The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is changing the game for companies trading or importing key commodities into the European market. Compliance is no longer optional — and seamless digital integration is now a legal necessity.
That’s why I built BRIDGE: a lightweight integration layer designed specifically to help SAP customers stay compliant with minimal disruption.
What is EUDR?
The EU Deforestation Regulation applies to companies dealing with products such as:
🌳 Timber & wood derivatives
☕ Coffee
🍫 Cocoa
🫘 Soy
🥩 Beef
🌴 Palm oil
As of 2026, these operators are required to submit a Due Diligence Statement (DDS) before placing such goods on the EU market. This submission must be made electronically via the EUDR REST API.
What is BRIDGE?
BRIDGE is a lightweight middleware that connects SAP systems (via iDoc) directly to the EUDR submission API.
It’s built for:
🔌 Easy deployment in existing SAP landscapes
📥 Automatic conversion of iDoc files to EUDR-compliant JSON payloads
📤 Secure API communication with the official EUDR endpoint
🧩 Extendibility to support other REST services beyond EUDR
BRIDGE lets you keep your current SAP setup — no need for CPI, no need for PI/PO, no need for complex rebuilds.
Why This Matters: PI/PO is Dated, CPI is Expensive
Today, a large portion of SAP customers still rely on SAP PI/PO for interfacing, even though:
🔚 PI/PO is nearing end-of-life
💸 Maintaining PI/PO is expensive
⚙️ CPI (SAP BTP) requires licensing and development capacity
BRIDGE offers a leaner alternative: a self-contained integration flow that can run on-premise or cloud, and that can evolve later into a BTP service when you’re ready to migrate.
It’s a future-proof first step that gives you flexibility, compliance, and peace of mind.
Built to Simplify & Save
BRIDGE was built to do one thing well: connect SAP to modern APIs — cleanly and affordably.
No bloated middleware. No multi-week setup. Just drop your iDoc files in a monitored folder, and BRIDGE does the rest — transforming, submitting, and handling the responses in a clean, traceable way.
Because ABAP developers already know EDI and iDoc structures inside out, integration becomes straightforward and predictable — no need to learn new formats or reinvent the wheel.
Interested?
If you’re looking to prepare your SAP landscape for EUDR — or want a simpler way to integrate REST services into your ERP workflows — BRIDGE is operational and ready for integration.
We’re actively looking for partners to support a broader roll-out and help expand the platform’s capabilities. — get in touch.