SAP BAPI Experts in Munich
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Kai P.
Last position:
Oracle Project Management and DBA at Scope Solutions AG
PROFILE Senior Oracle specialist, consultant and DBA with many years of experience in planning, architecture, installation, migration, operations, performance tuning and troubleshooting of large Oracle database environments. Focus on Oracle Database 19c and enterprise architectures with RAC, Active Data Guard, Golden Gate, Exadata, RMAN and CDB/PDB. Experience in heterogeneous enterprise environments on Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX and Windows, as well as in cloud and migration projects. Over many years, worked as a technical consultant, DBA, architect and project manager for banks, insurers, energy providers, public institutions, industry, automotive and aviation. Combining technical Oracle expertise with operations concepts, migration, project planning, documentation and customer consulting.
ORACLE FOCUS AREAS
- Oracle Database 19c – installation, upgrade, patch/RU management, operations and troubleshooting
- Oracle Database 21c / 23ai / 26ai – knowledge of current Oracle release lines
- Oracle RAC, Active Data Guard, Data Guard, Oracle GoldenGate
- CDB / PDB, multitenant architectures and enterprise database operations
- Oracle Exadata and highly available database environments
- RMAN – backup, restore, recovery, migration and disaster recovery scenarios
- Data Pump (EXPDP / IMPDP), Transportable Tablespaces (TTS) and database-based migrations
- Performance analysis, SQL / PL/SQL, tuning, troubleshooting and capacity planning
- Oracle Enterprise Manager / monitoring and technical operational support
- Oracle Security: Wallet, TDE, Database Vault, VPD / RLS
- Oracle DWH / BI: OBIEE, ODI, OWB and Discoverer
- Oracle Applications / E-Business Suite and Oracle-based application environments
CURRENT PROJECTS
Scope Solutions AG, Basel / CH | 08/2023 – ongoing Oracle Project Management and DBA
- Installation, maintenance and regular upgrades of Oracle database systems with a focus on Oracle 19c.
- Patch and release management including OPatch and Release Updates; operations on RHEL 8.x, SLES 15.x and Windows.
- DBA support for customers in DACH and Europe and support of production, load test and other CDB/PDB environments.
- Technical operating processes and documentation via Confluence; support and service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.
Federal Employment Agency, Nuremberg | 04/2022 – 10/2023 Oracle Operations Support / DBA
- Operations and regular upgrades of Oracle-19c database systems on SLES 15.x.
- DBA for around 2,100 PDBs on RAC and Exadata in production, integration, load test and other environments.
- Configuration management via ARS Remedy; workflows and technical documentation via Jira and Confluence.
- Operations support and processing of service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.
Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden | 09/2021 – 03/2022 Oracle Operations and Architecture – 2022 Survey
- Merging data into a central Oracle-19c database system.
- Design of import/export procedures for the central data structure.
- KPI and performance architecture for analyses.
- Training employees in Oracle performance and DBA topics.
E.ON Digital Technology, Landshut / KKI | 03/2019 – 12/2021 Oracle Operations, Architecture and DBA
- Patch concepts, technical documentation, installation, database administration and operations of Oracle 12c/19c.
- AIX 7.x, LPAR administration including VIO server and software distribution with NIM.
- Performance monitoring and monitoring.
- Backup and restore with TSM / IBM Spectrum Protect and Oracle RMAN.
- Installation of Enterprise Manager 13c with WebLogic Server 12.1x; employee training.
KaPe Munich – various end customers in DACH / Europe | ongoing / various projects Oracle DBA, architecture, migration, DWH consulting and project management
- Many years of consulting and operational DBA work in various Oracle architectures.
- DWH/CRM platforms: planning, analysis, performance and tuning, as well as business analysis.
- RAC, Data Guard, Transportable Tablespaces, RMAN and Oracle 11g/12c in enterprise environments.
- Customer projects including Burda, Deka, E.ON, Otto Group and Augsburger Allgemeine.
