SAP Business Network Commerce Automation features

Supplier collaboration 

Collaborate with your suppliers digitally in a single workspace and gain end-to-end visibility.

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Connect with a global network of suppliers to:

  • Transact and exchange documents and information such as purchase orders and invoices in near real time.

  • Optimise payment terms and early-payment discounts to improve cash flow. 

SAP Ariba solutions and SAP Business Network have helped us strengthen our functional capabilities by standardising ways of working and driving greater visibility and efficiency across all our global procurement processes.
Tomas Veit, CEO, Asahi Global Procurement Pte. Ltd.
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Regulatory and business process compliance 

Configure business rules based on your organisation’s processes and requirements to automate validation and improve compliance. 

Use automation and digital tools to:

  • Improve compliance through automated document validation based on your configured business rules.

  • Reduce manual effort through digital matching of invoices to POs.

  • Comply with regulatory requirements for e-invoicing.  

  • Enhance reporting with a verifiable audit trail of transactions and changes.  

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We’ve gained greater visibility into our supply chain using SAP Business Network and SAP Ariba solutions, enabling smarter manufacturing capacity planning. The solutions have helped reduce complexity, enable greater efficiency, and improve compliance for our procurement function.
Carlos Perez, CIO, ITP Aero
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Automated procurement workflows 

Enhance efficiency with a fully digital process from order to invoice.

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Standardise and automate workflows to:

  • Boost productivity, decrease operating costs, and free up workforce capacity.

  • Digitally exchange documents with suppliers across a business network.  

  • Reduce paper and energy usage and waste to lower your carbon footprint.  

SAP Business Network has significantly reduced the turnaround time from 60 days to 10 days. Not only that, it has also helped us out with supplier visibility of payment processes and we also have visibility of goods delivery. With all this we have increased our efficiency and cost savings.
Mr. Adarsh Mohanty, Vedanta Aluminium
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Supplier portal 

Enable trading partners to maintain their own supplier information and access invoice and payment status with an intuitive self-service portal.

Simplify collaboration on a digital platform to: 

  • Exchange ERP-generated documents with suppliers across SAP Business Network.

  • Streamline deployment with embedded SAP expertise and advisory services.  

  • Allow your suppliers to flip a PO received on the network to create an invoice, eliminating data entry and errors.  

  • Give suppliers a view into invoice status updates to reduce inquiries.  

  • Provide suppliers with integrated AI support to reduce invoice errors, respond to RFIs, and create product catalogue descriptions.  

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The capabilities offered by SAP Business Network allow CDW to integrate efficiently with customers, placing the company in a higher supplier tier in the eyes of our customers.
Gregory Palmer 
Senior Manager Digital Integrations, CDW Corporation
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Invoice status portal and transaction visibility 

Give suppliers visibility into the status of invoices and payments, reducing the risk of delayed payments.

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Enable a holistic spend view and self-service capabilities to:

  • Improve responsiveness and get immediate feedback on invoice status.

  • Allow suppliers to configure notifications to receive e-mails when their invoice status changes.  

  • Drive adoption for long-tail suppliers through self-service updates and invoice visibility.  

Automation of workflows within SAP Business Network enables our company to eliminate manual tasks and reduce errors. This accelerates order fulfilment, invoicing, and contract management, and facilitates real-time transparency and control.
Adriana Pan 
Director, Br Supply Suprimentos Corporativos
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Explore the SAP Business Network road map

Procurement and supply chain

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Applications and APIs

Extend SAP Business Network Commerce Automation functionality with applications and APIs from SAP and trusted partners.

SAP and partner applications

Explore application extensions and partner offerings that can help you maximise value from SAP Business Network Commerce Automation.

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SAP Business Accelerator Hub

Speed deployment and accelerate your success with APIs, integrations, and extensions.

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