Commerce Automation with Non-SAP ERP Commodity codes

[Velu_V]

Hello Experts,

Trying to understand the best possible ways to handle the commodity code (Taxonomy) in Ariba Invoice Management. We are implementing Commerce Automation and Ariba Invoice Management for a Non-SAP ERP backend, as part of this, we have a list of custom commodity codes that are used as Product groups in non-SAP ERP. I am aware of the 4 commodity code files (commodity export, Classification code map, ERP Commodity codes/Partition commodity code and CEME). But in our case, since the POs will be initiated from Non-SAP ERP System, when the invoices reach the Network, we expect the suppliers to submit invoices over the network. When suppliers submit the invoices over the network, it should flow to Ariba Invoice Management solution, and we should be able to capture the Commodity code details from the PO to Invoice Reconciliation document which will drive the accounting combination in Ariba Invoice Management as per the CEME (Commodity Export Map Export) combination.

From the above scenario, when the PO is created in Non-SAP ERP, we will not have the Commodity code (UNSPSC) captured anywhere on the PO Output to Network, but we may be able to send the ERP Commodity code / ERP Product group code. But when an invoice is submitted via network, will the Commodity code be determined automatically based on the ERP Product group code in Ariba Invoice Management?

Am looking for the best practices in this case on how we can leverage the Commodity code files in SAP Ariba Invoice Management while connecting with Non-SAP ERP System.

Please note that, since backend system is Non-SAP ERP, the Ariba Invoice Management solution is a Generic Variant provided to us and hence CIG is Out of scope, and we have BTP as middleware.

Any help or suggestions or how you have handled the above scenarios while enabling commerce Automation for PO Collaboration and Ariba Invoice Management for a Non-SAP ERP would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Velu

[Mridul · Accepted solution]

Hello @Velu_V ,

Please check below documentation:
https://help.sap.com/docs/buying-invoicing/common-data-import-and-administration-for-sap-ariba-procu...