INTERFACES | APIs

SAE APIs

SAE platform interfaces for maximum compatibility

The longterm success of companies and digital transformation depends not only on the performance of individual applications, but also on the consistency of the IT system landscape.

Data should be usable in a sustainable and consistent way. That’s why we at SAE put the greatest focus on ensuring that the SAE variant management & CPQ platform integrates perfectly with our customers’ system architecture. The platform connects applications and enables bidirectional data exchange by default with just a few customizing settings.

After all, a smooth and consistent system landscape is the key to success.

SAE platform standard interfaces

ERP

  • SAP R/3 & S/4HANA
  • proALPHA
  • PSIpenta
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • AvERP
  • Standard API for other ERP systems

CRM

  • Salesforce
  • SAP C4C
  • MS Dynamics CRM
  • SugarCRM
  • ADITO
  • Standard API for other CRM systems

PLM

  • Siemens Teamcenter
  • Standard API for other PLM systems

PIM

  • Viamedici
  • Standard API for other PIM systems

CAD / E-CAD

  • EPLAN | EPLAN Engineering Configuration
  • Siemens | NX & Solid Edge
  • Dessault | Solidworks & Catia
  • Autodesk | Inventor & AutoCAD
  • PTC | Creo
  • Standard API for other CAD systems

SAP® & SAE – for end-to-end processes

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SAE is a long-term SAP Silver Partner.

All SAE applications are 100% compatible with the SAP product portfolio – and work consistently with SAP R/3® and SAP S/4HANA®. The SAE platform can be connected to multiple SAP systems, if applicable.

SAP interface: The smart SAE CPQ IC

The SAE CPQ IC (Interface Cockpit) controls communication and data exchange with SAP bidirectionally and 100% consistently. Whether SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA, the interface technology developed by SAE guarantees smooth communication. This gives you maximum flexibility when interacting with SAP®. The SAE CPQ IC consists of three components: the “communication layer”, which contains the interface technology, the “customizer”, which coordinates the data exchange between SAP and SAE CPQ, and the “analyzer”, which controls the function for monitoring the document system in SAP:

  • “Communication layer”: Exchange of data between SAE CPQ and SAP. In addition to the standard interface technologies, SAP PI/PO, SAP BTP and other ESB systems can be integrated

  • “Customizer”: Easy-to-use cockpit for customizing the organization, master and transaction data relevant for data exchange (up to product / configuration level)

  • “Analyzer”: Targeted monitoring of document handover including detailed logging

Suitable for every situation – transfer the product configuration from SAP or rebuild the product configuration and rules in the SAE platform:

Have you already created variant/product configurations in your SAP system (LO-VC/AVC)? Transfer your existing SAP variant configurations including the complete set of rules and master data 1:1 to the SAE platform and use them in your sales worldwide. Add sales-relevant data (images, videos, texts, 3D models and much more) via drag & drop as well as country-specific rules via no-code functionality and make this enriched product data available to your global sales teams at the click of a mouse.

You have not created any variant/product configurations in your SAP system and are looking for a 100% SAP-compatible CPQ solution? Create new variant configurations and set of rules easily, intuitively and graphically in the SAE platform. Decide for yourself whether the set of rules entered in SAE Platform should be transferred to SAP or whether you only want to transfer the configuration results (configuration evaluations, (sales order) parts lists, routings, prices, items, texts) for an SAP quotation or order.

SAP interface – The data transfer in detail

The complete transfer logic can be set via customizing and thus enables comprehensive transparency of the connection

SAP SAE CPQ:

You decide what you would like to transfer to your CPQ process:

  • Existing variant configurations from your SAP LO-VC or AVC

  • All relevant master data (configurations, parts lists, materials, prices, conditions, texts, customer master data, etc.) from your SAP S/4HANA or SAP R/3

  • Customizing data from your SAP system

SAE CPQ SAP:

You decide what gets transferred from CPQ to SAP or what is created automatically in SAP:

  • Transfer of technically checked quotations to SAP with just one click, either as SAP quotations or orders. The transmitted quotations contain prices, texts, parts lists and configuration evaluations.

  • Status & scheduling, whereby cross-system and bidirectional processes are realized

  • PS project structures including network plans

  • PP order BOMs and routings

Achieve a consistent and sustainably successful system landscape with the SAE platform and its established system interfaces, and gain competitive advantages through lightning-fast, correct, and customer-specific quotation generation, production planning, and order processing.

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