June 2019 Invoice Professional Edition Admin Summary
Initial Post
Release Note Summaries
Concur Invoice
Default Bill To Address Field Added To Invoice PoliciesWith this release, users with the Invoice Configuration Administrator role can add a default Bill To address to an Invoice (Payment Request) header or line item policy.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: The feature enables clients to configure the default Bill To address that is associated with invoices created by users based on the group policy the user is assigned to.
All Assigned Invoices View Now AvailableAP Users can view all assigned invoices to keep track of invoices they have assigned. This option is available when they select the All Assigned Invoices option from the View list on the Unassigned Invoices page.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This enhancement provides clients with a view of their assigned invoices, giving them greater control over invoices that they manage.
Sorting With User Since ColumnClients can now sort on the With User Since column by clicking it when they are on a page that contains this column.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This enhancement makes it easier for clients to view the information they need in their daily work.
Sorting Approval Status ColumnClients can now sort on the Approval Status column by clicking it when they are on a page that contains this column.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This enhancement makes it easier for clients to view the information they need in their daily work.
Purchase Order
New Fields and Statuses Added to PO Matching PagesNew fields and statuses have been added to the Invoices matched to this Purchase Order, Purchase Order Associations and Matching Summary pages to provide a more complete picture of the related records and balances.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This change makes reconciling invoices and purchase orders (PO) more efficient for those purchase orders that receive multiple invoices against them over time, such as blanket orders. Without having to do manual calculations or estimations, users will be able to quickly see how much of the PO balance is remaining to be invoiced or if the PO is over invoiced. The new status fields enable users to see how far along the related invoices are in processing.
Import Now for PO and PO Receipt ImportsThis feature is targeted to release the week after the June release.
The Import Now feature enables clients to import PO and PO receipt files into Concur Invoice immediately without having to wait for an overnight scheduled import. This is beneficial for clients who need to import POs and PO receipts and work with them in the Concur Invoice product the same day they are created externally. This also allows clients to do multiple PO and PO receipt imports a day for more synchronised and up-to-date data.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This feature gives clients control over when and how frequently to import POs and PO receipts into Concur Invoice.
Filter Matched and Unmatched POs on My Invoices PageWith this release, AP users will be able to filter on matched and unmatched purchase orders to more quickly find the information they need.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This enhancement makes it easier for clients to see whether purchase orders have been matched.
Invoice Pay
Invoice Pay v4 API AvailableSAP Concur is releasing the Invoice Pay v4 API for payment partner use.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: The Invoice Pay API gives payment providers that are App Centre partners the ability to integrate with SAP Concur to make invoice payments. This API allows payment providers to retrieve a list of payments that are authorised to be processed by them and send back the status of those payments to SAP Concur.
Invoice e-Bunsho Timestamp
Invoices Can Now Be Audited for Digital ComplianceUsers with the Invoice Configuration Administrator role can now configure custom audit rules to ensure invoices maintain compliance with e-Bunsho regulations regarding whether an invoice image is timestamped and how soon the invoice image was timestamped after being received.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This change enables an Invoice Configuration Administrator to enforce compliance with e-Bunsho rules when invoices are saved or submitted in Concur Invoice.
Concur Administration
SAP Concur Product Access ChangesWith this release, clients must access SAP Concur products and services via the following domains:
*.concursolutions.com
*.concurcdc.cn
SAP Concur recommends clients migrate to one of the domains at their earliest convenience, if they are not already using one of them.
Please contact appsec@sap.com for any questions regarding this change.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This change allows clients to access SAP Concur services in a consistent, secure manner.
SAP Concur Email
**Ongoing** Email Infrastructure Change - Add IP Addresses to Safe Senders ListSAP Concur is transitioning to a new email infrastructure for outbound email from our services to SAP Concur users. Because of this, companies that filter inbound email based on the sending IP address must add new IP addresses to their Safe Senders list to ensure that their users receive email from SAP Concur.
Initially, the issue described here affected only companies that use Concur Expense. Starting in January, email from other SAP Concur services (such as Concur Travel and Concur Pay) will move to the new email infrastructure.
We will continue to add other services throughout the first quarter of 2019. Please monitor the release notes for more information about the timing of the additional changes.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This change only affects companies that filter incoming email based on IP addresses.
Planned Change Summaries
Concur Invoice
**Planned Changes** Assigned Invoice Retains Existing Ship To AddressCurrently, when an invoice is assigned to a new owner, the new owner’s default Ship To address overwrites the preexisting Ship To address. In a future release, if an invoice with a designated Ship To address is assigned to a new owner, the preexisting Ship To address will be retained.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This enhancement ensures that the correct Ship To address is assigned to an invoice after it is assigned to a new owner.
Invoice Pay
**Planned Changes** Security Enhancements for ChecksIn a future release, checks generated by Invoice Pay will provide security enhancements based on the latest industry standards.
