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1 SAP Product road MapSAP Business ByDesignRoad Map Revision: Revision: 20150318 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerThe information in this presentation is confidential and proprietary to SAP and may not be disclosed without the permission of SAP. This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other service or subscription agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation and SAP's strategy and possible future developments, products and or platforms directions and functionality are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality.

2 This document is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. This document is for informational purposes and may not be incorporated into a contract. SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document, except if such damages were caused by SAP s willful misconduct or gross forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates, and they should not be relied upon in making purchasing disclaimer 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerIntroduction to Product road mapsPurposeProduct road maps are designed to support the Product adoption planning activities of SAP customers.

3 A Product road map helps a customer match short term and long term goals with technology plans. A Product road map describes how the feature / function capabilities in an SAP Product or technology are planned to progress over time, in general: Today = changes in the current release version Planned Innovations = changes planned in one or more upcoming development releases (up to 12-18 months). Future Direction = proposed themes for a Product or technology beyond the planned releasesComplementary resourcesFor a more general description of the business problems / processes being solved and supported by SAP, refer to Solution road more detailed technical information please refer to the Product Availability Matrix, Ramp-up Knowledge Transfer materials and Product documentation. 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerAbout SAP s Business ByDesign Product road MapsSAP Product road maps are designed to support the Product adoption planning activities of SAP customers.

4 A Product road map helps a customer match short term and long term goals with technology plans. A Product road map describes how the feature / function capabilities in an SAP Product or technology are planned to progress over time, in general: Today = changes in the current release version Planned Innovations = changes planned in upcoming development releases (next 12 months) Future Direction = proposed themes for a Product or technology beyond the planned releases 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerTable of contentsProduct Overview Product description Key trends and customer needs road map overview and major Product updatesProduct road Map Today Planned FutureAppendix Product description Key trends and customer needs road map overview and major Product updatesProduct Overview 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company.

5 All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerSAP Business ByDesignSAP s upper mid market Cloud Suite and 2-tier-ERP Solution 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerSAP Business ByDesign Cloud ERP SuiteValue propositions Comprehensive:Run your entire business with a single solution Easy to use: Help your users learn quicklyand accelerate time to value with a rich user experience Insightful:Use integrated analytics and gainreal-time insights leveraging SAP HANA capabilities Easy to implement, adaptable and extensible:Configure for your business and keep up as it changes Mobile: Get information anytime, from anywhere Secure:Runs in SAP, state of the art, data centers 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company.

6 All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerSAP Business ByDesign Cloud ERP SuiteCapability overview 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerSAP Business ByDesign Cloud ERP SuiteBusiness scope: 35 end-to-end process scenarios Marketing-To-Opportunity Order-to-Cash for products Order-to-Cash for services Make-to-Order Make-to-Stock Drop Shipment Customer Returns Stock Transfer Strategic Sourcing Procure-to-Pay for products/ services Product Engineering Demand and Supply Planning Site Logistics and Warehousing Quality Assurance Financial Closing Cash and Liquidity management Project Lifecycle Management Field Service and Repair Request-to-Resolve Workforce Administration Expense and Reimbursement Management.

7 (35 End toEnd Processesin total) 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerSAP Business ByDesign Cloud ERP SuiteExtensibility and configuration capabilitiesCONFIGURATIONADAPTATIONINTEG RATIONB usinessConfigu-rationPersonalizationUI-A daptationsLayoutIndividualTerminologyInd ividual WorkflowsCustomDocumen-tation& FAQHelpCenterLearningCenterCustomFormsOu tput FormsCustomAnalyticsCustomreportsExtensi on-FieldsAdditionalBusiness ObjectsB2 BCollaboration3rdPartyIntegrationProcess IntegrationMashup sUI-MashupsMobile UI-PlayerCompositeAppsAdditionalUIsEXTEN SIONSAP JamIntegrationInteractiveForms 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerCustomer-specific, country-specific extensionBuilt with the SAP Business ByDesign Localization Kit Developed and owned by customer or partner Extension defined according to customers requirements Allows for a reduced implementation scopeUsing the Localization Kit country specific content cannot be defined for all potentially relevant localization areas 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company.

8 All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerApplication extensibilityExtend SAP Business ByDesign with an easy-to-use SDK Fullyintegratedsoftwaredevelopmentkitbas edon provenMS-Visual Studio Tools Adaptation ofbusinessprocesses, functionalextensionandUI changes Building cloud-based, industry-specificapplicationsorcreatingn icheapplications Capabilitiesfor collaboration, workflowandtheintegrationofmobile devices Automaticupgradesofadd-onsby SAP lifecyclemanagementSAP Business ByDesignDevelopment EnvironmentSAP Business ByDesignProcess PlatformMicrosoft Visual Studio 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerSAP Business ByDesign Cloud ERP SuiteBasic country / localization enablementFunctions and features Chart of accounts/account determination Tax content Calendar, currency, unit of measures.

9 Generic legal reporting Basic localization or country enablement would provide elementary functions for a company to operate in the respective country. Any additional features have to be incorporated with the help of partners using Customer Specific Localization / Software Development Kit. Currently SAP Business ByDesign supports 90+ countries as part of tax light localization in addition to standard localized countries. The way forward would be start rolling out these countries as part of basic country localization with the below mentioned functions and services from SAP Partner coaching Coaching / support for legal changes, new legal requirements. Complex country specific processes not supported through partners to be address appropriately by SAP. 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerThis is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any DirectionPlanned InnovationsSAP Business ByDesignProduct road map overview -key themes and capabilities(Release )Manufacturing and Distribution capabilities Product costing with actual costs -multilevel UI Automatic warranty assignment for registered productsCore ERP Partner profit center manual customer and supplier invoices Access control for customer demand and stock transfer proposals Service quoteforspare parts Campaign management enhancements Allow user to view the public holiday calendar assigned to him as an employee Create rules to determine output channel for a created PO with additional attributesYouTube video: What s NewFeature Pack Notes.

10 SAP HelpDeliver on key customer commitments Standard relevant manufacturing and distribution capabilities required by several large customers Kits Purchasing, 3PL and third party order processing capabilities for HILTI and othersImprove performance further Cope with very large amount of data Cope with very large number of business docsGrow public solution modelDrive architectural innovation Roadmap to HTML5 & SAP FioriGrow industry coverage Further strengthen capabilities for wholesale & distribution, high-tech and consumer productsDrive architectural innovation Leverage native SAP HANA capabilities Further HTML5 capabilities Desktop and MobileFurther grow integration scenarios Deliver additional integration scenarios SAP SuccessFactors, Concur, SAP Ariba Today Planned FutureProduct road Map 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights ,eitherexpressorimplied,includingbutnotl imitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchanta bility,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,orno n-infringementCustomerThis is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any DirectionPlanned InnovationsSAP Business ByDesignProduct road map overview -key themes and capabilities(Release )Manufacturing and Distribution capabilities Product costing with actual costs -multilevel UI Automatic warranty assignment for registered productsCore ERP Partner profit center manual customer and supplier invoices Access control for customer demand and stock transfer proposals Service quoteforspare parts Campaign management enhancements Allow user to view the public holiday calendar assigned to him as an employee Create rules to determine output channel for a created PO with additional attributesYouTube video: What s NewFeature Pack Notes.