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This blog was updated on 28th March 2025.
Now all 3 Process Flows are available by default (no selection necessary). You can read more in this blog by Christian Oehler: New: All 3 Process Flows available by default in SAP Signavio Process Insights, Discovery Edition!
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In this part of the blog series, we will conduct an in-depth exploration of End-to-end Processes with a closer look on Source to Pay.
If you did not yet read it, we encourage you read this blog as it is a great introduction to the topic of today.
Agenda:
1. What is the End-to-End Process Source to Pay about?
2. Process Flow of Supplier invoice issuing (with purchase order) to FI-AP clearing
3. What are Process Performance indicators (PPIs) – Enhance your understanding by delving into Blog 6, which offers an extensive exploration of PPIs (coming soon).
4. The role of correction and innovation recommendation in End-to-End Processes
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End-to-End Process: Source to Pay
The End-to-End Process Source to Pay encompasses all stages involved in procuring goods or services within an organization, starting from the initial sourcing activities to the final payment to suppliers.
Once you click on End-to-End process (in left Menu) -> Source to Pay, you will find the rubric that outlines “Process Flows”, “Performance Indicators”, “Correction Recommendations” and “Innovation Recommendations”.
Let's have a look at each tab.
Process Flows
Starting from left to right, we will start with Process Flows. Three process flows are available in the discovery edition since 28th March 2025. It was included in the discovery edition to provide initial insights into the valuable capabilities of the solution, allowing you to identify the blockers hindering your efficiency and discover methods for improvement. Note that the full version (SAP Signavio Process Insights) contains more than 105 process flows.
Read this blog to get to know all available process flows in SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition and how you can request it: (link).
In case you read the blog on available process flows, you can see that the picture provides the Process Flow Supplier invoice issuing (with purchase order) to FI-AP clearing. It measures the number of supplier invoices created in reference to a purchase order in the reference period.
By clicking on “Filter” on the top right you can further narrow the information according to document type as well as by other criteria (company code, creation date, etc.) to discover the number of items created.
The system identified five blockers for this specific source system and shows you exactly on which stage it occurs in the process.
Stay tuned for Blog 4 of this blog series, where you will get a comprehensive understanding of Process Flows (what is behind it and how the system outlines steps to solve it)
Process Performance Indicator (PPI)
In general, SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition provides you potentially with more than 50 metrics to analyze process data collected from your source system through predefined process performance indicators. Process Performance Indicators are available for a range of End-to-End Processes and Lines of Business, providing you with a holistic overview of your organization's performance.
Process performance indicators offer essential metrics that quantify the effectiveness of your business processes. They provide detailed insights beyond the broader Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), allowing a focused understanding of process performance within your organization. These indicators are at an operational level, enabling process owners and experts in identifying potentials for optimization within their business processes.
The screenshot above provides an overview of the performance indicators in the End-to-End process Source to Pay.
Performance indicators with high metrics are typically those that you need to prioritize first, because they provide the most value to your processes when improving them. To find out which PPI's you need to focus on, you can sort the data in the following column.
You can filter the list of performance indicators by selecting one or more categories (screenshot below). To drill down into more details and start your root-cause analysis.
Filtering capabilities explained:
Automation Rate | Number of documents processed automatically |
Backlog | Number of documents or items not fully processed by the expected date |
Throughput | Number of documents or items posted in given timeframe |
Stay tuned for Blog 6 of this blog series, where you will get a comprehensive understanding of Process Performance Indicators.
The role of Correction and Innovation Recommendations in End-to-End Processes
Correction and innovation recommendations play a crucial role in enhancing organizational performance and driving continuous improvements. You can take actionable steps by addressing underlying issues and improve performance by implementing correction recommendations, adapted to your individual needs upon optimization. By implementing correction recommendations, you can streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance overall efficiency.
Stay tuned for Blog 5 of this blog series, where you will get a comprehensive understanding of Correction Recommendations.
Innovation recommendations propose solutions for you to optimize processes and achieve long-term improvements. These recommendations leverage new technologies to drive innovation and competitive advantage. The innovation recommendation serves as a starting point for your process transformation journey, facilitating enhancements in your business processes within your source system.
Stay tuned for Blog 7 of this blog series, where you will get a comprehensive understanding of Innovation Recommendations.
In conclusion, our exploration of the End-to-End Processes, specifically focusing on Source to Pay, has provided valuable insights into optimizing business operations through SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition.
Key takeaways:
- Step-by-step examination of the Source to Pay End-to-End process, performance indicators.
- It is important to prioritize the PPIs that have high metrics, because they provide the most value to your processes when improving them.
- Through the analysis of process flows, performance metrics, and potential areas for improvement, you can identify inefficiencies, streamline operations, and drive towards greater efficiency and effectiveness.
- By leveraging the capabilities of the one-time free analysis of SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition business decision makers can make informed decisions, enhance process performance, and understand the value for transforming the business towards SAP S/4HANA.
In the next blog of our eight-part blog journey, we will explore Lines of Business.
Any queries, please reach out to us!
Kind regards,
Discovery team
SAP Signavio
