Objectives Solution Benefits Quick Facts

SAP Solution Brief

SAP Solution Extensions | SAP Process Mining by Celonis, Cloud Edition for SAP Ariba Solutions

Visualize, Analyze, and Transform Processes

for Intelligent Procurement and Invoicing Operations
© 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.
 SAP Solution Brief Objectives Solution Benefits Quick Facts

Procurement and invoicing process

transformation drives business value
In a digital economy, enterprise software processes offer crucial support to Procurement and invoicing process
transformation drives business value
procurement and invoicing operations so business transactions consistently
execute at Internet speed. And today, more than ever, market leaders recognize
that process mining is key to an intelligent enterprise, ensuring that core
business processes keep running at optimal levels of performance and efficiency.

Your procurement and invoicing organization they work and how they can become more intelli-
depends on digital solutions for mission-critical gent. With comprehensive visibility, sophisticated
processes. But hidden process deviations and analytics, and intuitive functionality, you can
© 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

inefficiencies can create transactional logjams identify areas of current and potential concern,
that cause delays, increase costs, and hinder allowing you to find and act on opportunities for
organizational agility. process optimization.

By gaining greater and more timely transparency What’s needed is a cloud solution that delivers
of process execution, your organization can gain these remarkable capabilities while reducing
valuable insights into essential procurement and costs and fostering innovation.
invoicing business processes, understanding how

2 / 8
 SAP Solution Brief Objectives Solution Benefits Quick Facts

Process visualization and changes

based on business impact
The SAP® Process Mining application by Celonis, be adapted to your business requirements, reduc- Process visualization and changes
cloud edition for SAP Ariba® solutions, enables ing the need for time-consuming integrations. based on business impact
you to visualize, proactively monitor, and improve
your procurement and invoicing processes. It The cloud edition for SAP Ariba solutions provides Prebuilt applications for strategic
turns process execution data into graphical repre- complete visibility into as-is processes and procurement and invoicing initiatives
sentations that visualize a clear picture of how discovers and plots the actual flow of your pro-
tasks are being performed, how well they run, curement and invoicing processes, including Peeking behind the curtain
and where they require the most manual effort. all variants. Powerful analytics compare these of as-is processes
variants against your documented business
This cloud-based subscription software provides processes, showing conformance compared to Faster migrations and valuable
click, connect, and play functionality for your design. Machine learning and embedded artificial insights into IT operations
© 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

procurement and invoicing processes and the intelligence functionality measure opportunities
SAP Ariba solutions that support them. It does this for improvement and provide a prioritized list
by using prebuilt connectors and screens that can of actions.

Assess the business impact of process deviations in your SAP Ariba

Procurement solutions, identify and resolve issues, and standardize on
best practices.
3 / 8
 SAP Solution Brief Objectives Solution Benefits Quick Facts

Prebuilt applications for strategic

procurement and invoicing initiatives
You can take advantage of the prebuilt applications With SAP Process Mining, cloud edition for Process visualization and changes
that enable ready-to-go discovery and analytics SAP Ariba solutions, you can get a clear view of based on business impact
for the procurement and invoicing processes how procurement and invoicing processes are
supported in SAP Ariba solutions. With this con- performing against your standard, documented Prebuilt applications for strategic
nection, you can realize immediate results from business process models. Graphical views repre- procurement and invoicing initiatives
process mining, including: sent information related to processes, including
•• Reduction of maverick spend and supply base volume of documents received, order values per Peeking behind the curtain
consolidation month, number of orders by company, on-time of as-is processes
•• Increased two- and three-way matching payment rates, and net order value by company.
•• Negotiation of favorable payment terms and Views are built in seconds as you watch, with Faster migrations and valuable
optimized days payable outstanding (DPO) highly granular detail down to the level of individ- insights into IT operations
© 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

•• Ensured quality control of purchased goods and ual document fields such as material prices.
their on-time and in-full delivery This functionality allows you to find out precisely
•• Optimized use of cash discounts what you don’t know instead of simply validating
•• Improved on-time payment assumptions.

4 / 8
 SAP Solution Brief Objectives Solution Benefits Quick Facts

Peeking behind the curtain

of as-is processes
SAP Process Mining, cloud edition for SAP Ariba Visibility into as-is processes and variations Process visualization and changes
solutions, provides graphical representations of reveals inefficiencies and errors that slow process based on business impact
your enterprise business processes. It automati- speeds and increase cycle times and operational
cally identifies and groups cases that follow the costs. With the cloud edition for SAP Ariba solu- Prebuilt applications for strategic
same execution path into variants that help users tions, you can identify compliance issues such procurement and invoicing initiatives
spot process deviations and inefficient loops. as missing approval steps and unjustified price
Analytical views provide details about cycle times changes. You can also pinpoint manual steps that Peeking behind the curtain
and bottlenecks. You can drill down on specific would benefit from digitalization or automation. of as-is processes
process steps and instances to identify the root Benchmarking and conformance monitoring allow
causes of deviations and process inefficiencies you to identify differences from the designed pro- Faster migrations and valuable
at any level of data aggregation you choose. cess and highlight best practices to share with insights into IT operations
© 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

the organization.

