For CFOs who operate with SAP, OpenText is a direct lever for improving working capital, expense control, regulatory compliance and operational resilience. From automating the Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash cycle to archiving that reduces the cost of HANA and auditing risk, OpenText suite for SAP accelerates results and keeps the SAP core clean and up to date.
How OpenText brings value to SAP
- Procure-to-Pay (AP) and spend control
- OpenText Vendor Invoice Management for SAP Solutions (VIM): intelligent invoice capture (OCR/IA), validations, approval workflows and automations that optimize the entire billing process.
- Impact: reduced approval cycle, higher “touchless” processing rate, more discounts for early payment and better control of non-compliant spending.
- Order-to-Cash (AR), contracts and correspondence
- Management of contracts, orders, delivery notes, claims and communications in a single repository connected to SAP.
- Impact: lower DSO (Collection Days), fewer disputes.
- Accounting closing and auditing
- Certified repository integrated in SAP, for example OpenText Core Content Management (ECM), designed via ArchiveLink/ILM and keeping the SAP core clean.
- Centralize and link with SAP all documents: invoices, purchase orders, receipts (GR), bank reconciliation, approvals, contracts, inventory reports, etc. Also accessible from SAP Fiori.
- Impact: reduced closing and auditing effort; faster closing tasks, greater agility through integrity validations (missing document, matches) and process traceability.
- Global Regulatory Compliance, ViDA, and Cybersecurity
- Support for electronic invoicing and reporting, document traceability, electronic signature and data anonymization.
- Impact: reduction of regulatory risk, preparation for inspections and agile adaptation to new regulations.
- Archiving and reducing Total Cost of Ownership
- OpenText Archiving and Document Access: download documents and attachments from the core, maintaining transparent access from SAP.
- Impact: smaller database size, better performance and infrastructure/licensing savings.
- Digital experience and productivity
- OpenText Content Management for SAP (Extended ECM): workspaces that unify SAP processes with content, teams, and suppliers by providing advanced tools for document management, process automation, collaboration, and regulatory compliance.
- Impact: faster collaboration and reduced cycle times in finance and purchasing.
Indicators that a CFO will more easily have under control:
- Search to Pay: cost per invoice, cycle time,% of direct processing (touchless), discounts, etc.
- Order-to-Cash: DSO, dispute ratio, claim resolution time.
- Closure: closing days, dedicated hours per area, more streamlined auditing.
- Platform: database control, storage resources and cost, response times.
- Regulatory Compliance: fines/penalties avoided, response time to requests, signature adoption/anonymization.
Why integrate OpenText + SAP with the Brait team
- Specialists in integrations of OpenText connectors for SAP.
- Extensive experience in global e-invoicing and regulatory compliance (including ViDA in Europe).
- Electronic signature and document anonymization capabilities to protect sensitive data.
- Extensibility Approach”Clean Core” that minimizes technical debt and preserves SAP's agility.
OpenText isn't just document management: it's a lever for efficiency and control for finance in SAP. By accelerating automation, ensuring compliance with the law and preserving a Core of clean SAP, The CFO gains visibility, reduces costs and frees up capital for growth.
Do you want to know how it could be adapted to the reality of your company (countries, satellite ERPs, local regulations and S/4HANA roadmap)? Contact us for an assessment without commitment and for a plan oriented to financial KPIs.
