Automatic bank statement import for Japanese banks in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

[byd]

Hi Community,

We need to automatically import bank statements from Japanese banks into SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition for bank reconciliation.

Could you please advise:
1. Is automatic bank statement import supported for Japanese banks (e.g., MUFG, Mizuho, SMBC)?
2. Which connectivity method is supported:
- Bank Communication Management with Zengin format (Zengin TCP/IP or Zengin XML)?
- SWIFT/MT940?
- File upload (manual or SFTP)?
3. Which Scope Item(s) and Fiori app(s) should be used for this setup?
4. Are there any successful implementation cases with Japanese banks?

Any insights on Japanese bank integration would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

[HenrikeGrtecke]

Hello, thank you for your question. It has been forwarded to the experts. Kind regards, Henrike

[Chris1973]

Good day @byd 

Thank you for your question.

You can consult Processing Bank Statements for further details.

Here is a summary to your various questions:

Answer to question 1:

Automatic inbound import is not an out of the box solution in public cloud. The recommendation is a Multi-Bank Connectivity solution. See Overview on Automatic Bank Statement Processing and similar question for more information.

Without MBC, you can manually or programmatically use the Fiori apps/APIs to import files. Manage Bank Statements provides more insight.

To summarise, for true automation, I suggest you use SAP MBC or a partner channel that can push files to MBC or your middleware. Otherwise, use the Japan import apps or Manage Incoming Payment Files with a file feed that you trigger. See Integration with SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity for more details.

Answer to question 2:

Regarding Connectivity and formats for Japan, public cloud provides specific import apps that support ZENGINGKYO formats and Zengin XML. See more at KBA 3539536. SWIFT MT940/ISO 20022 camt.052/053/054 is fully supported as electronic bank statement formats in public cloud. You can achieve SFTP/host-to-host through MBC or through your middleware.

Answer to question 3:

You can activate J77, 1EG and 4X8 and use the Manage Incoming Payments Files or Manage Bank Statements apps to set it up.

Regarding your 4th. quetion, based on my experience there has been multiple successful implementation cases.

Let me know if you have further questions.

Best regards

Chris