AXA, Germany / Europe | 09/2018 – 02/2019 Oracle DB Operations and Migration – Cloud Architectures
- Planning, methodology and execution of Oracle database migrations to IBM Private Cloud / Spectrum and AWS Public Cloud.
- Creation of Oracle databases in the cloud with SLES and Terraform templates.
- Technical architecture work and cloud KPIs.
RWE / SÜWAG / Syna, Germany | 07/2016 – 09/2018 Oracle DB Migrations 11g/12c and Project Management
- Design, planning and execution of Oracle database migrations 11g → 12c with platform and architecture changes.
- Windows Server 2012/2016 and setup and migration of Enterprise Manager/WebLogic-based monitoring environments.
- Use of Data Guard, TTS, EXPDP/IMPDP and RMAN based on analysis of application requirements.
- Performance and tuning for Oracle 11g/12c.
MTU Aero Engines, Munich | 01/2016 – 03/2017 Oracle DBA / Requirements Engineer
- Operations and development of Oracle 11g/12c databases and application workflows.
- Interfaces to SAP via BAPI.
- Design and management of APPS modules with Visual Basic / Visual Studio and PL/SQL; version control with SVN.
UBIS (HVB), Munich | 04/2012 – 08/2015 Oracle Operations, Architecture, DBA and Project Management
- Oracle-based operations and migration of MUREX and Sophis trading platforms.
- Oracle Security, Wallet, Tablespaces, RAC, Data Guard, Database Vault, GoldenGate and DWH.
- Project management for Oracle DWH migrations and release changes from 10g to 11gR2.
- Migration OWB 11gR2 → ODI 12c and introduction of Oracle Database 12c.
- Platforms: Red Hat, AIX and Solaris.
WWK Deutschland a.G., Munich | 09/2010 – 03/2012 Oracle DB and HP-UX → Linux Migration
- Architecture, planning, operations concept and migration of 104 databases from an HP-UX cluster to Red Hat Linux.
- Single Instance with Veritas Cluster and 2-node RAC 11.2.0.2; four Data Guard databases.
- Project management for OWB/DWH migrations (>1 TB), including tuning, PL/SQL, mappings and metadata.
Allianz Deutschland, ACAS Stuttgart | 03/2010 – 09/2010 Technical DWH Project Manager
- DWH project for processing European ETL data sources.
- Business analysis and requirements management for automated loading processes.
- OWB, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Oracle Advanced Security / TDE, Oracle BI and Database Vault.
NETMA, Munich-Taufkirchen | 08/2007 – 02/2010 Oracle Specialist and DBA for Oracle Applications 11i
- Operations of Oracle 9i/10g and Oracle Applications 11.5.10.
- Design and development of APPS modules with PL/SQL and SVN.
- Oracle RAC, Enterprise Manager, Oracle Application Server and migration tests.
- Platforms: AIX, SLES, Windows and HP-UX.
BT Germany, Munich | 11/2007 – 04/2008 Oracle DB Migration
- Migration from Oracle 8i to 10gR2 in a Solaris cluster environment.
- Preparing offers, project planning and process planning.
Itellium (KQ), Nuremberg | 02/2007 – 08/2007 Oracle DWH Specialist
- Design and analysis of a DWH focusing on master data and logistics.
- Oracle Designer, OWB, Oracle Database, ETL, PL/SQL and External Tables; data volumes up to approx. 5 TB.
Oracle Deutschland GmbH, Munich | 10/2006 – 02/2007 and further assignments Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH
- Consulting for customers such as Volkswagen, GE Money Bank, WeKa, KSB, Swisscom and British Telecom.
- Migration Discoverer EUL4 → EUL5i, database optimization, Data Guard and web/database analysis.
- Performance and tuning on Solaris and Linux.
HaSpa, Hamburg | 07/2006 – 10/2006 Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH
- Setup of an Oracle-10gR2 environment for banking applications.
- Data transfer from DB2 / OS390, architecture, sizing, tuning and performance.
- Data preparation and integration with OWB.
