SAP BTP CIAS Release Notes - What's New
Complete release notes for Cloud Integration Automation Service from 2021-2025.
Source: https://github.com/SAP-docs/btp-cloud-integration-automation-service/blob/main/docs/what-s-new-in-cloud-integration-automation-service-ee05dea.md
Table of Contents
- 2025
- 2024
- Montreal (CA10) Data Center
- 2023
- New Integration Scenario - RTI for SAP IBP
- Theme Change - Morning Horizon
- UI Enhancement - Help Features
- Tokyo (JP10) Data Center
- Automation Tasks Enhancement - Async Execution
- 2022
- UI Enhancement - Execution Monitoring
- New Data Centers - Frankfurt & Shanghai
- UI Enhancement - Task Logs
- Scenario Tasks - Execution Modes
- UI Enhancement - Tile Ordering
- Scenario Tasks - Progress Bar & UI Text
- 2021
- Scenario Tasks List View
- Subscription Plans Available & Neo Deprecation
- Cloud Foundry Platform Availability
- Scenario Planning in Application
- Destination Creation Feature
2025
New Data Center - China (CN20)
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2024-04-11 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
New |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Service subscription now available in China (CN20) data center.
2024
New Data Center - Montreal (CA10)
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2024-07-30 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
New |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Service subscription now available in Montreal (CA10) data center.
2023
New Integration Scenario - RTI for SAP IBP
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2023-11-10 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
New |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Connectivity Setup of Real-Time Integration (RTI) in SAP Integrating Business Planning (IBP). Enables integration of master and transactional data from SAP S/4HANA or SAP ERP to SAP IBP order-based planning in near real-time without batch jobs.
Theme Change - Morning Horizon
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2023-09-13 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
New |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Default theme changed from "Quartz Light" to "Morning Horizon (Light)". Manual theme adjustment available via user info dropdown.
UI Enhancement - Help Features
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2023-09-13 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
New |
| Action |
Recommended |
Description:
- Help icon (?) provides UI element overviews
- Homepage displays "What's New" section
- Homepage displays "Help Documentation" section with links
New Data Center - Tokyo (JP10)
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2023-05-24 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
New |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Service subscription now available in Tokyo (JP10) data center.
Automation Tasks Enhancement - Async Execution
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2023-05-24 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
New |
| Action |
Info only |
Description:
- Execute Step now performs asynchronously
- Collapsible panels allow viewing/hiding automation component parameters in My Inbox
2022
UI Enhancement - Execution Monitoring
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2022-09-08 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
New |
| Action |
Info only |
Description:
- Users can view and monitor execution progress for each task automation
- Ability to collapse/expand all parameters
- View/hide read-only parameters
New Data Centers - Frankfurt & Shanghai
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2022-07-26 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
New |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Service subscription now available in:
- Frankfurt (EU11) data center
- Shanghai (CN40) data center
UI Enhancement - Task Logs
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2022-04-14 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
Changed |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: View Logs button allows viewing automated task logs post-execution.
Scenario Tasks - Execution Modes
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2022-04-14 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
Changed |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: For scenarios with fully automated tasks, you can now generate a workflow by selecting:
- Background Execution - Allows adding scenario-specific parameters exclusively
- Step-by-Step Execution - Traditional sequential execution
Selection made from Select System screen during workflow generation.
UI Enhancement - Tile Ordering
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2022-02-21 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
Changed |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Tile order changed:
- Plan for Integration (first)
- My Inbox (second)
- Monitoring (third)
Scenario Tasks - Progress Bar & UI Text
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2022-02-21 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry, Neo |
| Type |
Changed |
| Action |
Info only |
Description:
- Progress bar displays current task position within total scenario tasks
- On-screen text added throughout UI
- Mouseover text added for better context
2021
Scenario Tasks List View
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2021-10-01 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
Changed |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Scenario Task tab in scenario planning UI displays list of selected integration scenario tasks.
Subscription Plans Available & Neo Deprecation
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2021-08-04 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry |
| Type |
Changed |
| Action |
Info only |
Description:
- Cloud Integration Automation service now provides Standard and OAuth2 plans
- Neo environment access ends July 2021
- Cloud Foundry is recommended for new scenario creation
- Backup support available via BC-INS-CIT-RT component incident
Cloud Foundry Platform Availability
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2021-05-01 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry, Neo |
| Type |
Changed |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Service subscription now available for Cloud Foundry subaccounts.
Scenario Planning in Application
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2021-05-01 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry, Neo |
| Type |
Changed |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Scenario integration planning functionality integrated directly within Cloud Integration Automation service application (no longer requires separate access).
Destination Creation Feature
| Field |
Value |
| Available |
2021-05-01 |
| Environment |
Cloud Foundry, Neo |
| Type |
Changed |
| Action |
Info only |
Description: Users can now create destinations in SAP Business Technology Platform subaccounts directly from Cloud Integration Automation service inbox.
Timeline Summary
Data Center Availability
| Date |
Region |
Code |
| 2021-05-01 |
Cloud Foundry support |
- |
| 2022-07-26 |
Frankfurt EU Access |
EU11 |
| 2022-07-26 |
Shanghai |
CN40 |
| 2023-05-24 |
Tokyo |
JP10 |
| 2024-07-30 |
Montreal |
CA10 |
| 2025-04-11 |
China |
CN20 |
Major Feature Releases
| Date |
Feature |
| 2021-05-01 |
Cloud Foundry support, In-app scenario planning, Destination creation |
| 2021-08-04 |
Standard + OAuth2 plans, Neo deprecation |
| 2022-02-21 |
Progress bar, UI tile reordering |
| 2022-04-14 |
Background/Step-by-Step execution modes, View Logs |
| 2022-09-08 |
Execution monitoring enhancements |
| 2023-05-24 |
Async Execute Step, Collapsible parameter panels |
| 2023-09-13 |
Morning Horizon theme, Help features |
| 2023-11-10 |
RTI for SAP IBP scenario |
Deprecations
| Date |
Deprecation |
| 2021-07 |
Neo environment access ended |
| 2021-08-04 |
Neo no longer recommended for new scenarios |
Environment Support
| Environment |
Status |
| Cloud Foundry |
Active - Primary platform |
| Neo |
Deprecated (July 2021) |
All new features since 2021-08 are Cloud Foundry only.
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