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SAP AI Agent ยท SD ยท Customer service Configurable

Answer โ€œwhere is my order?โ€ from SAP with governed AI agents.

Read customer emails asking about orders, match them to the right sales order and line, pull the confirmed date, delivery and tracking from SAP, and draft the reply for review or send it automatically under your rules. Customer service spends its time on real issues.
  • Human-approved
  • ECC & S/4HANA
  • SOC 2 Type II
  • ISO 27001
Email ยท Lakeside Pumps ยท "Status of PO 88213?"example run
  1. 01Email readAsks for status of their PO 88213Read
  2. 02Order foundSales order 10045990 ยท 3 linesMatched
  3. 03Status pulled2 lines shipped ยท 1 line confirmed 9 NovStatus
  4. 04Reply draftedTracking numbers and the new dateDrafted
  5. 05Send replyWaits for customer service reviewOn hold

Design scenario ยท how the agent is configured to work

Triggered by
Customer email to service mailbox
Reads
Orders, deliveries, shipments
Validates against
Customer, PO number and lines
Writes
Replies; no changes to orders
Approved by
Customer service rep
Runs on
SAP ECC ยท SAP S/4HANA

Why it matters

Customer service spends the day looking up orders.

Most customer emails ask the same thing: where is my order? Each answer means finding the order, checking delivery and shipment, and writing back. Real problems wait in the same inbox.

  • Volume

    The same question all day

    Status requests fill the inbox and crowd out real issues.Slow replies โ†’ Backlogs โ†’ Burnout
  • Lookups

    Several screens per answer

    Order, delivery, shipment and carrier tracking are checked one by one.Long handling time โ†’ Errors โ†’ Inconsistent answers
  • Hidden issues

    Late orders found by the customer

    Delays are discovered when the customer asks, not before.Escalations โ†’ Lost trust โ†’ Lost orders

How it works

Read. Validate. Decide. Act.

The same four steps as every Artificio agent. The agent does the research and the paperwork; your teams make the decisions.

  1. 01 ยท Read

    Read the email

    Reads emails in your customer service mailbox.

    • Customer, PO number, order or material
    • Several orders in one email handled
  2. 02 ยท Validate

    Find the order

    Matches the email to the right sales order and lines.

    • Customer PO number and sold-to checked
    • Only the sender's own orders
  3. 03 ยท Decide

    Pull the status

    Collects the status from SAP.

    • Confirmed dates, deliveries and goods issue
    • Carrier and tracking number
  4. 04 ยท Act

    Reply

    Drafts the reply for review, or sends it by your rules.

    • Delays explained with the new date
    • Problems routed to the right team

Worked example

A status email, from inbox to reply.

A buyer asks where their order is. One line slipped. Here is what the agent prepares.

Email ยท Lakeside Pumps ยท PO 88213Matched
From
Buyer at Lakeside Pumpsemail
Asks
"Can you confirm status of PO 88213?"email
Sales order
10045990, sold-to 100512sales order
Lines 10 and 20
Shipped 30 Oct, delivery 80041402delivery
Tracking
Carrier tracking number on the deliveryshipment
Line 30
Confirmed 9 Nov, was 2 Novschedule line
Date changedLine 30

Line 30 moved from 2 Nov to 9 Nov after a component delay. The customer hasn't been told yet.

Draft replyReview needed
LineStatusReply says
10Shipped 30 OctShipped, with tracking number
20Shipped 30 OctShipped, with tracking number
30Confirmed 9 NovNew date, with an apology for the change
Sender checkMatches sold-toBuyer's address is a contact for this customer
RuleReview neededReplies with a changed date go to a person
  • DraftAgentDone
  • Review replyCustomer serviceWaiting
  • SendAgentOn hold

Replies that report a changed date are reviewed before sending. Simple on-time replies can be sent automatically if you allow it.

