SAP Document and Reporting Compliance review

SAP Document and Reporting Compliance is the native route for SAP customers. SAP describes it as covering real-time, periodic and ad hoc mandates worldwide, from e-documents through to statutory reporting. On the e-invoicing side it automates the transmission and digital clearance of business transactions through Peppol or local standards, monitors which customers are registered on a Peppol network, and lets users correct rejected documents by drilling into the underlying transaction. On the reporting side it adds a compliance calendar, checklists for adjustments and approvals, and automated submissions. A library of predefined scenarios can be reused, and companies or partners can extend or create new scenarios and reports. SAP points to EY expanding into Malaysia and Accelleron as customer examples. The downside is that it only makes sense on SAP ERP, it has no public price, and rollouts are typically partner projects, so smaller SAP Business One users may find a third-party connector simpler.

Who it is for

companies running SAP ERP that face clearance and reporting mandates

Price

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Key features

• Automates transmission and digital clearance of transactions through Peppol or local standards
• Monitors customers registered on a Peppol network
• Compliance calendar for statutory reporting obligations worldwide
• Library of predefined processes and real-time scenarios
• Extensibility to create or copy scenarios and compliance reports

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: E-invoices and statutory reports managed from one dashboard in the ERP
• Strength: Corrections drill down directly to the underlying transaction
• Strength: SAP cites EY's Malaysia rollout as a customer example
• Weakness: Only relevant if you run SAP
• Weakness: No published price
• Weakness: Implementation usually needs SAP partners

Key facts

• Networks: Peppol and local standards
• Scope: E-documents and statutory reporting
• Runs in: SAP ERP
• Pricing: Quote only

Where it ranks

SAP Document and Reporting Compliance is No. 9 in our Best E-Invoicing Software verdict.