Demand Frequency by Category
Approval Workflows
PO · Invoice · Sales Order · Leave
92%
Supplier / Vendor Portals
Onboarding · Self-service · Collaboration
85%
Custom Reporting & Analytics
KPI dashboards · Operational reports
80%
Mobile Field & Warehouse
Scanning · Work orders · Inventory
73%
Customer / B2B Portals
Order status · Self-service · Claims
68%
HR Self-Service Apps
Leave · Payslips · Onboarding
62%
AP / Invoice Automation
OCR capture · Matching · Exceptions
58%
Quality & Compliance
Non-conformance · Audits · Checklists
45%
Predictive Maintenance / IoT
Sensor data · AI scoring · Alerting
35%
Extension Patterns in Detail
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Multi-Level Approval Workflows
#1 most built
Standard SAP approval flows are rigid. Customers build custom BTP workflows to handle multi-department routing, conditional logic, delegations, and escalations across S/4HANA processes.
- Purchase Order approval with dynamic threshold routing
- Sales Order approval with credit limit checks
- Invoice approval with 3-way PO/GR matching
- Leave / expense requests beyond HR scope
- Capital expenditure (CapEx) multi-approver flows
🏭
Supplier / Vendor Portals
#2 most built
External-facing apps that give vendors self-service access to SAP procurement data — without requiring SAP GUI licenses or VPN access. High ROI, very common in manufacturing and retail.
- Vendor onboarding and registration forms
- PO acknowledgment and delivery confirmation
- Invoice submission and payment status tracking
- Supplier scorecards and performance dashboards
- Document uploads (certifications, compliance docs)
📊
Custom Reporting & Analytics
#3 most built
SAP standard reports don't always cut it. Customers build role-specific dashboards pulling live HANA data, often combining SAP and non-SAP sources in one view.
- Plant/warehouse operational KPI dashboards
- Finance consolidated cross-company reports
- Sales pipeline + S/4HANA order book combined
- Procurement spend analytics with drill-down
- Custom executive scorecards
📱
Mobile Field & Warehouse Apps
#4 most built
Shop-floor workers and field technicians need mobile-first apps that work offline, support barcode/QR scanning, and post back to SAP EWM, PM, or MM without SAP GUI.
- Goods receipt / goods issue via mobile scanning
- Warehouse bin transfer and inventory count
- Field service work order management
- Equipment inspection checklists with photo capture
- Meter return / asset tracking apps
🌐
Customer / B2B Self-Service Portals
#5 most built
Customer-facing extensions that expose SAP order, delivery, and invoice data through a branded portal — reducing call center load and improving CX without touching the SAP core.
- Order status and delivery tracking
- Invoice download and dispute submission
- Product/item catalog with availability check
- Return merchandise authorization (RMA)
- Customer-specific pricing and contract views
👥
HR Self-Service & Employee Apps
#6 most built
Employees outside the SAP ecosystem (contractors, plant workers, retail staff) need HR self-service access without full SuccessFactors licenses. Low-code apps fill this gap.
- Leave application and balance view
- Payslip and tax document download
- New hire onboarding task tracker
- Shift scheduling and swap requests
- Travel and expense submission
Creator's Fit Against Each Extension Type
| Extension Type |
SAP Native Tool |
Creator Fit |
Creator Advantage |
| Approval Workflows |
SAP Build Process Automation |
Strong |
Multi-system conditions (SAP + Salesforce + custom DB), drag-drop form design, email/SMS notifications out-of-box |
| Supplier Portals |
BTP + CAP + custom dev |
Strong |
No-code forms, file upload, workflow, email — all in one. Non-SAP users can access without BTP licenses |
| Custom Reporting |
SAP Analytics Cloud |
Medium |
Good for operational reports mixing SAP + other data. SAC wins on HANA-native analytics depth |
| Mobile Field Apps |
SAP Mobile Services + MDK |
Medium |
Creator mobile apps are rapid, but offline sync and barcode hardware integration are limited vs native MDK |
| Customer Portals |
SAP Build Work Zone |
Strong |
Branded portals with OData + REST, multi-system data aggregation, no SAP licenses needed for end users |
| HR Self-Service |
SuccessFactors Employee Central |
Strong |
Works for non-SF users (contractors, plant workers). Fast to deploy forms, workflows, approval chains |
| AP / Invoice Automation |
SAP BTP + AI Document Services |
Limited |
Creator lacks native OCR / intelligent document extraction; needs external AI service integration |
| Quality / Compliance |
SAP QM + custom BTP apps |
Medium |
Good for digital checklists, audit workflows, non-conformance tracking — but not MES integration |