August Developer Challenge Week 2 – New Joule Studio

[Rekha_DR]

                               

This is part of the August Developer Challenge on Joule Studio.

Now that you have a background in SAP Joule, we come to the part everyone is waiting for:  New Joule Studio. SAP Joule Studio is SAP’s AI-first development environment for building custom AI agents, apps, and workflows. Powered by the SAP Business AI Platform.

During this challenge, you will be taking up a course to build your foundational knowledge about the New Joule Studio, which was announced during Sapphire 2026 in May. 

Your Task 

Step 1:  Click on this link: Introducing Joule Studio.   

Step 2: On the top right corner, click on the User Icon to log on to SAP Learning with your SAP Universal ID and password. 

Click on “Start Learning” to begin the course. 

You will be offered 3 units to complete.  

Unit 1: Big-Picture SAP Business AI Platform – Pillars of SAP Business AI Platform.  

Unit 2: Joule Studio – Intent-Based development, Demo, Creating AI Agent 

Unit 3: n8n Workflows in Joule Studio – creating n8n workflows in Joule Studio.

You Nailed it! We are happy that you have earned yourself an Achievement Badge. Click on this badge.  

You will be navigated to the “Completed” activity page. Find the record with the course “Introducing Joule Studio” and click on View Badge. 

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Make a screenshot of this pop-up and post it in the comments of this blog post along with your answer for the question below:

Question for this Week's Challenge: Comment for this blog post at least ONE key difference between the Classic Joule Studio and the New Joule Studio.  

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[omonteirox]

For me the biggest difference is the scope: the Classic Joule Studio was basically a low-code tool inside SAP Build to create Joule Skills and Agents. The New Joule Studio is the next generation of SAP Build itself — you start from a business intent in natural language and it takes you through the whole lifecycle (Idea Board → PRD → Specification → Code → Deploy), running on a managed runtime so you don't touch infrastructure.

Bonus points: it now supports both low-code and pro-code side by side (embedded n8n for workflows, Vercel integration for React/Next.js apps), and everything is grounded in enterprise context via the SAP Knowledge Graph.

[SandipAgarwalla]

Hi

Completed the Week 2 challenge, 

Apart from all the differentiators already mentioned, one of the key difference between Classic Joule Studio and the new one is the new Joule Studio is SAP Managed. Means the entire infrastructure, lifecycle, runtime everything is managed by SAP. There is no overhead efforts on the Customer side to maintain this Tool. 

[Yash_Bhargava1]

The primary difference comes down to how we build: Classic Joule Studio requires  to manually map out individual skills, prompts, and workflows step-by-step using SAP Build’s low-code tools. In contrast, the New Joule Studio uses an outcome-driven approach we describe the business goal in plain language, and the platform handles the heavy lifting by auto-generating the logic, technical blueprints, and code behind the scenes.

A few other distinct shifts include:

Scope of Builds: Classic focuses mainly on custom conversational skills, whereas the New Studio lets us construct full SAP CAP apps, complex workflow automation (via n8n integration), and upgrade-safe agent extensions.

Developer Flexibility: Classic is strictly low-code, while the New Studio connects low-code ease with pro-code flexibility, allowing us to plug directly into traditional IDEs, version control systems like Git, and CI/CD pipelines.

[butsch]

Classic Joule Studio focuses on building skills and integrations. New Joule Studio provides a more comprehensive agent-building environment, allowing you to create and orchestrate AI agents with autonomy.

[Raul1]

The most important difference for me is that new Joule studio is intend based you start with a description of your business problem and it creates all the the steps needed without having the need of configuring manually 

[NITIN_SAPRS]

Classic Joule Studio  -  skills/agents in the SAP Build environment;

New Joule Studio  - a more unified, agent-first development experience. 

[rsraj]

• Classic Joule Studio

• Lives in SAP Build on SAP BTP.

• Uses SAP Build Apps, Build Code, BPA, and Build Work Zone.
• Orchestrates workflows via SAP Build Process Automation.

• New Joule Studio

• Built on the SAP Business AI Platform.

• Visual workflow design with low-code simplicity.

[tenicol]

Classic Joule Studio was primarily focused on extending Joule through custom skills and agents. The new Joule Studio expands this vision into a complete AI development platform for enterprise-scale agents, applications, and workflows. With the integration of n8n as the orchestration layer, Joule Studio now provides low-code workflow automation, agent orchestration, and SAP/non-SAP connectivity from a single AI-first development environment

[Chris_Wang]

Classic Joule Studio : Manual Lifecycle Setup: Developers drive individual phases (analysis, functional docs, test, deploy). 

