Sambeth, MichaelHeinckiens, PeterFähnrich, Klaus-PeterFranczyk, Bogdan2019-01-112019-01-112010978-3-88579-269-7https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/19234SAP templates are a frequently used form of SAP software and business process deployments. This paper outlines common challenges when dealing with SOA and interfaces in large-scale SAP templates, such as global templates. It focuses on the architecture principles around the traditional tension point of integration: balancing standardization with local innovation. This includes an exemplary view on the components to be applied and their lifecycle management throughout the release management of the SAP environment. A customer example is used to illustrate the challenges and the applied architecture.enText/Conference Paper1617-5468