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SAP · Aug 2026

A Practical Clean-Core Strategy for SAP BTP

Where to draw the line between standard and extension, and how BTP side-by-side keeps upgrades painless.

Enterprise teams keep hitting the same wall: a modernization effort starts strong, then slows as scope, exceptions, and integration debt pile up. The fix is rarely a bigger program — it is a tighter loop.

Start from the baseline

Before changing anything, establish the truth with process intelligence. Knowing where cycle time actually goes turns a debate into a prioritized backlog.

Keep the core clean

Every customization you avoid is an upgrade you don't have to re-test. Push differentiation to side-by-side extensions and keep the digital core standard.

Automate with guardrails

Governed agents can own the high-volume, low-variance steps today — provided every action is observable, permissioned, and reversible.

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