- Mario Aerts of Flexso presented on benefits and insights from the SAP perspective. Flexso is a leading SAP service partner in Belgium and Luxembourg that has evolved from a niche player to a full service provider with a focus on training, research, and innovation. - SAP can run hundreds of apps out-of-the-box to increase productivity, has tools to open it up for mobile development, and the SAP Mobile Platform to mobilize both SAP and non-SAP apps. - The SAP Mobile Platform supports all development approaches, connects to any backend like SAP or third parties, and provides services for complex mobile requirements and industries like field service management.

1. Mario Aerts - Flexso
BENEFITS AND INSIGHTS FROM THE
SAP PERSPECTIVE

2. Who we are
• Leading SAP Service Partner in Belgium &
Luxemburg
• Evolved from niche player to full service
provider
• Clear focus on training, research & innovation
(early adopter)
• Organized in competence centres

3. Earlier this morning

4. Earlier this morning...

5. Earlier this morning...

6. Today we’ll show how SAP...
• can run hundreds of apps out-of-the-box
• can be opened up for mobile development
• has a full-blown mobile application platform
to mobilize SAP and non-SAP

7. Agenda
• Out-of-the-box mobile applications
• Open up SAP for mobile app development
• SAP Mobile Platform

8. SAP apps – What?
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Apps collection (150+)
Simple operations
Top transactions
Consumer grade UI
Responsive design
Work out-of-the-box

9. SAP apps – Key Features
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Apps designed for increased productivity
Role based, so users get only what they need
Branding & theming possibilities
Robust & simple architecture
Extensible and modifiable

10. SAP apps – Stakeholders
Manager and Approvers
Improve management productivity,
streamline processes, and impact
business results
Employees
IT Department
Improve employee productivity and
impact business results by getting the
job done anytime, anywhere
Customer satisfaction, cross device
support for majority of the functions
they use, reusing existing components
& architecture
Purchasing Agent
Sales Representative
Improve productivity of the purchasing
agent for a fast business continuity
Improve productivity of the Sales
Representative for a closer connection
to his customer

11. Apps (wave 1)
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My Leave Requests
My Timesheet
My Travel Requests
My Paystub
My Benefits
My Shopping Cart
Track Shopping Carts
Approve Requests
Approve Leave Requests
Approve Timesheets
Approve Travel Requests
Approve Travel Expenses
Approve Shopping Carts
Approve Purchase Orders
Approve Requisitions
Approve Purchase Contracts
My Spend
Employee
Manager
Sales
Purchasing
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Check Price and Availability
Track Sales Orders
Track Shipments
Customer Invoices
Create Sales Orders
Change Sales Orders
 Track Purchase Order
 Order from Requisitions

16. Scope
Standard
Application
Installation &
configuration
Application
alignment
modification &
enhancement
Roles, User
Home Page and
Workflow
configuration
Integrating SAP
Apps with SAP
Mobile Portal
Basic Branding
Application
Platform
Start
Network &
Security
configuration
Verify and
prepare SAP
Backend
Infrastructure
Installation

17. SAP apps
• Happy productive employees
• On any device anytime
• Fixed time, fixed scope, fixed price
implementation
• Focus on operations instead of development

18. Agenda
• Out-of-the-box mobile applications
• Open up SAP for mobile app development
• SAP Mobile Platform

19. The vision on SAP
As a webdeveloper
I don’t understand
SAP logic
With SAP best
practices we
run our
business better
SAP systems
are too slow for
user interaction
We need to support
few interfaces
because SAP is
integrated
SAP is the core
engine of my
business processes
SAP pays
no
attention
to user
interfaces

20. SAP Netweaver Gateway
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Open
User oriented
Self describing
Standard based

21. Open up your SAP system
• Connect with open source SDK’s
– Java
– Windows
– Android
– Objective C
– Javascript
– ...

22. Agenda
• Out-of-the-box mobile applications
• Open up SAP for mobile app development
• SAP Mobile Platform

23. What is Enterprise Mobility?
Back-end
Middleware
Front-end
App Lifecycle Mgt
App Deployment
Development Tools
Databases
Offline Capability
Synchronization
Mobile Apps
Integration
Security
Device Management
Business Software
Mobile Platform
Mobile Devices

24. Why a platform?
• Native
• Hybrid
• Web
• Need support for various usage scenario’s

25. Databases
Mobile Apps
Business Software
Mobile Devices

26. Why a platform?

27. Why a platform?
• Different user groups
• Heterogenious user expectations
– Industrial mobile workers
– Occasional users
– White collar mobile workers
• Employees vs customers

28. Native
Hybrid
Mobile
Web
Metadata
SMS
• Supports all OS and form
factors
• Multiple app architectures
SAP Mobile Platform
• Developer can bring own
toolset (BYOT)
• Mobile apps for B2B, B2E
and B2C
Development tools
Middleware
Mobile services
Enterprise backends
SAP
3th party
application
Database
• Connect to any backend

29. Native
Hybrid
Mobile
Web
Metadata
SMS
Access SOP
• First class UX
• Target device
• Performance

30. Native
Hybrid
Mobile
Web
Metadata
SMS
Manage installations
• Single code base
• Multiple
platforms (iOS,
Android)
• Device access

31. Native
Hybrid
Mobile
Web
Metadata
SMS
Lookup locations
• Simple task
• BYOD

32. Native
Hybrid
Mobile
Web
Metadata
SMS
Workorder mgmt
• Complex task
• Industrial env.
• Mass offline
data

33. Native
Hybrid
Mobile
Web
Metadata
SMS
• Off-the-shelf solutions for heavy offline apps
– Workorder management
– CRM Sales Manager
– Inventory Manager

34. SAP Mobile Platform
• Support complex requirements
– Full-blown mobile middleware
– All mobile development paradigms
– Build applications for all user groups
– Scalable, robust and governance

35. Native
Hybrid
Mobile
Web
SAP Mobile Platform Cloud Edition
Development tools
• Supports popuplar OS and
form factors
• Instant available
• Hosting by SAP
Middleware
Enterprise backends
Cloud Connector
SAP
3th party
application
Database
• Cloud Connector secure
SSL VPN Connection
• Fine grained access control

36. Demo
Open Flexso positions
• Publicly available
• Configurable
authentication
• Integrate securely e-rec
SAP data

37. SAP Mobile Platform Cloud
• Cloud offering
– Instant availability
– Reduced TCO
– Try & Buy
• State-of-the-art mobile services
• Robust and secure integration of on premise
data

38. Key-points to take home
• Deploy SAP out-of-the-box apps easily for
happy end-users
• Open up your SAP system for any frontend
• SAP has a leader mobile platform which can
be used to cover all requirements
• SMP is offered in the Cloud for low footprint

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