Evaluation Guide

Pillir's Low-Code / No-Code Platform is a cloud-based solution designed specifically for large enterprises running SAP and other ERP systems in asset-heavy industries such as manufacturing and supply chain. It provides a visual development environment that allows users to rapidly create and deploy custom business applications without the need for traditional coding skills. The platform is designed to streamline app development by providing a drag-and-drop interface, pre-built templates, and easy customization features.

This page provides an overview of Pillir's Low-Code / No-Code Platform and its key features and capabilities, with a specific focus on organizations running SAP and other ERP systems in asset-heavy industries. The intended audience for this document is technical decision-makers, such as CIOs, CTOs, and IT managers, who are looking for a fast and efficient way to build and deploy custom business applications within their SAP or ERP environment. The document is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the platform's capabilities, benefits, and technical specifications so that readers can make an informed decision about whether the platform is a good fit for their organization's needs.

Overall, this document is meant to serve as a starting point for large enterprises in asset-heavy industries running SAP and other ERP systems interested in exploring the benefits of low-code / no-code app development and considering Pillir's platform as a solution for their business needs.

There are several reasons why large enterprises running SAP and other ERP systems
choose Pillir as their low-code / no-code platform provider of choice.

Pillir is a low-code/no-code platform specifically focussed on SAP-centric organizations, (i.e., Enterprises that run SAP ERP along with other best-of-breed applications in a heterogeneous IT landscape), perfected for asset-heavy industries such as Manufacturing, Supply-chain, Energy, Mining, Utilities, etc. This focus on SAP-centric organizations, going beyond the boundaries of SAP systems into your best-of-breed IT landscape sets Pillir apart from other low-code / no-code platforms that may not have the same level of capabilities, expertise, and experience nor are they designed explicitly for such unique IT environments to support complex, mission-critical use cases.

Pillir’s Transform-code capability, which leverages ChatGPT allows organizations to modernize and streamline their SAP-based business processes, resulting in a cleaner SAP core. This is critical for organizations that rely heavily on SAP systems as a cleaner SAP core can lead to a more streamlined and easier-to-maintain SAP landscape.

In addition to several integration adapters, Pillir offers full-stack integration with SAP systems, including integration at the data, application logic, and UI layer. Pillir’s low-code / no-code platform is the ONLY platform that can automatically generate SAP-ODATA services automatically in SAP ERP (ECC and/or S/4HANA) without having to manually create custom ODATA services in SAP Gateway, thereby eliminating custom development in the
ABAP layer. It can integrate at the ABAP layer as well as with the Fiori launchpad providing a unified user experience across SAP applications. 

Pillir’s provides a full workflow engine with a universal inbox that can be used along with SAP workflow or independently, giving organizations the flexibility to design complex workflows for their specific business requirements. This workflow engine leverages all the low-code / no-code and integration capabilities of the platform to build custom workflows. 

Pillir’s platform is designed to enable rapid application development with a 3-tier architecture, allowing organizations to quickly build, test and deploy new applications. It uses the similar application transport architecture as SAP providing the speed and familiarity to deploy
applications quickly to keep pace with rapidly evolving business requirements.

Pillir leverages MIT’s Scratch®, a Lego-block-based programming concept invented by MIT to teach kids programming. It is open-standard and the easiest No-code model in the world. Pillir offers a range of development options in low-code / no-code providing the flexibility to choose the level of customization for each application, depending on the complexity of the application.

Pillir enables mobile apps, across all devices (including rugged devices) for both online and disconnected modes. It generates complex offline applications at scale meant for Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and low-bandwidth scenarios, which critical for organizations with remote or field-based employees, without reliable internet connectivity.

Our platform is designed to wrap around the SAP ecosystem and interact with SAP solutions through BAPIs, RFC’s and even Function Modules (without having to remote-enable or write custom wrapper modules in ABAP), ensuring that our solution is SAP future-proof, compatible with SAP from ECC to S/4HANA. This means that businesses can make updates to their SAP environment without disrupting their custom applications.

Pillir’s platform include enterprise-grade security features such as encryption, secure data storage, user-access controls and leveraging SAP roles and authorizations. This helps organizations keep SAP as the system of control with a consistent security framework, reducing the risk for data breaches and other security incidents as well as a common place to control access and all permissions.

