Custom MCP servers on SAP BTP, following SAP's architecture with xsuaa-auth. Joule Work Desktop connects to your MCP server inside SAP BTP, then to SAP systems.

Build a Custom MCP Server for Joule Work Desktop with XSUAA

You have a spreadsheet with business-partner IDs and want to check the names against SAP. In Joule Work Desktop (JWD), you might ask: Look up business partner 1000001 in SAP and compare its name with this spreadsheet. Include the source system and retrieval time, and leave SAP unchanged. A custom MCP server for Joule Work Desktop can provide that tool. Your developers decide what it reads, whose permissions it uses, and how much work it sends to SAP. ...

October 21, 2026 · 9 min · 1838 words · Marian Zeis