Connection service for additional ERP for SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration
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Connection service for additional ERP for SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Experts help connect a multi-ERP landscape to SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration
Business needs
• Connect additional ERPs to your SAP Business Network account
• Maximize adoption of SAP Business Network across your ERP landscape
• Safeguard existing B2B supplier integrations when migrating from the SAP ERP application to SAP S/4HANA
Solution
• Support for deployment of your connection to SAP Business Network using one of the following connection types:
– SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, add-on for SAP ERP
– SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, add-on for SAP S/4HANA
• Assistance with deployment of standard purchase order (PO) business processes within the following: standard purchase order
(PO), purchase order confirmation (OC), advanced shipment notice (ASN), goods receipt (GR), invoice, payment advice
• Assistance with deployment of up to 2 additional business processes within the following: scheduling agreement collaboration,
vendor consignment collaboration, multi-tier document collaboration, returns processing, services procurement, customized PDF
documents/labels (up to 2 customized PDF documents/labels, pending feasibility analysis)
• Configuration of up 15 custom fields
Business outcomes
• Streamlined supplier collaboration processes
• Shorter cycle times through automation
• Improved supplier collaboration
• Continuity of B2B integration of suppliers when shifting from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA
Connection service for additional ERP for SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Experts help connect a multi-ERP landscape to SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration
Business needs
• Connect additional ERPs to your SAP Business Network account
• Maximize adoption of SAP Business Network across your ERP landscape
• Safeguard existing B2B supplier integrations when migrating from the SAP ERP application to SAP S/4HANA
Solution
• Support for deployment of your connection to SAP Business Network using one of the following connection types:
– SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, add-on for SAP ERP
– SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, add-on for SAP S/4HANA
• Assistance with deployment of standard purchase order (PO) business processes within the following: standard purchase order
(PO), purchase order confirmation (OC), advanced shipment notice (ASN), goods receipt (GR), invoice, payment advice
• Assistance with deployment of up to 2 additional business processes within the following: scheduling agreement collaboration,
vendor consignment collaboration, multi-tier document collaboration, returns processing, services procurement, customized PDF
documents/labels (up to 2 customized PDF documents/labels, pending feasibility analysis)
• Configuration of up 15 custom fields
Business outcomes
• Streamlined supplier collaboration processes
• Shorter cycle times through automation
• Improved supplier collaboration
• Continuity of B2B integration of suppliers when shifting from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA
2PUBLIC © 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.
Connection service for additional ERP for SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Experts help connect a multi-ERP landscape to SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration
Engagement start
Week 1–2
• Initiate project
• Perform integration
architecture and technical
assessment
• Validate and align on desired
business outcomes and KPIs
Week 3–10
• Configure the buyer’s side of
SAP Integration Suite,
managed gateway for spend
management and SAP
Business Network
• Customize UIs in SAP Business
Network
• Customize PDF documents
and shipping label
Week 11–28
• Resolve issues found in testing
(related to scope)
• Conduct meeting with the
support team for SAP Business
Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Week 29–32
• Conduct project closure
activities
Scope deliverables
• Architecture review document
• Value score card (optional)
• Quality gate reports for each project phase
Customer roles and responsibilities
• Project manager: Serves as a single point of contact
• Business process SMEs: Represents their business units
• IT and system administration lead: Owns ERP platform and technical issue resolution
• Change management and training lead: Oversees solution adoption, communication, and end-user training
Out-of-scope items
• Integration with more than one ERP
• Master data
• Custom integrations or interfaces between SAP Business
Network for Supply Chain and customer ERP or third-party
applications
Estimated duration: 32 weeks
Connection service for additional ERP for SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Experts help connect a multi-ERP landscape to SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration
Engagement start
Week 1–2
• Initiate project
• Perform integration
architecture and technical
assessment
• Validate and align on desired
business outcomes and KPIs
Week 3–10
• Configure the buyer’s side of
SAP Integration Suite,
managed gateway for spend
management and SAP
Business Network
• Customize UIs in SAP Business
Network
• Customize PDF documents
and shipping label
Week 11–28
• Resolve issues found in testing
(related to scope)
• Conduct meeting with the
support team for SAP Business
Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Week 29–32
• Conduct project closure
activities
Scope deliverables
• Architecture review document
• Value score card (optional)
• Quality gate reports for each project phase
Customer roles and responsibilities
• Project manager: Serves as a single point of contact
• Business process SMEs: Represents their business units
• IT and system administration lead: Owns ERP platform and technical issue resolution
• Change management and training lead: Oversees solution adoption, communication, and end-user training
Out-of-scope items
• Integration with more than one ERP
• Master data
• Custom integrations or interfaces between SAP Business
Network for Supply Chain and customer ERP or third-party
applications
Estimated duration: 32 weeks