What’s New for SAP Integrated Product Development
Welcome to the Aug 2026 blog! This update introduces powerful enhancements designed to accelerate innovation, strengthen collaboration, and improve efficiency across the product lifecycle. With expanded engineering capabilities and deeper integration with SAP and partner solutions, it further enhances how teams work together—from concept through manufacturing and beyond.
Change Management
Design Item Version Objects Available Across Change Management Apps
The Design Item Version object is now integrated with multiple Change Management apps.
- In the Manage Problem Reports app, you can add them as reference items to problem reports.
- In the Manage Change Processes app, you can add them as change request items.
- In the Configure Change Process Types app, you can add them as objects to change process types.
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To learn more about the feature, see Reference Item.
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To learn more about the feature, see Change Request.
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To learn more about the feature, see Managing Statuses for Change Management.
AI-Powered Translation for Change Management Apps
The Manage Problem Reports, Manage Change Processes, Configure Change Process Types, and Configure Change Validities apps now support AI-powered translation in the Translation section of their respective apps. You can generate translations for problem report descriptions, change process descriptions, change process type descriptions, and change validity descriptions in multiple languages, reducing manual translation effort.
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To learn more about the se features , see: Translation in Problem Reports, Translation in Change Processes, Translation in Change Process Types, Translation in Change Validities.
Collaboration
Additional Filter Conditions for Document Deletion
Within the Job Scheduler section of the Configure Collaborations app, you can now configure document deletion jobs with additional filter conditions based on Collaboration Type and its associated Collaboration Status. These filters work together with the existing deletion criteria, giving you more precise control over which documents are deleted and helping prevent unintended document deletion.
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Common Functions
Document management authorization instance enhancements
Administrators can create different types of access restrictions, such as, read, update, etc, on selected documents. This feature enhances security and management be enabling precise user permissions, ensuring that only authorized users can view and modify certain documents.
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Configure object links for test plan versions
Business administrators can now use the Configure Object Links app to define and manage link types for connecting different test plan versions to specification versions. This enables flexible and reusable relationship definitions between business objects in SAP Integrated Product Development, supporting efficient and scalable business processes.
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Configure object links for recipe versions
Business administrators can now use the Configure Object Links app to define and manage link types for connecting different recipe versions in addition to product versions. This enables flexible and reusable relationship definitions between business objects in SAP Integrated Product Development, supporting efficient and scalable business processes.
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Formulation
Extended Recipe API for process parameters
The Recipe API has been extended to support creating and updating process parameters.
Users can now create or update process parameters in existing recipes or include process parameter data directly when creating or updating a recipe through the API.
New Process Parameters API available
A new Formulation API for process parameters is now available. It supports creating and updating process parameter configurations.
Product Handover
Usability improvements
In the Hand Over Engineering Bills of Material (EBOM), on the Handover Details page, a new Alternative BOM field has been added to Target Details section. The system automatically proposes the next available alternative value, and users can override it with their own input.
To learn more about the feature, see Creating a Handover.
More Information / Additional Links
Also, check out our What’s New document for regular updates!
To learn more about the features of SAP Integrated Product Development, visit the SAP Supply Chain Management Enablement Hub.
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