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NP-20140
This feature provides support for the Services Procurement with Ariba Network and SAP Fieldglass (4R2) integration scenario. It includes integration between SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Fieldglass, and Ariba Network for services procurement and supports the exchange of documents such as orders, service sheets, and invoices.
Customers use a variety of SAP Procurement solutions, including SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Ariba Network, and SAP Fieldglass for managing their services procurement activities, but haven’t been able to leverage their capabilities across the solutions without manual intervention, resulting in process inefficiencies and greater opportunity for errors and compliance issues.
The automation of purchase order to invoice processing in Ariba Network and SAP Fieldglass integration via Cloud Integration Gateway enables seamless connection from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to suppliers in Ariba Network and SAP Fieldglass.
Digitized collaboration with suppliers in Ariba Network and SAP Fieldglass speeds up procurement processes, reducing the number of manual process steps to achieve up to 98% touch-less invoice processing. This also contributes to reduced errors, increased productivity of procurement and accounts payable staff, lower cost of supplier transactions, improved compliance, and a reduction in inquiries about payments from suppliers.
Buyer and Supplier
Customer Configured
Ariba Network
SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway
SAP Fieldglass
SAP S/4HANA /Cloud
Ensure that the Automation of Source-to-Pay with Ariba Network (42K) integration scenario has been implemented.
If your purchase requisitions are initiated from guided buying, ensure that the Guided Buying Capability with SAP Ariba Buying (2NV) integration scenario is enabled.
The Allow exchange of documents such as orders, service sheets, and invoices between SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Fieldglass, and Ariba Network for services procurement transaction rule must be enabled in the Ariba Network buyer accounts.
The following transaction rules must be enabled in the Ariba Network buyer accounts:
This feature is not applicable to suppliers who invoice through an integrated ERP system.
This feature is not applicable to orders containing both material and lean-service items.
In SAP Fieldglass, each proof of service document submitted against a statement of work (SOW) can contain only one item. So, the service entry sheet created from an approved proof of service document will also contain only one item.
In SAP Fieldglass, proof of service documents cannot be edited after they have been created.
Service entry sheets from SAP Fieldglass cannot be edited in Ariba Network.
When creating invoices based on approved service entry sheets, each invoice can be associated with only one service entry sheet.
SAP Business Network 2105