SAP LeanIX is an Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) solution. Its fundamental role is to provide a comprehensive, data-driven inventory and visualization of an organization's entire IT landscape. When integrating a core system like SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, LeanIX is used to map existing applications, interfaces, data flows, and technology components. This detailed understanding is critical for planning the transformation, identifying dependencies, assessing the impact of changes, and managing the overall complexity of the integration project. It enables architects to design a coherent future-state architecture and ensure the new system fits effectively within the existing enterprise environment.

A. Automating HR workflows: This is a primary function of SAP SuccessFactors itself or integration tools like SAP Integration Suite, not an Enterprise Architecture Management tool like LeanIX.

B. Creating comprehensive reports for HR processes: HR-specific reporting and analytics are handled by tools like SAP Analytics Cloud or the native reporting capabilities within SAP SuccessFactors, not by LeanIX.

D. Providing data-driven insights for strategic decision-making: While LeanIX provides insights, its focus is on the IT architecture to support IT strategy. Option C is more precise, as managing the landscape is the how it provides those insights.

1. SAP Official Product Information: On the official SAP LeanIX product page

it states

"Gain a comprehensive view of your IT landscape... With the SAP LeanIX solution

you can develop a data-driven roadmap for your business transformation." This directly points to its role in understanding and managing the IT landscape.

Source: SAP SE. (2024). SAP LeanIX Solutions. Retrieved from sap.com/products/leanix.html (Section: "Enterprise Architecture Management").

2. SAP News Center: In the official announcement of the LeanIX acquisition

SAP highlights its purpose: "The offering will give companies a comprehensive view of their IT landscape... The software-as-a-service offering from LeanIX provides a single source of truth..." This emphasizes its function in mapping and managing the IT environment.

Source: SAP SE. (2023

September 7). SAP to Acquire LeanIX

a Leader in Enterprise Architecture Management Software. SAP News Center. (Paragraphs 2-3).

3. SAP Business Transformation Documentation: SAP's guidance on business transformation emphasizes the need for a clear view of the application landscape. "SAP LeanIX helps you visualize your as-is architecture and plan your to-be landscape... It is essential for managing the complexity inherent in large-scale transformations

such as an SAP S/4HANA or SAP SuccessFactors implementation."

Source: SAP SE. (2024). Guidance for Business Transformation with SAP. SAP Help Portal. (Section: Enterprise Architecture for Transformation).