https://thepreread.news/The briefing before the SAP meeting.enhttps://thepreread.news/autonomous-enterprisehttps://thepreread.news/autonomous-enterpriseMon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Autonomous Enterprise is SAP's vision for a business where people set the direction and AI assistants and agents execute processes across domains, with every action governed. There is no product or license by that name. SAP delivers it through Joule, SAP Autonomous Suite, Industry AI, SAP Business AI Platform, and the RISE with SAP and SAP GROW adoption paths, each with its own availability.https://thepreread.news/joule-workhttps://thepreread.news/joule-workMon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Joule Work is SAP's workspace where people state a goal and Joule Assistants coordinate Joule Agents to carry it out across SAP and non-SAP systems. The Joule Work mobile app is generally available; the Joule Work experience on the web, on the desktop, and inside the mobile app is in SAP Early Adopter Care, with general availability planned for the second half of 2026.https://thepreread.news/sap-autonomous-suitehttps://thepreread.news/sap-autonomous-suiteMon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000SAP Autonomous Suite is SAP's integrated suite of business applications, built around cloud ERP and organized into five domains (finance, spend, supply chain, HR, and customer experience) where Joule Assistants and Joule Agents run processes under human supervision. The suite has no single release date; each assistant and agent inside it carries its own availability.https://thepreread.news/sap-business-ai-platformhttps://thepreread.news/sap-business-ai-platformMon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000SAP Business AI Platform is SAP's foundation for building AI agents and applications, grounding them in business data, and governing them in production. It brings SAP BTP, SAP Business Data Cloud, AI Foundation, and SAP's Business Transformation Management solutions under one name. Since October 1, 2026, SAP BTP ABAP environment is called SAP Business AI Platform, ABAP environment.https://thepreread.news/rise-agent-ledhttps://thepreread.news/rise-agent-ledMon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000RISE with SAP is SAP's guided, agent-led path for companies on SAP ERP Central Component or on-premises SAP S/4HANA to move onto SAP Cloud ERP Private. It combines a methodology, expert guidance, and seven named migration assistants; the first custom code migration agent became generally available in Q2 2026. Companies new to SAP use SAP GROW instead.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/hana-cloud-september-2026-whats-new-shorthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/hana-cloud-september-2026-whats-new-shortTue, 29 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000QRC3, the September 2026 quarterly release of SAP HANA Cloud, is live. Agents can keep memory.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/purchase-contract-insights-agent-shorthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/purchase-contract-insights-agent-shortFri, 25 Sep 2026 09:27:35 +0000"Is this purchase contract healthy?" still means four or five SAP transactions and a spreadsheet. The Purchase Contract Insights Agent is planned for SAP S/4HANA, in SAP Joule or the Fiori chat.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/ariba-procure-to-order-2608-innovationshttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/ariba-procure-to-order-2608-innovationsFri, 25 Sep 2026 09:24:28 +0000SAP Ariba Procure to Order 2608 release brings user-focused enhancements across Buying and Procurement core processes. Organisations improve compliance, streamline approvals, and make purchasing decisions with greater confidence.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/business-ai-100m-partner-adoption-incentivehttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/business-ai-100m-partner-adoption-incentiveTue, 22 Sep 2026 21:49:33 +0000Approved partners run SAP Business AI projects with SAP Build and Joule Studio. Packages: €15,000 (Agent Adoption) to €100,000 (Enterprise, 3+ custom agents).https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/daikin-sap-cloud-erp-pilothttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/daikin-sap-cloud-erp-pilotTue, 22 Sep 2026 14:24:38 +0000Daikin completed a 10-month SAP Cloud ERP pilot for 300+ frontline users across finance, logistics, procurement, and sales. Counter efficiency improved 10%; financial close accelerated 20%.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/leanix-target-architecture-longhttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/leanix-target-architecture-longTue, 22 Sep 2026 12:25:00 +0000A target architecture is the picture of the IT landscape a company intends to run after a transformation: which applications stay, which go, which move, and how they connect. Enterprise architecture is the discipline that maintains that picture and the current one next to it.