xFlow Procurement® is an out-of-the-box solution for the ordering process in SAP. xFlow Procurement provides a preset system that can be integrated easily and quickly in an existing SAP infrastructure. The ordering process can then effortlessly be customised to suit your company’s specific requirements. xFlow Procurement can be accessed directly via the SAP UI, SAP NetWeaver technology (BSP), and the SAP Enterprise Portal. Role-based release tables, straightforward user interfaces and a revision-proof workflow log in PDF format are just some of the features. Central monitoring ensures the necessary transparency for the operating procedures, as well as adherence to status types. xFlow Procurement includes the complete xFlow Basis® functionalities.

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xFlow Procurement
WMD xFlow – Workflow Solutions for SAP
Purchase Order – Out of the Box
WMD xFlow Procurement is a new module for the ordering process and is the optimum • Transparent order process
companion to WMD xFlow Invoice, a best-practice solution that is already on the
• Traceable and recorded
market. The target group for the application is the purchasing department in your
company. We can provide you with a preset system that can be integrated simply and workflow steps
speedily in your existing SAP infrastructure. Furthermore, the ordering process can • Integration of employees, who
easily be customised to suit your company’s particular requirements. - until now - are just be able to
take part paper-based
Access to this program is directly within SAP, web-based or via SAP portal interface.
Role-based release tables, straightforward user interfaces and a revision-proof • By using WMD xFlow Builder,
workflow log in PDF format are just some of the features of this solution. Naturally all individual workflow steps can
the central functionalities of the xFlow® Basis solution are at your disposal, e.g. be designed in a flexible way
customisation of the individual workflow steps, central user administration and the
text system. Central monitoring ensures the necessary transparency for the operating and adapted to the user’s
procedures, as well as adherence to status types. requirements
• Direct transition into SAP
Flexible workflow steps documents is possible
Various steps are available, for example: • In combination with xFlow
1. Create order application within SAP or web-based (fig. 01)
► easy initiation of order processes (for ex. to order office Invoice you get a P2P
equipment) with a simplified user interface enterprise solution (purchase
2. Link to open catalogue systems (individual or preconfigured) to pay)
3. Verify / release order application (within SAP or web-based)
4. Verify / release purchase requisition
5. Create automatically purchase requisition / purchase order
6. Verify /release purchase order
7. Complete /change order application, purchase requisition and purchase order
8. Release and initiate final purchase order, manually or automatically
(1 n-step)

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Best Practice Solution SAP – Procurement
WMD xFlow – Workflow Solutions
Best-practice solutions conjunction with amount limits are available for managing this
This xFlow package comes with our best-practice solutions as a aspect (cost centres, order types, purchase categories, purchase
matter of course. Consequently you will have a fully preset system organizations, orders, equipment, vendors etc.).
at your disposal, which makes it possible for your company to
introduce the solution very rapidly. We are constantly working to Customisation via user exits
improve our best-practice solutions. These are then automatically
Customers can implement their own complete workflow steps via user
available to users.
exits. These can be seamlessly integrated into the existing steps.
Role-based release tables Revision-proof workflow log
All assignments within the workflow can be managed via the Whenever a process is completed, a PDF log is automatically generated
central release table. The role concept allows responsibilities to be and archived with the respective purchase order. This means that all
specified in great detail. A wide variety of object types in information about the workflow is available in a revision-proof format.
An overview of the performance features
Requirements
• Flexible design of the individual workflow steps (fig. 02)
• SAP Release 4.6c, 4.7 (Enterprise), ECC 5.0 or ECC 6.0
• Delivery of a best-practice solution
• ArchiveLink-capable archiving system or SAP content server
• Link to open catalogue systems WMD customizing/ upload
• WMD xFlow basic solution
• Link to archiving systems via ArchiveLink
• Web access or SAP portal interface for release steps
• Role-based release table
A separate SAP Web Server is required if you use xFlow with
• n-step processing for all operations SAP Release 4.6c and 4.7 (Enterprise).
• Straightforward user interfaces Minimum requirements:
• Purchasing overview (fig. 03) SAP Web Application 6.40, Hotpackage 15.
• Revision-proof workflow log in PDF format
• Utilisation of all central xFlow basis components
Purchase to Pay
Link to WMD xFlow Invoice Solution best-practice solution. With
this module you will receive a P2P (Purchase to Pay) Enterprise
Solution.
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