Manage Confirmation Variances (Gateway for touchless Invoicing)
Streamlined process to manage order confirmation messages from SAP Business Network (SBN).
Overview
Suppliers frequently confirm Purchase Orders with variations in delivery dates, prices, quantities, and/or supplier part numbers.
To action these variances, buyers usually resort to communicating with suppliers overemail, phone etc., to accept or reject the confirmation variances and have no consolidated view of these variations and subsequent approvals.
Manage Confirmation Variances app provides required Fiori based toolset to manage these variances in a more systematic manner.
Key Business Benefits
- Improved Supply Chain Efficiency
- Support for Touchless Invoicing
- Better Supplier Relationships
- Increased Transparency
Common Confirmation Management Challenges
Issues organisations face when confirmation variances are handled manually.
Lack of Audit Trail and Visibility
- Price, quantity, delivery date, and supplier part number variations in the purchase order confirmations are typically managed offline.
- This leads to increased manual work, reporting gaps, and audit challenges.
Supply Chain Inefficiencies
- Delays in processing purchase order variations can have downstream impacts, including delayed delivery, high-touch invoice processing, and supplier payments delays.
- This leads to long-term business consequences.
Common Confirmation Management Challenges
Issues organisations face when confirmation variances are handled manually.
Lack of Audit Trail and Visibility
- Price, quantity, delivery date, and supplier part number variations in the purchase order confirmations are typically managed offline.
- This leads to increased manual work, reporting gaps, and audit challenges.
Supply Chain Inefficiencies
- Delays in processing purchase order variations can have downstream impacts, including delayed delivery, high-touch invoice processing, and supplier payments delays.
- This leads to long-term business consequences.
Common Confirmation Management Challenges
Issues organisations face when confirmation variances are handled manually.
Lack of Audit Trail and Visibility
- Price, quantity, delivery date, and supplier part number variations in the purchase order confirmations are typically managed offline.
- This leads to increased manual work, reporting gaps, and audit challenges.
Supply Chain Inefficiencies
- Delays in processing purchase order variations can have downstream impacts, including delayed delivery, high-touch invoice processing, and supplier payments delays.
- This leads to long-term business consequences.
Solution Capabilities
Key capabilities that enable structured and efficient management of confirmation variances.
Online Processing Confirmation Variances
Buyers can view, approve, or reject supplier confirmation deviations directly through the Fiori app or SAP Inbox / UWL.
Capability Assessment
Evaluation of current procurement, systems, and organizational maturity.
Buyer Notifications and Alerts
Automated email notifications with a detailed list of confirmation deviations sent to buyers.
System Compatibility
SAP systems and deployment environments supported by the solution.
- SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA (on-premise)
- SAP Business Network (Commerce Automation and SCC)
- SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud
Installation Approach
How the application is deployed within the SAP environment?
Built using the standard Fiori app development framework and installed on the customer’s S/4HANA system. Pre- defined test scenarios support validation and rollout.
Support Options
Flexible support based on customer requirements.
- The Manage Confirmation Variances app is a standard Fiori application that can be supported internally.
- However, IESol is available to provide support for the application based on customer preferences.
- Additional features and enhancements to the functionality is possible.
Support Options
Flexible support based on customer requirements.
- The Manage Confirmation Variances app is a standard Fiori application that can be supported internally.
- However, IESol is available to provide support for the application based on customer preferences.
- Additional features and enhancements to the functionality is possible.
