SAP Business ByDesign - What's New 25.08 Release Update

Key Highlights of SAP Business ByDesign—What’s New 25.08 Release Update

SAP Business ByDesign What's New 25.08 Release Update

Explore what’s new in SAP Business ByDesign release update 25.08. This Release Update introduces important enhancements and features designed to improve business efficiency, compliance, and user experience. Key updates effective August 2025 include:

• Customer Relationship Management Enhanced filtering options for Sales Price Lists and Discount Lists now allow filtering by Price List or Discount List ID, Release Status, Validity Dates, and specific List Type Codes for better data management.

• Project Management Users can update participant details within the Baseline Project Business Object, enhancing project oversight and collaboration.

• Supplier Relationship Management The "Cancel Open Quantity" option automatically disables when open quantities reach zero in purchase requests, reducing errors. Detailed Master Data Synchronization information is now accessible in the Application and User Management work center.

• Supply Chain Management Inventory data sources include a new “Actual Movement Date” column, and enhancements allow extraction of Stock Type, Project ID, and External Stock Indicator for improved inventory tracking.

• Financial Management – Legal Compliance This release delivers tax compliance features including:

  • A Traceable Payment Method in Italy for marking tax-exempt travel expenses.

  • A new “Representative Indicator” checkbox for VAT declarations in Belgium.

  • Updates to EC Sales Tax Return formats, SEPA ISO20022 standards, and new VAT Return Forms in Germany.

  • New tax number types and withholding tax forms in India, Iraq, Mongolia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the US.

• Human Resource Management Mandatory hiring fields are now clearly highlighted for the US and Germany, and duplicate email detection in workplace contacts has been improved.

• Mobile App Stability The SAP Business ByDesign mobile app for Android and iOS has been upgraded with the latest libraries to enhance stability and performance.

• Partner Enablement and Performance New features include multi-file download options with safety confirmation, an upgraded SAPUI5 framework with security patches, and improved project stock order conversion with automated invoice requests.

• Usability Enhancements Key improvements let users merge multiple invoice requests into a single invoice, use an upgraded Outlook Add-in with enhanced security, and benefit from better error messaging, mandatory field alerts, and region-specific commodity catalogs.

• Feature Deprecation Notice The release also notes the upcoming deprecation of data extraction from attachments during mobile app expense report creation starting Release 26.02.

Conclusion

What’s New 25.08 Release Update for SAP Business ByDesign brings comprehensive improvements to help businesses streamline operations, maintain compliance, and improve user experience smoothly.

For full details, visit the SAP Help Portal: What’s New in SAP Business ByDesign 25.08. and Community Blog.