AUDI, Ingolstadt | 02/2005 – 06/2006 Oracle Consultant and DBA
- Operations, installation and maintenance of Oracle 9i/10g and IAS 10g.
- RMAN, Oracle RLS, Oracle HTMLDB, Veritas Cluster, Solaris and AIX / HACMP.
- Database cloning and migration 9i → 10g; approx. 200 systems up to 4.5 TB.
Photocolor, Kreuzlingen / CH | 11/2003 – 01/2005 Project Manager / Oracle
- Implementation, configuration, technical support and acceptance of an Oracle ERP/CRM solution.
- Oracle Applications, Oracle 9i, Solaris, HP-UX, OWB and Mercury TestDirector.
- Project scope approx. 2 TB; reporting to management.
ZPD NRW, Duisburg | 05/2003 – 10/2003 Oracle Consultant
- Consulting, PL/SQL training and project planning for a nationwide Oracle Forms integration.
- Oracle on HP Superdome / HP-UX; data volume 1.2 → 2.5 TB, sizing up to 5 TB.
Messe München GmbH | 11/2002 – 05/2003 Project Manager / Oracle
- MIS/DWH solution with OWB, Discoverer, Oracle 11i / 9i and RAC.
- Architecture, design, integration, troubleshooting and consulting for data volumes of 1.5–2 TB.
Aria SA Integration, Geneva / CH | 09/2002 – 11/2002 Oracle DBA and Consultant
- Oracle 8.1.7.4 / 9i; merging the Stuttgart and Geneva databases via replication.
Florian S.
Last position:
ABAP/4, ABAP Objects Developer at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
- WRICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow) in the FI and CO modules of S/4HANA ECC using ABAP OO
- Use of SAP HANA Studio, AIF, SAP Solution Manager, Confluence and Jira
- Environment: SAP S/4HANA on Premise 2020
Markus J.
Last position:
Senior SAP ABAP Developer at BIBB - Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
- Support for an SAP S/4HANA migration
- Adjustments and bug fixes in SAP CATS
- Technical stabilization of existing developments
- Code analysis and cleanup of custom ABAP developments
Werner B.
Last position:
Product Visionary Sales & Operations Planning at BASF Digital Solutions GmbH
- Support of BASF units in change management for the introduction of a Sales & Operations Planning process based on OMP SOP
Steffen P.
Last position:
Senior SAP BI Consultant at SteHe-Consulting
- Further development of BW applications for First Data GmbH
- Migration of 3.x data sources to 7.x
- Adaptation/redesign of existing ABAP coding to ABAP-OO
- Creation of new data flows in BW 7.5
- Support of daily operations
- Operation and monitoring of BW applications
- Authorizations
- Deletion concept for business partners in BW
- Data archiving concept
- Development of program for automatic creation of SD orders
- ABAP, ABAP-OO, BAPI
- SAP BW 7.x
- SAP ERP
Ben S.
Last position:
Data Engineer/ ETL Developer at Deutsche Bahn
- Developed data extraction from PostgreSQL with Talend ETL tool
- Developed SQL/PL SQL scripts and views as required for ETL process
- Used the GIT repository together with the existing CI/CD process for testing and production deployment
- Created and updated multiple complex ETL jobs for mapping tarif data into SQLite files for the Input Pool
- Extracted and transformed source data via an H2 DB into SQLite for MT and ticket machines
- Collaborated closely with requirements engineers and data managers in an Agile environment
Alexey D.
Last position:
Asapio
- Concept design
- Implementation of CRUD functionality via OData services
- Implementation of AI integration
- Implementation of backend logic
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Statistics of experts using SAP BAPI
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years
Position duration
1.6 years
Positions per freelancer
24
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Procurement
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing
Bachelor's degree or higher
75%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Munich are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Munich using SAP BAPI
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP BAPI experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Automotive (86%)
- Manufacturing (86%)
- Retail (86%)
- Professional Services (71%)
- Telecommunication (71%)
- Banking and Finance (57%)
- Insurance (57%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What SAP BAPI does
SAP BAPI, short for Business Application Programming Interface, is a standardized interface for accessing SAP business objects and processes. It lets external applications create, read, change or post business data through controlled, reusable functions rather than direct database access. BAPIs commonly support orders, materials, customers, vendors, invoices and financial postings.
