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# Set up SAP integration to establish a connection with SAP

# Set up SAP integration to establish a connection with SAP {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated May 20, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Configure and set up SAP integration to establish a connection between your Software Asset Management application and SAP.  
Follow these steps to configure SAP integration, users, roles, and authorizations that are required to establish a connection between your Software Asset Management application and SAP.

1. [Deploy the ABAP program for SAP](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/YC_Qh9CwMmSzE0IetCr6Vw "Deploy the Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) program to establish a connection between your SAP system and your ServiceNow instance. Deploying the ABAP program allows data to be shared between SAP and your ServiceNow instance.")
2. [Create a WSDL for the SAP service definition](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/nW8bSD4MfMyQkISM4aNnog "Generate a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) URL for the SAP service definition to use when creating SAP connections on your ServiceNow instance.")
3. [Create SAP users, roles, and authorizations](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/NQyrSEyj28tEcDe7hBJ0OQ "Create the SAP user, roles, and authorization objects required for the Software Asset Management integration with the central and satellite SAP systems.")
4. [Select SAP clients to import data](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/NmbWBL1coWE6uVl9B_uIPg "Select the Remote Function Call (RFC) connections that the SAP ABAP program uses to import data from your SAP clients into the central system and then into your ServiceNow instance.")
5. [Activate OData services and assign a system alias](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3stEM1rLdwss~wWmh~jUzg "Activate the OData services and assign a system alias to support OAuth 2.0 authentication for integration with the Software Asset Management application.")
6. [Create a system user for OAuth authentication in SAP](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ca4Xf~gch9CCFdhVtKKlJA "Create a dedicated system user in SAP to serve as the OAuth 2.0 client ID for the Software Asset Management integration.")
7. [Configure an OAuth client in SAP](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Bc25sX_xp5AhCf_yBQLazQ "Register and configure an OAuth 2.0 client in SAP using the system user created for OAuth authentication, to enable secure data exchange with your ServiceNow instance.")
8. [Configure roles and authorizations for the OAuth user](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/on2RM9ofmlMwjDyNbZF69Q "Create a role in SAP and assign the required authorization objects to the OAuth system user to support OData service access and background job execution for integration with the Software Asset Management application.")
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## SAP jobs that must be scheduled {#setup-sap-integration__section_apf_zzn_jjc}

You must schedule the following program as a weekly job in the central system where the SAP transports are installed and the roles are configured:

Program name: /NOW/SAMP_ENGINES_PROG

Frequency: Weekly (every Thursday)