Learn SAP BTP Workflow with SAP Build Apps [Hands-On]

Name: Learn SAP BTP Workflow with SAP Build Apps [Hands-On]
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Start SAP BTP Workflow Development Journey with SAP Build Process Automation, Subflow, Workflow APIs and CAPM

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Last updated 7/2025

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What you'll learn

Learn in detail about latest technologies - SAP BTP Workflow, Referenced Subflow, SAP Build Apps for Testing of BTP Workflow
Step by step detailed guide for beginners to Create SAP BTP Workflow and Referened Subflow from scratch using BTP, CAP Model & Workflow Module.
Introduction to SAP BTP Workflow (WF)
Understand about - Need of WF, SAP Business WF & BTP WF, Features of BTP WF, Use-cases of BTP WF, Technical details of BTP WF
Explore BTP WF 'Events' to understand - Start Event, End Event, Intermediate Message, Intermediate Timer, Intermediate End Events & Intermediate Escalation
Explore BTP WF 'User Tasks' to understand - User Tasks Properties, User Interface: Form & SAPUI5
Explore BTP WF Mail, Service & Script Tasks to understand - Mail Body Configuration, Destination Configuration
Understand the Gateways (Exclusive & Parallel), Referenced Subflow
Subscribe to SAP Build Process Automation & Assign necessary Role Collections to it
Learn to Create & Configure the CAP project and Prepare CAP project for Development.
Create HANA Database Service Instance & Bind CAP Project to it.
Create Database Entities & Service Interfaces and deploy database artifacts to HANA Cloud Database & Load data into it
Bind CAP Services to HANA Cloud to test the CAP services locally and Build & Deploy CAP Project to SAP BTP
Workflow Pre-requisites - Create API Destination & Email Destination. Use of App Password for Email Destination
Start Developing a real-time WF scenario to automate IT Ticketing Process.
Create User Tasks & User Interfaces as User Form, Use Sections & Sub-Section inside Form of User Task, Trigger User Tasks with dynamic context Recipients
Create Service Tasks - Understand Service Tasks Properties, Use Batch Calls in Service Tasks, Update DB tables in WF
Create Script Tasks to write process logic, Create Mail Tasks to notify users, Create Gateways
Test WF - Use SAP Build Manage App to trigger WF, Use SAP Build Monitoring App to Monitor WF execution
Understand WF Context, WF Logs, WF MyInbox App
Debug WF - Identify WF Error with WF Context, Use Postman to Indentify WF Error
Test 'Email Trigger' and 'Final Table updation via Service Task' Functionality
Understand Referenced Subflow, its technical Properties, Data Mapping & Flow of tasks in Subflow
Create Referenced Subflow Task & New Child Workflow for it, Learn about - Collection Context Path, Completion Condition, Loop Counter, Input-Output Mapping
Test Referenced Subflow in SAP Build, Monitor Multiple Subflows Instances in WF Logs, Test 'Completion Condition' scenario in Subflow
Need of SAP BTP Workflow API, Learn about SAP Business API Hub, Configure New Environment in Workflow API
Run GET API call to fetch Workflow Instance details, Trigger Workflow from API Hub, Create BTP Destination for realtime WF Trigger

Course content

7 sections • 41 lectures • 6h 15m total length

Introduction to the Course4:15

SAP BTP Workflow Introduction - Part 14:09
What is Workflow (WF)? Need of WF
SAP Business WF
What is SAP BTP WF? Explain with Example
BTP WF allows user to...
SAP BTP Workflow Introduction - Part 2 (Features & Use-cases)3:56
Features of SAP BTP Workflow
Use-cases of SAP BTP Workflow
SAP BTP Workflow Artifacts: Events - Part 19:31
BTP Workflow Properties
Start Event
End Event
SAP BTP Workflow Artifacts: Events - Part 28:31
Intermediate Message Events
Intermediate Timer Events
Intermediate End Events
Intermediate Escalation
SAP BTP Workflow Artifacts: Tasks - Part 1 (User Task)7:51
User Tasks Details
User Interface - Form
User Interface - SAPUI5
SAP BTP Workflow Artifacts: Tasks - Part 2 (Mail, Service & Script Task)6:31
Mail Task - Details, Configure Mail body
Service Task - Details, Destination Configuration
BTP Workflow Artifacts - Gateways & Reference Subflow5:44
Exclusive Gateways
Parallel Gateways
Reference Workflow (Subflow) - Properties

