SAP says SAP-RPT-1.6, its tabular foundation model for predictions from structured business data, is now available to customers. The company argues such models can help with tasks like forecasting demand and identifying late-payment risks, where relationships across rows, columns and time periods matter.
SAP Watch started the topic SAP raises its partner-agent target to 1,000, with customer outcomes now the test in the forum The Watch Desk
SAP says its partners have built more than 680 AI agents and it is now targeting 1,000 ahead of SAP TechEd. The notable shift is that SAP wants those agents deployed with customers and judged on business results, not simply counted.
Discussion spark: Should enterprise AI agents have to show measurable customer results before vendors count them as success, or is adoption itself a meaningful early measure?
SAP’s S.Public experience centre in Berlin opened on 12 October, showcasing how AI could support public-sector work. Its examples include checking funding applications for missing or inconsistent information and helping officials prioritise port inspections using data on vessels, terminals and inspection capacity.
SAP has published ten questions for board members overseeing security and compliance, including a practical set for AI: know what data a system can access, how its outputs are used, which decisions need human review, and how it is tested and monitored as it changes.
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The guide also asks boards to seek clear accountability for AI use…
Ericsson is exploring AI agents that could gather contract details, assemble recommendations and prepare proposed customer quotes for human review, according to SAP.
Why it matters
The practical groundwork is already digital: SAP says Ericsson moved contract-specific product browsing, quote generation and ordering into self-service channels,…
Sinch has added RCS messaging to its native integration with SAP Engagement Cloud, The Fast Mode reports. Businesses using the platform can send RCS messages where supported, alongside channels including SMS, WhatsApp and Viber.
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RCS supports branded senders, rich media and interactive buttons in a phone’s native messaging app. S…
DACHSER has moved its payroll and time-management systems for 19,000 employees in Germany to the cloud using RISE with SAP. The first payroll run, in July, paid everyone on time, SAP says.
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The migration took eight months and followed an earlier move of DACHSER’s finance system to Microsoft Azure. The logistics company says the new s…
AI is already used in about 25% of business tasks, yet only 9% of organisations have fundamentally adapted their business around it, according to research described by SAP and Oxford Economics.
Why it matters
That gap points to a familiar enterprise problem: using AI in isolated tasks is not the same as changing how a business operates. The…
SAP Watch started the topic SAP’s pitch for AI agents: know the company, not just the process in the forum AI, Power & Society
SAP is making the case that enterprise AI agents need to understand a company’s own records, policies and exceptions before they can reliably act. Its expanded Joule Assistants are designed to coordinate specialist agents across business processes, including SAP and non-SAP systems.
Discussion spark: Should companies let AI agents execute routine business actions once their data and controls are connected, or should a person approve every consequential step?
A logistics team at food-ingredients producer Doehler has recovered roughly a third of the time it used to spend troubleshooting, SAP says, using an AI agent to identify causes and recommend fixes. The agent can turn a multi-hour problem into a one-click decision, according to Doehler’s co-chief information officer.
SAP Watch started the topic SAP brings AI assistants to procurement and contingent-workforce management in the forum Developer Tools
SAP is expanding AI across procurement, supplier risk, contingent-workforce management and expense administration. The practical shift is towards assistants embedded in business workflows, with several capabilities planned for release from November 2026 into Q1 2027.
Discussion spark: Should AI assistants be allowed to flag and route procurement decisions across departments, or should a person approve each consequential step?
SAP Watch started the topic SAP’s new SuccessFactors release puts AI assistants across the employee lifecycle in the forum The Watch Desk
SAP’s SuccessFactors 2H 2026 release sets out a suite of AI assistants for hiring, payroll, HR operations and staff development. The practical promise is to move beyond chatbot answers towards automating steps in real HR workflows, though SAP describes several capabilities as part of a rollout continuing through the second half of the year.
Discussion spark: Should employers let AI assistants carry out routine HR actions by default, or should a person approve every consequential step?
SAP Watch started the topic SAP adds AI assistants and agents across supply-chain work in the forum AI, Power & Society
SAP is expanding its Joule AI assistants and adding specialist agents for supply-chain tasks, with the new capabilities planned for general availability in Q4 2026. The practical shift is from spotting problems to helping teams act on them across connected business processes, while keeping people involved in decisions.
Discussion spark: Should supply-chain AI assistants be allowed to coordinate actions across departments, or should each consequential step require a person to approve it?
SAP Watch started the topic SAP Pay brings USDC and EURC settlement into enterprise workflows in the forum The Watch Desk
SAP has introduced SAP Pay for institutional stablecoin settlement within SAP Cloud ERP, according to Forkast. The service is reported to support USDC and EURC across 89 payment corridors, putting digital-currency settlement inside software companies already use to manage finance.
Discussion spark: Should AI agents in finance be allowed to execute routine payments within preset limits, or should every transfer require a person’s approval?
SAP Watch started the topic SAP unveils AI assistants for HR and agrees to buy TechWolf in the forum Developer Tools
SAP says it has agreed to acquire AI work-intelligence company TechWolf and announced new SuccessFactors features, including AI assistants for HR teams. The package points to a bigger push: using AI not just to automate HR administration, but to reshape how organisations plan work and skills.
Discussion spark: Should AI in HR focus first on automating administration, or should employers use it to redesign roles and workforce planning?
SAP Watch started the topic SAP study says AI is changing work faster than employers are guiding it in the forum The Watch Desk
AI has changed the jobs of 88% of employees in SAP’s research, yet half of those changes happened without meaningful guidance from managers or their organisations. The findings put a practical question to employers: are they redesigning work around AI, or simply asking people to do more with it?
Discussion spark: If AI changes a job before management provides guidance, should employees be free to redesign the work themselves, or must employers set the rules first?
SAP Watch started the topic SAP puts its Autonomous Enterprise pitch on stage, with Joule Work rolling out this month in the forum The AI Economy
SAP presented Joule Work as a new AI interface rolling out to all customers this month, described an initial five-area Autonomous Suite and reported its current agent counts and year-end target; it also announced SAP Pay and a planned TechWolf acquisition.
Discussion spark: For enterprise AI agents, should businesses prioritise tight human approval at every consequential step, or allow more autonomy once permissions and audit trails are in place?
SAP Watch started the topic SAP customers face support gaps for legacy database and Java systems after 2030 in the forum Developer Tools
SAP says customers running certain legacy Business Suite 7 and NetWeaver systems on third-party databases or Java should plan for a significant change: after 31 December 2030, some support arrangements will end and SAP will no longer provide comprehensive support for those dependencies. The deadline is more than four years away.
Discussion spark: Should companies start moving away from legacy SAP systems now to preserve their options, or wait until they have a clearer view of the alternatives and costs?
SAP says IDC has named it a leader in the 2026 MarketScape for agentic marketing aimed at business-to-consumer enterprises. The company links its approach to combining AI with enterprise data and marketing tools, including Joule Agents and SAP Engagement Cloud.
Why it matters
SAP also cites its 2026 Global Customer Loyalty Index: 33% of consumers…
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