QAPI is an Application Program Interface (API), which extends access to the bulk quantity calculations in QuantityWare’s Bulk Calculations Solution (BCS) to any system, anywhere in a company’s landscape.

The outcome is a single set of trusted and verifiable bulk quantity conversions, which can be used across an enterprise.

QAPI will be available for existing QuantityWare customers once released (planned for Q4 2025).

How Does QAPI Work?

QAPI connects to BCS (BCP and/or BCG) running on an SAP system in your organization using API calls via SAP’s Business Technology Platform (BTP).

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Before you can configure and use QAPI, there are a number of things you need in place.

QuantityWare Agreement

• BCS Agreement with QuantityWare (request a BCS Test Agreement)

SAP BTP

• Active BTP subscription (including Integration Suite) with SAP

SAP System

• BCP and/or BCG installed with valid usage keys
• Q4 2025 BCS CSP Release installed*:
  • ECC Systems: BCS 30A CSP-004
  • S/4 HANA Systems: BCS 30B CSP-003

* Planned for release in Q4 2025.

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Prepare for QAPI

Before you can configure and use QAPI, you need to make sure the QAPI prerequisites are in place.

Please note: the release of QAPI is planned for Q4 2025.

Configure QAPI

Detailed documentation on the configuration of QAPI is provided below. This will also be available via the SAP Business Accelerator Hub (release pending):

QAPI – Connection Guide

The QAPI functions reside on the SAP Oil, Gas, and Energy system in which QuantityWare BCS has been installed on either an S/4 HANA or ECC system.

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Like most APIs, QAPI provides an endpoint and client credentials.

This enable developers to build custom integrations, authenticate requests, and exchange data with your systems or other external applications.

QAPI uses XML format for messages sent to and from the API.

QAPI requires configuration before use: see How Do I Get QAPI? for more details.

QAPI Functions

QAPI provides two functions:

1. Conversion Group Parameter Request

This function provides details of the parameters needed to perform calculations with a conversion group.

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Pricing Per Credit

QAPI is cloud-based, and uses credits pricing in line the cloud solutions industry.

Each QAPI calculation performed uses one credit.

Credits are pre-purchased via “credit packs”, and are valid for a specific SAP system. There are five credit packs that can be purchased, with per-credit cost lowering as the credit pack size increases:

Calculation Credits Price Price per Calculation

4.000.000 120.000,00 € 0.03

2.000.000 80.000,00 € 0.04

1.000.000 50.000,00 € 0.05

500.000 30.000,00 € 0.06

100.000 10.000,00 € 0.1

NOTE: We provide limited test credits for testing QAPI on non-productive systems.

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