Esker On Air S6 E5: RISE with SAP®: What’s RISE with SAP® & How Does Esker Maximize Its Benefits?

As the world’s leading ERP, SAP® is encouraging its customers to move to a cloud-based version of the platform so they can take full advantage of all the functionalities they offer. If migrating to the cloud is the destination, RISE with SAP is how you get there — a comprehensive package of the infrastructure, platforms, applications, services and methodologies you need to transition to cloud-based SAP.

The Clean Core concept

In addition to being fully in the cloud, RISE with SAP is a Clean Core technology. That means the core functioning of SAP is kept separate or “clean” from customizations. Any customizations or enhancements are done outside of the core, often on SAP’s Business Technology Platform (BTP). The BTP has direct access to SAP business objects, so any customizations you make in the BTP can communicate with SAP, but the SAP core stays clean.

So, for example, if you use a third-party software that connects to your SAP, that software would connect via the BTP instead of requiring a customization of your core SAP to be able to integrate with that software. 

Having RISE with SAP’s Clean Core brings many advantages for businesses.

• Reduced complexity: Over time, on-premise ERP systems can get bogged down with customizations, making updates costly and time-consuming. 
• Scalability and innovation: RISE enables businesses to access SAP’s latest advancements, like AI and robotic process automation (RPA), without disrupting operations. 
• Regulatory compliance: With global requirements like data encryption and e-invoicing, RISE simplifies compliance while offering enhanced security. 

But does keeping the SAP core clean mean it’s more difficult to connect third-party, external software to it? Not if you’re using Esker! 

Connecting Esker to RISE with SAP is easy

Esker is currently the only provider with a pre-built Clean Core connector specifically designed for RISE. That means you can integrate Esker’s automation solutions seamlessly without touching the core ERP. So you can continue automating critical processes like invoicing, order management and supplier communications while keeping your SAP system clean and agile.

With 35% of SAP customers already on RISE and Gartner predicting this will grow to 50% by mid-2025, RISE is the future of ERP systems. Esker fits into this vision by offering a solution that complements SAP’s Clean Core strategy while enhancing your efficiency, compliance and scalability throughout the source-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles.  

Learn more by visiting our dedicated SAP Pre-Built Connectors page. 

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