What's New in SAP BTP: Data & Discovery Agents | Q1 2026

Welcome to SAP BTP Innobytes, your quick-hit series for the latest platform updates that help teams build, integrate, automate, and innovate faster, while keeping governance and security front and center. In this first 2026 edition, we highlight new capabilities across data, integration, automation, and Joule experiences on SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). You’ll see how these updates can help developers, data users, and ops teams reduce friction, cut ambiguity, and move from insight to action faster, including: ✅ Explore data in SAP HANA Cloud using Data and Discovery Agents, even without deep knowledge of underlying objects ✅ Use a knowledge graph and Joule to translate questions into executable SQL and return results quickly ✅ Expand connectivity with new SAP Integration Suite adapters, including BambooHR and Microsoft Outlook, plus Edge Integration Cell additions ✅ Make automation more predictable with deterministic API error handling in SAP Build Process Automation ✅ Work more naturally in SAP Build Work Zone by asking Joule to create workspaces, invite colleagues, and upload files ✅ Turn repeatable ops tasks into agent-driven execution with SAP Automation Pilot, MCP servers, and a Joule Ops Agent Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - SAP BTP Innobytes: Q1 2026 kickoff 00:16 - Why data discovery is still hard in SAP HANA Cloud 00:37 - Data and Discovery Agents overview 00:42 - Data products, prediction table, and conversion probability 01:17 - Knowledge graph + ask Joule in natural language 02:03 - Beta availability note 02:16 - New SAP Integration Suite adapters 02:59 - Edge Integration Cell updates: File + OFTP2 adapters 03:35 - Deterministic API error handling in SAP Build Process Automation 05:31 - Joule in SAP Build Work Zone: create, invite, upload 07:35 - Agentic ops with SAP Automation Pilot, MCP servers, and Joule 👉 Register for the SAP HANA Cloud Data & Discovery Agents beta: https://sap.to/6058B6vGye 👉 Explore integration adapters for SAP Integration Suite: https://sap.to/6059B6vGy5 👉 Learn how to work with Joule in SAP Build Work Zone: https://sap.to/6050B6vGyg 👉 Read From Automation to Agentic Ops (MCP servers in SAP Automation Pilot): https://sap.to/6051B6vGy9 Follow us on social: LinkedIn: https://sap.to/6052B6vGyi Instagram: https://sap.to/6053B6vGyc Facebook: https://sap.to/6054B6vGyY Threads: https://sap.to/6055B6vGyl About SAP: As a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. For more information, visit: https://sap.to/6057B6vGyW #SAPBTP #SAPHANACloud #SAPBuild