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/service-procurement-agent-s4hanahttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/service-procurement-agent-s4hanaTue, 22 Sep 2026 09:06:19 +0000The Service Procurement Agent for SAP S/4HANA processes supplier documents into intelligent service entry sheets. It extends Joule-style automation from procurement into service operations and spend management.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/essilorluxottica-sap-joule-pilothttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/essilorluxottica-sap-joule-pilotMon, 21 Sep 2026 23:52:14 +0000EssilorLuxottica runs 15,000 stores on SAP S/4HANA Retail and pilots Joule in smart glasses. Voice commands deliver inventory, customer history, and cross-sells hands-free.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/sap-security-patch-day-september-2026https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/sap-security-patch-day-september-2026Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:17:32 +0000SAP September 2026 Security Patch Day: 19 new Notes. Note 3747649 (CVSS 10.0) affects Extended Passport; Note 3759472 (CVSS 9.8) affects NetWeaver Message Server.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/leanix-target-architecture-sap-updatehttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/leanix-target-architecture-sap-updateSun, 20 Sep 2026 14:33:18 +0000SAP LeanIX target architecture diagrams and planning features updated August-September 2026. S/4HANA programs gain baseline-to-target visualization and impact assessment for migrations.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/accounting-accruals-agent-rahttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/accounting-accruals-agent-raSat, 19 Sep 2026 22:11:01 +0000The Accounting Accruals Agent is released in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition (Restricted Availability). It applies accrual policies, calculates accruals, and proposes journal entries through Joule.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/ariba-spend-analysis-and-insights-gahttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/ariba-spend-analysis-and-insights-gaSat, 19 Sep 2026 03:34:02 +0000SAP Ariba Spend Analysis and Insights is now available. The solution expands the procurement data foundation for AI at scale.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/colombina-s4hana-cloud-private-editionhttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/colombina-s4hana-cloud-private-editionFri, 18 Sep 2026 10:56:57 +0000Colombina, a food producer, migrated to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition. The move delivers faster delivery, stronger security, and a foundation for AI-enabled growth.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/integration-content-migration-agent-gahttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/integration-content-migration-agent-gaThu, 17 Sep 2026 11:09:06 +0000SAP Integration Suite offers an Integration Content Migration Agent. GenAI converts SAP PI/PO Java mappings to Groovy scripts, generates flows, checks clean-core readiness.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/tabpfn-3-5-plus-sap-ai-core-shorthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/tabpfn-3-5-plus-sap-ai-core-shortWed, 16 Sep 2026 12:10:00 +0000A late-payment score used to need a data scientist and weeks of feature work. A tabular foundation model reads the table and predicts.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/tabpfn-3-5-plus-sap-ai-core-gahttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/tabpfn-3-5-plus-sap-ai-core-gaWed, 16 Sep 2026 11:45:55 +0000SAP AI Core now includes Prior Labs TabPFN-3.5 Plus. The tabular foundation model delivers instant business predictions without custom training.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/integration-suite-mcp-gateway-ai-agents-shorthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/integration-suite-mcp-gateway-ai-agents-shortWed, 16 Sep 2026 07:15:00 +0000Connecting an agent to your SAP APIs is the easy part. Deciding which calls it may make is the product.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/datasphere-databricks-integration-shorthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/datasphere-databricks-integration-shortTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:51:00 +0000The Datasphere-Databricks news isn't a feature. It's a choice: rebuild the semantic layer twice, or connect to it once.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/group-reporting-2608-ga-shorthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/group-reporting-2608-ga-shortMon, 14 Sep 2026 12:55:47 +0000Group structure maintenance used to mean keying in ownership percentages by hand. Group Reporting 2608 is generally available.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/integration-suite-mcp-gateway-ai-agentshttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/integration-suite-mcp-gateway-ai-agentsSun, 13 Sep 2026 14:06:54 +0000SAP Integration Suite adds MCP Gateway and advanced event mesh support for agentic AI. Secure, governed connections from AI agents to APIs, processes, and backend services.