What's new in OpenText Vendor Invoice Management 2024 edition

What's new in OpenText Vendor Invoice Management 2024 edition

This blog provides an overview of the recent OpenText Deep Dive event, held in June 2024, on the Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) and Capture solutions for the various SAP versions. The VIM solution consists of three components, each with its own roadmap, focusing on AI, workflow, SAP Clean Core, Fiori, Analytics and integration with SAP BTP.

WML successfully live with Avelon E-invoicing

WML successfully live with Avelon E-invoicing

Waterleiding Maatschappij Limburg (WML) has successfully implemented the Avelon E-Invoicing API and the eConnect platform, allowing both PDF and XML invoices to be processed in SAP more efficiently and accurately, among other things, via the Peppol network....

Invitation OpenText VIM & Beyond Finance event

Invitation OpenText VIM & Beyond Finance event

On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, OpenText and Avelon will host the exclusive "Beyond Finance" event in The Hague. This event is aimed at organizations that use OpenText Vendor Invoice Management and Core Capture. It is a unique opportunity to take a closer look at the Purchase to Pay and Order to Cash processes.

Introduction Federated Master Data Governance

Introduction Federated Master Data Governance

This blog introduces the Federated Master Data Governance (MDG) concept, a new option for data management within organizations. It emphasizes the critical importance of accurate master data for business operations. The blog explains the need for a federated approach in data governance, which balances central standardization with the specific requirements of different business units, and highlights benefits such as flexibility, efficiency, and cloud preparedness.

What's new in SAP Master Data Governance in SAP S/4HANA 2023

What's new in SAP Master Data Governance in SAP S/4HANA 2023

This blog introduces key updates in SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) on SAP S/4HANA 2023, highlighting the new cloud-ready mode for enhanced flexibility in data governance and federated governance for distributed data ownership. It also covers the integration with SAP Fiori 4.0 for a better user interface, along with updates in business partner governance, data quality management, and process analytics.

Introduction SAP Data Quality Management (DQM).

Introduction SAP Data Quality Management (DQM).

This blog post highlights the importance of data quality in modern, data-driven organizations, with SAP Data Quality Management (DQM) playing an essential role. SAP DQM, part of SAP Master Data Governance, maintains and improves data quality through processes such as data normalization, validation, correction, and quality monitoring.

SAP Invoice Management vs. cloud solutions

SAP Invoice Management vs. cloud solutions

This blog discusses cloud solutions for processing supplier invoices versus SAP Invoice Management (SAP IM). The best choice depends on organizational need. This article compares multiple options from an implementation and operational standpoint.

SAP Vendor Invoice Management transition to S/4HANA at UvA/HvA

SAP Vendor Invoice Management transition to S/4HANA at UvA/HvA

The University of Amsterdam and Hogeschool van Amsterdam recently switched from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA. Our colleague Hylke Visser supervised the transition of Vendor Invoice Management (VIM). Curious about more background on this transition and its impact on SAP VIM? Read all about it in this blog.

New features in SAP MDG for S/4HANA 2022

New features in SAP MDG for S/4HANA 2022

Introducing SAP MDG S/4 HANA 2022, the latest release of SAP's Master Data Governance solution! This version brings 20 innovative new features developed based on customer and partner priorities identified through the SAP Customer Connection program. The enhancements aim to address improvement requests and make MDG S/4 HANA 2022 the most customer-focused release yet.

MDG and the Business Partner concept in S/4HANA

MDG and the Business Partner concept in S/4HANA

Implementing SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) on S/4HANA as the master data hub in your SAP landscape forces you to think about the migration of your suppliers and customers master data to business partners. This exercise should be performed in due course when you migrate to S/4HANA, it simplifies the transition if you have already completed this step.

New features in SAP Invoice Management

New features in SAP Invoice Management

Because of our long running partnership with OpenText we were recently invited again for an exciting OpenText Deep Dive session. During this technology focused event OpenText shared with us the latest strategic roadmap for Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) (also known as SAP Invoice Management (SIM)) and the related products like VIM Beyond Finance and Intelligent Capture.

PepsiCo chooses Offline Email Approval solution from Avelon

PepsiCo chooses Offline Email Approval solution from Avelon

PepsiCo has selected the Avelon Offline Email Approval solution. This is a functionality in ECC or S4/HANA that allows an approver to approve or reject a workflow step by clicking a link in an email without the user having a direct connection to SAP.

From Vendor Invoice Management to VIM Beyond Finance

From Vendor Invoice Management to VIM Beyond Finance

From recent versions of OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM), also known as SAP Invoice Management (SIM), licences no longer apply only to the processing of invoices. The software is now also prepared to process other document types such as order confirmations, delivery notes, quotes, sales orders and payment advice. This expanded scope is referred to as VIM beyond Finance.

Distrelec Group optimises document processing

Distrelec Group optimises document processing

To develop reliable, automated workflows for the capture of business-critical data, Distrelec Group implemented OpenText™ Vendor Invoice Management (VIM). VIM is not only suitable for processing incoming invoices, but can also be used for processing quotations, delivery notes, PO confirmations and sales orders.

Webinar "Optimisation through iRPA and chatbots".

Webinar "Optimisation through iRPA and chatbots".

In the week of 8 to 12 November 2021, the VNSG organised its traditional annual online congress Focus Online. Avelon has also contributed to this by means of the webinar "Optimization through iRPA and chatbots". In this session, the added value and concrete use cases were discussed. The presentation was illustrated with a number of demos.

Interesting new licensing model SAP RPA

Interesting new licensing model SAP RPA

Recently, the so-called "free tier model" has become available for SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). This licensing model enables you to get started with your own free instance of SAP BTP. The free tier model offers the opportunity to explore and even productively try out services including SAP Robotic Process Automation (RPA) up to a certain capacity limit.

Webinar "Process optimisation through deployment of iRPA & Chatbots".

Webinar "Process optimisation through deployment of iRPA & Chatbots".

How do iRPA and chatbots help to optimise your processes, reduce the pressure on administrative & support departments while increasing service levels? Would you like answers to these questions and insight into the initial explorations that the University of Utrecht, WML and the Province of Noord Brabant have carried out together with SAP and Avelon? Then watch this webinar.

Provincie Noord-Brabant implements Avelon procure to pay

Provincie Noord-Brabant implements Avelon procure to pay

The desire of the Provincie Noord Brabant to reduce the complexity for users and to improve insight and efficiency was the reason for the implementation of SAP S/4HANA and within it the Procure to Pay suite from Avelon. This suite is a modern, user-oriented solution for a simple, streamlined, compliant and audit-proof purchase order and invoice handling process in SAP.