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Agentic AI for accelerated SAP Custom Code Modernization

Accelerate your journey to SAP Cloud ERP with agentic AI and unlock efficiency from day one

How can Kyndryl put you on a fast path to SAP S/4HANA?

As SAP ECC and heavily customized S/4HANA landscapes near end‑of‑life, many organizations struggle to modernize without disrupting the business.

Kyndryl takes a different approach to SAP transformations with Clean Field. Leveraging agentic AI from Nova Intelligence and Kyndryl’s deep SAP expertise, it pinpoints what needs to change and modernizes custom code with precision. The result is a smoother, faster path to a Cloud ERP foundation ready for automation and AI.

Introducing Clean Field

Clean Field is Kyndryl's high-precision path to SAP transformation. Instead of lifting old problems from SAP ECC into S/4HANA or starting entirely over, Clean Field systematically identifies what to keep, what to redesign and what to retire before moving. Combining agentic AI, data‑transformation accelerators, enterprise architecture and change‑management expertise, it delivers a faster, low‑risk path to modernization, cutting effort by up to 75%, cost by 50%, data volume by 80% and no tech debt.

With Clean Field, you get the speed of brownfield and get faster to the business benefits of greenfield. It supports accelerated modernization with AI, radical simplicity through automated analysis and transformation, and seamless change with uninterrupted operations and protected SAP entitlements. The result is a much faster and less costly transformation, creating a future ready platform that significantly reduces the TCO. 

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How it works: AI + human expertise

Significant cost savings

 

We leverage a multi-agent AI system that generates, reviews and refines specifications and code using fit-gap analytics, freeing up skilled resources, and reducing timelines and costs.​

High compliance and accuracy at scale

AI agent swarms enhance artifacts and bring humans in the loop for governance, ensuring functional parity and regulatory readiness. This results in Clean Core-compliant solutions with high accuracy, consistent quality, scalability and stability.​

 

Business risk mitigation

 

We manage complexity, mitigate disruption risks, maintain human oversight, and adhere to AI governance. Kyndryl’s advisory, security, change management services, along with industry frameworks maximize transformation value.​

What AI unlocks

In a proof of concept for Kyndryl, Nova Intelligence transformed our legacy ABAP applications to 100% Clean Core compliant solutions in just ten business days.

50%

Reduction in costs, delivering tangible ROI

Agentic AI approach produced high quality output and reduced consultant hours improving the time-to-value

75%

Reduction in implementation time through AI-driven efficiency

Multi-agent AI accelerated SAP implementation fit-gap, testing, modernization done in hours

95%

AI-generated code in the final output

AI agents generated 3,500+ code lines with only ~200 needing SME edits for production readiness

See how agentic AI can drive change in modernizing SAP

Smarter code modernization
Human accountability
Enhanced adoption
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How does agentic AI accelerate custom code modernization?

  • Agentic AI enables autonomous decision-making, not just task automation. These agents can reason, adapt and act across SAP workflows.
  • AI can ideate and execute technical tasks in minutes, work that might otherwise take humans hours or even days.
  • Nova Intelligence’s multi-agent system accelerates Clean Core adoption by analyzing, validating and modernizing legacy SAP code.

It’s not just faster, it’s smarter, reducing manual effort and improving quality at scale.

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Nova Intelligence delivers 75% manual effort reduction for Kyndryl’s SAP custom code modernization project

Kyndryl tapped Nova Intelligence to accelerate SAP custom code modernization. Using multi-agent AI, Nova transformed two legacy apps into Clean Core-compliant solutions in 10 days, cutting project time by 75% and costs by 50% versus traditional methods.

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A human‑guided, AI‑accelerated path to Cloud ERP

Kyndryl and Nova Intelligence use agentic AI to speed SAP Cloud ERP migrations, cutting complexity and delivering meaningful cost savings.

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From automation to autonomy: Why agentic AI is the next big bet for business

They are not just about efficiency but also about driving agility, resilience and faster time to value. Their explainability, scalability and dynamic evolution make them a strategic imperative for modern enterprises.

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