Transport Graph Workbench (TGW) — Safe Parallel Customization for SAP
9/10
Demand Score
Critical business enhancements are stuck in IT backlogs; quarter-end and compliance deadlines require faster, safer customizations.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$4k-25k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
A dependency-aware customization platform that builds a live graph of SAP objects (tables, classes, CDS, dynpros, OData services) and transport relationships to enable safe, parallelizable changes. Bu
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- SAP BTP (AppGyver/Mendix)
- Neptune DXP
- OutSystems for SAP
- Basis Technologies ActiveControl
- Rev-Trac
- Panaya
Must-Have Features for MVP
Object and transport dependency graph with impact analysis
Ephemeral sandbox provisioning and automated quality gates
Transport conflict detection and sequencing
Runtime feature flags/kill switches for ABAP/Fiori
Template library for common extensions and reports
End-to-end traceability with approvals and audit logs
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Ensuring generated/templated ABAP meets performance and security standards
- Managing SoD and audit requirements across multiple tracks
- Training business analysts to use feature flags responsibly
- Integration with existing ChaRM/Jira workflows
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Cycle time reduction from request to production (>50%)
- Reduction in transport-related incidents (>60%)
- Increased parallel change throughput without conflicts
- Adoption by business users for low-risk changes
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