Purchase2Pay

Purchase to Pay in SAP - automated, transparent, compliant

From the initial requirement to the final payment - with our Purchase2Pay solutions based on SAP optimize your entire procurement process. Automated workflows, transparent approvals and seamless integration into your financial accounting ensure greater efficiency and less manual work.

🟥 Intelligent automation – From requirement to order to invoice processing.
🟥 Increase compliance & transparency - Clear processes, audit-proof documentation and fewer Maverick Buying.
🟥 Integrate suppliers more intelligently - Digital interfaces, faster processing and better collaboration.

To guarantee these benefits for you, we work with solutions from our partner AFI Solutions (a DOXIS company)as well as with CSK products.

Rely on maximum flexibility: DOXIS modular solutions adapt precisely to your requirements.

Select modules, integrate them seamlessly and scale them at any time. This keeps document processing efficient, agile and future-proof.

Order processing - simple, efficient, transparent

Keep track of outgoing orders and inquiries at all times - directly in SAP. A central digital solution shows the current status in real time and ensures efficient, paperless processing. The Automatic compilation of order and inquiry folders simplifies the process by directly suggesting accompanying documents such as purchasing conditions or material documents and adding them with a click.

Thanks to electronic workflows releases run faster and more securelywhile seamless documentation ensures maximum compliance. Manual work steps, No printing and shipping costs - Your ordering process becomes leaner, more transparent and more efficient.

Automate incoming order confirmations in SAP

Don't waste time laboriously typing and comparing order confirmations. End-to-end digitalization and automation ensure seamless processing directly in SAP. Incoming confirmations - whether by e-mail, fax or electronic format - are automatically recorded, checked and processed.

Thanks to a central overview, you have Full control over status at all timesfilter options and relevant details. Intelligent wizards check for deviations in price, quantity or deadline and guide you safely through the process. Rule-based automation even enables direct confirmation if there are no deviations - without manual intervention.

With efficient, error-free and transparent processing save up to 70 % of the previous effort and create space for strategic tasks. Less manual work, more digital efficiency – that's smarter purchasing!

Digitize incoming delivery bills or shipping notifications in SAP

Various options are available to you depending on your requirements: Delivery bills can be automatically linked to the order process via barcode and archived - ideal for quick document management. Despatch advices can be recorded digitally and booked directly to enable more precise planning. Or you can opt for fully digital processing, in which delivery bills are automatically recognized, checked and posted.

All variants guarantee seamless integration into SAP, Automatic archiving and seamless logging. This keeps your incoming goods department lean, efficient and flexible - exactly what your company needs.

Process (electronic) incoming invoices

We predict efficiency: with a smart solution for digitalization Invoice processing in SAP, you can optimize your workflows, reduce manual activities and save costs.

🟥 All invoice formats, one system - Whether paper, PDF, EDI, QR-bill or international e-invoices - all incoming invoices are processed centrally and electronically.
🟥 Automated invoice workflow - Documents pass through SAP invoice verification securely, transparently and with a high degree of automation (dark posting).
🟥 Maximum transparency - A centralized invoice receipt book provides accounting teams with a complete overview directly in SAP.
🟥 Seamless SAP integration - Real-time data exchange ensures secure and efficient processes in SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP.
🟥 Flexible extension - Existing scanning solutions, OCR engines, archive and e-mail systems can be easily connected.
🟥 Fit for the future - Perfectly prepared for national, international and industry-specific e-invoicing standards.

With a modular, customizable architecture, you can make your invoice processing more efficient than ever before - and be optimally prepared for future requirements.

SmartDocs Suite: Efficient management of SAP® FI correspondence

The SmartDocs Suite is a solution from the CSK Group that was developed to optimize the output and management of FI correspondence in SAP®. It enables transparent and efficient handling of documents such as payment advices, reminders and direct debit notifications.

🟥 Central document management - All correspondence is brought together in one monitor, which increases clarity and facilitates access.

🟥 Status tracking - A document flow control shows the current dispatch status, making it possible to track the whereabouts of each document.

