Maximizing Value by Pairing SAP Concur with the Business Technology Platform

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to combine SAP Concur with the SAP Business Technology Platform to maximize the value of the integrated solutions.

Travel-to-Reimburse

SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is the foundation of the Intelligent Sustainable Enterprise that brings together data and analytics, artificial intelligence, application development, automation, and integration in one unified environment.

Diagram illustrating a Business Technology Platform with components for app development, automation, integration, data and analytics, and AI, supporting end-to-end business processes and suite quality.

Travel-to-Reimburse

Built on SAP BTP, Travel-to-Reimburse is a comprehensive solution designed to help customers navigate the challenges of expense management with efficiency and accuracy. By integrating SAP Concur, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP S/4HANA, it manages the end-to-end process of booking travel and employee-initiated spend. With SAP BTP as the integration foundation, customers can provide a consistent experience that improves employee satisfaction and productivity.

This image illustrates the integration of various SAP solutions. It shows how SAP S/4HANA and S/4HANA Cloud connect with SAP Concur and SAP SuccessFactors. Key elements include employee master data, cost objects and accounts, employee roles, expense reports, and payroll documents. SAP BTP services like Master Data Orchestration, Master Data Integration, and Cloud Identity Service facilitate these integrations.

With this solution, users have the ability to plan their trip, create a travel request or expense report, and get reimbursed in a smooth, streamlined process. In addition, customers can:

  • Process expenses quickly for faster reimbursements.
  • Get end-to-end, timely visibility into spending - from pretrip plans to final settlement of payments.
  • Improve company travel and expense policy compliance.
  • Provide successful financial posting and full process transparency on both sides.
  • Create rich and consistent employee experiences for booking and expensing.
  • Get deep insights to make intelligent spend decisions.

SAP Cloud Identity Services

SAP Cloud Identity Services enhance the security and compliance of user access through built-in features like single sign-on (SSO) and automated integration. Key components include:

  • SAP Identity Authentication Service (IAS): Simplifies user experience by enabling authentication and SSO for cloud users.
  • SAP Identity Provisioning Service (IPS): Manages identity lifecycle processes, allowing seamless provisioning of user identities from a source system to SAP Concur.

Business Benefits

  • Unified user access management across SAP solutions.
  • Centralized access to business applications, streamlining end-to-end processes and eliminating the need for multiple logins.
  • Increased user productivity and collaboration.
  • Accelerated digital transformation.

Technology Benefits

  • Streamlined user and access data management, minimizing disruptions.
  • Reduced IT costs and enhanced agility.

Capabilities

  • Identity Provisioning and Governance.
  • Identity Authentication.

SAP Task Center

SAP Task Center bundles the handling of all approval tasks from various connected SAP applications in just one place. Concur Expense and Concur Request are now supported in SAP Task Center. Approval items are gathered in one list and ready to be processed with just one click.

Review the following video to learn more about how this works;

Let's summarize what you've learned:

  • Unified Task Management: SAP Task Center consolidates workflow approvals from various SAP solutions into a single inbox, providing a consistent user experience and streamlining task management.
  • Improved Efficiency: Managers can approve tasks from different SAP cloud solutions, including SAP Concur, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP Fieldglass, all within the Task Center, reducing the need to access multiple applications.
  • Enhanced User Experience: By providing a unified space for managing tasks, SAP Task Center improves user experience and shortens the overall approval cycle.

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