Process Integration/Process Orchestration (PI/PO)

SAP Process Integration/Process Orchestration (PI/PO) is SAP’s long-standing, on-premises integration platform designed to enable communication and coordination between SAP and non-SAP systems through centralized message routing, protocol adaptation and interface management. Built on SAP NetWeaver, it has been the standard for system integration in enterprise IT environments for over a decade.

SAP Process Orchestration (PO) combines three key components into a single stack: 

1. Process Integration (PI) for A2A and B2B message-based integration
2. Business Process Management (BPM) for workflow modeling and orchestration
3. Business Rules Management (BRM) for rule-based logic execution.

It provides tools for designing, configuring and monitoring integrations through graphical interfaces like the Enterprise Services Repository (ESR).

Today, PI/PO is gradually being succeeded by SAP Integration Suite, a cloud-native solution that aligns with SAP’s clean core strategy. While mainstream maintenance for PI/PO is approaching end-of-life, many organizations continue to rely on it as a critical bridge during transitions to SAP S/4HANA and RISE with SAP.

Key capabilities of PI/PO

SAP PI/PO supports enterprise-grade integration through standardized message exchange and sophisticated business process orchestration. It provides the technical framework necessary to bridge the gap between SAP S/4HANA, legacy ERP systems and third-party applications.

• Advanced process modeling: Execution of complex, multi-step workflows using the BPMN 2.0 standard within the Process Orchestration stack
• Automated decision logic: Integration with BRM to execute policy-based logic during process execution
• Centralized interface management: A unified environment for designing and monitoring system-to-system interfaces
• Extensive connectivity: Native support for a wide array of protocols, including REST, SFTP, SOAP, IDoc and JDBC
• Flexible message processing: Support for both synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous (decoupled) communication patterns
• Graphical mapping and transformation: Visual tools to map data structures between disparate systems without extensive custom coding

These functions are critical for organizations that require structured, reliable data exchange between on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. While PIPO is still in use by many SAP customers even with end-of-life for support looming, they are encouraged to explore how Integration Suite can be the next evolution of their SAP integration strategy.

What PI/PO customers will need as they transition

Those still using SAP PI/PO and evaluating a strategy to transition away once support is no longer available will be seeking to: 

• Maintain architectural stability without interrupting business operations
• Preserve the value of their investment by avoiding the high cost and risk of re-engineering thousands of tested message mappings and custom adapters
• Ensure data residency and compliance by keeping sensitive integration data within on-premises firewalls
• Connect modern SAP cloud applications with legacy third-party systems that have not yet moved to SAP Integration Suite

As IT teams navigate ERP modernization projects, such as moving to SAP S/4HANA, PI/PO serves as a critical bridge that ensures functional continuity across the entire enterprise landscape.

How RunMyJobs complements PI/PO

SAP PI/PO is designed to handle technical communications exchange between systems, but it is not intended to manage end-to-end business process timing, cross-system dependencies or enterprise-wide execution logic. RunMyJobs by Redwood brings an orchestration layer, ensuring that integrations run in the right sequence, at the right time and in the right business context.

Key areas where RunMyJobs extends the value of SAP PI/PO:

• End-to-end business orchestration: RunMyJobs coordinates PI/PO executions with upstream and downstream processes across SAP and non-SAP systems. It ensures integrations only run when prerequisite jobs, files or data updates are complete and that follow-on steps are triggered automatically once data movement or transformations finish.
• Operational control and resilience: RunMyJobs extends visibility beyond technical message flows to business outcomes and SLAs. It enables conditional logic, automated recovery actions and controlled restarts, helping teams handle delays, errors or partial failures without manual intervention or fragile workarounds.
• Unified visibility and governance: RunMyJobs provides a single pane of glass across PI/PO, SAP background jobs, file transfers and external systems. It connects technical integration steps to business processes, supporting auditability, compliance and consistent operational control across complex hybrid landscapes.

Together, RunMyJobs and PI/PO allow organizations to modernize SAP integration architecture without losing control of critical workflows. As PI/PO is gradually phased out in favor of SAP Integration Suite, RunMyJobs ensures the surrounding business logic remains stable, governed and scalable throughout the transition.