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For SAP Cloud ALM · on SAP BTP

Reliable governance for SAP Cloud ALM

With pony you implement custom fields, search, consistency checks and automations in SAP Cloud ALM — for more reliability, data quality and control across requirements, user stories and features.

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  • Custom fields
  • Consistency checks
  • Mandatory field validation
  • Inline error notifications
  • Authorization control
  • Easy to configure
Custom fields

Custom fields for requirements, user stories and features

pony brings custom fields directly into the SAP Cloud ALM screens where Requirements, User Stories and Features are maintained. Project-specific, organizational or regulatory information can be captured in a structured way and used directly in the working process.

More on custom fields in SAP Cloud ALM
SAP Cloud ALM screenshot with a custom Change Type field
Consistency checks

Mandatory Field Checks and Consistency Checks

With pony, you can validate mandatory fields, attribute combinations and status changes directly in SAP Cloud ALM. Native fields and customer-specific attributes can be validated based on project, workstream or status.

  • Validate mandatory fields directly in SAP Cloud ALM
  • Secure attribute combinations and status changes
  • Configure rules without development
Learn more about consistency checks
  1. 1
    Feature is being edited
    Status change to “In Progress”.
  2. 2
    pony evaluates the defined rule
    Rule: Release is mandatory.
  3. 3
    Field “Release” is missing
    Validation fails.
  4. 4
    Error message appears
    “Please fill in Release to change the status.”
  5. 5
    User corrects directly
    Data consistent · status approved.
Cross Landscape Distribution

Execute Cross Landscape Distribution out of the SAP Cloud ALM Feature

With pony, Cross Landscape Distribution (XLD) is integrated directly into the SAP Cloud ALM feature process. XLD can be executed from within the feature, while consistency checks ensure that critical status changes such as „Successfully Tested“ are only possible once the distribution has been completed.

  • Execute XLD directly within the SAP Cloud ALM feature
  • XLD consistency check on status changes in the feature
  • XLD app with dashboard, rules, history and audit trail
More on XLD in SAP Cloud ALM
Cross Landscape Distribution – controlled transport distribution across SAP systems
XLD
Feature · Transports · Target systems
Feature overview

What you can implement with pony in SAP Cloud ALM

Custom fields & search

Extend requirements, user stories and features with your own fields and make them easy to find.

Configurable consistency checks

Define rules for mandatory fields, content, status combinations as well as rules for Requirements, User Stories and Features.

Status & field logic

Secure status transitions and ensure that key information is always maintained.

Workflow-based automation

Model conditions and actions graphically — without custom development.

Hints, errors & notifications

Support users in the moment with clear messages, comments or email notifications.

Automatic actions

Set, change or clear fields automatically, add comments or trigger notifications.

Benefits

More quality and control in SAP Cloud ALM

Process reliability

Rules and checks are executed consistently, supporting a binding use of SAP Cloud ALM.

Data quality

Requirements, user stories and features contain the information your organization actually needs.

Transparency

Custom fields and search make relevant information easier to find.

Automation

Manual review and control steps are reduced.

Compliance support

Project, audit and governance requirements can be mapped directly in the tool.

User guidance

Error messages and hints help users fix issues right away.

Demo

Experience pony online

See in the online demo how custom fields, consistency checks and automations are implemented with pony in SAP Cloud ALM.

  • Creating custom fields
  • Searching by custom field values
  • Defining consistency checks
  • Inline error messages in the UI
  • Workflow rules for requirements, user stories and features
  • Automatic actions like field changes, comments or email notifications
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

pony is an extension for SAP Cloud ALM that enables companies to use custom fields, mandatory field checks, consistency checks, automations and Cross Landscape Distribution directly in SAP Cloud ALM. The goal is to make SAP Cloud ALM more controlled, more configurable and better aligned with customer-specific project and governance requirements.

pony extends SAP Cloud ALM in three main areas: custom fields for Requirements, User Stories and Features, mandatory field checks and consistency checks for better data quality, and Cross Landscape Distribution, or XLD, directly in the SAP Cloud ALM Feature process.

Yes. With pony, custom fields and attributes can be provided directly in SAP Cloud ALM, for example for Requirements, User Stories and Features. This allows additional information to be captured in a structured way, searched and used in processes.

With pony, native SAP Cloud ALM fields and customer-specific attributes can be validated. Companies can configure rules that validate mandatory information, attribute combinations or status changes. This helps support data quality, process reliability and future auditability directly in the workflow.

Cross Landscape Distribution, or XLD, supports the controlled distribution of transport-based changes across system and landscape boundaries. With pony, XLD is integrated directly into the SAP Cloud ALM Feature process, including XLD status, execution from the Feature and consistency checks before critical status changes.

pony currently supports central SAP Cloud ALM areas such as Requirements, User Stories and Features. Extensions for additional areas such as test cases, test plans, processes and documents are planned.

No. Custom fields, mandatory field checks, consistency checks and automations are configured in pony. Companies can adapt rules and behavior to their project methodology, governance requirements and customer scenarios without custom development in the SAP standard.

Yes. pony runs on SAP Business Technology Platform and extends SAP Cloud ALM through its own application. SAP Cloud ALM remains the leading system for Application Lifecycle Management.

No. pony does not replace SAP Cloud ALM. pony complements SAP Cloud ALM with additional functions for custom fields, validation rules, consistency checks, automations and Cross Landscape Distribution.

pony is particularly relevant for companies that use SAP Cloud ALM productively and have higher requirements for data quality, governance, traceability, process reliability or future auditability. Typical use cases include SAP transformation projects, regulated environments, complex rollouts and organizations with their own project standards.
Consultation

Make SAP Cloud ALM more reliable.

Learn how governance rules, custom fields and consistency checks can be implemented directly in SAP Cloud ALM with pony. In a consultation we clarify together which requirements are relevant for your organization.

  • Initial analysis of your governance requirements
  • Insight into pony based on your use cases
  • Clear next steps
SAP Store

Get pony officially via the SAP Store

pony is available as a certified solution on the SAP Store and can be purchased directly through SAP.

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