S/4 HANA Demo Series: 05 – Automatic Triggering of Customer Invoices based on events reported in SAP TM
Introduction
Event-based customer invoicing is a new feature in SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management that streamlines customer billing by automatically generating invoices based on execution events—such as Proof of Pickup (POPU). Previously, invoicing for sales orders planned in TM required manual initiation from the Freight Order or Freight Booking. With the SAP S/4HANA 2023 release, invoices are now triggered automatically upon confirmation of the expected event. This enhancement significantly improves the order-to-cash cycle by minimizing manual intervention, accelerating billing timelines, and enabling seamless integration between transportation and financial processes
Demo:
This demo illustrates the event-based customer invoicing process in SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management. It begins with the creation of a sales order in S/4HANA, which automatically triggers the generation of a Freight Unit (FU) in TM. Manual planning is then performed in the TM Cockpit to create a Freight Order (FO) and assign a carrier.
From the Freight Order, we initiate delivery creation in S/4HANA and complete the Pick, Pack, and Post Goods Issue (PGI) steps. Once the FO is set to “Ready for Transportation Execution,” the Proof of Pickup (POPU) event is reported. This execution event automatically triggers the creation of the Customer Invoice.
The resulting Billing Document is referenced in the TM document flow for both the Freight Unit and Freight Order, ensuring complete visibility of the end-to-end process.
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