SAP ATP determines what can actually be promised, but most customers can’t access it.

SAP ATP (Available to promise) is a real-time availability check in SAP SD and S/4HANA that determines whether a requested product quantity can be confirmed for delivery on a specific date. It evaluates current stock, planned receipts, and existing commitments to provide an accurate order confirmation.

For manufacturers embarking on their journey to SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, the need for robust e-commerce integrations has never been more critical. As the backbone of your digital transformation, SAP S/4HANA enables real-time insights and operational efficiency—but how do you connect your e-commerce platform to unlock these benefits?

SAP recently announced that SAP Commerce, their on-premises commerce platform, is now end-of-life. The final release of SAP Commerce, version 2205, will reach End of Mainstream Maintenance (EoMM) July 31, 2026. This isn’t too surprising, given SAP’s emphasis on the cloud. Between S/4HANA and SAP Commerce Cloud, the company has set a clear direction for their offerings.

If your business depends on SAP ERP, then your B2B ecommerce solution must share data with SAP, whether that’s ECC or S/4HANA. Otherwise, you’ll end up with duplicate records for customers, products, orders, and more—and you’ll have to implement manual processes to synchronize the two systems.

Understanding The Issue And What It Means For You SAP indirect access has become a hot-button issue after SAP’s recent lawsuits against clients. What does indirect access mean for mid-market companies?

As the SAP market increasingly migrates from ECC to S/4HANA, many organizations are evaluating their options for integrating SAP hybris (now called Commerce Cloud) to S/4HANA. For companies that haven’t implemented either solution yet, the possibilities are wide open. If you’re already wedded to either solution, then you need to get strategic and balance the complexity of your architecture against[…]

When we log into a website or portal, we want to have accurate, cleansed data — our own data that’s personalized to us. This is especially true for B2B buyers dealing with manufacturers. In this context, personalization is critical and often a complex requirement to solve. It requires deep integration to SAP to ensure every B2B user gets an experience[…]

SAP WCEM (Web Channel Experience Management) offered a great solution for organizations doing B2B eCommerce. It was a great step up from SAP Internet Sales, with excellent B2B functionality and a reduced dependence on IT resources for configuration and UI changes.