Release Navigator for SAP BTP - What's New in Q4 2023 and What's Next in 2024

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The release navigator for SAP Business Technology Platform by SAP Enterprise Support consolidates release information across SAP BTP products and services. You can find blog posts, newsletters, videos, podcasts, webcasts, social media channels, webpages, and more helpful content created by SAP Product Management, SAP User Assistance, SAP Learning, SAP Enterprise Support, and other areas of the SAP ecosystem in this easy-to-use web interface. It’s available to all customers as part of the SAP Enterprise Support offering.

You can now access the release navigator easier and with less clicks. Based on your feedback, we launched a new page on the SAP Support Portal that features a direct link to the release navigator for SAP BTP as well as to all other currently available release navigators.

The new Release Ready web page on the SAP Support portal

How to navigate to the Release Ready page in the SAP Support Portal:

In the SAP Support Portal, click on Offerings & Programs and select Release Ready.

This is where you can find the Release Ready page within the SAP Support Portal

Access via the SAP Enterprise Support Value Maps continues as previously. Additionally, you can now also find the release navigator within the Onboarding Resource Center.

We have published a quarterly maintenance update with the Q4 release cycle. You can find updated dates and resources according to the latest releases for the products featured.

Additionally, you can get to product pages with less clicks now due to a simplified navigation on the Home page of the release navigator.

 

Did you know that the release navigator is created using SAP Enable Now, which offers a machine translation feature? You can translate all text on the navigator pages automatically to 40 languages. 

The translation feature is available in the authenticated version of the release navigator which requires sign in with an S-user, Universal ID or internal ID.

You can access the release navigator using a sign-in, by clicking on the tile "Translation Feature - Authenticated Version" in the section "About the Release Navigator". After you have signed in with one of the authorizations mentioned, you will be able to see the translation option at the top right corner of the screen.

Upcoming updates for the release navigator are scheduled on a quarterly basis in alignment with the Harmonized Release Calendar for SAP Cloud Products.
Content and UX updates to the BTP release navigator are planned for CW10, CW22, CW35 and CW48 of 2024. This schedule is subject to change without prior notice including, when necessary, delays or incorporating changes in subsequent update windows. It is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of our Roadmap items for the release navigator:

Content Updates:

• Updating resources relating to a specific quarterly release cycle
• Integrating more products and services on dedicated product pages

UX Updates:

• Continuous improvements of the UX elements for an easier navigation
• Alignment of UX among the release navigators

Since launch of this tool in September 2023 we have received a great number of positive reactions and constructive feedback. Thank you and please keep the input coming, we appreciate all feedback!

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Happy navigating!

Readiness@Scale 
SAP Enterprise Support