Map every application before the composable-ERP scope is decided
SAP LeanIX inventories every business application, the data flowing between them, and the lifecycle of each one. The architecture map turns retirement, consolidation, and composable-ERP scope into evidence-based decisions, not steering-committee opinions.
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SAP acquired LeanIX in November 2023 to anchor enterprise architecture inside the transformation toolchain.
Source: SAP LeanIXLeanIX maps applications across four lenses. The inventory every Cloud ERP scope decision and BTP extension is governed against.
Source: SAP LeanIXComposable-ERP retirement, consolidation, and SAP-vs-non-SAP boundary decisions made against an inventory of real applications, not opinions.
Source: SAP LeanIXFour LeanIX Modules Share One Fact Sheet Inventory
LeanIX organises enterprise architecture into four modules. Application Portfolio Management captures the inventory. Architecture and Roadmap Planning sets the direction. Technology Risk and Compliance closes the obsolescence gaps. SaaS Management surfaces shadow IT. All four modules share the same fact-sheet data model.
The inventory layer for every business application
Every business application, the data flowing between them, and the lifecycle of each one captured on a fact sheet. The portfolio data is the prerequisite for any retirement, consolidation, or composable-ERP scope decision.
Target-state planning with sequenced delivery
Target-state architecture, transformation roadmaps, and sequenced delivery plans grounded in the portfolio inventory. Retirement, consolidation, and net-new platform investment land against an artefact that auditors and steering committees both accept.
Closing the obsolescence and vendor risk gaps
Technology stack data, vendor risk, end-of-life tracking, and compliance posture across the application portfolio. The risk layer surfaces the obsolescence cliff the platform owner cannot afford to learn about during incident response.
Discovering shadow IT and the SaaS sprawl
SaaS Management discovers and inventories the SaaS portfolio that lives outside formal procurement. The shadow IT layer that a Cloud ERP migration cannot afford to ignore, and the renewal calendar that procurement does not get from finance.
Shared substrate. All four modules share one fact-sheet model, one taxonomy, and one collaboration surface. SAP LeanIX Discover pulls inventory automatically from BTP, Cloud ERP, and the wider SAP estate so the architecture map stays current, not a quarterly snapshot.
How Do Enterprises Activate LeanIX?
LeanIX activation moves through four steps that span discovery, inventory, target-state design, and ongoing governance. The journey lines up automated discovery, business capability mapping, roadmap sequencing, and lifecycle governance into one programme.
Application discovery and fact-sheet capture
LeanIX Discover ingests inventory from BTP, Cloud ERP, ServiceNow, and cloud-native sources. Application fact sheets are populated with owners, lifecycle stage, and data-flow context as the starting baseline.
Business capability mapping
Applications are mapped to a business capability model. The mapping surfaces redundancy, gaps, and the dependencies that decide which application can be retired and which holds critical capability.
Target-state and roadmap design
Target-state architecture sequenced against capability priorities, retirement windows, and Cloud ERP scope decisions. The roadmap becomes the artefact every transformation steering committee references.
Ongoing inventory and risk governance
Fact sheets stay current through automated discovery. Technology Risk surfaces obsolescence and vendor risk continuously. SaaS Management keeps shadow IT discoverable so the inventory does not become a quarterly snapshot.
Who Benefits From The LeanIX Activation First?
LeanIX maps the application portfolio so the composable-ERP scope is decided against truth, not opinion. Three benefits land first — portfolio inventory, scope evidence, and architecture governance across the SAP cadence.
Every application mapped, fitness scored
Application portfolio, technical fitness, and business capability mapping in one workspace. Used to scope migration waves, identify legacy retirement candidates, and govern future-state architecture.
Source: SAP LeanIXScope decisions on evidence, not opinion
Composable-ERP scope, retirement candidates, and consolidation decisions are made against an inventory of real applications. The architecture-by-anecdote risk goes away.
Source: SAP LeanIXArchitecture governance through the cadence
Future-state decisions stay traceable to the live landscape. Cloud ERP scope and BTP extensions are governed against the same architecture truth at every quarterly release.
Source: SAP LeanIXComponents Of LeanIX
Nine capabilities organised across four layers. Fact-sheet inventory and business capability mapping on the data side. Roadmap and target-state design on the planning side. Risk and compliance closes the obsolescence gap. SaaS management surfaces the shadow IT layer.
Application fact sheets
Every business application captured with owner, lifecycle stage, business capability, data classification, and integration touchpoints. The fact sheet is the unit of architecture truth.
Data flow and integration map
Application-to-application integrations captured as data flows. The integration map is the prerequisite for any consolidation decision that needs to estimate downstream impact.
Business capability mapping
A capability-based view of the application portfolio surfaces redundancy and gaps. The capability map is the artefact that connects the business strategy to the architecture inventory.
Target-state architecture
Future-state architecture designed against the current inventory. The target state names every application that survives, every one that retires, and every gap that needs investment.
