An influential SAP user group has criticized the vendor's API policy update, saying it lacks clarity and potentially prevents users from starting new projects and innovating on their SAP platforms. AI clause in new SAP API policy has partners worried over lock-in READ MORE The new API policy [PDF], published by the ERP giant last week, states users can only build using its APIs "within the limits of SAP-endorsed architectures, data services, or service-specific pathways." It also refers to an API Hub of approved interfaces for developers to use. Critics have pointed out that the vendor’s approved list is not well-managed and up-to-date. Jens Hungershausen, chairman of the German-speaking user group DSAG board, told The Register that every function module inside SAP is an API. "In the past, you had your own developments… your own programs, your writing: maybe you created your own solutions with SAP using these APIs.…