Design scenario ยท names and values are fictional and depend on your SAP configuration

Inside the platform

Every case is traceable from start to finish.

The case shows who it is waiting for, what happens next, what the agent checked and exactly what each person is approving.

Status request ยท Lakeside Pumps ยท PO 88213
From service mailbox ยท Mon 2 Nov, 14:40 ยท agent version v1
Waiting for reviewDocumentsAuditRe-assess
ReadMatchedReviewReplied
Now

Waiting for A. Chen (Customer service) to review the reply, asked Mon 2 Nov at 14:41.

Next

Once approved, the reply is sent and the email is filed with the order.

StepOwnerStatus
Match to order 10045990AgentDone
Pull status and trackingAgentDone
Review replyA. Chen ยท Customer serviceWaiting
Send replyAgentOn hold
Question for A. Chen

Reply to Lakeside Pumps about PO 88213: lines 10 and 20 shipped on 30 Oct with tracking, and line 30 is now confirmed for 9 Nov instead of 2 Nov. Send as drafted?

Send replyEdit firstAnswer as authorized delegate
  • If the sender can't be verified

    No order details shared

    Order details go only to known contacts for that customer.
  • If it's not a status question

    Routed

    Complaints, returns and changes go to the right team instead.
  • If the order is at risk

    Flagged early

    Late lines are flagged to customer service before the customer asks.

Illustration of how this agent's cases appear on the Artificio platform ยท names and values are fictional

Capabilities

Customer inquiries with governance built in.

Every status question answered from SAP, the same way, every time.

  • Read

    Customer emails

    Status requests read from your service mailbox.
  • Match

    Orders and lines

    Emails matched by PO, order or material.
  • Status

    From SAP

    Confirmed dates, deliveries and goods issue.
  • Track

    Shipments

    Carrier and tracking numbers included.
  • Reply

    By your rules

    Drafted for review or sent automatically.
  • Protect

    Verified senders

    Details only shared with known contacts.

Ownership

Each inquiry goes to the right person.

You map customers and regions to owners. Whoever answers first decides, and anything unassigned goes to the customer service lead.

  • Customer service

    Replies

    Review and send replies.
  • Logistics

    Shipments

    Carrier delays and lost shipments.
  • Planner

    Late lines

    New dates and priorities.
  • Sales

    Key accounts

    Sensitive customers.
  • Returns

    Returns

    Return requests.
  • Billing

    Invoices

    Invoice copies and questions.
  • Credit

    Blocked orders

    Orders on credit hold.
  • Customer service lead

    Exceptions

    Unassigned emails, complaints and a weekly summary.

Owners, rules and tolerances are configured to your organization and agreed for each deployment.

Controlled autonomy

Start with human oversight. Automate only when ready.

The agent proves itself on your real work before it writes anything to SAP. The platform measures how often your people agree with it, so you decide when to give it more room, case type by case type.

  1. Step 1Where every agent starts

    Shadow mode

    The agent proposes every action but writes nothing to SAP. Your people decide, and each answer counts toward the agreement rate.

  2. Step 2

    Approve, then act

    The required owners approve. The agent acts in SAP only when the last approval lands.

  3. Step 3

    Act by approved rule

    For case types you explicitly configure and approve, such as sending replies for orders that shipped on time to verified contacts, the agent acts on its own and reports back.

Agreement with the agent ยท by case typeIllustrative
On-time orders
98%
Shipped orders with tracking
95%
Changed dates
80%
  • Approval rules are enforced by the platform, whatever the agent's instructions say
  • Order details go only to verified contacts for that customer
  • SAP credentials never reach the agent or its instructions
  • Every value carries its source; approved values are locked

Governed agent runtime

Shared platform controls across every Artificio agent.

What makes this agent different is its configuration: its instructions, the tools it may use and the policies it works under. Reviewers, approvals, versions and audit work the same way for every agent you add.