Our licensing model is based on monthly active users with no cost for the platform or developer licenses or any other costs. This makes our solution highly cost-effective, as businesses only pay for the actual usage of the solution. We believe in a transparent and fair pricing model that enables our customers to maximize the value of their investment.

Pillir's Low-Code / No-Code Platform, called the EdgeReady Cloud, is available in three different editions, each of which is designed to meet specific business needs. Here's an overview of the different editions:

The Basic Edition of the EdgeReady Cloud provides a range of features and capabilities for creating custom business applications within SAP and ERP environments in
asset-heavy industries. The Basic Edition includes:

• Web / PWA applications.
• Mobile applications.
• Form applications.
• Generate PDF documents.
• Enable SAP Clean Core.

The Basic Edition is a great option for organizations that are looking to streamline their business processes and improve efficiency within their existing SAP or ERP environment.

The Workflow Edition of EdgeReady Cloud provides additional features and capabilities for creating custom workflows within SAP and ERP environments. In addition to all of the features of the Basic Edition, the Workflow Edition includes:

• Full-featured workflow engine.
• Universal inbox for managing workflow tasks.
• Custom workflow design and automation.
• Integration with SAP workflow (optional).

The Workflow Edition is ideal for organizations that require complex workflows and automation within their existing SAP or ERP environment.

The Disconnected Edition of EdgeReady Cloud provides additional features and capabilities for building mobile apps that can function in both online and offline modes. In addition to all of the features of the Basic and Workflow Edition, the Disconnected Edition includes:

• Offline mobile app development capabilities.
• Complex offline applications for Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and low-bandwidth scenarios.
• Mobile apps that can be accessed from anywhere, at any time, on any device (including rugged devices).

The Offline Edition is ideal for organizations with remote or field-based employees who may not have reliable internet connectivity, as well as organizations that require mobile apps with advanced offline capabilities.

Overall, Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud offers a range of features and capabilities across its different editions, allowing organizations to choose the edition that best meets their specific business needs.

Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud is a low-code / no-code platform designed for SAP-centric organizations in asset-heavy industries, providing a comprehensive set of features and capabilities that enable organizations to rapidly create and deploy custom business applications. Here are some of the key features and capabilities of the platform:

EdgeReady Cloud’s Business Process Modeler tool enables close collaboration between business analysts and developers to engineer efficient workflows. Business analysts can use this tool to draw the steps of a business process – or multiple business processes across LOBs, business units, and departments - using a graphical user interface, providing a visual representation of necessary connections between processes and apps.

The App Process Modeler is a powerful tool within Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud that enables app developers to visually model the app process and navigation flows by linking all objects needed for an app, such as interface, business logic, integration logic, validation, and more, using a graphical interface. With this tool, even those without development expertise can create apps that support business processes, from simple to complex.

The App Process Modeler makes the critical connection between apps and business processes, allowing a single business process to connect to numerous apps, and one app to support multiple business processes. By connecting apps running on various devices to the exact task in the larger business process managed by the ERP, the App Process Modeler simplifies app development and enables efficient workflow management. Additionally, the App Process Modeler supports all typical process flow components.

Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud provides a visual development environment that allows users to create custom business applications using drag-and-drop interfaces for user experience as well as application logic. This makes it easy to build apps quickly and efficiently, even for those with limited technical experience.

A visual app development tool called the App Designer, provides simple drag-n-drop user interface elements to design a screen and the flexibility to have a consistent user interface across all devices -- desktop, tablets, mobile phones, or rugged embedded devices such as Honeywell and Zebra running iOS or android. Build once, and run it everywhere. It also supports native mobile device features such as:

• Camera functions.
• Geolocation / GPS and Scan barcodes.
• Other mobile features such as phone calls, messages, etc.

In addition to visual UI development, Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud provides a simple and intuitive way to build and script front-end behavior in apps. Using a block-based programming method based on Scratch Blocks developed by MIT and Google, users can "write" code by dragging and dropping blocks onto a visual canvas.

This approach eliminates the need for traditional JavaScript coding, making it possible to build apps without requiring a deep understanding of syntax or coding conventions. With Pillir's no-code environment, users can visually build the logical steps required for the app's user experience, using the intuitive and error-free block-based interface.

This approach is ideal for organizations looking to streamline their app development process and increase the productivity of their development teams.

Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud provides a range of design tools and customization options, making it easy to create apps that meet an organization's specific business needs and branding requirements. The platform's customization options include custom themes, cascading style sheets (CSS), and graphical assets such as images and logos.

With Pillir, developers can load custom themes that can be applied across all apps, making it easy to maintain a consistent look and feel throughout the organization. Custom CSS can also be loaded into the platform, allowing organizations to give their apps a unique look and feel that aligns with their branding.

Additionally, custom graphical assets can be loaded into the platform and used appropriately in the app development process, providing greater flexibility and creative control. These customization options make it easy to create apps that are tailored to the needs of the organization and its users, while also ensuring a consistent brand experience across all apps.

Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud provides full-stack integration with SAP systems, including integration at the data, application logic, and UI layers. The platform's Integration Builder, which uses MIT's Scratch-like development model, enables users to visually build integrations using Lego blocks, making the integration process simple and intuitive.

Developers can use this tool to build composite apps that can integrate multiple, varied systems like SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, and more in the backend. Pillir's platform is uniquely capable of automatically generating SAP-ODATA services in SAP ERP (ECC and/or S/4HANA) without requiring custom ODATA services to be manually created in SAP Gateway, streamlining the integration process and reducing costs.

Additionally, the platform can integrate at the ABAP layer and with the Fiori launchpad, providing a unified user experience across SAP applications. This comprehensive integration capability enables organizations to connect their SAP systems with the rest of their technology stack quickly and efficiently, while also providing users with a seamless and intuitive experience.

With the Integration Builder, organizations can easily build and customize integrations to meet their specific needs, empowering them to achieve their business goals with greater ease and efficiency.

Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud provides seamless integration with various enterprise systems through its wide variety of industry-standard adapters, offering businesses the flexibility and agility they need to streamline their workflows and automate tasks. Our platform offers out-of-the-box integration with several adapters, including:

REST

Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud provides a REST-Service adapter that supports integration to any SaaS applications that are exposed via REST Services. It works very similarly to Web-Service adapters except that it supports REST protocols.

ODATA

Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud provides an ODATA adapter that supports integration to SAP, Microsoft, and other enterprise ecosystems supporting ODATA protocols. It can be used to integrate with SAP applications such as BTP, ECC, S/4HANA, and other SAP applications.

Web-service / SOAP

Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud platform provides a Web-Service adapter supporting SOAP protocols and is used to connect to SaaS applications via web services. It supports all read and write functions as provided by the third-party SaaS application. The adapter can read any legacy application exposed as a web service.

FTP

Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud comes with FTP/File adapters to read and write files from 3rd party cloud applications. The adapter lets the user connect to various cloud-based systems via SFTP-SSH file transfer protocol to connect to the cloud system to download a file, upload a file, copy a file, list files, delete a file, an out-of-the-box FTP adapter to generate and transfer files using FTP and SFTP protocols.

Database

It also provides database adapters that can connect to cloud-based database applications, i.e., any SaaS applications that give access to its relational databases via the cloud or any on-premise database system like Oracle, MySQL, etc. The database adapter provides the capability to read, write, update, delete, and access PL/SQL scripts.

Extensible

In addition to all the adapters available, the platform is also extensible and comes with an integration builder SDK that can be used to build any integration block very easily and imported into the Platform. This Lego block can be an integration adapter or a utility block. Any lego-block built using the SDK can be reused across the enterprise, across all projects and applications.

In addition, Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud also provides application-specific out-of-the-box adapters to integrate with a wide range of systems, including:

These adapters offer seamless integration with enterprise systems, enabling businesses to connect and automate tasks across varied systems such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, and more. Furthermore, our Integration Builder SDK allows developers to build custom adapters easily and reuse them across the platform, providing organizations with limitless integration possibilities.

Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud provides robust data storage capabilities to support application development. There are two types of data storage available, each accessible through an enhanced user interface and optimized for different use cases: structured and unstructured data. The EdgeReady Database is a pre-built, secure, and segregated relational database isolated by tenants, ideal for storing mobile-specific data that can't be kept in the backend application or business data based on newly designed processes. For unstructured data, the platform includes EdgeReady Drive, a built-in module designed to store and manage documents for enterprise mobile access. EdgeReady Drive offers comprehensive file management capabilities, such as version management, access management, user and role management, and upload/download of files via EdgeReady Apps.

