Mulesoft with SAP: How does this integration work?

Today, millions of companies around the world are interested in implementing integration platforms and solutions in their processes, to streamline workflows, accelerate results and increase productivity. Mulesoft has been decisive in this scenario since it has become the leading company in the market in terms of integration solutions.

What can you do with Mulesoft? Companies will be able to connect any kind of application or device, to design, deploy and manage APIs. All in one place. "Offer full automation and coordinate all your systems to provide a connected customer experience, faster", they added in the Mulesoft documentation.

According to the company's data, productivity can increase up to 64%, saving up to 74% of operating costs. Mulesoft offers several kinds of connectors, for Salesforce, Amazon S3, and Oracle PeopleSoft, as well as for SAP, one of the world's leading administrative systems.

Mulesoft - SAP integration: advantages for your business

It was in 2020 when Mulesoft achieved the official certification of the integration with SAP, representing a great advance for companies.

One of the main advantages of this integration of Mulesoft and SAP is the simplification of cloud migration: “Use the APIs to run legacy and new SAP systems in parallel, which reduces downtime when moving to the cloud” , they detailed in an article on the Mulesoft website.

It also makes it possible to connect third-party systems to SAP, via “prebuilt connectors and templates for Salesforce, Workday, Amazon, and other systems.”

Another of the most valuable features of Mulesoft and SAP is the possibility of creating a flexible architecture for the cloud: “Create an architecture ready for the future to simplify migrations to the cloud. Integrate and migrate SAP systems using APIs as intermediaries between your backend and frontend experiences. Then build integrations once and deploy them anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment. Change implementation goals easily without reworking”, they detailed in Mulesoft.

How the integration between Mulesoft Accelerator and SAP works

The union of both platforms manages to expose SAP data in a timely and uncomplicated manner, so that it can be used and consumed by the devices of an organization. Likewise, with this integration you can also build workflows between Salesforce and SAP, to also simplify these team processes.

“MuleSoft Accelerator for SAP takes an API-driven approach to connectivity, and in doing so creates a scalable plug-and-play infrastructure that serves as a foundation for future growth without compromising security,” they explained in a Mulesoft blog post.

This integration can be used in these cases:

• SAP ERP Data Unlock

Facilitates and speeds up access to account data, products, prices.

• Data organization between SAP S/4HANA and Salesforce Sales Cloud

It makes possible the synchronization and movement of data between SAP S/4HANA to Salesforce Sales Cloud.

• Purchase to payment optimization

"Seamlessly transfer supplier data, invoices, and merchandise receipts through SAP and Coupa," they said in the documentation.

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