Integration with SAP Fieldglass

SAP Fieldglass provides a cloud-based solution for managing contingent workforce and for service procurement. The integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Fieldglass enables an integrated invoicing process for the procured services.

The following table explains the process steps and the cXML message types used in each process step:

Process Step	Details	cXML Message Type
Receiving invoices	You can receive invoices created in SAP Fieldglass in SAP S/4HANA. Error-free invoices can be posted automatically in SAP S/4HANA. Invoices with errors can be parked or saved as drafts and can later be processed manually.	InvoiceDetailRequest
Sending status updates for invoices	Your suppliers see status updates in SAP Fieldglass for invoices received in SAP S/4HANA. For example, when an invoice is paid, a status update is sent.	StatusUpdateRequest

Process Step

Details

cXML Message Type

Receiving invoices

You can receive invoices created in SAP Fieldglass in SAP S/4HANA.

Error-free invoices can be posted automatically in SAP S/4HANA. Invoices with errors can be parked or saved as drafts and can later be processed manually.

InvoiceDetailRequest

Sending status updates for invoices

Your suppliers see status updates in SAP Fieldglass for invoices received in SAP S/4HANA. For example, when an invoice is paid, a status update is sent.

StatusUpdateRequest

To support this process, the data replication framework enables you to transfer the following data from SAP S/4HANA to SAP Fieldglass:

Purchasing organization
Plant
Internal order
Cost center
WBS element

Connectivity Options

There are three ways of connecting SAP S/4HANA with SAP Fieldglass:

Direct connectivity: You establish a system connection between SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fieldglass without using middleware.
Mediated connectivity using HCI: You establish a system connection using SAP HANA Cloud Integration between SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fieldglass.
Mediated connectivity using PI: You establish a system connection using middleware between SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fieldglass.

For mediated connectivity, the Ariba Network Adapter for SAP NetWeaver is required.

Configuration

You can make the required settings and define replication models in Customizing for Business Network Integration under Integration with SAP Fieldglass.