Integration landscape
BAPIs usually operate through SAP Remote Function Call and connect with middleware, integration suites or custom applications. Strong work may involve ABAP function modules, SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, transaction handling, authorizations and data mapping. Specialists also understand when IDocs, OData services or APIs are a better fit.
- Map external data to SAP structures and business rules
- Configure RFC destinations and connection handling
- Test commits, rollbacks, errors and duplicate requests
- Document interfaces for support and future change
Typical deliverables
Companies use SAP BAPI expertise to connect e-commerce, logistics, procurement, finance and manufacturing systems with SAP. Deliverables can include integration specifications, BAPI wrappers, interface monitoring, migration utilities and secure services for partner or internal applications. The work must preserve SAP validation and posting logic across connected systems.
When to bring specialists
Freelance specialists add value during SAP rollouts, S/4HANA migrations, acquisitions and integration backlogs. They are also useful when interfaces are slow, undocumented or failing after a release. In Munich, projects may involve local manufacturing, automotive, retail or logistics operations and collaboration with German-speaking business teams alongside distributed technical teams.
Quality signals
A strong professional traces a business requirement through the SAP object, BAPI documentation, test data and resulting document. They ask about LUWs, commits, authorizations, idempotency, monitoring and error recovery before implementation. Look for clear mapping decisions, reproducible tests and evidence that changes were validated in a representative SAP landscape.
Project collaboration
SAP BAPI work often spans functional owners, SAP teams, integration specialists and external application teams. Remote collaboration works well when access, interface contracts, test systems and escalation paths are defined early; on-site workshops can help resolve complex process questions. The best specialists communicate technical limits clearly and leave maintainable documentation behind.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about SAP BAPI, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
SAP BAPI is used to expose SAP business processes and data through stable, documented interfaces. Companies use it to create sales orders, update materials, post financial documents or exchange business information with external systems.
SAP BAPI is a function-based interface that is well suited to synchronous business transactions and controlled SAP updates. IDocs are often preferred for asynchronous message exchange, while OData APIs fit web and mobile integrations; the right choice depends on process timing, SAP release and integration design.
SAP BAPI work benefits from knowledge of ABAP, RFC, SAP authorization concepts and transaction handling. Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, IDocs, OData, middleware and interface monitoring helps a specialist choose and operate the right integration pattern.
SAP BAPI projects need a specialist who has handled the relevant SAP business process, not only someone who can call a function module. A small, well-documented interface may need focused support, while migrations or cross-system finance and logistics flows require broader integration and testing experience.
SAP BAPI projects can usually be delivered remotely when secure SAP access, test data and clear interface ownership are available. Munich-based teams may still prefer on-site workshops for process discovery, while remote collaboration can work well across German- and English-speaking stakeholders.
SAP BAPI quality is visible in accurate mappings, correct commit and rollback behavior, useful error handling and clear documentation. Ask for a test approach that covers authorizations, duplicate calls, failed postings and the resulting SAP documents.
SAP BAPI extensions can be appropriate when a standard interface does not cover a required business rule or data combination. A specialist should first check standard BAPIs, released APIs and enhancement options before proposing custom logic, since upgrades are easier when the SAP core remains stable.
SAP BAPI specialists need the SAP release, target systems, required business objects, connectivity model and available test environment. They should also clarify whether the work covers interface design, ABAP implementation, middleware configuration, monitoring or production support.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAP BAPI in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 856 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAP BAPI in their recent projects, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAP BAPI in their recent projects have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAP BAPI in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAP BAPI in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (86%), and Manufacturing (86%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAP BAPI in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Business Intelligence (71%), and Procurement (71%).
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