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1 ADMINISTRATION GUIDE PUBLIC Release a (incubation release, not globally available) SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. THE BEST RUN

2 Content 1 Introduction Accepted File Upload Formats Invoice Upload Options Editable Invoice Fields Downloading an Invoice Template Uploading an Invoice P U B L I C Content

3 1 Introduction SAP Logistics Business Network enables you to simplify the invoice verification process especially when you have lot of invoices to be processed. Introduction This guide explains how you can verify (view, edit, and modify) an invoice using a Microsoft Excel file. By doing so, you can automate the process and reduce human efforts and errors. You can generate an invoice for the selected freight orders for settlement and then download the invoice as a template in Microsoft Excel format, edit the downloaded file, and then upload it back to the app. Introduction P U BL IC 3

4 2 Accepted File Upload Formats The system only accepts the upload of Microsoft Excel files of xlsx format only. 4 P U B L I C Accepted File Upload Formats

5 3 Invoice Upload Options Once you generate the invoice as a Microsoft Excel file of xlsx format using the download invoice option in the Invoices app, you can upload the invoice in the following manner 1. Edit the editable fields in the downloaded Microsoft Excel file. 2. Save your changes. 3. Upload the invoice back to the app. Invoice Upload Options P U BL IC 5

6 4 Editable Invoice Fields The following fields are editable in the downloaded invoice: Invoice date Invoice ID Rate amount Final amount Note Deletion indicator If you want to delete a charge, you must choose Yes in the Deletion Indicator. 6 P U B L I C Editable Invoice Fields

7 5 Downloading an Invoice Template Procedure 1. On the Fiori launchpad, choose the Invoices tile. 2. Search for the invoice that you want to edit using the invoice ID and open the invoice. 3. Download the invoice template by choosing Download/Upload Invoice Download Invoice. Results The system downloads a Microsoft Excel file in the.xlsx format with all the information of the invoice. Downloading an Invoice Template P U BL IC 7

8 6 Uploading an Invoice Procedure 1. Export invoice details from your billing software as a PDF or a Microsoft Excel file. 2. Enter data from the exported file into the downloaded invoice template. You can also have a custom program to automatically insert the contents of your exported file into the downloaded invoice template. 3. Save your changes. 4. On the Fiori launchpad, choose the Invoices tile. 5. Search for the invoice that you want to edit using the invoice ID and open the invoice. 6. Upload the edited file by choosing Download/Upload Invoice Upload Invoice. 7. Choose the saved Microsoft Excel.xlsx file for upload. When you upload the invoice, the system validates the following: Whether the invoice file has been uploaded for the right invoice in the app. Whether a duplicate charge type has been entered for the same logistical reference. Whether a new charge type has been entered without a rate. Whether the invoice ID or invoice date is blank. Results If there are validation errors, the system displays the errors in an error log and you can download the error log for future reference. If there are no validation errors, the system uploads the invoice. You can attach relevant documents for the new and existing charges. After the Microsoft Excel file has been uploaded, you can view the uploaded values in the app screen. You can also further modify these values. 8 P U B L I C Uploading an Invoice

9 Note If you want to save the uploaded values, you must explicitly choose Save. You can also completely abort your upload operation by choosing Cancel. Uploading an Invoice P U B L I C 9

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