New Joule Studio: SAP Managed Runtime: Infrastructure, runtime, and deployment orchestration are fully managed by SAP.

[Unai15]

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It evolves from a platform primarily focused on creating skills and AI agents into a comprehensive AI-first development environment. It enables organizations to generate complete solutions from a natural language description, including functional specifications, technical artifacts, code, and automation workflows, all seamlessly connected to SAP's business context and enterprise data.

[Unai15]

 

t evolves from a platform primarily focused on creating skills and AI agents into a comprehensive AI-first development environment. It enables organizations to generate complete solutions from a natural language description, including functional specifications, technical artifacts, code, and automation workflows, all seamlessly connected to SAP's business context and enterprise data.

[Ramapavani]

Classic Joule Studio = extend Joule with skills and agents.
New Joule Studio = SAP’s broader AI-first development environment to build, run, and govern agents, apps, and workflows from business intent

[Pablovr]

Clásico: Configuración manual low-code donde los desarrolladores definen manualmente triggers, APIs de backend y la lógica. 

Nuevo:Desarrollo basado en intenciones: Los usuarios describen los requisitos de negocio en lenguaje natural y la IA genera automáticamente el análisis de intención, la arquitectura del agente, el código y las pruebas.

[ajamane]

Classic Joule Studio = you build agents manually, step by step (drag/configure tools, skills, logic) inside SAP Build.

New Joule Studio = you just tell it what you want in plain language (intent-based), and it builds the agent for you — powered by the newer SAP Business AI Platform

[denismih]

Classic = "Configure a Joule skill in SAP Build using forms and steps."

New 2.0 = "Describe a business outcome — Studio generates the agent, picks the tools (MCP/A2A), wires the orchestration, and manages the runtime."

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Key strategic shifts

1. From configure → generate — intent-driven development replaces step-by-step configuration
2. From closed → open — MCP, A2A, any LLM, external frameworks (AutoGen, LangGraph)
3. From Build-embedded → standalone managed — zero provisioning, zero infra
4. From skill-only → full lifecycle — agents, apps, workflows, monitoring, extensibility
5. From single-agent → multi-agent — orchestration, delegation, agent-as-a-tool

[dakshaben_patel6a254b]

For me, Classic Joule Studio extends Joule; New Joule Studio builds complete AI solutions.

[sumikko]

The new Joule Studio features an AI-first approach, intent-based development, natural language processing, and a native n8n workflow.

 

 

[AAncos]

One of its fundamental and distinctive characteristics is that the development process begins with a natural language description of the business problem.

[muthupandi_m]

As per my understanding, Classic Joule Studio is basically a feature bolted onto SAP Build, we can use it to hand-build specific agents and skills and it's mostly a governance/licensing thing (entitlements, roles, BTP setup) rather than a full dev environment. New Joule Studio on the other hand, is a whole standalone platform built around describing what you want in plain language and having it generate a proper spec (PRD) first which then gets turned into the actual agent or app and it plays nice with tools devlopers already use like VS Code, Cursor and LangChain, instead of keeping is boxed into SAP's own tooling. So really it's the difference between "a feature for building agents" and "a full AI-native platform for building and evolving them." 

[sowndhar_s804813]

The Classic Joule Studio mainly focused on building and configuring Joule Skills and Agents for specific use cases.

The New Joule Studio goes beyond that. It provides a unified, end-to-end development experience where you can build AI agents, workflows, and applications in one place — from simple no-code development to advanced pro-code development.                                                                   Joule 

[rida_f-7703]

I am pleased to share that I have successfully completed two courses through the Joule Learning Portal and earned my certificates. The courses provided valuable insights into SAP Joule and its capabilities, helping me enhance my knowledge and understanding of AI-driven solutions. I sincerely appreciate the Joule team for providing such a valuable learning platform and continuous learning opportunities. Looking forward to expanding my knowledge and continuing this learning journey with Joule. 😊

[ravi_ekambaram]

In Classic, you open the tool and start configuring — define the skill, wire up the steps, set up the agent. It's a dev-first experience...

New Joule Studio 2.0 flips that. You describe what you're trying to achieve in plain language, and the platform generates a working agent spec from it. Its "vibe coding" for enterprise AI - except with SAP's business context, data, and governance baked in from the start

[ayush_rawat25]

The old Joule Studio was more focused on developers who will drag and drop the agents. While new Joule is intent-based, so even the users can be aware of the requirement and development flow.

