SAP NetWeaver RFC Library is required to connect Automate Evolve, Studio Manager (Server and Worker), and Studio with SAP. These products fail to connect to the SAP, if the library is not present on the system. Download this library from SAP marketplace: Steps to Download SAP NW RFC SDK files and place it at the required location. (Applicable from version 20.2.9 onwards)
Customers who want to use Access data source functionality in Automate Studio must mandatorily require Microsoft Access Runtime (any supported version) or Microsoft Access package installed on their system.
| Desktop software | Supported versions |
|---|---|
| Operating System |
Windows 11 24H2 and 23H2 |
| .NET Framework | 4.8.x |
| Microsoft Excel or Access (Transaction and Query only) |
Office 2024 and 2021 Microsoft 365 (with license type E3 or E5) Install only one version of Microsoft Office when using Automate desktop modules. For optimal performance, use 64-bit Office if you are on 64-bit Windows. |
| Microsoft SQL Server (for Studio with Evolve only) |
SQL Server 2022 SQL Server versions with limited support:
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| Browser |
Edge*, Chrome, Firefox *Added support for Chromium-based browsers Note: Product documentation is supported in Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Safari 9.1 browsers.
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| SAP version | S/4HANA 2023- 758 S/4HANA 2022- 757 S/4HANA 2021- 756 S/4HANA 2020 – 755 S/4HANA 1909 - 754 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition (2508) (For SAP Fiori® and GUI for HTML modules only) Note: Only SAML-enabled S/4HANA Public Cloud
systems are supported. Basic authentication is not supported on
the S/4HANA Public Cloud systems.
SAP GTS, edition for SAP HANA (2020–2023) EHP7/EHP8 – 740/750 ECC/ERP 6.0 NW – 740/75x-758SAP versions with
limited support:
For support availability details, refer to the Product Support Availability. For product certification details, refer to the Automate product certifications. |
| SAP GUI |
8.00 (32 bit & 64 bit) patch 7 or higher SAP GUI versions with limited support:
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| AFM versions |
25.1 25.0 24.1 24.0 20.3.1 20.3 20.2.9 20.2.8 20.2: 8/21 20.2: 2/21 20.1 20.0 12.1 (refer to compatibility matrix) The client software (Studio) must be either the same version or a later version of the Automate Function Module (AFM) in order to run and be supported by Automate.
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| Automate Evolve versions(for Automate Studio with Evolve only) |
Automate Evolve 25.1 |
| RFC Authorizations | Required SAP authorizations for FM and non-FM |
| Network Ports |
Ports designated by the SAP Basis team for Dialog RFC communication must be enabled throughout the networking landscape to allow for secured remote connectivity. RFC calls require ports 33xx to be open, where xx represents the SAP instance number (as configured in the SAP logon pad).
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| Networking | TLS 1.2 (mandatory) |
| Third-party software | VC++ 2015-2022 (x64) or (x86) Access DB Engine 2016 End of Support:
See Third-party Products: Support for support information for third-party products used with Studio. |
| Desktop hardware | Minimum requirement |
| Memory | 4 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB |
Below is the table that mentions SAP GUI and Automate Studio supported combinations.
| Automate Studio | SAP GUI | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| 64bit | 64bit | Supported |
| 64bit | 32bit | Supported |
| 32bit | 64bit | Not Supported |
| 32bit | 32bit | Supported |