User-friendly functionality for SAP Ariba solutions makes process mining

available to more people and speeds time to value.

5 / 8
 SAP Solution Brief Objectives Solution Benefits Quick Facts

Faster migrations and valuable

insights into IT operations
SAP Process Mining, cloud edition for SAP Ariba With these insights, you can measure the full Process visualization and changes
solutions, accelerates migrations from legacy sys- benefits of your software investments and gain based on business impact
tems to SAP Ariba Procurement solutions as well detailed and revealing insights into the impact
as to SAP S/4HANA® by documenting the actual of process adjustments and quantify the benefit Prebuilt applications for strategic
use of your as-is processes. This visibility into the of a migration. procurement and invoicing initiatives
true state and performance of your processes
helps you understand which areas to focus on for The cloud edition for SAP Ariba solutions also Peeking behind the curtain
process migration, identify best practices, and helps you understand your processes as your of as-is processes
apply resources where they are most needed. business evolves, such as planning business
transformations and enabling post-merger Faster migrations and valuable
integration and organizational change. insights into IT operations
© 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Facilitate IT undertakings, including upgrades, consolidations from mergers

and acquisitions, and outsourcing projects.

6 / 8
 SAP Solution Brief Objectives Solution Benefits Quick Facts

Enhanced transparency and intelligent

procurement and invoicing processes
SAP Process Mining, cloud edition for SAP Ariba weaknesses across your procurement and invoicing Enhanced transparency and
solutions, provides full visibility into as-is pro- processes and improve process efficiency, quality, intelligent procurement and invoicing
cesses with sophisticated discovery, analysis, and reliability. You can ensure that these processes processes
and documentation functionality, fostering data- are running optimally and conforming to their
based continuous improvement and enabling intended design – and to your objectives. It allows
your organization to become a digitally enabled you to quickly identify the root causes of problems,
intelligent enterprise. Prebuilt content, analytics spot opportunities for automation, and remediate
configurations, and data connectors to SAP Ariba processes that can create compliance issues.
solutions get you up and running quickly, helping
deliver positive business results. The solution allows you to keep your technology
on the cutting edge and speeds innovation, while
© 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

With the cloud edition for SAP Ariba solutions, controlling costs and eliminating the need to
you can identify previously unrecognized process maintain infrastructure or deploy updates.

7 / 8
 SAP Solution Brief Objectives Solution Benefits Quick Facts

Summary Solution
The SAP® Process Mining application by Celonis, •• Objective, transparent assessment of as-is
cloud edition for SAP Ariba® solutions, helps you procurement and invoicing processes
assess and understand procurement and invoicing •• Prebuilt applications for supported processes
processes running within your enterprise through in SAP Ariba solutions
process discovery, powerful analytics, and intuitive •• Graphical representations of your procurement
visual representations. Prebuilt applications enable and invoicing processes to quickly identify
ready-to-go discovery and analytics for procure- deviations and inefficiencies
ment and other core business solutions and pro- •• Analytics and machine learning to measure
cesses. The solution allows you to keep up with IT procurement and invoicing process effective-
innovations while reducing costs. ness and identify corrective action

Objectives Benefits
•• Improve the efficiency of your key procurement •• Valuable insights into procurement and invoicing
and invoicing processes and related operations operations
•• Identify noncompliant processes and drive •• Increased efficiency by identifying and eliminat-
conformance ing process weaknesses
© 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

•• Take procurement and invoicing automation •• Reduced procurement spend

to the next level with no IT involvement •• Improved compliance and perfect POs
•• Optimized working capital through intelligent
procurement and invoicing operations that help
ensure on-time payments

Learn more
To find out more, call your SAP representative
today or visit us online.
8 / 8
Follow us

www.sap.com/contactsap

Studio SAP | 62244enUS (19/07)

© 2019 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the
express permission of SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company.

The information contained herein may be changed without prior notice. Some software products marketed
by SAP SE and its distributors contain proprietary software components of other software vendors. National
product specifications may vary.

These materials are provided by SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company for informational purposes only, without
representation or warranty of any kind, and SAP or its affiliated companies shall not be liable for errors or
omissions with respect to the materials. The only warranties for SAP or SAP affiliate company products and
services are those that are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and
services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.

In particular, SAP SE or its affiliated companies have no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in
this document or any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This
document, or any related presentation, and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future
developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and functionality are all subject to change and may be
changed by SAP SE or its affiliated companies at any time for any reason without notice. The information in this
document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality.
All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, and they should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.

SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks
or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other
product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

See www.sap.com/copyright for additional trademark information and notices.