Enterprises that have entered into a large number of rebate arrangements with their vendors can automate a large portion of the work involved in the settlement accounting process by using the pre-configured workflow scenario for this purpose.

In workflow, the system examines whether business volume figures must be compared and agreed prior to settlement. All the staff involved in carrying out the business volume comparison or settlement accounting are informed accordingly via workflow. This means that a work item appears in their integrated inbox each time workflow is triggered. They can then process the workflow items directly from the inbox. When the item is processed, the system automatically offers the user either the transaction for business volume comparison and agreement or the one for settlement accounting. The people concerned therefore need to know neither the transaction name nor the menu path. Within the transaction for settlement accounting for a rebate arrangement, the employee can then still decide whether to carry out interim rather than partial settlement accounting, for instance.

Which employees are to be informed via workflow is decided via the purchasing group. All employees belonging to the group responsible for the rebate arrangement are notified.