The EdgeReady Cloud also offers various mechanisms to upload and download data from both EdgeReady Database and EdgeReady Drive, providing flexibility and convenience for developers. The platform's Database Designer module allows for direct import of CSV files into the EdgeReady Database, while the Business Object Service (BOS) from the Integration Builder can be used to upload or download data from the database or files/documents from EdgeReady Drive. BOS can be scheduled to execute independently or executed via the application, and all data from both EdgeReady Database and EdgeReady Drive can be accessed through EdgeReady Apps.

Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud offers powerful notification capabilities across the platform enabling organizations to stay connected and informed. With support for mobile and email notifications, users can receive real-time updates and alerts on the status of their applications, tasks, and workflows. Whether using the Web, Mobile, or any other app, users can stay connected to their SAP and other ERP systems even when they are away from their desks or offline.

The platform provides flexibility and configurability to ensure notifications are sent to the right users at the right time, ensuring that critical information is never missed.

The EdgeReady Cloud offers developers a range of options for publishing applications, including Progressive Web Applications (PWA), mobile-native apps, hybrid apps that work on the web and mobile, and offline or online apps. The development process in the EdgeReady Cloud remains the same regardless of the chosen publishing method. The platform tracks multiple code bases, providing developers with the flexibility to decide the optimal publishing method for their application, even after the development is complete.

To ensure the quality of the application, the EdgeReady Cloud provides various testing capabilities that can be used in different stages of app development. The platform offers in-device testing, available in EdgeReady Cloud's newest release, which enables developers to test apps on the devices in which they'll be used. Additionally, the platform includes a browser-based device simulator that allows testing of all aspects of the app, including navigation, data, and UI elements. The device simulators available from the platform include smartphones (iPhone and Android), tablets (iPad, Android tablets and phablets), and browsers (Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari).

In addition to device testing, the EdgeReady Cloud provides integration test tools to test the built backend integrations. These tools are typically used for unit-testing Business Object Service (BOS) as well as specific API/integration testing. The platform's integration test tools help developers ensure that their app is functioning correctly and meets the needs of the business.

Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud offers a unique capability to transform custom ABAP code into no-code objects using our proprietary platform and AI assistant, ChatGPT. This feature eliminates custom code in SAP, enabling a cleaner SAP core and reducing maintenance costs. The transformation process is streamlined and efficient, allowing organizations to rapidly convert their custom ABAP code into no-code objects without the need for extensive manual coding or testing. With this capability, organizations can quickly modernize their SAP systems, reducing technical debt and unlocking new capabilities without the need for costly and time-consuming custom development. Additionally, it provides a dashboard tool that allows SAP customers to identify and quantify ABAP technical debt and associated costs when considering their migration to SAP S/4HANA.

This unique capability provides businesses with a viable option to actually clean out their SAP core, irrespective of the SAP ERP version, reduce their operating cost with a cleaner, meaner SAP core.

Please note that as this is a new technology and feature, Pillir offers ABAP code transformation as-a-service, allowing customers to provide their ABAP code to Pillir for
transformation into no-code objects in the platform, resulting in a published, equivalent application.

The Workflow Edition of EdgeReady Cloud provides advanced workflow capabilities for creating custom workflows within SAP and ERP environments. Along with all the features of the Basic Edition, the Workflow Edition includes a full-featured workflow engine that enables organizations to design and automate complex workflows. It also includes a universal inbox for managing workflow tasks, allowing users to track progress and take action on workflow tasks from a centralized location. In addition, the Workflow Edition offers integration with SAP workflow as an optional feature.

This edition is an ideal choice for organizations that require sophisticated workflow automation within their existing SAP or ERP environment, enabling them to streamline their processes and improve operational efficiency.

The Offline Edition of EdgeReady Cloud provides organizations with the ability to build mobile apps that can function in both online and offline modes, making it ideal for remote or field-based employees who may not have reliable internet connectivity. In addition to all of the features of the Basic and Workflow Edition, the Offline Edition includes a full suite of offline capabilities, including data orchestration, data sync, conflict management, error management, and message queue for guaranteed message delivery. With these features, customers can run full SAP transactions in offline mode for extended periods of time, all without having to write a single line of code.

The platform also offers a common offline design and management pattern across the organization, enabling companies to build offline applications at scale. The Offline Edition provides the ability to build complex offline applications for Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and low-bandwidth scenarios, allowing mobile apps to be accessed from anywhere, at any time, on any device, including rugged devices.