🟥 Automated notifications - A status traffic light indicates required actions so that open tasks are not overlooked.

The modular structure of the SmartDocs Suite makes it possible to integrate specific modules for different correspondence types. These appear as additional tabs in the SAP® Monitor and offer functions such as completeness checks, document flow displays and status displays. It is also possible to send documents directly from SAP®.

By using the SmartDocs Suite Companies can make their financial institution correspondence processes more efficient and increase transparency. This leads to a reduction in manual effort and an improvement in process quality.

Frequently Asked Questions about Purchase to Pay with SAP

P2P Fundamentals

Purchase-to-Pay encompasses the entire procurement process — from the request for needs to ordering, goods receipt, invoice verification, and payment. In SAP, the process is primarily mapped using the MM (Materials Management), FI (Financial Accounting), and FI-AP (Accounts Payable) modules. P2P is the procurement-side counterpart to Order-to-Cash.

Five phases: (1) Needs reporting and BANF, (2) Ordering and Supplier Selection, (3) Supplier Order Confirmation, (4) Goods Receipt and Inspection, (5) Invoice receipt, Verification and payment. Each phase can be automated or controlled by workflows.

Maverick buying without controlled ordering processes, manual invoice entry with a high error rate, lack of status transparency for orders, long approval chains, inefficient master data maintenance for suppliers, and missed early payment discounts due to late payments.

Less manual data entry (typically 50–70 % for structured invoice processing), improved discount rates through faster approvals, reduced maverick buying through guided purchase requisition processes, higher data quality, and audit-proof compliance.

Invoice Receipt & Document Processing

All common formats: paper (with scan), PDF, ZUGFeRD hybrid documents, XInvoice, EDI according to EN 16931, OCR-recognized receipts from email attachments. With our Cloud Invoice Conversion ServiceCICSall incoming formats will be automatically transferred to SAP invoice entry.

Incoming Invoices are reconciled against the order and goods receipt (three-way match). If fields such as amount, quantity, supplier, and date match, the Invoice dark for payment. Deviations go into a clarification workflow.

The BANF (Purchase requisitionis the first step in the P2P process: an employee reports a need, which then becomes a purchase order. With structured requisition templates, catalog integrations (punch-out), and approval workflows, the chaotic ordering process becomes a controlled, documented procedure.

less relevant in P2P than in O2C, but: Reminders for open orders, dunning for unconfirmed orders, workflow escalations for delayed approvals — all of this can be controlled via the SmartDocs Suite and workflow engines.

P2P-Specific — Cross-Product Questions

Yes, both. Our P2P solutions are available for SAP ECC and S/4HANA (on-prem and cloud). If an S/4HANA migration is planned, we will assess whether P2P optimization makes sense to address before, during, or after the migration.

Mainly MM (Materials Management), FI-AP (Accounts Payable), FI (Finance), and WF (Workflow). For special requirements, SAP Ariba, contract management modules, and procurement platforms are added.

Highly dependent on the scope. Pure invoice processing with OCR and automatic three-way matching can be productive in 4-8 weeks. Full P2P optimization, including requisition workflows, goods receipt, and supplier self-service, typically takes 3-6 months.

Three cost blocks: one-time implementation in the five- to (rarely) six-figure range, ongoing license and cloud costs (usually usage or transaction-based), and optional maintenance. We will provide specific figures after a brief initial needs assessment meeting.

Technically yes, but often not recommended strategically. We usually start with the area that has the biggest pain point — most of the time, that's incoming invoices in P2P or the Billing in O2C. After a successful pilot, the respective other topic will follow in a second wave.

Three phases: (1) Analysis workshop focusing on the invoice receipt process and the biggest manual efforts. (2) Pilot with a defined supplier segment or invoice type. (3) Roll-out with continuous AI optimization and workflow tuning.

Yes. DOXIS Solutions is our strategic partner in the P2P environment. The Invoice Suite is deeply integrated into SAP and covers OCR, workflow control, and audit-proof archiving. CSK handles consulting, implementation, and customization to your processes.

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