Reviewers
Customer servicecs@yourco.com
Logisticslogistics@yourco.com
Plannersplanning@yourco.com
Customer service leadcs-lead@yourco.com

Assigned reviewers

Decisions go to named owners or authorized teams, with reminders, and every email links back to the case.

Tools
Read customer emailsRead
Read orders and deliveriesRead
Read shipment trackingRead
Send approved replyAction

Read tools and Action tools

Gathering data is kept separate from changing SAP. Action tools are controlled and can require human approval before they run.

Instruction versions
v3ActiveTolerances updated
v2New plant added
v1Created from blueprint

Versioned instructions

Versions can't be edited, and each case keeps the version it started with, so a change never alters work in progress.

Recreations of Artificio platform screens

What we measure

Results you can see in your own numbers.

Every pilot tracks the same four measures from day one, so the business case comes from your data, not ours.

  • Response time

    From email received to reply sent.
  • Handled without lookup

    Status emails answered without manual SAP lookups.
  • Proactive notices

    Delays flagged before the customer asked.
  • Reply accuracy

    Replies corrected by reviewers, tracked over time.

For SAP teams

Integrates with SAP ECC and S/4HANA through standard interfaces.

The agent reads and writes data through supported SAP interfaces, without modifying standard SAP objects and without replacing your existing governance.

Reads from SAP

EmailsCustomer service mailbox
Sales ordersLines, schedule lines and confirmed dates
DeliveriesDeliveries and goods issue
ShipmentsCarrier and tracking numbers

Writes to SAP

RepliesDrafted or sent by your rules
RoutingNon-status emails to the right team
Case notesEmail filed with the order
SAPRead only; no order changes

ScopeThe agent reads SAP and doesn't change orders. Carrier tracking comes from the shipment or delivery in SAP, or from carrier links agreed in discovery.

Pilot approach

Start with one service mailbox.

A focused pilot in your QA or sandbox system proves the agent on your own data before anything reaches production.

  1. Phase 1

    Connect

    Review SAP edition, interfaces, authorizations and representative data.

  2. Phase 2

    Configure

    Agree the mailbox, customers, reply templates and send rules.

  3. Phase 3

    Pilot

    Answer real emails in shadow mode: the agent drafts, your team sends.

  4. Phase 4

    Expand

    Review the four measures, then add mailboxes and approved automatic replies.

Frequently asked questions

Questions SAP teams ask.

Does it send replies automatically?
Only where you allow it, such as on-time orders for verified contacts. Everything else is drafted for review.
How does it protect customer data?
It only shares order details with known contacts for that customer, checked against the sender's address.
Does it change orders?
No. It reads SAP. Change requests go to customer service.
Can it handle several orders in one email?
Yes. Each order and line is matched and answered in one reply.
Does it work with our service desk tool?
It works with your service mailbox. Service desk tools are agreed in discovery.
Is the Order Status & Customer Inquiry Agent available today?
It is configured on request on the same governed platform as Artificio's available agents. We start by scoping your process and systems, then configure and test the agent in a pilot in your SAP QA or sandbox system before anything reaches production.
Does the Order Status & Customer Inquiry Agent write to SAP without approval?
Not by default. Every agent starts in shadow mode, where nothing is written to SAP. After that, the required owners approve before the agent acts. Automatic action is only possible for cases you explicitly configure and approve.
Which SAP versions are supported?
SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA. The exact interfaces and scope are confirmed for your release and deployment during technical discovery; S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is reviewed case by case.

Security & compliance

Enterprise security across every agent

ISO 27001:2013 certified, SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, GDPR and HIPAA ready. Every agent action is logged and auditable, and SAP credentials stay in the platform's integration accounts.

  • ISO 27001:2013
  • SOC 2 Type II
  • GDPR ready
  • HIPAA ready

See it working

Two ways to get started.

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Scope a pilot on one customer service mailbox in your SAP QA or sandbox system, with the four measures agreed up front.

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