September 5, 2019

Approval processes in SAP®: Automate requisitions and purchase orders

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How automated are the usual business processes in your company really? Despite the use of SAP® and digital tools, there are form processes in purchasing and sales that are often still a long way from being part of a digitalization strategy. Employees' requirements and inquiries are often handled without going through the system, especially when experience shows that the procurement process can take weeks or even months. This behavior is so widespread that there is even a name for it: it's called Maverick Buying Effect.

With our DirectPurchaseControl add-on, we remove this stumbling block for you on the way to transparent ordering and payment processes. Fully integrated into SAP, the self-service request portal offers both SAP and non-SAP users the possibility to Procurement of materials, services and C-items much more efficiently. By automating approval processes, you avoid long queues so that there is no longer any incentive to bypass the system when placing orders.

Say goodbye to application slips once and for all and round off your IT-supported processes with our AddOn! Automating approval processes saves your employees time, allowing them to focus on more important tasks instead of dealing with intransparency, different filing locations or duplicate/unrecorded requests. With the help of DirectPurchase Control, requests can also be submitted via a web portal without access to the SAP GUI. The status of the request can be conveniently called up at any time.

Advantages at a glance:

  1. Paperless processing and traceable tracking of requisitions in SAP at any time
  2. Time-saving approval procedures, including substitute arrangements that shorten turnaround time
  3. Uniform database for all users
  4. Single sign-on enabled web portal (customizable via CSS)
  5. Integration of online stores, databases, catalogs
  6. Avoidance of Maverick Buying
  7. Splitting or merging of requisitions

For more information, please refer to our product brochure:

DirectPurchaseControl Product Brochure

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