With the Offline Edition, organizations can develop mobile apps that function seamlessly in both online and offline modes, delivering a consistent user experience regardless of connectivity.

Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud provides various administrative capabilities to help organizations manage their applications and data in a streamlined and efficient manner.

These capabilities include a multi-tier cloud landscape with development, quality, and production clouds, backend connection management, project management, transport management, role and user management, and identity management. Additionally, the platform offers a comprehensive library for app deployment and rollout, as well as the ability for developers to share objects they create. EdgeReady Cloud is available in both multi-tenant and single-tenant (private cloud) models, providing flexibility and scalability to meet the needs of any organization. With these capabilities, organizations can effectively manage their applications and data, reduce technical debt, and accelerate digital transformation initiatives.

In addition to the custom application development capabilities of the EdgeReady Cloud platform, Pillir offers a growing library of pre-built applications that can be quickly deployed and customized to meet specific business needs. These pre-built applications are pre-integrated with SAP and include templates and accelerators that can be customized to fit the specific needs of each organization. With these pre-built applications, organizations can quickly implement common SAP use cases such as warehouse management, asset management, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and more. The pre-built applications also enable organizations to leverage best practices and standardized processes, reducing the risk of errors and ensuring faster adoption of new applications. The current suite of pre-built applications are:

Goods movement

The Goods Movement App Package is a collection of mobile apps which fully addresses all potential goods movement use cases within an SAP system. Goods Movement covers any transaction that results in a change in warehouse stock for an item.

Goods Receipt

A Goods Receipt (GR) document is generated whenever a material is received from a vendor, or when a production is posted. Users can scan/select the material from the PO list and view the material details. The user selects the storage location and stock type for the material, then enters the batch, and quantity of the material. The user then submits the "goods receipt" to their SAP system. When a goods receipt document is posted, goods movement takes place from external vendors or from in-plant production. This leads to an increase in available stock. The Goods receipt apps available are:

• Purchase Order.
• Return Purchase Order.
• Purchase Order Reversal.
• Delivery.
• Production Order.
• Refurbishment Order.

Goods Issue

A Goods Issue (GI) document is generated whenever a material is consumed, shipped to a customer, or withdrawn. Users can scan/select the item from the delivery list and view the material details. The user selects the storage location, enters the issue quantity, and posts the issued goods. This leads to a reduction in available stock. The GI apps available are:

• Outbound Delivery.
• Stock Transfer Order.
• Work Order.
• Reservation.
• Production Order.
• Production Order Scrap.

Transfer Posting

A Transfer Posting document is generated whenever a material’s stock is transferred, or there is a change in stock type or category:

• Plant-to-plant.
• Storage Location to Storage Location.
• Blocked to Unrestricted Use.
• Quality to Unrestricted Use.
• Blocked to Quality.
• Quality to Blocked.
• Unrestricted Use to Blocked.
• Unrestricted Use to Quality.

Warehouse Management

The Warehouse Management Package is a collection of Web and Mobile apps that fully addresses all Warehouse transactions including movements within the warehouse and the full pick/pack and ship processes within an SAP system. This package includes the following
applications:

Goods Movements

The Goods Movement App is a collection of mobile apps which fully addresses all potential goods movement scenarios in a Warehouse. The Warehouse management package includes all the applications of the Goods Movement package given above, namely:

• Goods Receipts: Internal movements where Material is received from a Warehouse in the same organization.
• Goods Issues: Issue Materials movements to issue Materials for a delivery or issue Materials to other Warehouses in the same organization.
• Transfer Postings/Inventory Movements: Internal Material movements to a staging area or to block material for quality check or for inspections.

Physical Inventory

It is a process carried out at Warehouses during which the physical available inventory is checked and posted in the backend ERP system. This ensures that the physical quantity available matches up with what has been posted in the backend ERP system during the previous count.

Pick, Pack, and Ship

This is the process where a material is picked from the Warehouse Bins/Locations and brought to the staging area. In the staging area, the materials are packed and made ready to be shipped. All the materials ready to be shipped are loaded and sent out of the Warehouse. The various activities carried out are:

• Pallet Maintenance: This app gets a list of pallets from ERP and lets the user maintain the Pallet properties before connecting the Pallets to an ERP Delivery for shipping.
• Delivery Maintenance: The app gets a list of Deliveries from ERP and lets the user assign the pallets from the shop floor. Once the assignment is done the pallets can be moved to the required Door from where they can be shipped to the customers.
• Door Maintenance: Maintain the Door status for shipping Material. This app lets the forklift operators and shift supervisors assign ERP Deliveries to doors through which it will be loaded in trucks and shipped to customers.

