What is a Status Update Request and when it's used?

Buyers or suppliers can send StatusUpdateRequest documents to update the status of documents in the SAP Business Network. These requests are used to change the status of supplier's ASN, invoices, SES, to failed, rejected or paid, for example.

These documents are typically sent automatically by your integrated procurement, invoicing, or ERP system, based on the actions you perform. The SAP Business Network receives and processes these SUR documents to update the document statuses accordingly.

Additionally, suppliers can configure status update requests in their SAP Business Network account to route SUR documents to their integrated systems as well.

A response with a 2xx series status code must be sent from the supplier's procurement system to acknowledge the order successfully. Below is an example of a valid response:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE cXML SYSTEM "http://xml.cXML.org/schemas/cXML/1.2.021/cXML.dtd">
<cXML payloadID="testpayload123" xml:lang="en-US" timestamp="2019-11-14T18:39:42-08:00">
<Response>
<Status code="200" text="OK"/>
</Response>
</cXML>

You can learn more about SUR documents in the official guides below:

• Invoice status and ServiceEntryRequest status updates in the cXML Solutions Guide
• Invoice and invoice reconciliation status flow in the Reconciling invoices guide (for SAP Ariba Procurement solutions)
• status update requests

SAP Business Network for Procurement & Supply Chain > Transaction Documents