SAP Business Technology Platform Guidance Framework serves as a centralized repository of critical resources aimed at helping organizations in building and operating enterprise-grade solutions using the capabilities of SAP BTP.
It provides a comprehensive array of guidelines, methodologies, best practices, and recommendations tailored to support architects, developers, and administrators involved in every stage of application development, integration, deployment, and operation. To access SAP BTP Guidance Framework, visit http://s-prs.co/v591916.
This framework is designed to drive higher adoption and utilization of SAP BTP services, offering structured guidance on architecture design, development methodologies, security best practices, and DevOps with best practices. By offering clear direction and aligning with SAP’s established standards, it empowers organizations to make informed decisions throughout the software development lifecycle and operational processes.
SAP BTP Guidance Framework is compartmentalized into five elements, as shown below.
Decision Guides
The architecture guide for integration and extension offers precise recommendations for architects, advising them to use the most suitable technology to meet specific business needs. Moreover, the SAP BTP Developer’s Guide helps developers implement business applications on SAP BTP based on SAP Best Practices and recommended tools and services.
Reference Architectures
The SAP BTP reference architecture presents various architecture patterns designed to educate customers on how to architect and design solutions in SAP BTP according to industry-standard best practices. Additionally, it offers production-ready process blueprints across various domains, including lead-to-cash, source-to-pay, recruit-to-retire, and others, to expedite the implementation process.
Methodologies
SAP provides methodologies in the areas of integration, extension, data, and analytics, offering a guided approach to enhance the maturity level of customers in cloud technology, both technically and organizationally. A special mention goes to the SAP Application Extension Methodology, which serves as an ideal guide for implementing RICEFW solutions. It’s designed to help assess extension use cases and define target extension solutions in a structured and formalized manner.
Recommendations
Security recommendations are specifically targeted to system administrators to aid them in evaluating and selecting the most suitable implementation options. The recommendations cover a wide range of topics, including identity authentication, application logging, authorization and trust management, and others. These recommendations are based on various use cases and scenarios and are prioritized for implementation based on their significance and relevance to the organization’s security requirements.
DevOps
Best practices and principles are provided to enable development and operations teams to collaborate effectively, leveraging the tools and services available in SAP BTP.
Editor’s note: This post has been adapted from a section of the book SAP Business Technology Platform by Smitha Banda, Shibaji Chandra, and Chun Aun Gooi.
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