Extend with AI
Build AI features on SAP: Joule extensibility, AI Core, ground-truth patterns.
This lane covers the practical side of AI on SAP BTP: using SAP AI Core to deploy and run models, SAP AI Launchpad to manage them, and the Generative AI Hub to call large language models (LLMs) via a unified API — without wiring up your own infrastructure.
Start here if you're building a feature like document summarization, intelligent search, or a copilot-style assistant on top of an existing SAP or custom app. You'll find guidance on prompt engineering, vector storage with HANA Cloud, and the SAP Cloud SDK helpers that make LLM calls feel native.
This is NOT the right lane if you're primarily training or fine-tuning models from scratch (that's a data-science workflow), or if you just want to learn SAP basics — head to Learn first.
Featured: Joule Studio
Joule Studio is SAP’s low-code authoring environment for designing custom Joule skills, prompts, and tool integrations. It’s the primary “build with Joule” surface for teams extending SAP’s generative-AI copilot into their own business context.
There are two editions. Start with the next-generation edition below unless you’re already shipping on the classic edition today.
Next-generation Joule Studio (shipping Q3 2026)
The rewritten authoring experience arriving in Q3 2026. It’s the recommended target for new projects. Invest here for anything you’re starting from scratch.
- Redesigned skill authoring canvas with tighter integration into the Business AI Platform
- Deeper tool + prompt-template reuse across skills
- Full multi-agent orchestration primitives
Track the launch on the Joule Studio product page and in SAP Developer News.
Classic Joule Studio (GA since December 2025)
The GA edition already shipping today. If you have a skill in production or in active development, keep building on classic. The migration path to next-gen is being defined and there’s no urgency to rebuild before it lands.
- Production-supported today
- Full skill / prompt / tool authoring
- Continues to receive security and stability updates through the transition window
See the classic Joule Studio docs for the current authoring reference.
Other building blocks
Below are the SAP surfaces most teams combine with Joule Studio when building AI extensions: SAP Joule itself, the AI Core runtime, and the AI Launchpad admin console. The full link tree follows.
Start here
- BTP AI Best Practices
Curated guides and architecture patterns for building AI apps on BTP
- AI Skills Library
Searchable catalog of certified AI skills built on SAP BTP
- Joule Studio NEW
Low-code authoring environment for custom Joule skills, prompts, and tool integrations — next-generation edition (Q3 2026)
- Your First Joule Extension
Tutorial series for building custom Joule extensions with the AI SDK
Reference
- SAP Joule
Docs for SAP's generative-AI copilot embedded across SAP products
- Joule Studio (Classic)
Classic Joule Studio edition — GA since December 2025 — for teams already shipping skills today
- SAP AI Core
Runtime for training and serving ML + GenAI models on BTP
- SAP AI Launchpad
Web UI to manage AI scenarios, models, and deployments on BTP