Getting Started with SAP BTP Workflow - Part 110:50
Create SAP BTP Trial Account & SAP HANA Cloud Instance
Create Subscription of SAP Build Process Automation
Assign Role Collections to Build Process Automation
Navigate to SAP Build Process Automation
Getting Started with SAP BTP Workflow - Part 22:25
Old way to get SAP BTP Workflow Subscription via Boosters
Getting Started with SAP BTP Workflow - Part 35:45
Real time scenarios to Automate using SAP BTP Workflow
Understand Flowchart of IT Ticket BTP Workflow
Create SAP CAP Project - Configure CAP Project7:21
Navigate to SAP BAS & Create Dev Space (Full-Stack)
Add/Drop SAP Extensions to Dev Space
Create New SAP CAP Project from Template
Configure CAP Project - Changes in MTA & package.json file, Install dependencies
Create SAP CAP Project - Create Database Entities12:19
Create Database Entities in db folder
Create View Entities in db folder
Deploy Database entities to HANA Cloud Database8:37
Generate runtime DB artifacts
Creating DB Service Instance & Bind it to SAP CAP Project
Check DB Service Instance & Service Key in SAP BTP
Deploy DB artifacts to HANA Cloud DB
Check generated Tables in SAP HANA DB Explorer
Load Data into HANA Cloud DB Tables3:05
Explore SAP HANA DB Explorer
Load data into SAP HANA Cloud DB Tables
Create SAP CAP Project - Create Service Entities4:16
Create Service Interfaces in srv folder
Generate & Deploy runtime service artifacts to SAP HANA Cloud DB
Test SAP CAP project locally & Build + Deploy it to BTP6:30
Test SAP CAP Services Locally
Build the CAP Project
Deploy the CAP Project to SAP BTP
Workflow Pre-requisites (Create SAP BTP Destinations)12:26
Create API/Service Destination in SAP BTP
Create Email Destination
Use of App Password for Email Destination

Develop SAP BTP Workflow - Part 1 (User Interface Form Creation)10:37
Start development of real-time Workflow scenario
Add User Task for Requester
Create User Interface as Form
Develop SAP BTP Workflow - Part 2 (Use of Gateways, Service Task)8:54
Use of Gateways
Use of Service Task
Service Task Properties - Destination, Path etc.
Develop SAP BTP Workflow - Part 3 (Batch Call in Service Tasks)12:34
Use of Script Tasks
Use of Batch Call in Service Tasks
Continuation of workflow development
Develop SAP BTP Workflow - Part 4 (Use of Sections in User Task)14:11
Trigger User Tasks with dynamic context Recipients
Use of Sections inside Form of User Task
Continuation of workflow development
Develop SAP BTP Workflow - Part 5 (Email Tasks, Sub-Section in User Task)7:23
Use of Email Tasks
Use of Sub-Section inside Form of User Task
Continuation of workflow development
Develop SAP BTP Workflow - Part 6 (Post call via Service Task)9:02
Update DB Tables in Workflow
Do Post Call via Service Task
Continuation of workflow development
Test SAP BTP Workflow - Part 1 (Use of SAP Build Apps)10:39
Workflow error code resolutions
Use SAP Build - Manage App to trigger Workflow
Use SAP Build - Monitoring App to Monitor Workflow execution
Test SAP BTP Workflow - Part 2 (WF Context & WF Logs)15:07
Understand Workflow Context and Workflow Logs
Workflow Instance ID and User Task Instance ID
Understand Workflow MyInbox App
Test SAP BTP Workflow - Part 3 (Debug WF)9:52
Identify Workflow Error with Workflow Context
Use Postman to Identify Workflow Error
Test SAP BTP Workflow - Part 414:25
Continue Workflow Testing
Test 'Send Back to Requester' functionality
Retry Workflow execution after Error
Test Email Trigger Functionality
Test SAP BTP Workflow - Part 5 (Table update via Service Task)10:29
Test Final Table update via Service Task
Continue Workflow Testing

Introduction to SAP BTP Referenced Subflow11:14
Understand Referenced Subflow
Example of Referenced Subflow
Data Mapping & Flow of Tasks in Subflow
Walkthrough of Referenced Subflow Properties
Prepare existing BTP Workflow for Referenced Subflow14:03
Understand the Subflow usage in existing Workflow
Adjust existing script task files
Start Developing Referenced Subflow10:42
Add Referenced Subflow Task & Fill Properties
Start Creation of a Child Workflow
Understand Collection Context Path
Understand Completion Condition
Subflow - Input and Output Mapping8:53
Understand Input Mapping
Understand Loop Counter
Understand Output Mapping
Develop a Child Workflow for the Subflow8:11
Create User Task & User Interface Form for Support User
Create Script Task to process the decisions
Create Email Task to Notify Support Users
Continue Subflow Development - Part 115:58
Process data received from Referenced Subflow
Process Support User's Decision
Modify HR User Form to add Subsections
Continue Subflow Development - Part 210:47
Update Database Table on Final Approval
Process on Support User Reject Action
Test Referenced Subflow - Part 118:48
Trigger Workflow from SAP Build App
Learn Error fixing based on Workflow Context
Multiple Subflow Instances in Workflow Logs
Test Referenced Subflow - Part 24:21
Test 'Completion Condition' scenario in Subflow
Continue Testing of Referenced Subflow

