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 above End of support:
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| .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. End of support:
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| Microsoft SQL Server (for Studio with Evolve only) |
SQL Server 2025 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 |
SAP supported versions:
AFM versions with limited support (in line with SAP product availability matrix)
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 onwards SAP GUI versions with limited support:
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| AFM versions |
26.0 25.2 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 26.0 |
| 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 and 48xx to be open, where xx represents the SAP instance number (as configured in the SAP logon pad). |
| Networking | TLS 1.2 (mandatory) |
| Third-party software |
VC++ 2015-2022 (x64) or (x86) Access DB Engine 2016 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 |