SAP Ariba Invoicing

Unlock powerful AI‑powered capabilities, a high level of automation, and a modern UX designed for the future of accounts payable (AP).

Automate invoice processing with SAP Ariba Invoicing

Next-generation SAP Ariba Invoicing provides SAP ERP customers with automated, unified, and intelligent invoice management through Joule AI capabilities.

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Optimize AP speed and accuracy with advanced features that streamline the invoice management process. SAP Ariba Invoicing offers:

  • A seamless Fiori user experience.
  • End-to-end e-invoicing and global compliance through SAP Business Network.
  • Multiple invoice channels, including email, processed by AI OCR.
  • Scalable, extensible, secure deployment on SAP Business Technology Platform.

Key benefits

Best-in-class user experience

Gain unified AP visibility across your ERP landscape through a seamless Fiori user experience and deep enterprise data insights from Joule.

Invoice processing virtually from almost any source

Capture invoices from images, e-mail, or PDFs using embedded multi-AI OCR. Process global e-invoices from SAP Business Network or third-party networks.

AI-native insights and automation

Achieve touchless automated invoice processing using intelligent account assignment, smart matching, and key insights from SAP Business AI and Joule.

Procurement and business suite synergies

Maximize process efficiency with seamless connectivity across your procurement solutions, SAP Business Network, SAP Business Suite, and any SAP ERP system.

Key features

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Powerful multi-model AI OCR data extraction

  • Combine SAP Document AI with intelligent metadata extraction and LLMS using an embedded AI OCR service.

  • Improve extraction performance and accuracy automatically with correction and validation feedback.

  • Boost productivity with Joule invoice upload or drag-and-drop invoices directly to the app.

  • Speed up inbound invoice processing with a native email service.

Global reach through SAP Business Network

  • Gain compliant e-invoice processing and support for Peppol networks in most countries with mandates or government portals.

  • Get access to powerful tools and supplier onboarding with a free network supplier account.

  • Minimize AP inquiries with supplier access to the Invoice Status Portal on the SAP Business Network.

Central worklist and team collaboration

  • Gain unparalleled AP insights with Joule-assisted queries of any business document, including invoices.

  • Increase visibility and collaboration with one central AP view of invoices from all channels and across the SAP ERP landscape.

  • Streamline processing with prioritization based on status, company code, or workflow.

Automatic line-item matching

  • Speed up processing by auto-matching invoices with documents and delivery with shipping charges.

  • Optimize line-item matching through algorithms using description, price, unit of measure, and part numbers.

  • Increase productivity with auto-matching of items if users change POs during manual matching.

Automatic account and tax code assignment

  • Use embedded AI and ML capabilities that learn from invoice history and assign relevant accounting on non-PO invoices.

  • Minimize from manual account assignment with automated, streamlined non-PO invoice processing.

  • Easily assign and validate tax codes using local tables or third-party services like Vertex, Thomson Reuters, and Sovos.

Advanced workflow and approval capabilities

  • Automatically route invoice exceptions to the right team for processing based on configurable business rules.

  • Save time with series, parallel, and multilevel approvals, including advanced scenarios and external logic APIs.

  • Centralize approvals through SAP Ariba launchpad or Task Center in S/4HANA.

Pricing

SAP Ariba Invoicing

Included:

Two non-productive tenants and one productive tenant.

Invoices reception via email through embedded e-mail service.

Receive and capture supplier invoices from multiple inbound channels (e-mail, manual upload, SAP Business Network, SAP DRC, API) using a single user-friendly solution, validating, and processing invoices in a centralized APIs.

Seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, S/4HANA, and SAP ERP (ECC).

Invoice data extraction (OCR) via SAP Document AI and LLMs.

Metric:

This solution is priced by blocks of 1,000 documents per year.

Document is a record of commercial transactional data managed via or replicated to the Cloud Service.

The metric has a yearly entitlement and depletes with usage.

Requirements:

Solution is only available for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, S/4HANA, or SAP ERP (ECC) customers.

Contract duration details:

For contracts that less than a year, the yearly price and quantity are pro-rated per month.

Price upon request:

Pricing structure details are available on request.

Price upon request
  • In blocks of 1000 Documents per year
  • Contract duration 3 to 36 months
  • Auto-renewal
    • See all pricing details
Terms and conditions

Included:

Two non-productive tenants and one productive tenant.

Invoices reception via email through embedded e-mail service.

Receive and capture supplier invoices from multiple inbound channels (e-mail, manual upload, SAP Business Network, SAP DRC, API) using a single user-friendly solution, validating, and processing invoices in a centralized APIs.

Seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, S/4HANA, and SAP ERP (ECC).

Invoice data extraction (OCR) via SAP Document AI and LLMs.

Metric:

This solution is priced by blocks of 1,000 documents per year.

Document is a record of commercial transactional data managed via or replicated to the Cloud Service.

The metric has a yearly entitlement and depletes with usage.

Requirements:

Solution is only available for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, S/4HANA, or SAP ERP (ECC) customers.

Contract duration details:

For contracts that less than a year, the yearly price and quantity are pro-rated per month.

Price upon request:

Pricing structure details are available on request.

Cloud test, demo, and development for SAP Ariba Invoicing

Included:

This is a non-productive and non-commercial tenant for test, demo, and development purposes only (check out Use Rights).

This edition is exclusively available for partners.

Payment method:

Invoice is supported for all countries.

Click on the “Configure to see price” button to find out if credit card is supported in your country.

Price upon request
  • In blocks of 1000 Documents
  • Minimum contract 3 months
  • Auto-renewal
    • See all pricing details
Terms and conditions

Included:

This is a non-productive and non-commercial tenant for test, demo, and development purposes only (check out Use Rights).

This edition is exclusively available for partners.

Payment method:

Invoice is supported for all countries.

Click on the “Configure to see price” button to find out if credit card is supported in your country.

Add-ons to enhance your plan

  • Available for Cloud test, demo, and development for SAP Ariba Invoicing

    Cloud test, demo, and development for SAP Ariba Invoicing, inbound processing

    Allow users to upload supplier invoices, verify the data accuracy, enrich invoice data, and send the invoice to the SAP backend to continue the invoice processing cycle.
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    • In blocks of 1000 Documents
    • Minimum contract 3 months
    • Auto-renewal
      • See all pricing details
    • In blocks of 1000 Documents
    • Minimum contract 3 months
    • Auto-renewal
      • See all pricing details
    Terms and conditions
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Frequently asked questions

No, Ariba Invoicing includes an embedded AI-powered, self-learning, multi-model OCR capability supported by Joule that processes invoices from any source, including scanned images, PDFs, inbound supplier e-mails, Peppol network, and SAP Business Network.

The solution is currently compatible with multiple SAP ERP systems: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, SAP S/4HANA (2022 support pack 1 or later), and SAP ERP Central Component (enhancement package 8 or later). Compatibility with third-party ERP systems will be added in future releases.

Yes, you can extend the solution via APIs or via custom header or line fields (including custom validations). You can also integrate custom fields to your back-end ERP system. Extension capabilities are all self-service at no additional cost.

The solution integrates with Business Network or with SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, both of which provide prebuilt capabilities for handling country-specific e-invoicing requirements in systems around the globe, including government portals and mandated networks.

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