Integration SAP DRC (cloud edition) with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management

[Sergen_Batman]

We just had a call with SAP regarding the integration of SAP Document and Reporting Compliance  with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management .

During the call, SAP confirmed that it is not possible to connect SAP DRC to both SAP S/4 for outgoing invoices and SAP CIM for incoming invoices.

Desired Scenario: Our goal was to achieve a setup where SAP DRC could handle both outgoing and incoming invoices as described.

Why it doesn’t work: SAP DRC only allows one destination to be maintained per participant.So either you root the Invoice to the S/4 directly or to CIM. Once you root the invoice to CIM. You are no longer able to send an invoice from S/4 since the destination for the Participant is set to CIM. 

Users in S/4 need to have access to the CIM App for PDF Invoices and "Manage Electronic Documents"-App for E-Invoices.

Anyone else faced this limitation or found a solution?

Best regards

Sergen

[ga_nagy · Accepted solution]

Hi Sergen,

In general it is possible to connect SAP DRC to both SAP S/4 for outgoing invoices and SAP CIM for incoming invoices.

True, it is not possible to do this with the same Peppol Participant ID. You can have however several Participant IDs, one for CIM and another for S/4 and so on. I suggest to use GLN as additional Participant ID, as you can generate as many GLN numbers for your company as needed. This way it is possible to connect to any number of backend systems.

Best regards

Gabor

[Sergen_Batman · Accepted solution]

Thank you Gabor! We will go forward with the proposed solution.

[Sergen_Batman · Accepted solution]

Hey Gabor - one more question. Do you know if we could use another number other than GLN? For Example the VAT ID + Company Code as combination?

[ga_nagy · Accepted solution]

Hi Sergen, in your test environment you can use any ID, but based on Peppol, in production you should use the ID that is defined by the scheme type. So the enhancement with the company code is theoretically not allowed. Best regards Gabor