SAP S4 HANA RFC spoke release notes

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  • Updated June 11, 2026
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    Summary of SAP S4 HANA RFC Spoke Release Notes

    The SAP S/4 HANA RFC Spoke is an IntegrationHub spoke available on the ServiceNow Store that facilitates integration between ServiceNow and SAP S/4 HANA systems. It provides a collection of predefined actions to interact with SAP standard BAPIs, enabling synchronization of key business processes such as purchase order (PO) management, journal entries, invoices, goods receipts, and more. This spoke also supports custom BAPIs and extensions to meet the needs of highly customizable SAP S/4 HANA implementations.

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    Key Features and Enhancements

    • Extensive Action Library: Over multiple releases, the spoke has added numerous actions including lookups for customers, payments, inventory parts, sales orders, transfer orders, and enhancements to execute RFCs with tabular schema support.
    • Security and Compliance Updates: Regular security patches have been applied, including fixes for ACLs and MID Server script includes, ensuring secure and compliant integration.
    • Performance and Usability Improvements: Updates such as batching and pagination for PO lookups, removal of extra mandatory roles to simplify ACL management, and improved installation performance.
    • Connection Enhancements: Introduction of SNC connection support and productized SNC load balancing to optimize communication stability and security with SAP systems.
    • MID Server and Connector Updates: Updated MID Server JAR files and SapConnector classes to prevent conflicts and improve reliability.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    • Enables seamless and secure integration with SAP S/4 HANA, allowing automation and synchronization of critical financial and operational processes.
    • Supports both out-of-the-box and custom SAP BAPI interactions, providing flexibility to adapt to specific SAP configurations and business needs.
    • Improves integration stability through security patches and enhanced connection features like SNC and load balancing.
    • Provides continual improvements in usability and performance, reducing administrative overhead and enhancing user experience.
    • Regular updates ensure compatibility with evolving SAP and ServiceNow environments, helping maintain a robust integration framework.

    Version History Highlights

    • Version 2.7.0 (June 2026): Security patch for non-glide ACLs.
    • Version 2.6.1 (May 2026): Added batching and pagination for PO lookups.
    • Version 2.5.0 (August 2025): Enhanced SNC load balancing.
    • Version 2.4.0 (October 2024): Security updates and stability fixes for material lookups.
    • Version 2.2.0 (April 2024): Added 5 new actions and SNC connection feature.
    • Version 2.0.0 (November 2023): Added 6 new actions expanding functionality.
    • Initial Release (February 2021): Provided foundational actions to synchronize financial and operational workflows between ServiceNow and SAP S/4 HANA.

    Version history for the SAP S4 HANA RFC Spoke on the ServiceNow Store.

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    For details on system requirements and family compatibility, view the application listing on the ServiceNow Store website.

    Version history

    Version 2.7.0 - June 2026
    Security patch for non-glide ACLs
    Version 2.6.1 - May 2026
    Enhanced to support batching and pagination for Look up PO and PO Lines action. Updated Jco file associate to this enhancement.
    Version 2.5.1 - April 2026
    Updated the MID Server JAR file and SapConnector Class to avoid Name, Version, and Filename conflicts.
    Version 2.5.0 - August 2025
    Added: Enhanced and productized SNC load balancing.
    Version 2.4.3 - January 2025
    • Fixed:
      • Added IT_ACCOUNT_GROUP object to Look up Vendor action.
      • Look up material by Plants is not working as expected(Getting error in full pull)
    Version 2.4.1 - December 2024
    Removed extra mandatory role at the action level, which can be managed at the ACL level.
    Version 2.4.0 - October 2024
    1. Security update on MID script includes
    2. Fixed connMap for Look up Materials by Plant action
    Version 2.3.1 - July 2024
    Fixed: Script Includes for Look up Inventory of Parts, Look up Payment status for Invoice, and Look up Payments actions.
    Version 2.3.0 - May 2024
    Added 2 actions.
    Version 2.2.0 - April 2024
    • Added 5 actions
    • Added SNC Connection feature
    Version 2.0.2 - February 2024
    • Fixed:
      • Dynamic template error for Create Table Field Object action.
      • Look up RFC Table Field Input Metadata action.
    Version 2.0.1 - December 2023

    Fixed: Missing OOB 'report_view' ACLs for multiple tables.

    Version 2.0.0 - November 2023
    New: Added 6 new actions.
    Version 1.4.0 - June 2023
    • Redesigned 5 existing actions
    • Added 5 new actions
    Version 1.3.1 - April 2023
    Improved installation performance.
    Version 1.3.0 - August 2022
    New: Added another Execute RFC action that can also support tabular schema.
    Version 1.2.0 - May 2022
    New: Added Create Transfer Order and Line Items action.
    Version 1.1.0 - February 2022
    • New: Added 11 new actions and 1 sample outbound flow
      • Look up Customer Info
      • Look up Bill Details by ID
      • Look up Inventory Parts
      • Create Sales Order
      • Update Sales Order
      • Look up Sales Order
      • Look up Sales Orders
      • Look up Payments
      • Look up Outstanding Balance
      • Look up Transfer Order and Line Items
      • Sample flow to create a sales order
    Version 1.0.3 - September 2021
    Changed: Updated SapConnector jar.
    Version 1.0.2 - June 2021
    This is a patch release of SAP S/4 HANA RFC Spoke for IntegrationHub. This release includes a fix for additional fields in the payload for Create Goods Receipt Action.
    Version 1.0.0 - February 2021
    • New:
      • The SAP S/4 HANA RFC spoke provides a list of actions that interact with SAP standard BAPIs. It provides the foundation to synchronize ServiceNow and SAP S/4 HANA, such as create PO, update PO, create a journal entry, create invoices, create goods receipts, and so on.
      • Given that SAP S/4 HANA is a highly customizable system, SAP S/4 HANA RFC Spoke also showcases the design pattern that can support custom BAPIs and more standard BAPIs beyond what is out of the box
      • When both ServiceNow and SAP S/4 HANA do financial operations together, the possibilities are endless.