As businesses around the world adopt new technologies to streamline operations, SAP Dynamic Forms is emerging as a powerful tool for enhancing data capture and automating workflows within SAP environments. With its ability to digitise business processes and eliminate the inefficiencies of paper-based systems, SAP Dynamic Forms offers enterprises a highly efficient, low-code/no-code solution that integrates seamlessly with SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA systems.
SAP has long been recognised as a highly structured product, requiring databases to be defined upfront before data can be stored. Given its widespread use across various industries and company sizes, creating a one-size-fits-all form structure was a challenge. This is where SAP’s development of Dynamic Forms becomes a significant milestone, enabling customers to design their own data capture forms without the need for customisation of their SAP systems.
With SAP Dynamic Forms, SAP has delivered on a longstanding roadmap. Initially focused on SAP Mobile Execution as a prebuilt integration for Service and Asset Manager, it now offers a more versatile solution. SAP Dynamic Forms can be used as a standalone product, functioning on both mobile devices and desktop systems. It also serves as a modern replacement for Adobe Interactive Forms, adhering to SAP’s Clean Code Methodology. Just over a decade ago, customers had to customise their SAP systems to incorporate dynamic form engines, but these solutions were hard-coded and lacked the flexibility that today’s dynamic form technology offers.
On Device Solutions (ODS) identified this gap in the market and launched a digital form engine around seven years ago. Since then, we have refined our expertise in SAP integration and the functionality of dynamic forms, providing a seamless and flexible solution for our enterprise clients. While the ODS digital forms and SAP Dynamic Forms are distinct solutions, ODS’s extensive experience ensures the smooth implementation, integration, and customisation of SAP Dynamic Forms.
But why use SAP Dynamic Forms in the first place?
SAP Dynamic Forms is designed to simplify creating, managing, and utilising forms across an enterprise. It enables business users—without deep technical expertise—to design and deploy forms via an intuitive low-code/no-code interface
SAP Dynamic Forms stands out due to its seamless integration with SAP backend systems, including SAP S/4HANA, allowing businesses to maintain complete visibility and control over form data. Employees can easily access and complete forms through mobile devices or desktop interfaces, supported by features such as mandatory field validations, guided workflows, and offline functionality. With a roadmap that includes enhanced AI-driven features like form template recommendations and NLP-assisted form building, SAP Dynamic Forms is set to revolutionise how businesses manage form-based processes.
The Universal Benefits of Digital Forms Summary
- Reduction of Paper Dependency: Digital forms significantly decrease reliance on paper, reducing deforestation and helping organisations contribute to environmental sustainability.
- Cost Savings: Going digital reduces expenses related to paper, printing, storage, and file management, potentially saving large corporations millions annually.
- Increased Productivity: Employees spend less time searching for information and handling paper documents, leading to better use of time and improved productivity.
- Remote Access: Digital forms make it easier for employees to access and manage documents, even when working remotely, unlike paper-based processes that are difficult to handle outside the office.
- Improved Efficiency: Paper-based processes are slow, prone to errors, and can cause inefficiencies. Digital forms streamline workflows and reduce the need for redundant tasks like printing and distributing physical documents.
- Enhanced Security: Digital forms reduce the risk of document loss, input errors, and potential compliance issues, providing a more secure way to manage data.
- Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Digital forms align with sustainability goals, helping organisations lower their environmental impact by reducing paper usage.
- Scalability and Adaptability: Digital forms offer flexibility, allowing businesses to easily adapt their processes to changing operational needs and environmental pressures.
- Support for Data and Analytics: Digital forms enable better data collection and analytics, giving organisations valuable insights and helping them make data-driven decisions.
Read our previous article to discover more about how digital forms, such as SAP Dynamic Forms, address key enterprise and sustainability challenges.
SAP Dynamic Forms is set to further transform how enterprises manage form-based processes, offering significant benefits in terms of efficiency, accuracy, and integration with SAP systems.
However, to unlock the full potential of SAP Dynamic Forms, businesses need a partner who understands the technology and the challenges of implementing and scaling digital forms solutions within a complex SAP enterprise environment. With its proven expertise in mobile forms through our ODS-native dynamic form engine and extensive experience as an SAP Gold partner, On Device Solutions is the ideal choice for enterprises looking to implement SAP Dynamic Forms.
Contact us here or email info@ondevicesolutions.com to learn how our team of certified SAP experts can help your enterprise reap the full benefits of SAP Dynamic Forms.
