The SAP BTP Cockpit Setup Guide Every New User Should Read

What Is the SAP BTP Cockpit?

The SAP BTP Cockpit If you’re new to the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), then the first place that you are likely to visit – and a screen that you will return to time and again in your work is… It’s a brain console to rule them all – your accounts, sub-accounts — services, security, integrations, connectivity saying extensions.

As an SAP consultant that has been supporting various customers in their transition to SAP BTP, I can now firmly say:

A well-designed cockpit is key for a robust, scalable and performant BTP landscape.

Whether you are a developer, an administrator, or business user, knowing the navigation and the right config setting will save you many hours of troubleshooting (keep my word) and render your SAP BTP cockpit estate robust.

This guide takes you through the must-haves—profile and sub-profile creation in steps, connectors, security considerations and operation best practices.

Understanding the SAP BTP Cockpit

The SAP BTP Cockpit is the access point (web console) for performing such actions like:

• Configure accounts
  
• Manage sub-accounts
  
• Enable platform services
  
• Define security and trust settings
  
• Monitor resources and usage
  
• Configure connectivity and destinations
  

It’s your one-stop shop for managing your SAP BTP landscape.

Guide to Create an SAP BTP Cockpit Account Step-by-Step

The right way of configuring your account for an organized and secure environment

Step-by-Step Guide:

• Go to the Dashboard of SAP BTP Cockpit
  
• Get logged in and into the main cockpit home screen.
  
• Add or Choose Your Global Account
  
  • That’s the top of your BTP structure.
    
• Choose Regions & Environments
  
  • Choose the hyperscaler region (AWS, Azure, GCP) and specify Cloud Foundry or ABAP, Kyma environments.
    
• Configure Entitlements
  
  • Assign services and quotas to your sub-accounts according to project requirements.
    
• Assign Members & Roles
  
  • Apply Flat Networks Taint Least privilege based on admins, developers and operators.
    

Why Proper Account Setup Matters

• Ensures logical project separation
  
• Improves security and compliance
  
• Enables predictable service consumption
  
• Prevents misconfigured environments
  
• Supports clean core architecture
  
• Strong Base prevents technical debt as the business is scaling.
  

Setting Up Sub-Accounts & Connectivity

You can use sub-accounts to structure your BTP landscape into manageable, project-focused work packages.

Role of Sub-Accounts

• Group by different environments or business divisions
  
• Manage, entitlements a status, and users independently
  
• Assign role collections and authentication settings.
  
• Establish separate environments for development, testing and production
  

Connector & Destination Configuration

Connectivity is one of the key things that companies love about being on SAP BTP.

You can configure:

• Destinations (REST, OData, SOAP)
  
• Connectivity Service for on-premise systems
  
• Cloud Connector for secure tunneling
  
• Principal Propagation for non-stop identity flow from end-to-end
  

Connector Enhancements for Business Efficiency

Implement connectors to:

• Connect your SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP, and SAP SuccessFactors to SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration_SUITE.
  
• Include non-SAP system like Salesforce or Workday
  
• Connect IoT devices or APIs
  
• Allow easy access to mobile and Fiori apps
  

Proper configuration of the destination will prevent integration errors and maintain a constant flow of data.

Streamlining Operations Through Cockpit Configuration

A well-tuned cockpit accelerates day-to-day operations.

Key Optimizations

• Customize Dashboards
  Insert commonly used tiles, widgets, and monitoring tools.
  
• Apply Security Protocols
  Turn on IAS, IPS, OAuth and trust settings.
  
• Manage Roles and Permissions
  Associate role collectiosn to the Projects assignments.
  
• Monitor Resource Usage
  Log memory, Services, Application logs and entitlements.
  

These are things you do to maintain the stability, compliance and ease-of-operation of your BTP landscape.

Why is SAP BTP Cockpit Setup important for businesses?

A well-tuned cockpit yields actual business value.

Benefit Table

Benefit	Description	Business Impact
Structured Governance	Clear hierarchy of accounts	Better operational control
Faster Deployments	Preconfigured environments	Reduced project delivery time
Better Security	Role-based access & trust settings	Stronger compliance
Improved Integration	Seamless connectivity to on-prem & cloud	Reliable data flow
Scalability	Service & Environment Extensions Made easy to extend services and environments	Supports business growth

Conclusion

Setting up SAP BTP Cockpit is a critical aspect of an on-boarding process to ensure that your SAP system runs stable, scalable and secure. Through correct account creation, sub-account structuring, role mapping and connectivity configuration companies can exploit all of the features of SAP BTP.

Whether you are a beginner, or want to optimize your existing environment, Cremencing Solutions uniquely helps and even develops tailored solutions according to your business. For more insights on SAP BTP, check out our detailed blog on How SAP BTP Architecture Works A Clear Step by Step Guide for Beginners to deepen your understanding.

If you’re ready to streamline configuration in the SAP BTP Cockpit and create a future-proof setup – Cremencing Solutions accompanies your transformation process.
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FAQs: SAP BTP Cockpit Configuration

What Can You Do With the SAP BTP Cockpit?
It is the console for all things SAP BTP accounts, sub-accounts, services settings security integrations applications.

How integral is the account configuration in SAP BTP Cockpit?
This process also is a implemetation of entitlement, region, environment and roles, which is important because I request this section to be secure and efficient.

What are sub accounts, and do I need them?
Projects, environments and services are organized in sub-accounts. They let teams control their resources.

Do I require connectors or destinations in SAP BTP?
Yes. Destinations and Cloud Connector setup make secure on-premise/ cloud services tyer integration possible between SAP systems non-SAP applications, and cloud vendors.

Is it for non-technical users to administer the SAP BTP Cockpit?
yes – with role based access the business user can work in the apps but let admins configure it down below.

SAP BTP Cockpit, does it support multi-cloud deployments?
Yes. This platform plays nicely with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud to enable scaling across various infrastructures.

Resources

SAP BTP Cockpit Overview

SAP BTP Learning and Tutorials Journeys

Best Practices for SAP BTP