[Joery]

Classic Joule Studio runs in your own BTP environment (your IT team provisions/configures BTP + AI Core before you can build anything). The new Joule Studio is a fully SAP-managed runtime ( zero infra setup or provisioning ) which is what makes it usable by business analysts/process owners, not just developers. It also adds intent-based (natural-language) agent creation and an embedded, fully managed n8n environment for visual multi-agent workflow orchestration, neither of these existed in Classic.

[Gireesh_K1]

One of the key differences is: Classic Joule Studio focused on skills and agents intended to be invoked inside the Joule chat experience, while the New Joule Studio is designed to produce solutions that can be consumed beyond chat — including standalone apps, UIs, and embedded experiences — giving businesses more flexible delivery and integration options.

[uhligmichael3]

Hi, one key difference between the Classic Joule Studio and the New Joule Studio, that caught my attention, is the use of n8n, a low-code workflow automation tool integrated into the New Joule Studio.

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n8n

[jjchile]

Joule Studio Classic disponibilidad general para ampliar Joule con habilidades y agentes personalizados mediante un enfoque de código bajo. Joule Studio New (2.0) es una plataforma de desarrollo mucho más amplia, centrada en la IA, que abarca las capacidades clásicas a la vez que añade desarrollo basado en intenciones, herramientas de código profesional, un entorno de ejecución gestionado, arquitectura independiente del modelo y desarrollo completo de aplicaciones y flujos de trabajo, lo que representa una evolución fundamental en la forma en que los clientes de SAP crean soluciones de IA empresariales.

[Sookriti_Mishra]

One key difference is that Classic Joule Studio required developers to manually build and configure skills, agents, and integrations, whereas the New Joule Studio uses an intent-based approach. By describing a business need in natural language, Joule Studio can generate artifacts such as a PRD, specifications, workflows, and solution components, significantly accelerating the path from idea to implementation.

ng the path from idea to implementation.

[smarchesini]

Different platform and different layout. Include the n8n the new version 
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[jose_roberto_milan]

We have Intent-Based development a new option of New Joule Studio, thats for me is the best,

[parthsapbytes]

The new Joule Studio shifts from manual, low-code skill configuration to an SAP-managed, outcome-driven environment. It introduces intent-based development (vibe coding), where natural language prompts generate complete solutions, and supports pro-code (Claude, Cursor) and advanced frameworks, whereas the Classic edition relied purely on SAP Build low-code pipelines.

[saumya56]

Classic = build predefined skills/workflows; New = build more autonomous, tool-using AI agents that can dynamically execute complex tasks.

[maxinetheelf]

Week 2 nailed!

New in Joule Studio(s), not sure the differences between Classic and New Joule Studio. 

Interesting reading through the answers from other members.

I'm waiting for new Joule studio trial access. 🤗

[Shruti16]

One key difference is the scope and development experience:

Classic Joule Studio focuses on extending SAP’s Joule with custom skills and agents. Developers create business-specific skills, integrate systems, and build conversational AI capabilities that enhance Joule
New Joule Studio is a broader AI-first development environment that supports building and managing the full lifecycle of AI agents, applications, and workflows, including intent-based development where users can describe requirements in natural language and generate solution artifacts automatically

[Priyanka1]

Week 2 completed the course.

Waiting for Joule Studio trail so that I can try n8n with Joule Studio. 

[ritu_tukaramghadi]

Answer for the Question:

The New Joule Studio uses an intent-based approach, where users provide a business requirement in natural language and the system automatically generates requirements, solution artifacts, code/workflows, testing, and deployment steps.

In contrast, Classic Joule Studio requires manual configuration and setup for each phase, such as analysis, skill/agent creation, code generation, testing, and deployment.

[Spandana_KJ4]

One key difference:

• Classic Joule Studio focused primarily on building and configuring single Joule skills/use cases with predefined interactions.
• New Joule Studio is designed for creating AI agents and agentic experiences, enabling orchestration of multiple tools, business processes, and AI capabilities to perform more complex, autonomous tasks.

[maaz04]

One key difference between Classic Joule Studio and the New Joule Studio is that the New Joule Studio is an AI-first, intent-to-deployment environment. Developers can describe a business requirement in natural language, and Joule automatically helps generate requirements, technical specifications, agents, workflows, and application code. In contrast, Classic Joule Studio focused more on manually configuring and building AI capabilities and agents.