Reports: This package comes with a few pre-built reports such as:

• Daily Shift report: This is a report for the Shift supervisor to detail the activities/tasks for a shift.
• Tracking and Traceability: This report helps track and trace a material right from the Warehouse Bin/Location all the way to its destination (customer location).

Enterprise Asset Management

The Enterprise Asset Management App Package is a collection of Web and Mobile apps that fully addresses all potential activities in asset management and plant maintenance within an
ERP system.

Work Order Management (Offline and Online App)

This app template covers all business functions for a maintenance and repair job, including work order notifications, creating or updating work orders, operations, and activities, time capture, and workflow. This app allows field technicians to work from remote locations, with or without connectivity; it supports advanced offline capabilities, such as data creation, sync and orchestration, conflict resolution, and guaranteed data delivery.

Inspections and Checklists

This mobile app, available in offline and online mode, allows inspectors to quickly measure and inspect products, facilities, etc., and benchmark them against predetermined standards. The inspection app is a versatile mobile app that can be customized to unique business needs.

Stock Overview

This app template provides an inventory management overview to the field technicians. This includes business functions such as stock overview at various levels (e.g., at the plant, storage location, and bin). The app template includes mobile features, like bar code scanning, GPS and
camera.

Goods Movements

The Goods Movement App is a collection of mobile apps which fully addresses all potential goods movement scenarios in a plant. Goods Movement covers any transaction that results in a change in stock for an item. Some of the activities that are included are:

• Goods Receipts: Internal movements where Material is received from a Warehouse/store against a Repair Order/Work Order.
• Goods Issues: Issue Materials movements to issue Materials for a Work Order or Reservation.
• Transfer Postings/Inventory Movements: Internal Material movements within the Plant for maintenance activities.

Physical Inventory

Physical Inventory is a process carried out at Warehouses during which the physical available inventory is checked and posted in the backend ERP system. This ensures that the physical quantity available matches up with what has been posted in the backend ERP system during the previous count.

Templates and accelerators

In addition to the above, Pillir also has templates and accelerators to accelerate the development and deployment of applications in your environment. Some of the accelerators in templates are:

Procurement

Purchase orders, purchase requisitions, and request for quotations.

Supplier Portal

Vendor registrations, vendor approvals, quotation submissions, Goods delivery, and supplier performance.

Master Data

Material request, material creation, vendor master, and master data workflow approvals.

Time Entry and Approvals

Automate timesheet entry & approval, expense submission & approval, and travel approvals, while increasing governance and compliance and simplifying payroll.

Health and Safety

Safety checklist, Near-miss incidents, and inspection checklist.

All these templates and accelerators consist of various development objects such as

• User-interfaces and forms
• PDF document generation
• Barcode capture and printing
• Workflow with multi-level approval matrix
• Universal workflow inbox, workflow filters, roles, and authorizations
• Database structure and tables
• Workflow approval and status reports

Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud has a secure and scalable infrastructure designed to meet the needs of enterprise customers. The platform utilizes multiple layers of security to protect customer data and ensure high performance and reliability.

Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud comes in a two-dimensional multi-tenant architecture for source code and data, providing individual and secure tenants to all its customers. Each customer has its own tenant to store its source code, business rules, and all relevant data. This information is kept separate, distinct, and secure between customers. Alternatively, the EdgeReady Cloud can be deployed in a single-tenant (Private cloud) model, wherein the complete EdgeReady Cloud is deployed in the customer’s infrastructure, and the customer has complete control over the infrastructure.

EdgeReady Cloud utilizes HTTPS (SSL/TLS protocol) for all its communications, all the way from EdgeReady apps to the EdgeReady Cloud and to EdgeReady Plugin (residing inside SAP). HTTPS protocol is used irrespective of the device or platform used for the apps, from web-browser or mobile phones. EdgeReady Cloud provides 256-bit encryption for both “data-in-motion” and “data-at-rest”.

