳ Used AI to accelerate CDS view generation — not to skip thinking ↳ Designed extensibility using In-App Custom Fields, Key User Tools + Developer Extensibility. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭. ✅ 𝐀𝐈-𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 → You know what to ask Joule, and how to validate its output → You don’t fear AI — you fine-tune it. ✅ 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 → You build around SAP, not inside it → You balance In-App vs Side-by-Side extensibility smartly. ✅ 𝐁𝐓𝐏 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 → You speak CAP, RAP, Destination Services, Event-Driven Architecture → You deliver scalable apps with native integration to SAP S/4HANA. ✅ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 → You don’t just hit POST/GET — you understand Authentication, Destinations, Communication Arrangements → You build secure, decoupled systems that scale ✅ 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 → You don’t just develop — you manage deployments (gCTS, CI/CD), monitor logs, analyze traces → You’re involved from design to go-live — and beyond. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡? If you’re only writing SELECT queries and FORM routines… The industry will move past you. But if you’re mastering architecture, understanding the why, and adapting with tools like BTP, AI, and Fiori… You’re indispensable. Bottom Line? 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. Reboot your stack. Upgrade your mindset. What does the future technical consultant look like to you? 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 — 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐀𝐈, 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐙 𝐞𝐫𝐚? Wouter van Heddeghem Avnikant Singh 🇮🇳 *** Learn RAP : https://lnkd.in/gmc9HR2t

SAP High-Demand Topics for 2025 Where the Smart Consultants Are Betting Their Careers The SAP market isn’t standing still. It’s transforming - fast. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹: ➞ 280,000+ new SAP consulting roles forecast globally. ➞ 63% of customers still haven’t migrated to S/4HANA.. ➞ Top consultants earn 20–40% more. Here’s what’s really driving the SAP ecosystem forward: ✅ 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 1: 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 1️⃣ 𝗦/4𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 * 2027 is final stop for ECC. * Demand for migration specialists is outpacing supply. * Pay scale: $140–180k+ 2️⃣ 𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗣 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 (𝗥𝗔𝗣) * RAP = heartbeat of ABAP Cloud. * cling to classic ABAP = left behind. * Companies want event-driven, cloud-native apps - clean core or bust. 3️⃣ 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗲 * 26,000+ cloud customers are already using SAP’s embedded AI. * 400+ new AI use cases are coming. * AI integration is the new normal ✅ 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 2: 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 1️⃣ 𝗘𝗪𝗠 * 19% CAGR through 2030. * Market growing to $9.5B by 2032. * Huge shortage of exp consultants. 2️⃣ 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗚𝗥𝗖 & 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 * Organizations pushing for GRC to keep up with SOX, GDPR * Security specialists = premium rates. 3️⃣ 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗕𝗧𝗣 * Foundation layer for everything SAP does next. * Over 90+ services available today * BTP architects earn $130–186k+. In short supply. ✅ 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 3: 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 1️⃣ 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 & 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰 * 184 new features rolled out in 2024 alone. * Huge migration push from BW to Datasphere. * Critical for future AI and analytics plays. 2️⃣ 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 4.0 * Manufacturing = 25% of all S/4HANA services demand. * Sustainability and Industry 4.0 req will keep fueling this. 3️⃣ 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 & 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 * 78% of businesses struggle to get DevOps right in SAP. * CI/CD and automated testing - they’re mandatory for clean core ✅ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 * Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) * API Dev & Integration Patterns * SAP Sustainability & ESG Solutions * 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - Oil, Gas & Energy and Healthcare ✅ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘆 ✔ S/4HANA migration consultants earn 20–40% more. ✔ Over 56,000 new SAP consultant roles projected in the next 10 yrs. ✔ 26% of companies say lack of SAP skills is their #1 technology challenge. ✔ Getting certified still pays: +20–30% salaries. 𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲: ✅ Focus on S/4HANA Migration, RAP Dev, and Business AI. ✅ Position yourself as a clean core and cloud-native expert ✅ Master integration, APIs, and BTP. ✅ Don’t wait for 2027. Real opportunity next 2–3 yrs 𝗣.𝗦. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻? 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁?

 🚀 Exciting news for SAP business software developers! 🚀 I've just published a new blog post diving into the upcoming ABAP AI capabilities, set to revolutionize your development experience with the 2502 release and beyond. Here's a sneak peek of what's in store: 🌟 **ABAP AI Introduction**: I share some insights on why ABAP AI is a game-changer – a shared treasure for ABAP developers. 🤖 **ABAP Copilot and Code Prediction**: Imagine having an AI assistant right within ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse! The Joule copilot brings you powerful features like Ghost Text, predicting code lines based on context to streamline your coding process. 🧪 **Unit Testing and Code Explanation**: ABAP AI introduces a Unit Agent to automate unit test generation, freeing up your time to focus on what you do best – innovate. Plus, it helps demystify complex ABAP and Core Data Services code with detailed explanations. 🚚 **Custom Code Migration**: Make your transition from ECC to SAP S/4HANA and ABAP Cloud smoother than ever. ABAP AI will offer intelligent explanations and refactoring suggestions to simplify custom code migration. Dive into the future of SAP development in my latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/exZfg-gz Read, share, and let's discuss how ABAP AI will transform your journey! 🌟 #ABAPCloud #ABAPAI #Joule #SAPDevelopment #Innovation #AIinBusiness #TechTrends

The future of SAP ABAP SAP S/4HANA Migration: As SAP continues to promote its next-generation ERP system, SAP S/4HANA, ABAP developers will play a crucial role in migrating and adapting existing ABAP-based solutions to this platform. SAP has introduced various tools and capabilities to facilitate this transition. SAP Fiori and User Experience: The SAP Fiori user interface is gaining prominence for its modern and intuitive design. ABAP developers will need to create and enhance Fiori apps, which involves a shift towards developing responsive, user-friendly applications. Integration with SAP Cloud Solutions: SAP is expanding its cloud portfolio, including SAP Cloud Platform. ABAP developers may need to integrate on-premises ABAP systems with cloud solutions, requiring knowledge of cloud development, microservices, and APIs. ABAP on SAP HANA: ABAP on SAP HANA (AoS) leverages the power of the HANA database for optimized performance. Developers should become proficient in Code Pushdown techniques, AMDP (ABAP Managed Database Procedures), and CDS (Core Data Services) to maximize the benefits of SAP HANA. Open Source Technologies: SAP is embracing open-source technologies and languages like Python and JavaScript. ABAP developers may find it beneficial to have knowledge of these languages to extend the functionality of SAP applications. DevOps and Agile Development: Agile methodologies and DevOps practices are becoming more prevalent in SAP projects. ABAP developers need to adapt to these faster development and deployment cycles. Machine Learning and AI: SAP is incorporating machine learning and artificial intelligence into its solutions. ABAP developers can contribute by creating custom machine learning models or integrating third-party AI solutions. Low-Code/No-Code: The trend towards low-code/no-code platforms allows business users to build applications with minimal coding. ABAP developers can focus on building more complex functionalities while enabling business users to create simpler applications. Customization vs. Standardization: SAP is promoting a move towards standardization to simplify system landscapes. ABAP developers may find themselves working on customizations that provide unique business value while adhering to standardized processes. Skill Diversification: To stay relevant, ABAP developers should consider diversifying their skill set. Learning related technologies like SAPUI5, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Integration Suite, and data analytics can be valuable. In summary, the future of SAP ABAP is a blend of modernization, integration, and adaptability. ABAP developers who embrace these changes, continually update their skills, and align with evolving business needs will remain valuable assets in the SAP ecosystem.