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The transformation catalyst for IT and operational leaders

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What is possible when two global organizations work together and collaborate on purpose-built solutions?

The answer: forward-thinking clients can operate faster and leaner—scaling transformation, cloud, and AI-driven initiatives with confidence, clarity, and control. That’s the type of transformative impact that represents the decades-long partnership of OpenText and SAP solutions.  

With solutions designed to support the goals of IT and operational leaders, there are many reasons why 70% of the Fortune 500 rely on joint OpenText and SAP business solutions. Let’s explore the biggest benefits for CIOs, CTOs, CHROs, and CCOs and how these innovators turn high-performing technology into a competitive advantage.

IT leaders: control costs with intelligent archiving for SAP solutions

For CIOs and IT leaders on the path to ERP modernization, the speed and success of migrations often come down to how well you manage risk. What steps are being taken to improve the speed of the transition, protect ongoing operations, and control costs? And how will you address unmanaged content, disconnected archives, and legacy data before a move to SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP, Private Edition ® take place?

OpenText and SAP business solutions work together to support both RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP journeys, designed to simplify archiving leading up to cloud migrations to reduce cost and complexity. OpenText™ Core Archive for SAP® Solutions clears inactive data to create a lean SAP environment, providing CIOs a smooth and efficient path to cloud ERP. As a result, cloud-first archiving becomes a strategic part of your IT strategy for modernization and strong governance, risk and compliance (GRC), able to accelerate SAP migration and reduce storage costs, while giving users direct access to archived content from within SAP applications.

Cost control in action: See how ENERCON, a major wind turbine manufacturer, used the combined strengths of OpenText and SAP ERP solutions to archive legacy SAP data in preparation for cloud migration. By consolidating disconnected content repositories before migration, IT leadership reduced unnecessary data volumes—cutting cloud costs and storage spend.  

HR leaders: create efficient, employee-friendly HR experiences

For CHROs focused on creating better experiences across the employee lifecycle, SAP solutions such as SAP® SuccessFactors®, play a key role in driving continued HR transformation. The goal is to improve employee engagement and self-service at scale—without added complexity or compliance risk.

OpenText and SAP enterprise solutions work together to automate document management, employee communications, retention policies, and HR workflows, so teams spend less time managing paperwork and more time supporting employees. Employee document management centralizes employee files and data in one hub, with cloud-based document management and automation built directly into SAP business solutions. From HR letter generation to instant access to employee records, teams can move faster and deliver more consistent and compelling experiences.

Plus, connected HR content helps organizations prepare for AI-powered HR. By securely managing employee documents, policies, and operating procedures in one intelligent platform, organizations can tap into SAP’s growing AI capabilities with trusted, accessible information. Employees can quickly find answers to common HR questions, while HR administrators gain faster access to accurate employee information inside SAP enterprise solutions, including SAP SuccessFactors.

HR transformation in action: Discover how SAP itself turned to OpenText to create a centralized, scalable hub to securely manage millions of HR documents for ongoing SAP SuccessFactors rollouts and self-service initiatives. As a result, SAP automated document retention and deletion capabilities to strengthen GDPR compliance and deliver a more modern and efficient HR experience for employees and administrators alike.

Finance leaders: automate invoice processing in SAP ERP solutions

For CFOs and finance leaders, transformation and modernization ideally introduce automation and improved visibility to keep financial processes moving efficiently. OpenText and SAP work together to bring new levels of financial transparency, compliance, and control to operations—from inside SAP ERP solutions.

OpenText™ Vendor Invoice Management for SAP Solutions enables organizations to orchestrate financial processing from a central point of control within an SAP S/4HANA environment. As a result, financial leaders can streamline invoice processing across procure-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles—reducing errors, accelerating approvals, and gaining real-time insight into working capital.  With intelligent workflows, automated data capture, and built-in auditability, finance leaders can detect bottlenecks, leverage AI tools, and make data-driven improvements to further boost efficiency.

Accelerated invoicing processing in action: Learn how SCHOTT uses OpenText Vendor Invoice Management for SAP Solutions, fully integrated with SAP S/4HANA, to streamline AP processes and improve end-to-end financial visibility. As a result, the company processes more invoices faster than ever—accelerating invoice processing by 99%.

Communications leaders: deliver personalized communications at scale

For communications leaders, every customer interaction matters. You’re balancing high message volumes, tight deadlines, brand consistency, and compliance—all while customers expect more personalized, one-to-one experiences.

OpenText™ Document Presentment for SAP® Solutions helps you turn everyday communications into engaging, AI-enhanced customer experiences integrated directly into SAP solutions, including SAP S/4HANA and SuccessFactors. By providing a single intelligent platform for generating and managing customer communications at scale, OpenText and SAP solutions work together to deliver personalized, compliant communications across every channel—from invoices and statements to contracts and customer correspondence. The result is faster, more connected customer experiences that strengthen engagement and build trust.

Maximizing the impact of client communications: Discover how L’Oréal uses OpenText Document Presentment for SAP Solutions as a centralized communications hub to dynamically generate personalized content. And the impact has been powerful: streamlining outbound communications across multiple SAP environments while giving business users control over content and template management—without adding IT complexity.  

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