The SAP LeanIX SaaS Discovery feature, part of the SaaS Management Platform (SMP), is designed to automatically identify all Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications being used across an organization. It achieves this by integrating with key enterprise systems such as financial, HR, and Single Sign-On (SSO) providers. The primary goal is to create a comprehensive, real-time inventory of the entire SaaS landscape, including unsanctioned "shadow IT." Once discovered, these applications can be linked to the SAP LeanIX Enterprise Architecture workspace for governance, cost optimization, and risk management within the overall IT landscape.

B. This describes a platform update or a continuous deployment process for the SAP LeanIX application itself, not the function of discovering other SaaS applications used by the organization.

C. SaaS Discovery identifies the applications (the technical asset), not the abstract business capabilities they support. Mapping discovered applications to business capabilities is a subsequent enterprise architecture management activity.

1. SAP Help Portal

SAP LeanIX SaaS Management Platform

"Discover" section. The documentation states

"The Discover module in SMP provides a comprehensive overview of all SaaS applications used within your organization... It integrates with various systems like financial

HR

and single sign-on (SSO) to automatically identify SaaS subscriptions and usage." This confirms the function of discovering applications.

2. SAP LeanIX Official Product Documentation

"SaaS Management" page. The product overview highlights the core capability: "Automatically discover all SaaS applications—including shadow IT—to create a single source of truth." This directly supports the purpose of discovering applications

not code updates or business capabilities.