Integration of an internal payment method for Group customers
Project duration: 11 months
Brief description
Implementation of consideration for a new, in-house payment method according to Group specification for a subsidiary as an associated company in the framework of a pilot project that is intended to be rolled out to all subsidiaries following successful implementation. The internal payment method makes it easier and more transparent to show postings between the individual Group companies. The adaptation is taken into account at the level of liabilities-side master data for relevant customers. For this purpose, the necessary adaptations are being made to the business processes in the existing master data system and in the interface to the SAP system that is used.
Supplement
The customer's master data application is based on a three-layer, service-oriented architecture (.Net-based thin client, application server, MS SQL 2012, C# programming language). The system communicates with the SAP system via a Biztalk server. In order for the new internal payment method to be introduced, the virtual bank specified by the SAP system and two virtual payment methods (internal collection, internal transfer) must be taken into account in the master data system. For this purpose, the existing business processes in the application are being expanded or supplemented and the necessary adaptations made to the database. Moreover, new validations must be implemented for the data exchange between systems in order to detect and prevent incorrect assignments of internal payment methods to debtors without authorization.
Subject description
This makes it possible for the Group to carry out payments within its own Group structures without using traditional payment methods such as transfers or SEPA withdrawals. Internal Group invoices are now simply reposted without an actual bank being instructed to carry out the payment process. Virtual banknotes and payments methods are being introduced for this purpose. New internal bank details are updated and assigned in the master data application, and then registered in the SAP system via an interface. The Group companies involved in the pilot phase will be considered for the changeover on the basis of the internal company code structures. The changeover and thus integration of additional Group companies is possible without further ado by means of the structures that have been created.