Transformation roadmaps
Sequenced delivery plans that walk from current to target state across quarters. Retirement, migration, and consolidation milestones land against a single timeline every steering committee uses.
Technology obsolescence tracking
End-of-life dates, vendor support windows, and supported version data tracked across the technology stack. The obsolescence layer the platform owner needs before incident response, not during it.
Vendor and compliance posture
Vendor risk ratings, compliance certifications, and audit posture captured on every application. The portfolio carries an audit-grade risk artefact ready for regulator and steering committee review.
SaaS discovery and shadow IT
SaaS applications discovered from SSO, finance, and network traffic. The shadow IT layer becomes visible and the renewal calendar lands in procurement, not in vendor inboxes.
Renewal and licence optimisation
Renewal calendars, contract terms, and licence utilisation captured for every SaaS subscription. Procurement gets the inputs that drive negotiation, finance gets the inputs that drive the budget.
The Agentic System Integrator Built For SAP
BCS is the world's first agentic system integrator. Twelve years of SAP delivery across 40+ enterprise programmes, paired with three proprietary platforms (Symphony, deKorvai, Anugal), make LeanIX activation a continuous-operations event rather than a one-off project.
Senior SAP practitioners design the inventory and target state. Symphony runs the discovery cadence. deKorvai validates the upstream application data. Anugal keeps role and access governance consistent across the LeanIX modules. The result is architecture as live data, not as documentation.
Explore BCS SAP ServicesHow Does BCS Activate LeanIX?
LeanIX activation is a sequenced discovery, mapping, and governance programme. BCS runs the inventory capture, the capability map, the target-state design, and the lifecycle governance as one engagement so the architecture inventory does not become a quarterly snapshot.
Architecture assessment and scoping
Inventory the existing SAP and non-SAP estate, identify discovery sources, and scope the fact-sheet taxonomy. The pre-engagement that grounds every later LeanIX decision.
Explore SAP Assessment ServicesLeanIX Discover and connector setup
Connectors to BTP, Cloud ERP, ServiceNow, Azure, AWS, and SSO loaded into LeanIX Discover. Automated discovery feeds the inventory continuously so the data stays current.
Explore SAP ImplementationBusiness capability mapping
Applications mapped to capabilities, dependencies surfaced, and redundancy named. The capability map is the artefact every retirement and consolidation argument references.
Explore SAP ConsultingTarget-state and roadmap design
Target-state architecture sequenced against business capabilities, Cloud ERP scope, and obsolescence windows. The transformation roadmap that lands as the steering committee artefact.
Explore SAP ConsultingRisk and SaaS governance activation
Technology Risk surfaces obsolescence and vendor risk. SaaS Management discovers shadow IT and inventories renewals. The risk and SaaS layers feed continuous governance, not a quarterly review.
Explore SAP ImplementationOngoing architecture cadence
Fact sheets stay current through continuous discovery. Quarterly reviews feed retirement decisions into the Cloud ALM implementation backlog. The architecture inventory operates as live data, not a documentation chore.
Explore SAP Managed ServicesWhat's Shaping LeanIX In 2026?
LeanIX is moving in step with the wider Autonomous Enterprise roadmap. The releases below are SAP-published milestones and ecosystem signals that shape how LeanIX ships into customer landscapes.
LeanIX confirmed as system of record for composable ERP
SAP positioned LeanIX as the application portfolio system of record feeding Cloud ERP scope and retirement decisions. The architecture inventory becomes the input that shapes the RISE and GROW migration path.
Source: SAP Business Transformation ManagementLeanIX Discover expands BTP and Cloud ERP connectors
SAP expanded the LeanIX Discover connector library across BTP, Cloud ERP, and SAP integration suite. Inventory of the SAP estate flows automatically into LeanIX fact sheets without a manual capture round.
Source: SAP LeanIX productsSignavio process touchpoints feed LeanIX fact sheets
SAP extended the Signavio integration so process touchpoints, owners, and system interactions flow into LeanIX fact sheets. Process and architecture inventories share data, not separate spreadsheets.
Source: SAP Business Process IntelligenceSAP completed the LeanIX acquisition
SAP closed the LeanIX acquisition in November 2023, adding enterprise architecture management to the transformation portfolio. LeanIX joined Signavio as the second SaaS surface in what is now the toolchain.
Source: SAP News CenterFrequently Asked Questions
Refer to this section for answers to frequently asked questions related to SAP LeanIX licensing, discovery setup, and integration with the rest of the toolchain.
What does SAP LeanIX actually do?
Is LeanIX included in RISE with SAP or GROW with SAP?
How long does LeanIX activation typically take?
Does LeanIX replace existing EA tools like sparx or archimate?
How does LeanIX integrate with Cloud ALM and the rest of the toolchain?
Map The LeanIX Activation In 30 Minutes
BCS runs a 30-minute LeanIX workshop covering the discovery sources, the fact-sheet taxonomy, the capability mapping approach, and the target-state design cadence. The conversation is exploratory and shaped by the SAP and non-SAP estate already in place.
30-minute discovery session*