Function documentationConnection of Non-SAP Systems and Various SAP Systems

 

You can use this function to connect SAP Collections Management with systems that meet one of the following definitions:

  • Non-SAP systems

  • SAP systems with application component Accounts Receivable Accounting (FI-AR) having a status earlier than SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.70

This increases the range of accounting systems whose data you can access with SAP Collections Management.

Functional constraints

If you connect a non-SAP system or SAP system, you can only create promises to pay at customer level, but without invoice reference. In every other case, meaning if you connect an SAP system as of SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.70 the opposite applies, as you can only create a promise to pay there with invoice reference.

If you use the integration with SAP Dispute Management, then the following restriction applies for the processes in SAP Dispute Management:

  • You can only include documents as customer-disputed objects in a dispute case. It is not possible to include documents as disputed objects, as the posting technology for the transfer of document data from an original system does not allow the process integration of dispute objects.

  • This means that the system is also unable to execute the periodic processes based on this, such as the automatic write-off of dispute cases, the automatic document changes from dispute cases, the automatic creation of dispute cases, and the automatic assignment of open items to dispute cases.

Integration

Without this function you can only connect SAP systems where Accounts Receivable Accounting (FI-AR) has at least the status SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.70.

Activities

You set up the connection with the help of a substitute system that you connect to SAP Collections Management, and to which you transfer the required master and transaction data.

For additional information on setting up the substitute system and transferring the master and transaction data, see the following:

  • Customizing of Financial Supply Chain Management under Start of the navigation path Collections Management Next navigation step Integration with Accounts Receivable Accounting Next navigation step Connect Non-SAP Systems and Various SAP Systems to Collections Management End of the navigation path.

  • The documentation for the programs for transferring the data, which you can find in the SAP Easy Access screen at the following place: Start of the navigation path  Accounting Next navigation step Financial Supply Chain Management Next navigation step Collections Management Next navigation step Integration with Accounts Receivable Accounting Next navigation step Periodic Processing Next navigation step Transfer Data from Non-SAP Systems and Other SAP Systems End of the navigation path

  • Configuration Guide for SAP Collections Management on SAP Service Marketplace under service.sap.com/fscm. Choose Start of the navigation path SAP Collections Management Next navigation step Media Library Next navigation step Documentation End of the navigation path.