EdgeReady Cloud provides different options for authentication mechanisms such as multi-factor authentications or single sign-on. Any one of these authentication mechanisms or a combination of these can be used to suit a customer's specific needs. Additionally, controlled IP is available to restrict access to EdgeReady Cloud to specific systems within the firewall. EdgeReady Cloud is SOC-2 compliant, and Pillir implements restricted employee access to EdgeReady Cloud. The platform also leverages all SAP roles, authorizations, and permissions, relying on SAP to give the latest and most accurate information, minimizing changes to the System of Record core.

Overall, our low-code/no-code platform is designed with security in mind and implements best practices to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability. Our secure and scalable infrastructure is built to support enterprise customers with mission-critical applications and data.

Pillir's low-code / no-code platform provides several benefits to organizations looking to modernize their SAP systems and streamline business processes. Some of the key benefits of using Pillir's platform include:

Faster Time-to-Market

With Pillir's platform, organizations can rapidly build and deploy custom applications, reducing the time-to-market and enabling them to respond more quickly to changing business requirements.

Reduced Costs

By eliminating custom code and streamlining development, testing, and deployment processes, Pillir's platform helps organizations reduce their IT costs and increase operational efficiency.

Increased Flexibility

Pillir's platform provides the flexibility to modify and enhance applications without the need for extensive custom coding or testing, enabling organizations to easily adapt to changing business requirements.

Enhanced User Experience

Pillir's platform enables organizations to create user-friendly applications with modern user interfaces, enabling a better user experience for employees and customers.

Improved Productivity

Pillir's platform automates many routine tasks and processes, freeing up employees' time to focus on more strategic initiatives and driving business growth.

Scalability and Reliability

Pillir's platform is built on a scalable, reliable architecture, enabling organizations to easily scale their applications to meet growing business needs.

For organizations specifically looking to modernize their SAP systems and streamline processes, Pillir's platform provides unique benefits, including:

Improved Productivity and Efficiency for SAP COE

Pillir's EdgeReady Cloud platform is built natively for SAP, meaning it is designed specifically for SAP personnel. This makes it easier for SAP COEs to manage their custom code and develop new applications quickly and efficiently, without the need for extensive training on a new platform.

Reduced Technical Debt and Lower TCO of SAP

By transforming custom ABAP code into no-code objects, Pillir's platform reduces the technical debt in SAP systems, enabling a cleaner SAP core and lowering maintenance costs. This results in significant cost savings for organizations running SAP

Accelerated Digital Transformation

Pillir's low-code/no-code platform enables organizations to modernize their SAP systems and unlock new capabilities quickly and easily, without the need for costly custom development. This helps organizations to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives and stay ahead of the competition.

Improved User Experience

Pillir's platform provides a modern user experience that is accessible from anywhere, at any time, on any device. By transforming ABAP custom objects to a mobile-friendly, cloud-native, user-friendly graphical application, organizations can improve the experience for employees and customers.

Centralized Management and Control

Pillir's platform provides a centralized location for managing all backend application integrations, project management, role and user management, and transport management. This allows organizations to have greater control over their SAP systems and applications, while also improving collaboration and visibility across teams.

Overall, Pillir's low-code/no-code platform provides a unique set of benefits that can help organizations modernize their systems, improve efficiency, and drive growth.

Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud platform supports full app lifecycle management activities like application design, development, testing, QA cycles, deployment, rollout, post-rollout metrics, app enhancements, and app retirement. The various support capabilities are:

In conclusion, Pillir's Low-Code / No-Code Platform provides a powerful set of tools and features for organizations looking to modernize their SAP systems and streamline their business processes. With its focus on SAP-centric organizations, full-stack integration with SAP systems, and range of features and capabilities, Pillir's platform provides a unique and powerful solution for organizations looking to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives.

Some of the key benefits of using Pillir's platform include faster time-to-market, reduced costs, increased flexibility, enhanced user experience, improved productivity, and scalability and reliability. Additionally, Pillir's platform offers specific benefits for SAP COEs, including improved productivity and efficiency, reduced technical debt and lower TCO for SAP systems, accelerated digital transformation, improved user experience, and centralized management and control.

We encourage readers to explore Pillir's Low-Code / No-Code Platform further and consider how it can help them meet their specific business needs. With its innovative approach to application development and its deep integration with SAP systems, Pillir's platform provides a unique and powerful solution for organizations looking to stay ahead of the competition and drive business growth.