In this episode of SAP BTP Talk, host Gaurav Dey is joined by guests Christian Böhrer, Development Manager for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Foundation, and Knut Heusermann, SAP Business Suite Ecosystem Product Manager, to discuss what Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) is, uncover key features and capabilities of CAP, and provide extensive resources to help developers get started.
Knut and Christian delve into the SAP Partner Reference Application repository, sharing insights from the build journey and unique use cases. The conversation turns to upcoming roadmap items for SAP BTP services, highlighting innovations aimed at improving business operations through increased intelligence and sustainability. Gaurav concludes the podcast with enablement opportunities and upcoming must-attend events, including SAP ReCAP and SAP Sapphire.
Also in this episode:
- Joule is now available in SAP Datasphere for space management and user inquiries. Joule in SAP BTP cockpit has reached general availability, enabling users to manage global accounts and view available runtimes.
- SAP Build has introduced Gen AI features to automate process creation and provide UI suggestions, enhancing app development.
- Existing and potential partners can leverage Cloud Application Programming model to create and integrate scalable full-stack cloud applications on SAP BTP. CAP documentation provides comprehensive guidance and tutorials for developing multi-tenant solutions, including the Partner Reference Application repository.
- The “Poetry Slam Manager” is one ready-to-run sample application within the Partner Reference App repository that includes comprehensive tutorials for development and integration. This creative use case shows how event managers can utilize SAP ERP systems to organize and manage poetry slam events.
- Roadmap items for SAP BTP services include Joule capabilities for CAP, letting developers leverage AI for enhanced accuracy and efficiency, and new transport management functionalities.
- Learning and enablement opportunities are available through virtual formats (SAP BTP InnoBytes, SAP BTP Garage) and upcoming in-person events like SAP ReCap and SAP Sapphire.
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About Knut Heusermann

Knut Heusermann is a Product Manager and part of the Business Suite Ecosystem team at SAP SE. He drives partner and customer innovations based on the SAP Business Technology Platform by connecting extension architecture, integration capabilities and commercial models.
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About Christian Böhrer

Christian Böhrer is a Development Manager in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Foundation unit at SAP’s headquarters in Walldorf. He is heading a development team with focus on partner extensibility and ecosystem enablement for the SAP Business Suite that is delivering architecture and engineering guidance for SAP’s partner ecosystem.
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Links to the Resources that were discussed in the episode:
- SAP BTP Developer’s Guide
- SAP BTP Developer’s Guide – Tutorials and Reference Sample for Full-Stack Multitenant SaaS Applications for Partners
- SAP Cloud Application Programming Model aka ‘CAPire’
- CAPire – Learning resources to get started
- Partner Reference Application Repository
- SAP Community blog on multitenant SaaS solutions on the SAP BTP
Links for “What’s New” and “Roadmap Items” sections:
- What’s New for SAP Business Technology Platform
- Register for SAP re>≡CAP 2025 event in July
- Upcoming Hands-on workshops registration page – Events Tab
- SAP BTP Innobytes
- SAP BTP Garage
- SAP BTP Roadmap Explorer
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