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cenitCONNECT Advanced Process Management

Digitize SAP processes, simplify work and manage change securely – efficiently and transparently.

cenitCONNECT Advanced Process Management (APM) is a solution for modeling, automating, and managing business processes directly within SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP 6.0. It enables business teams to independently design complex workflows, automate routine tasks, and manage processes with greater transparency and compliance.

cenitCONNECT APM is particularly well suited for companies with complex SAP processes, such as approval workflows, change processes, and master data creation. Business teams gain greater autonomy, while standardized processes and clear governance help ensure secure, traceable operations.

As a specialist in SAP and process management, CENIT supports companies from process analysis and design through integration into existing SAP environments to implementation and further development of the solution. Preconfigured solution packages enable a fast start and can be adapted to individual requirements.

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Advanced Process Management with cenitCONNECT

Greater flexibility, transparency, and clear ownership for your SAP processes

With cenitCONNECT APM, you can manage and continuously improve business processes directly in SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP 6.0. Business teams gain greater ownership of their processes, while defined rules, roles, and standards ensure transparency and governance.

Manage processes efficiently and transparently

In many companies, processes still depend heavily on manual activities and IT support:

  • Changes need to be implemented by IT
  • Business teams have to wait for approvals
  • Routine tasks consume valuable time
  • Status and responsibilities are not always transparent
  • Compliance requirements are checked manually

cenitCONNECT APM provides a consistent framework for processes, responsibilities, and standards while aligning business and IT requirements.

Automate SAP Processes Without Custom Programming

Configure instead of program – process management made easy

With cenitCONNECT APM, the certified SAP extension for S/4HANA and ERP 6.0, you can model workflows according to your requirements – without any programming. Processes can be adapted, tested, and optimized during ongoing operations. The solution integrates fully into SAP and combines flexibility with governance and compliance.

Core functions at a glance:

  • Graphical process modeling via SAP Fiori interfaces
  • Role-based task control and delegation
  • Automation of recurring activities
  • Configurable review and approval processes (e.g., dual control principle)
  • Transparent monitoring and reporting via dashboards and OData connection
From workflow to value creation

Business value first – APM combines process management with innovative strength

cenitCONNECT APM is more than just a workflow tool. Our solution helps you design processes that create real added value. Because every process, whether for product development or changing product data, processes, or structures, should contribute to value creation, not just generate costs. APM is therefore business-centric rather than IT-driven. The solution seamlessly integrates design and supply chain processes, supports agile collaboration, and becomes a control instrument for innovation – not just for compliance.

Workflow Management, Task Management, and Monitoring in SAP

With cenitCONNECT APM, workflows, tasks, and responsibilities can be managed directly within SAP. Role-based processes and transparent status information help process participants see which tasks are pending, who is responsible, and how far a process has progressed.

Monitoring and reporting provide additional transparency into ongoing processes and support traceable process management. In this way, cenitCONNECT APM combines operational task management with an overarching view of processes and responsibilities.

Typical Use Cases for cenitCONNECT APM

cenitCONNECT APM helps companies manage recurring and complex SAP processes in a structured, transparent, and rule-based way.

  • Workflow and Approval Processes
    Manage tasks, reviews, and approvals based on roles while maintaining transparency across each process step.
  • Change Management
    Coordinate changes to product data, processes, and structures in a controlled manner and document them transparently.
  • Master Data Processes
    Standardize the creation and maintenance of article and material master data and support these activities with defined workflows.
  • Governance Processes
    Clearly define responsibilities, rules, and review mechanisms within business processes and manage them in a traceable way.
  • Process Digitalization
    Digitally support and automate manual and recurring SAP processes through configurable workflows.

Benefits of cenitCONNECT Advanced Process Management

Integrated process quality

Digital workflows, checklists, and test criteria ensure the quality of every task – including automatic documentation.

Guaranteed efficiency

Intuitive task planning, clear user guidance, and automation increase productivity.

Transparent at all times

real-time status, chat histories, and digital reporting ensure complete traceability.

Operational excellence

Continuous monitoring ensures sustainable process improvements.

Better management

More knowledge, less uncertainty – decisions based on transparent data.

Individual and flexible

Specifications can be adjusted at any time. You remain flexible and responsive.

Highest degree of automation

Advisor technology enables maximum automation – from routine tasks to complex inspection processes.

Integrated ECM capabilities

out-of-the-box preconfigured functions for change management, material master creation and maintenance, approval processes for documents and structures, and the execution of initial sampling.

Seamless system integration

connection of CAD and PLM with ERP for end-to-end digital processes.

Experience and consulting expertise

Over 25 years of SAP partnership and high methodological expertise in change management – tried-and-tested solutions that work.