[VDHANYA]

One key difference between Classic Joule Studio and the New Joule Studio is the development approach. In Classic Joule Studio, agents are created using a low-code approach in SAP Build, where users need to think more from an architecture and implementation perspective. In the New Joule Studio, the experience is more intent-based: users describe the desired business outcome in natural language, and Joule Studio translates that intent into working agentic solutions such as agents, applications, or workflows.

[joseantoniolg]

Deliverable scope:

Joule Studio (Classic): Fundamentally designed to extend Joule through modular skills and task-oriented agents.

New Joule Studio: Expands capabilities to develop full-stack applications with business logic, user interfaces, and back-end services, along with advanced governance, testing, and runtime monitoring features for large-scale enterprise environments.

[FerCucci]

In the Classic Joule Studio you build Joule skills and agents inside SAP Build. The consumer is Joule itself. The chat is both the front end and the trigger, so nothing happens until a user types something.
In the new Joule Studio the unit of work is larger. An idea on the Idea Board becomes a requirement document, then an agent, then an n8n workflow, in the same environment. The n8n canvas brings triggers and integrations of its own, so the agent can also run on an event or a schedule, outside the chat.
Classic extends Joule. The new one builds applications that happen to be agentic. That is the difference I care about, because it changes who owns the process, not only how fast you build it.

[Sachin1859]

Classic Joule Studio: manually build the solution by selecting tools and configurations.
New Joule Studio: describe the business need in plain language, and Joule automatically generates the solution.

[GauravPhadnis]

Biggest difference is now it has more context and use different models like standard,light and extended.There is more resaon and act or less hallucination.It connects to other servers using MCP so its tightly coupled as well.

[venk_]

 
I feel the key difference between Classic Joule Studio and New Joule Studio is that Classic Joule Studio focuses on building Joule Skills and Agents, while New Joule Studio uses intent-based AI to build agents, apps, and workflows based on business requirements.

[shahid_hussain84a7a9]

Username  -  shahid_hussain84a7a9
Key difference between the Classic Joule Studio and the New Joule Studio.  

Classic Joule Studio:

Developement -> Manual / Low Code - Step by step canvas build inside SAP Build

Build -> Custom Joule Skill and Individual Agents

Developer Focus -> Low code developer

Documentation & Specs -> Created Manually

Ecosystem and Tools -> Contained within SAP Build and copilot

New Joule Studio (2.0):

Development -> Intent-Based Development : You start by describing the desired outcome in natural language. Joule Studio translates this intent into working agentic solutions, whether you are building agents, applications, or workflows.

Build -> Autonomous Agents, Agent Extensions, n8n Workflows, and full CAP Apps, apps and workflows in new Joule Studio 2.0, PRD, Testing and Validation

Developer Focus -> No Code to Pro-Code(Support business analyst up to professional IDE developer

Documentation & Specs -> Auto generated, Automatically PRDs, code specs and test suites

Ecosystem and Tools -> Open Ecosystem: Model-agnostic, open tools (n8n, etc)

[nageshpolu]

The key difference I see is the shift from capability centric development to intent based development.

With erstwhile Joule Studio, classic edition, the focus was primarily on building and configuring individual Joule skills and agents within SAP Build.

With all new Joule Studio, you can start with the business outcome in natural language. Joule Studio then helps translate that intent into structured requirements, specifications, implementation and testing, ultimately taking the solution toward deployment.

So, for me, the biggest change is not simply a new agent builder. It is the move from “configure an AI capability” to “describe the business outcome and engineer the solution around that intent.”

[Kiran1990]

The new Joule Studio is more than a UI refresh of the classic edition. It introduces a broader platform designed to support the full lifecycle of enterprise AI solutions from development to operation. While the classic edition remains focused on creating custom Joule skills and agents, the new Joule Studio serves as the strategic platform for building and managing agentic applications.

[Cocquerel]

 The new Joule Studio ingrates with the low code workflow platform n8n 

[DiegoSosa]

Mientras la versión Classic Joule Studio obligaba a crear piezas técnicas separadas paso a paso (por lo tanto, tener más conocimiento técnico, New Joule Studio permite crear asistentes inteligentes completos simplemente describiendo lo que necesitas en lenguaje sencillo, uniendo a todo el equipo en un mismo espacio, ya que se basa en la intención del usuario.