Sales Order Created via Client Certificate Authentication Classified as Digital Access

[hemanth_shetty]

Customer is using SAP Business Process Automation (BPA) to create a Sales Order in SAP S/4HANA Cloud (Public Edition) by calling OData API.

The API call is made using a client certificate authentication destination in SAP BTP, where the keystore is created from the service key of the SAP Build Process Automation subscription.

Given this setup, the created Sales Order is classified as a Digital Access document.

• Is it expected that Sales Orders created via client certificate authentication are counted under Digital Access?
• Would using a Named User with Basic Authentication or Oauth2 User token exchange authentication instead of a service key avoid the Digital Access classification?

Thanks.

[Chuma]

Hello @hemanth_shetty 

Thank you for your follow-up

Adding an SAP-Passport header can assist S/4HANA in recognising the creator as coming from an SAP application instead of a generic external system.

However, it is not a foolproof way to disable Digital Access (DA). Whether a document is classified as Digital Access ultimately depends on its origin, whether from SAP or a non-SAP application, and your contractual terms, not solely on the authentication method.

Useful SAP Documentation References

Help Portal — Digital Access (Public Cloud): definition/scope of DA. SAP Help-Manage Your SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition-SAP Digital Access

KBA 2853271 — Digital Access License in S/4HANA Cloud: DA applicability in Cloud scenarios. SAP Support Portal-2853271 - Digital Access License in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition from a 3rd-p...

SAP DAAP/Passport material: explains SAP-Passport as the basis for end-to-end attribution and measurability. SAP News Centre-SAP Digital Access / SAP Digital Access

Help — User Registration for Digital Access / License compliance (Cloud): how to register/monitor DA usage. SAP Help-Manage Your SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition-User Registration for Digital Access

Hope it helps

With kind regards

Chuma