From process analysis to successful implementation

cenitCONNECT Consulting, Implementation, and Integration with CENIT

CENIT supports you throughout the implementation of cenitCONNECT APM — from analyzing and designing your processes to integrating the solution into your existing SAP environment, implementing it, and continuously developing it further.

We combine process expertise with SAP know-how and experience in implementing complex business processes. This helps ensure that the solution is not only technically integrated, but also aligned with your workflows, responsibilities, and business requirements.

Depending on your project requirements, CENIT can support you with:

  • Process analysis and process design
  • Implementation of cenitCONNECT APM
  • Integration into existing SAP system landscapes
  • Project support from initial concept through productive use
  • Continuous development of the solution during ongoing operations
     

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APM functionality – depth, integration, and flexibility

cenitCONNECT APM impresses with an exceptionally broad range of functions – extending deep into engineering change management (ECM). Thanks to flexible licensing models and integrated functions, APM can be tailored precisely to your company's requirements – from individual users to global organizations.

  • Launchpad – personal worklist, team worklist, task status, and process overview
  • Task Desk – Task processing directly in SAP Fiori, with checklists and feedback functions.
  • Process Workbench – Flexibly adapt, document, and optimize ongoing processes.
  • Advisor Technology – Automated checks, status changes, and validations without programming.
  • Template Management – Securely design, test, and reuse process templates.
  • Structure Check – Quality assurance for material and document structures.

  • Flexible licensing models (full, read-only, indirect, unlimited)
  • Multi-SAP system support & plant-specific change control
  • Hierarchical process structures and 100% SAP object support
  • Reusable process templates
  • Role-based interfaces – web-based
clarity, benefits, and flexibility in one system

APM Solution Packages for SAP Processes

The APM solution packages offer you a clear structure and show at a glance which applications cenitCONNECT APM is particularly suitable for. Each package bundles preconfigured, tried-and-tested components that can be seamlessly integrated into your SAP system landscape – flexibly combinable, scalable, and tailored to your requirements.

Engineering Change Management (ECM)

Changes to products are part of everyday life – the key is to implement them quickly, securely, and traceably. With the ECM package, you can control the entire change process digitally – from the change request (ECR) to the change order (ECO) to the change notification (ECN). This allows you to maintain control over effort, quality, and deadlines – and create transparency across all parties involved. 

Your advantage: shorter throughput times, fewer errors, and audit-proof documentation.

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Article Lifecycle Management (ALM)

With the ALM package, you can design the creation and maintenance of material master data in a simple, structured, and consistent manner. Preconfigured templates, role-based SAP field groups, and automated workflows ensure consistent data quality across all organizational units.

Your advantage: Clean material data, efficient collaboration, and stable process quality.

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Operational strength. 
Strategic added value. 
Measurable success.

The high operational relevance of cenitCONNECT APM is evident in practice: Our solution addresses real challenges in development, procurement, production, and service—and ensures sustainable efficiency, transparency, and quality.

With a clear roadmap for further development and SAP certification, APM offers long-term investment security. The economic impact is measurable: shorter throughput times, lower error rates, and greater transparency along the entire value chain.

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FAQ on cenitCONNECT APM, SAP Workflow Management, and Implementation

cenitCONNECT Advanced Process Management is a solution for modeling, automating, and managing business processes directly in SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP 6.0. Business teams can structure workflows, manage tasks and approvals, and map processes in a transparent and rule-based way. 

cenitCONNECT APM is suitable for recurring and complex SAP processes that require structured management of tasks, responsibilities, reviews, or approvals. Typical use cases include workflow and approval processes, change management, master data processes, governance processes, and the digitalization of manual workflows.

Yes. With cenitCONNECT APM, workflows can be configured and adapted to business requirements without having to custom-program every process. Processes can be modeled, tested, and continuously refined during ongoing operations. 

cenitCONNECT APM is designed for use with SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP 6.0 and supports process management within existing SAP environments. This allows workflows, tasks, and process information to be mapped and managed transparently within the SAP context. 

cenitCONNECT Advanced Process Management serves as the overarching solution for managing and automating SAP processes. Within APM, specialized solution packages address different process requirements.

Engineering Change Management (ECM) supports the structured management of technical change processes — from the Engineering Change Request (ECR) through the Engineering Change Order (ECO) to the Engineering Change Notice (ECN).

Article Lifecycle Management (ALM) supports the standardized creation and maintenance of article and material master data, as well as the related review and approval processes.

cenitCONNECT APM creates transparency across processes, tasks, and responsibilities while supporting standardized and traceable workflows. Monitoring, reporting, and the ability to adapt processes flexibly provide a foundation for continuous improvement and more efficient process management.