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Streamlining SAP Workflows in Microsoft Teams: How Looply Is Changing the Game

Written by Rick Porter | April 14, 2025

In today’s fast-paced digital workplace, business efficiency hinges on how quickly teams can act on information. Yet, many SAP customers still rely on multiple tools like outlook emails, SAP Mail, Slack, Google Chat, and manual follow-ups to manage approvals and critical tasks.

Jumping between SAP and other tools to check on SAP generated work often slows everything down. Work gets missed, deadlines slip, and decisions stall. It’s not efficient, but for many that is just “how it is”.

Enter #Looply from Arch

Looply is an integration platform that integrates SAP business processes directly into Microsoft Teams, where collaboration is already happening. It’s a potential game-changer for any business looking to optimize SAP processes without adding complexity.

Why Existing SAP Workflows Fall Short

SAP is a robust platform, but when it comes to user experience, it often requires users to switch between screens, or dig through cluttered inboxes for action items. This disconnect creates friction, especially when approvals are time-sensitive and scattered across applications.

Email-based notifications only compound the issue.

They're static, easy to miss, and quickly become get buried. And when critical processes like procurement approvals, HR leave requests, or budget signoffs get lost in the pile, productivity takes a hit.

Looply: SAP Meets Microsoft Teams

Looply addresses these pain points by embedding SAP workflows into Microsoft Teams, the collaboration platform many businesses already use every day. With Looply, tasks, alerts, and approvals appear as interactive notifications delivered through Microsoft Adaptive Cards, right inside Teams.

That means employees no longer have to jump between SAP and Teams or dig through emails. Everything they need to review, approve, or act on is already at their fingertips, whether they’re on a desktop or mobile device.

Automation Without Complexity

Beyond simple notifications, Looply provides a Workflow Studio with a drag-and-drop interface for building automated processes. Developers and business users alike can create workflows using a no-code/low-code approach, reducing development time and increasing transparency across teams.

Customizable templates, real-time updates, and centralized tracking through Looply’s Notification Centre ensure that nothing slips through the cracks. Every step of the process is visible, streamlined, and importantly, immediately actionable.

The Result: Faster, Smarter Business Decisions

By bringing SAP processes into Teams, Looply empowers organizations to accelerate decisions, reduce process delays, and improve collaboration. Whether you're managing finance approvals, HR workflows, or procurement tasks, Looply helps keep business moving without the jumping about from one app to another.

If you’re ready to modernize your SAP experience and eliminate the headaches of email-based workflows, I'd suggest taking a look at Looply.

Join us for our upcoming webinar where we’ll demonstrate Looply in action and show how it’s transforming SAP task management for organizations around the world.

To learn more about the webinar check out the following:

https://www.legupsoftware.com/from-clutter-to-clarity-simplifying-sap-approvals-with-teams-integration

About Leg Up Software

Leg Up Software is an expert in SAP IT operational and infrastructure software automation solutions.

We know the SAP operations and infrastructure automation solutions landscape and have already done the legwork identifying the best available solutions.

We have excellent relationships with many software vendors, including those providing solutions mentioned here, and can negotiate an evaluation process that best suits your circumstances and budget.

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