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/datasphere-databricks-integrationhttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/datasphere-databricks-integrationSat, 12 Sep 2026 21:22:18 +0000SAP Datasphere models can now be explored and reused directly from Databricks workloads and ML pipelines in SAP Business Data Cloud. Semantic layer integration without duplicating logic.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/fiori-upgrade-impact-analysishttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/fiori-upgrade-impact-analysisSat, 12 Sep 2026 08:25:59 +0000Fiori apps library 2.0 now runs upgrade impact analysis across every launchpad app. One pane shows all apps before the S/4HANA release upgrade lands.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/group-reporting-2608-gahttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/group-reporting-2608-gaFri, 11 Sep 2026 12:56:33 +0000Group Reporting 2608 is generally available. Ownership-driven group structure management and consolidation automation now live.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/ai-token-spend-finance-line-longhttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/ai-token-spend-finance-line-longFri, 11 Sep 2026 09:44:00 +0000SAP's chief controlling officer does not usually write for the News Center. On 8 September, Lukas Deutsch did, with David Imbert of SAP Financial Management, about a cost category SAP's own finance team was not built to handle: AI tokens.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/sap-managed-joule-setup-sap-for-mehttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/sap-managed-joule-setup-sap-for-meFri, 11 Sep 2026 03:27:03 +0000SAP Managed Joule now provisions end-to-end through SAP for Me. Covers Joule, Joule Work, Joule Studio and Joule Work Desktop without direct BTP access.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/lockheed-martin-successfactors-livehttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/lockheed-martin-successfactors-liveThu, 10 Sep 2026 23:47:29 +0000Lockheed Martin went live with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, Payroll, Recruiting and Onboarding for 123,000 employees. Major HR landscape modernization now in production.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/france-einvoicing-mandate-livehttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/france-einvoicing-mandate-liveThu, 10 Sep 2026 21:27:32 +0000France e-invoicing mandate went live September 1. Receive obligation for all companies; issue and e-reporting for ~7,000 large and medium enterprises.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/s4hana-cloud-2608-1-final-whats-newhttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/09/s4hana-cloud-2608-1-final-whats-newThu, 10 Sep 2026 17:37:19 +0000S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2608.1 final What's New and Product Assistance now available. Extensibility object changes require review before HFC rollout this weekend.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/s4hana-cloud-2608-shorthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/s4hana-cloud-2608-shortMon, 24 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000The 2608 upgrade isn't another AI slide. Two things shipped.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/inaugural-shorthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/inaugural-shortMon, 24 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000SAP already publishes the news. Somebody still has to read it before the meeting.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/agentic-transformation-economics-shorthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/agentic-transformation-economics-shortMon, 24 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000The 35% is SAP's target. The 60% is a consultancy model.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/sap-leader-gartner-supply-chainhttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/sap-leader-gartner-supply-chainTue, 18 Aug 2026 09:33:47 +0000Most supply-chain rankings still score a module. Gartner's first Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Management Suites scores the stack.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/cirque-genato-ap-agenthttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/cirque-genato-ap-agentMon, 17 Aug 2026 15:25:14 +0000Cirque du Soleil built an AP colleague named Genato. It reads the inbox, clocks urgency, checks SAP, and drafts the reply.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/s4hana-cloud-2608-gahttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/s4hana-cloud-2608-gaMon, 17 Aug 2026 09:41:15 +0000S/4HANA Cloud 2608 is live. Easy Fill is GA: describe a Fiori field in plain language and it fills.https://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/hana-cloud-agentic-datahttps://thepreread.news/news/2026/08/hana-cloud-agentic-dataThu, 13 Aug 2026 11:46:54 +0000SAP HANA Cloud now enables agents to auto-discover and query your data layer. Agents scan database metadata, build their own knowledge graphs, and autonomously fetch the exact data they need—no manual schema mapping required.