You use this business process to assign the costs of internal activities incurred during the implementation phase of a title to the cost object structure, and to compare them with the plan values from the title cost estimate at any time. You can also create further versions for title costing and freeze them at certain milestones.

You can use this business process to create a material master for a title in a project. The material master is the central object that provides data on the title required for marketing and sales during the exploitation phase.

A purchase requisition describes a demand that is released to the purchasing department. The demand can be created automatically, e.g. as result of a MRP run or by assigning components or services to a maintenance or production order. Alternatively, the purchase requisition can be entered manually or transferred from another system.  The accounting data can already be assigned and checked during processing of the purchase requisition. Sourcing (incl. initiating a RFQ process) can be executed based on a purchase requisition as well as assignment of documents.

The purchase order processing is part of the (operational) procurement of materials and services. The main task is to convert demands to purchase orders (with or without reference to a contract) or delivery schedules for a scheduling agreement and to monitor the fulfillment of these documents.

You can use this business process to confirm receipt of goods. In Enterprise Buyer, requesters can create confirmations themselves, even if the purchase order is in the backend system. It is possible to create express confirmations directly in the Check Status application without having to switch to another application. Alternatively, an internal dispatcher or shipping department can take delivery of goods and confirm centrally. In this case, an additional approval workflow through the requisitioner is possible. Then, the goods receipt is posted in the backend system.

Inbound processing  covers the physical inbound delivery processing that succeeds the procurement process. It includes ASN processing, physical Goods Receipt and putaway of materials in Warehouse Management up to sending the proof of delivery to the business partners

Invoice is a document that states the invoice recipient's obligations to the vendor or service provider.

An invoice is normally created after the goods receipt or service performance has been confirmed. It includes general invoice information, such as total amount, total tax, freight costs, vendor and invoice recipient, and detailed information (header information, item information, approval preview).

The invoice can be processed in SRM or in ERP.

You use this business process to post costs incurred during the production of a title to the correct balance sheet and profit accounts. Work in process is recorded in the appropriate account until inbound delivery of the title is complete.