Clients will be able to order sample checks by creating a Salesforce ticket and then processing and verifying the checks with their bank.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This enhancement will provide more security when clients process checks.
Capture Processing
**Planned Changes** View Capture EmailIn a future release, invoice users will be able to view and access the original batch email associated with an invoice that was emailed to Invoice Capture Processing. This change will enable the user to review the original email for notes from the supplier or to confirm when an invoice entered the system through capture processing.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This feature provides clients with greater visibility into where an invoice came from and how best to manage or process the invoice.
Authentication
**Planned Changes** Change in IP RestrictionsThese changes are part of the SAP Concur continued commitment to maintaining secure authentication.
When a user signs in to SAP Concur, one of the validation processes includes checking for and adhering to any IP Restrictions (IPRs). IPRs are specific IPs or IP ranges that are defined by a company to restrict the IPs from which their users can sign in to SAP Concur. An IPR can be a string that contains a list of acceptable IP addresses and/or IP address patterns, for example: "170.242.6.43;170.243.70.42;170.243.70.43;171.159.*.*".
Currently, IPRs are set for each of a company's travel configurations, which creates maintenance issues for companies with many travel configurations and provides opportunities for errors. In addition, new travel configurations are not automatically included and can easily be forgotten.
Targeted for the August release, SAP Concur will change this setting from a configuration-level setting to a company-level setting. With this change, one set of IPRs will apply to the entire company.
Very few clients will be affected by this change. In addition, all of the affected clients will be contacted individually – in advance – by SAP Concur to make any required settings changes.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: Clients who use IPRs can be assured that the IPRs apply to the entire company.
**Planned Changes** Single Sign-On (SSO) Self-Service Option Coming to SAP Concur (Q3 2019)(Release note updated: 8 June)
These changes are part of the SAP Concur continued commitment to maintaining secure authentication.
Single Sign-On allows users to access multiple applications using one set of login credentials. Currently, SAP Concur has two methods for signing in: with a user name and password or using SSO with identity provider (IdP) credentials, such as a user's login credentials for their organisation.
SAP Concur is planning to add a Manage Single Sign-On (SSO) feature to SAP Concur products that provides clients with a self-service option for setting up SSO for their organisation. SSO is currently supported for Concur Expense, Invoice, Request and Travel.
The new Manage Single Sign-On (SSO) feature is a replacement tool for clients using an existing SSO configuration on the Security Keys page and a new tool for clients that want to implement SSO at their organisation. The existing SSO configuration on the Security Keys page and the new SSO Self-Service tool will both be available until everyone has migrated to the new SSO Self-Service tool.
Other SAP Concur products and services are outside the scope of this initial release.
This feature is targeted for Q3 2019.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This feature provides SAP Concur customers with a self-service option for setting up SSO and for existing SSO customers who must eventually migrate to the new SSO service to manage SSO for their users.
**Planned Changes** New SAP Concur Sign In Page(Release note updated: 8 June)
These changes are part of the SAP Concur continued commitment to maintaining secure authentication.
In a future release, the SAP Concur Sign In page will be updated, providing a new login experience for both direct SAP Concur username/password users and Single Sign-On (SSO) users. SSO users will be able to start the Service Provider (SP) initiated SSO login process at www.concursolutions.com.
The new Sign In page feature will include a two-step login process that will provide enhanced security, meet current industry standards and provide a better login success rate. This feature is planned for 2019.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: This feature provides better security and a faster, more convenient experience for users logging in to SAP Concur products and services.
FTP Updates
**Planned Changes** Source IP Checking (EMEA)Beginning on 15 July 2019, SAP Concur will implement source Internet Protocol (IP) checking for all Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) file transfer accounts.
NEW CLIENTS
During new client implementation, SAP Concur will add IP addresses for new clients to the SAP Concur access control list (ACL).
EXISTING CLIENTS
Please contact SAP Concur support by 1 July 2019 to have your source IP addresses added to the SAP Concur access control list (ACL).
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: These changes provide greater security for file transfers.
**Planned Changes** Mandatory SFTP with SSH Key AuthenticationNon-SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) protocols and password authentication will eventually be deprecated.
NEW CLIENTS
New file transfer accounts must use SFTP with Secure Shell (SSH) Key Authentication.
EXISTING CLIENTS
Existing non-SFTP file transfer accounts will be required to switch to SFTP with SSH Key Authentication.
Business Purpose / Client Benefit: These changes provide greater security for file transfers.
Client Notifications
SAP Concur Non-Affiliated Subprocessors
The list of non-affiliated subprocessors is available here: SAP Concur list of Subprocessors (English Only)
Monthly Browser Certifications
Monthly browser certifications, both current and planned, are available with the other SAP Concur monthly release notes, accessible from What's New - Professional Edition