Connection service for invoice scanning providers for SAP Business Network
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Connection service for invoice scanning providers for SAP Business Network
Experts help connect your invoice scanning provider to SAP Business Network for
Procurement.
Business needs
• Suppliers may prefer not to send invoices through SAP Business Network, while you might choose to not enable certain categories
of suppliers for invoicing through SAP Business Network.
• When this happens, suppliers should be able to send paper or digital paper invoices (such as PDF or other image type) to an
invoice scanning provider you selected to allow all supplier invoices to be captured on SAP Business Network.
• To allow this, your invoice scanning provider should be connected to SAP Business Network.
Solution
• Assists with configuring the connection between the invoice scanning provider and SAP Business Network
• Facilitates the transfer of invoice data from the scanning provider to SAP Business Network in the required cXML format
Business outcomes
• Expand the scope of suppliers who can participate in electronic invoicing through the scanning provider connection, delivering
efficiencies and working capital benefits for both the suppliers and your accounts payable operations
• Increase invoice automation by allowing suppliers who are not onboarded through the network web UI or through B2B integration to
send invoices using an invoice scanning provider connected through SAP Business Network for Procurement
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Connection service for invoice scanning providers for SAP Business Network
Experts help connect your invoice scanning provider to SAP Business Network for
Procurement.
Business needs
• Suppliers may prefer not to send invoices through SAP Business Network, while you might choose to not enable certain categories
of suppliers for invoicing through SAP Business Network.
• When this happens, suppliers should be able to send paper or digital paper invoices (such as PDF or other image type) to an
invoice scanning provider you selected to allow all supplier invoices to be captured on SAP Business Network.
• To allow this, your invoice scanning provider should be connected to SAP Business Network.
Solution
• Assists with configuring the connection between the invoice scanning provider and SAP Business Network
• Facilitates the transfer of invoice data from the scanning provider to SAP Business Network in the required cXML format
Business outcomes
• Expand the scope of suppliers who can participate in electronic invoicing through the scanning provider connection, delivering
efficiencies and working capital benefits for both the suppliers and your accounts payable operations
• Increase invoice automation by allowing suppliers who are not onboarded through the network web UI or through B2B integration to
send invoices using an invoice scanning provider connected through SAP Business Network for Procurement
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© 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. See Legal Notice on www.sap.com/legal-notice for use terms, disclaimers, disclosures, or restrictions related to this material.
Engagement start
Week 1
• Prepare project
• Kick off project Week 2–9
• Produce scanned invoice
specification to cXML
• Review how to configure
buyer network account to
support invoices posted
through invoice scanning
provider
Week 10–19
• Configure buyer network
account
• Facilitate knowledge
transfer
• Test solution
• Prep production cutover
Week 20
• Cutover to production
Week 21–22
• Two weeks post-go-live
hypercare
Scope deliverables
• Project kickoff deck
• Mapping specification: Document detailing the invoice data mapped
from scanned invoice to cXML
Customer roles and responsibilities
• Customer project manager: Acts as single point of contact for SAP
• Invoice scanning provider project manager: Acts as single point of contact for SAP
• Business subject-matter expert: Represents the business and is involved in issue resolution
• End users: Undertake testing and training
• IT functional and technical leads: Configures solution, master data, development objects, and reports
Out-of-scope items
• Not applicable for the SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration solution
• Includes invoice interface connection only; support for other
interfaces must be covered by SAP Business Network Commerce
Automation subscription
• Support for supplier enablement
• Stress and performance testing
Estimated duration: 22 weeks
Connection service for invoice scanning providers for SAP Business Network
Experts help connect your invoice scanning provider to SAP Business Network for
Procurement.
PUBLIC
Engagement start
Week 1
• Prepare project
• Kick off project Week 2–9
• Produce scanned invoice
specification to cXML
• Review how to configure
buyer network account to
support invoices posted
through invoice scanning
provider
Week 10–19
• Configure buyer network
account
• Facilitate knowledge
transfer
• Test solution
• Prep production cutover
Week 20
• Cutover to production
Week 21–22
• Two weeks post-go-live
hypercare
Scope deliverables
• Project kickoff deck
• Mapping specification: Document detailing the invoice data mapped
from scanned invoice to cXML
Customer roles and responsibilities
• Customer project manager: Acts as single point of contact for SAP
• Invoice scanning provider project manager: Acts as single point of contact for SAP
• Business subject-matter expert: Represents the business and is involved in issue resolution
• End users: Undertake testing and training
• IT functional and technical leads: Configures solution, master data, development objects, and reports
Out-of-scope items
• Not applicable for the SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration solution
• Includes invoice interface connection only; support for other
interfaces must be covered by SAP Business Network Commerce
Automation subscription
• Support for supplier enablement
• Stress and performance testing
Estimated duration: 22 weeks
Connection service for invoice scanning providers for SAP Business Network
Experts help connect your invoice scanning provider to SAP Business Network for
Procurement.
PUBLIC