Coming in one week: our white paper on end-to-end product data in SAP.

Anyone who builds complex products to customer specifications is familiar with this question: Which version is actually current? Engineering is working on the “as-designed” version, Sales has sold an “as-sold” version – and in Service, the only thing that counts is the system installed at the customer’s site. In one week, we’ll be publishing our new white paper on this topic: “Consistent Product Data in SAP – The SAP PPG Guide for Machinery, Plant, and Complex Engineering.”

Over eleven pages, the guide demonstrates how all product and process data can be modeled, configured, and managed within a single data model directly in SAP ERP and S/4HANA—based on the current PPG Solution Map 2026.

Here are the topics you can expect:

Blue World, Green World: Why separating product knowledge (KNS) and order structure (TOS) puts an end to BOM chaos in order-based business
The MOCRA Principle: Model and configure once, then derive every required BOM – instead of rebuilding them from scratch for each department
The Common Thread: Consistent configuration statuses from “As-designed” to “As-maintained,” including a digital twin for operations and service
Integration and Outlook: CAx and PLM integration via ECTR and PLMSI, as well as the PPG AI Foundation
The white paper is rounded out by a five-question self-assessment that allows you to determine your action items in just a few minutes.

Get a first impression from our four-slide teaser – view or download it now. The full white paper will be available for free download here starting next week.