Automation of Order-to-Invoice with Ariba Network

For customers who act as a seller for buyers from Ariba Network, this scope item enables the supplier integration to Ariba Network to simplify and automate exchanging sales documents and their follow-on messages.

The following documents and functions are supported in the sales process:

- Create, change, or cancel sales order (inbound message)

- Send purchase order confirmation (outbound message)

- Send Advance Shipping Notification (ASN, outbound delivery message)

- Send supplier invoice (outbound message)

Key Process Steps Covered

  • Create, update, or cancel sales order from purchase order
  • Display sales order (optional)
  • Release or cancel sales order manually if customer-expected price check fails
  • Send order (cancellation) confirmation
  • Create delivery
  • Execute picking
  • Post goods issue
  • Send advance shipping notice
  • Create billing document
  • Send invoice

Benefits

  • Experience greater automation in exchanging sales documents with buyers from SAP Ariba Network
  • Reduce time and manual efforts in corresponding with buyers
  • Increase productivity, performance, and work satisfaction of sales professionals and accounts receivable accountants
  • Save costs for paper, postage, mailing, records management
  • Enable greater scalability with process efficiency gains