Financial Integration with EA-PS

Technical Data
Technical name of the business function	PSM_GOVPROC_JFMIP
Type of Business Function	Enterprise Business Function
Available as of	SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 3
ECC software component	SAP_APPL, EA-PS
ECC application component	Procurement for Public Sector (PSM-GPR)
Business Intelligence content	Not relevant
SAP Enterprise Services	Not relevant
JAVA software component	Not relevant
Portal content	Not relevant
Additional content available in other SAP applications	Not relevant
Business function requiring activation in addition	Public Services (EA-PS), PSM, US Federal- Period of Performance(PSM_USFED_PEROP_1), PSM, US Federal- PPA and Payments(PSM_USFED_PPAP_1)

You can use this business function to enable the transfer of period of performance, acceptance period, and Fast Pay data from SAP Procurement for Public Sector (SAP PPS) procurement documents to the replicated procurement documents in the SAP ERP system. The data is checked in the SAP ERP system to ensure, for example, that it complies with Unites States federal government procurement regulations.

Integration

Financial Integration with EA-PS can be used with the following business functions:

Shopping Cart Commitment (PS_GOVPROC_SCCMT)

This business function enables a financial commitment to be recorded in Funds Management (FM) upon approval of an SAP SRM shopping cart.
Item Hierarchies (PS_GOVPROC_ITEMTYPES)

This business function allows you to create a procurement document with a structured grouping of line items.
Pricing Arrangements EA-PS Integration (PSM_GOVPROC_PA)

This business function enables the creation of follow-on processes such as service entry sheets and invoices, as well as processes for complex pricing components such as incentive fees and award fees.

Prerequisites

You have SAP Supplier Relationship Management 6.0 (SAP SRM 6.0) and SAP Procurement for Public Sector 2007 (SAP PPS 2007) installed on your system.

You have activated Public Services (EA-PS), as well as the following business functions:

PSM, US Federal- PPA and Payments (PSM_USFED_PPAP_1)

Activate this business function to enable the transfer of Prompt Payment Act (PPA) data, including Fast Pay and acceptance period data, from SAP PPS to SAP ERP.
PSM, US Federal- Period of Performance (PSM_USFED_PEROP_1)

Activate this business function to enable the transfer of period of performance data from SAP PPS to SAP ERP.

Features

This business function enables the transfer of the following data from a procurement document in SAP PPS to the replicated procurement document in SAP ERP:

Period of performance
The period of performance defines a start date and end date for goods delivery or service performance and is therefore the period during which commitment and spending is valid. The period of performance is used in receipt, invoice, and payment documents to validate the dates that goods were delivered or services performed against the validity period defined in the purchase order. This prevents, for example, the payment of invoices where the period of performance does not match that of the spending document. Checks are made against the period of performance to ensure that a goods receipt or an invoice receipt is posted within the period of performance dates for the purchase order line item.
Fast Pay
You can specify for a line item in a SAP PPS contract or purchase order that it is subject to Fast Pay procedures. This means that payment is made within a limited time period of receipt of an invoice without proof of receipt of goods or services. If payments are not made within this time period, they are subject to a Prompt Payment Act (PPA) interest penalty. When you identify a line item as subject to Fast Pay procedures, prompt pay terms are set in SAP ERP. When the invoice is paid in SAP ERP, the line items are checked in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act.
Acceptance period
You can define an acceptance period in days for a contract or purchase order. This acceptance period defines the time period that a purchaser has to accept goods and is used to determine the PPA constructive acceptance date. This acceptance period is also used in the calculation of PPA payment due dates and PPA interest calculations. You use this function if you want to specify an acceptance period longer than the default seven days as specified in the PPA. If no acceptance period is specified, the default value of seven days is used. The acceptance period that you enter is checked in SAP ERP at goods receipt.