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Technical Data

Technical Name of Business Function

/IPRO/FND_DOCUMENT_BUILDER

Type of Business Function

Enterprise Business Function

Available As Of

SAP Enhancement Package 2 for BS Foundation

Technical Usage

Any Stack including BS_FND

Application Component

SAP Business Foundation (SAP_BS_FND)

Directly Dependent Business Function Requiring Activation in Addition

Not relevant

You can use this business function to create legally compliant documents using a customer-defined, standardized process, reducing the risk and cost of legal actions resulting from inconsistent or nonstandardized processes and documents. Using cockpits, reviews, reports, and workflows, SAP Document Builder streamlines procurement processes and makes them transparent throughout the document generation process. The standardization and streamlining of processes increases compliance with internal and external standards, rules, and regulations while cutting the cost of producing complex documents. SAP Document Builder also eliminates the need for a third-party document authoring solution and associated integration maintenance costs. SAP Document Builder offers both automatic and manual document generation, as well as both single and mass document generation.

Prerequisites

You have installed the following software components as of the version mentioned: SAP_BS_FND 702, SAP_ABA 702, and SAP_BASIS 702.

Depending on what forms you want to integrate, you must install the following:

  • If you want to integrate Microsoft Word 2003 forms, you must install Microsoft Word 2003. If you want to edit clauses using Microsoft Word, you must also install the Microsoft DSO Framer ActiveX Control.

  • If you want to integrate Adobe forms, you must install the SAP NetWeaver-based Adobe LiveCycle Designer.

  • If you want to combine PDF forms with text-based clauses to form an assembled legal document, you must use Adobe LiveCycle PDF Generator or a similar third-party product.

  • You make the Customizing settings for this function in Customizing for SAP Document Builder under the following structure nodes:

    •   SAP Customizing Implementation Guide   Cross-Application Components   Document Builder   Basic Functions  

    •   SAP Customizing Implementation Guide   Cross-Application Components   Document Builder   Regulation Sets and Elements  

    •   SAP Customizing Implementation Guide   Cross-Application Components   Document Builder   Document Management  

    •   SAP Customizing Implementation Guide   Cross-Application Components   Document Builder   Business Add-Ins  

Features

Document Generation

You can create simple and complex documents using customer-defined formats, templates, and clause content. SAP Document Builder dynamically creates legally compliant documents based on templates or business rules, enabling standardized content, formats, and process flows. Centralized templates and content allow more visibility into processes from start to finish thanks to the traceability of actions and versions. Processes are streamlined and legal review time is saved. Document accessibility is controlled using roles, tailoring the user experience to your needs.