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## [How Have Intercompany Sales and Stock Transfers Evolved in SAP?](https://blog.sap-press.com/how-have-intercompany-sales-and-stock-transfers-evolved-in-sap)

Most of the large and multinational organizations run SAP, and more than 70% of the world’s transactions happen in SAP.

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SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) takes SAP’s products, services, and solutions, and puts them under one roof. 

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