In modern business operations, time and efficiency are essential. If you work with SAP software on a daily basis, SAP Joule offers a breakthrough solution. This AI-driven co-pilot makes working with SAP software easier by answering questions and performing actions using SAP Business AI. This saves you time and money and significantly reduces the complexity of your employees’ tasks.
What makes SAP Joule unique is its deep integration with SAP software and access to business data across SAP packages. This enables Joule to base tasks and decisions on real-time data, something that other AI assistants such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Co-pilot cannot do. In this blog, we take a closer look at what exactly SAP Joule is, what benefits it has for your business and how to use it concretely within SAP software.
How does SAP Joule work?
SAP Joule acts as a smart assistant within your SAP environment, powered by advanced artificial intelligence. Simply ask questions or give commands, and the system understands this natural language input to retrieve relevant data or perform specific actions.
SAP Joule’s strength lies in its ability to combine information from different SAP modules. For example, ask the question “What are the current inventory levels?” and SAP Joule instantly retrieves the most recent data from the system. Or give the command “Send a purchase order for more raw materials,” and SAP Joule takes care of it, including the associated administration.
Thanks to SAP Business AI, Joule also recognizes patterns and provides suggestions based on historical data and current trends. This means you not only get answers, but also valuable insights and recommendations. These functionalities make it an indispensable partner if you want to increase your operational efficiency.
Advantages of SAP Joule
List the benefits for your business:
- Reduction of complexity: thanks to integration with various SAP modules, your employees more easily request data and perform their tasks without going through complicated procedures.
- Time and cost savings: by asking questions and quickly accessing the information you need, your employees work more efficiently. This results in faster decision-making and less time spent on administrative tasks.
- Increased productivity: automate routine and time-consuming tasks, allowing your employees to focus on more strategic and valuable activities.
- Better decision-making: with real-time data and AI-driven insights, you’ll react quickly to changes in the market and adjust your strategies for optimal business operations.
Sample queries in SAP S/4HANA
Powerful support within SAP S/4HANA by answering questions and executing actions that help with daily business operations:
- What are the current inventory levels of product X?
The most recent inventory data is retrieved and displayed to the user. - How many open purchase orders do we currently have?
The system displays a summary of all open purchase orders, including details such as supplier and expected delivery date. - What is the last month’s turnover?
Sales data for the past month, including charts and trends, are displayed. - Send a purchase order for 500 units of product Y.
Automatically the purchase order is generated and sent, including administrative processing.
Sample questions in SAP IBP
Within SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP), SAP Joule optimizes planning processes by giving you quick access to relevant data and performing complex calculations:
- What are the predicted sales figures for the next three months?
Historical sales data are analyzed and forecast figures for the coming period are shown. - Which products have a high risk of out-of-stock?
The system identifies products that may sell out quickly and provides inventory management recommendations. - How much production capacity is available in the next month?
An overview of available production capacity is provided, including potential bottlenecks and optimization proposals. - Optimize my production plan based on the current demand forecast.
Using AI, suggestions are made to adjust and optimize the production plan taking into account the latest demand forecasts.
Sample questions in SAP Build Code
Valuable support within SAP Build Code. It helps you develop and deploy applications:
- Show me the latest commit in the repository.
The details of the latest commit are retrieved and shown to the user. - What errors are there in my code?
The code is analyzed and possible errors are identified, including suggestions for solutions. - Generate a new API for retrieving customer data.
The required code for a new API that retrieves customer data from the system is created automatically. - How do I improve the performance of my application?
Advice is provided on best practices and optimizations to improve application performance.
SAP Joule in the Netherlands
The smart assistant has been available in the Netherlands since early 2024 as part of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. This means that you already have access to this innovative AI-driven co-pilot, which increases your productivity and efficiency. In addition to its availability in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, the virtual assistant will also be integrated into other SAP solutions such as SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba and the SAP Business Technology Platform later in the year.
The power of SAP Joule summarized
SAP Joule is a groundbreaking AI-powered co-pilot that is fully integrated with your SAP software environment. By asking simple questions and performing actions, the digital assistant makes working with SAP less complicated and much more efficient. You benefit from time and cost savings, increased productivity and better decision-making thanks to real-time data and insights. This not only streamlines your daily operations, but also achieves strategic benefits.