BTP Workflow API : Configure Environment8:02
Need of SAP BTP Workflow API
Learn about SAP Business API HUB
Use 'Try Out' option of Workflow API
Configure New Environment in Workflow API
Workflow API : Trigger WF & Create BTP Destination6:20
Run GET API call to fetch Workflow Instance details
Trigger the Workflow from API Hub
Monitor triggered Workflow instance from SAP Build Apps
Create BTP Destination for real-time Workflow Trigger

Requirements

Basic Understanding of SAP

Description

This course will definitely help you to start your SAP BTP Workflow (WF) journey starting from the BTP WF concepts to the Development of Workflow & Referenced Subflow with CAP Project & SAP Build App.

The course is carefully designed and topics have been explained in detail, step-by-step and simple manner.

Course Goals -

Learn about SAP BTP Workflow, Referenced Subflow & SAP Build Apps
Create a BTP Workflow(WF) from scratch to learn the creation of WF Artifacts as Tasks (Script, Service, Mail & User), Events and Gateways
Create Referenced Subflow to learn Parallel execution of Processes, Data Mapping & Flow of Tasks
Test BTP Workflow in SAP Build using Manage App (to Trigger WF), Monitor App (to know WF Context & WF Logs) & MyInbox App (to take action)
Debug BTP Workflow & Use Postman to detect WF Errors
Learn about Workflow APIs to trigger Workflow and Create BTP Destination for real-time WF Trigger

Concepts you will learn -

About SAP BTP Workflow (WF) - Need of SAP BTP WF. Features, Use-cases & Technical properties of BTP WF
What are BTP WF Events? What are BTP WF Tasks? What are BTP WF Gateways?
Need to setup Email Destination & API Destination.
Why to subscribe to 'SAP Build Process Automation' ? Which Role Collections to be added ?
Understand Referenced Subflow & its need. How Data Mapping is handled ? How is the Flow of Tasks ?
WF Testing concepts - WF Definition Instances, Reading WF Context & WF Logs during Error Analysis.
Need to trigger Workflow from a Workflow API. What is SAP API Business Hub? Setup destination to trigger WF

You will learn step-by-step -

A Step-by-step detailed guide for beginners to Create SAP BTP Workflow from scratch using BTP & Workflow Module in SAP CAP MTA Project
- Create & Prepare CAP MTA project Development. Create DB & Service Entities. Deploy DB artifacts to SAP HANA Cloud Database & Load data into it
- Bind SAP CAP Services to HANA Cloud to test it locally and Build & Deploy CAP Project to SAP BTP.
- Create API Destination & Email Destination. Create Subscription of 'SAP Build Process Automation' & Assign necessary Roles to it
- Create User Tasks, Create User Form, Create Sections & Sub-Section inside it
- Create Service Tasks, Use Batch Calls in Service Tasks, Update DB tables in WF
- Create Script Tasks to write process logic, Create Mail Tasks to notify users, Create Gateways
Step by step guide to Test SAP BTP Workflow using SAP Build Apps
- Use SAP Build Manage App to trigger Workflow, Use SAP Build Monitoring App to Monitor WF execution
- Understand WF Context, WF Logs, WF MyInbox App
- Debug Workflow - Identify WF Errors with WF Context, Use Postman to Identify WF Errors
- Test 'Send Back to Requester', 'Email Trigger' and 'Final Table update via Service Task' Functionality
Create Referenced Subflow and Test it
- Create Referenced Subflow Task & New Workflow (Child Workflow) for it
- Learn about - Collection Context Path, Completion Condition, Loop Counter, Input-Output Mapping
- Test Referenced Subflow in SAP Build, Monitor Multiple Subflow Instances in WF Logs, Test 'Completion Condition' scenario in Subflow
Trigger SAP BTP Workflow from Workflow API
- Configure New Environment in Workflow API (SAP Business API Hub), Trigger BTP Workflow from API Hub
- Run GET API call to fetch Workflow Instance details, Create BTP Destination for real-time Workflow Trigger

Who this course is for:

Students or Employees who want to learn SAP BTP
Any SAP Consultant
Developer, Tester, Solution Architect, Business User

Learn SAP BTP Workflow with SAP Build Apps [Hands-On]

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 4min

Introduction to SAP BTP Workflow7 lectures • 46min

Getting Started with SAP BTP Workflow with CAP Project & Destination Config10 lectures • 1hr 14min

Develop SAP BTP Workflow & Test it in SAP Build Apps11 lectures • 2hr 3min

Develop Referenced Subflow & Test it in SAP Build Apps9 lectures • 1hr 43min

SAP BTP Workflow API2 lectures • 14min

Bonus Video1 lecture • 11min

Requirements

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