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EMC Invoice Management

for SAP
Optimize incoming invoice processing in SAP with
EMC best practice solutions
Transparent and streamlined accounts payable processes are crucial to effective business management.
Core business tasks, such as document receipt, invoice processing, invoice payment, and vendor
management have to be executed and organized for effective decision making and forecasting in
financial accounting.
Business challenges in accounts payable
Many companies face common, costly challenges in accounts payable.
Low productivity due to wait times and lack of process control
Low to no utilization of payment discounts, but unnecessary expenses associated with late
payment fees
Loss of transparency during invoice approval and payment block resolution
Duplicate invoices and payments
Expensive vendor inquiry management due to lack of up-to-date process and document
information
EMC solution
EMC

Invoice Management for SAP

integrates the entire accounts payable processfrom invoice

receipt to paymentand provides comprehensive data on transactions, business documents, and
process status for financial reporting, decision making, and process analysis.
The Big Picture
Automates the accounts payable process
in SAP and the capture and management
of incoming invoices and credit memos
through a comprehensive, best-practice
solution
Provides solutions to costly business
challenges in accounts payable based on
proven best practices
Offers a short implementation cycle and
immediate return on investment through
an integrated, turnkey solution
EMC Invoice Management for SAP enables businesses to capture incoming invoices manually or with OCR immediately after
receipt, and to automate subsequent processing with SAP Business Workow.
By implementing the standard SAP Business Workflow framework, EMC Invoice Management for SAP
allows for automated exception handling, such as master data maintenance, rescanning, approvals,
and rerouting of accounts payable documents. Complicated payment block resolution is also handled
by Invoice Management for SAP. All steps and data in the process are recorded and continuously
updated, creating a detailed audit trail for each accounts payable transaction.
Data collected in Invoice Management for SAP supports the entire invoice entry and verification
process, and provides a powerful basis for process analysis and benchmarking.
Solution components
EMC Invoice Management for SAP is based on standard SAP ERP technology and fully integrates
SAP-certified document management solutions, such as EMC Documentum

Archive Services for SAP,

and leading OCR scan applications, such as EMC Captiva

InputAccel

/OCR.
EMC Invoice Management for SAP provides direct access to vendor and document information to provide transparency
and process control.
Data collected in EMC Invoice Management for SAP allows for powerful process reporting, such as workload and process
time analysis, or payment block detail.
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Solution benefits
EMC Invoice Management for SAP is a best practice solution that is implemented using quick turnkey
principles and that provides signicant benets both for business management and system
administrators:
Productivity increases and cost savings in accounts payable due to process automation and
increased transparency
High utilization of payment discounts resulting from early calculation of due dates and
prioritization tasks
Elimination of duplicate invoice payments via early warnings, strict adherence to four-eye
principles, and detailed audit trails
Enhanced quality and effectiveness of vendor service management with detailed process
tracking and analysis tools
Return on investment
The turnkey implementation of EMC Invoice Management for SAP provides immediate return on
investment. The following table displays just some of the many savings opportunities.
Take the next step
To learn more about EMC Invoice Management for SAP, visit www.EMC.com or call 800.607.9546
(outside the U.S.: +1.925.600.5802).
Sample potential savings using EMC Invoice Management for SAP.