SAP ERP Integration with Concur ( On premisse ) Step-by-Step

[EmersonTosin]

Introduction

Hello Community! This blog is about how to configure your SAP ERP On Premisse for integration with SAP Concur Solutions. I will show you how to configure the SAP Concur Addon with SAP Concur (step-by-step). This is the second task for working with SAP Concur. After installing the Concur Addon, you need to integrate your SAP ERP with SAP Concur. As a premise, you need to have all Concur credentials and keys (customer credentials).

Main part

Below the step by step to configure the SAP ERP integration with SAP Concur:

1. Acess the CTE_SETUP transaction

2. Create the Connection

Path: CTE_SETUP -> System -> Create Connection

 

3. Setting Up the System Connection

Important: In this task, you need to place the integration information. The Concur Host (depends on the region), the port, SSL, Proxy and so on. There are two ways to do it: Direct Integration and Middleware Integration. This information and which type of integration to choose should be discussed with the network management team.

 

4. Enter Secret and Consumer Key

Important: The SAP Concur team sends the customer's secrets and key to the customer ( Company )

 

5. Assign Acess Token

Important: The SAP Concur team sends the User and Password to the customer ( Company )

 

6. Client Credentials

Important: The SAP Concur team sends the Client ID, Client Secret and Company UUID to the customer ( Company )

 

7.  Complete Summary

Now, only complete the Integration Configuration

 

8. Check the Connection

Path: CTE_SETUP -> System -> Check Connection

 

Conclusion

The steps are theoretically easy, but it is very important that you have all the necessary information in hand, including alignment with the network management team. After the connection with SAP Concur is established, the next steps will be the settings for Exporting Cost Objects and Importing Accounting Documents. Have a nice work!

[sreeleshskumar]

Hi Emerson,

Thanks for the detailed blog and it was really helpful. Can you please provide the step by step process for the financial posting also.

Thanks,

Sree

[EmersonTosin]

Hello Kumar.

Yes, In the future, i will write another POST about Financial Posting.  🙂

[EmersonTosin]

It's done!

https://blogs.sap.com/2021/10/11/financial-posting-configuration/

[sreeleshskumar]

emerson.tosin  - Thanks a lot for the swift response. Thanks for providing the document.

[lchaves]

Hi Emerson,


On the step that you fill the information of www.concursolutions.com and there is an option to use a Middleware, does it means that I can pass this connection thru my SAP Process Integration (PI)?

Thank you,

[EmersonTosin]

Hi Luiz.

Yes... If you have the PI, you can see this in the next picture. You need to choose the radio button "Middleware". So, you will fill the fields: Middleaware Host, Path Prefix and Port of your PI endpoint.

...But, if you don't have any Middleware, you only need to fill the Concur Host and Port.  ( It will create a SM59 connection )

Regards,

[damien_fleming]

This system connection method will be replaced with a new authentication..

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2914977

 

[robsolomon]

Hi Emerson,

Great blog. super helpful!

I have a need to delete a WBS element from a project, but it tells me that I can't do that because ALE is actively distributing the project to Concur.

Can I temporarily turn-off the ALE synchronization for a few minutes while I delete the WBS element, then turn it back on? if so, how would I do that?

Thanks.

[EmersonTosin]

Hello, I never had this problem. Even changes like this are sent to Concur. Try to check the binding in transaction CTE_SETUP. You may be able to do what you want.

[former_member851755]

Hi Emerson,

Thank you for sharing this. I have a quick question for you. Do you setup the integration the same way for a CBCP scenario?

 

Thank you,

Jude

 

[EmersonATosin]

Hi Jude.

No, i didn't, but i wrote about IBCP:

https://blogs.sap.com/2020/10/02/how-to-obtain-the-credit-card-number-from-concur-ibcp-token/

Regards,

[esreeram]

Hi Emerson,

I am new to concur integration with SAP, can you please provide steps need to be done in SAP PO to integrate with Concur from ERP on-premises

[EmersonATosin]

Hi Sivakumar.

I have one document (.pdf) to help you. I don't know how i can share it.

[dubbaka]

Hi emerson.tosin,

Is there any BAPIs/calsses which are very specific to Concur postings?

We need BAPI/Class in SAP which can be used for posting documents in SAP, which we receive from Concur.

 

[EmersonATosin]

Hello dubbaka

 

No, don't have specific BAPI's for this. I can't remember what is, but it's easy to find it. In CTE_SETUP or Concur posting transaction, you can simulate and debug. I can't remember, but isn't the "BAPI_ACC_DOCUMENT_POST" BAPI, it is a similar.

 

Good luck,

[yosiheynajera]

Hi Emerson, thank you for sharing, I have a issue, the logs CONCUR generate and stored in table CTE_D_COM_LOG_PT are growth too fast, Is there a wey to clean or depure it?

[EmersonATosin]

Hello Yosihey.

It's supposed no and is not recommended to clean it. I never had problem like that. Did you try to send a message to SAP!?

Regards,

[former_member117832]

Hi Emerson,

appreciate and helpfull.

Is consumer key and secret same with client id and its secret?

 

thank you

[EmersonATosin]

Hello Yusup. No, the whole keys are different

[former_member636252]

Hello Emerson!

Thank you very much for the Blog, it is of great value.

I recently updated the CTE_FIN 100 - SP 12 and CTE_FND 100 - SP 12 components to version 18, now I noticed that there is something different for the new connections, should I recreate them? I am using Middleware (API).

I also noticed that when I create a new connection, a token is requested, and when I change the same connection that I just created, the token is no longer requested, in fact it is only requested once? Only in the initial configuration?



Thx!

[EmersonATosin]

Hello Luiz. You're welcome.

There was changes about authentication in the new versions, but I'm not working with Concur now. I know about a SAP Note and the best way is try find it. It can explain all the changes about Auth.

Regards,

[SCIL]

Hello Emerson,

Could you please specify the note details  for changes about authentication in the new version (JWT)

It will be helpful for us as your blog has helped so many for earlier connection type.