Integration with SAP S/4HANA

Overview

The Clover Club release introduces the integration of Pricefx with SAP S/4HANA, facilitated through the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Integration Suite with availability in the SAP Business Accelerator Hub. It is important to note that the Pricefx integration package for Price Management with SAP S/4HANA has received official certification from SAP.

IMPORTANT: The Pricefx integration package for Price Management with SAP S/4HANA has received official certification from SAP.

These new enhancements in the Clover Club release have enabled additional scenarios for a plug-and-play integration via use-case specifically focused on Price Management & Optimization. This reinforces that Pricefx is expanding its capabilities in terms of integration with SAP systems, aiming to streamline and optimize pricing processes within the S/4HANA environment.

This plug-and-play aspect implies that these integrations are designed to be easily implementable without extensive customization, potentially offering a more efficient solution for businesses looking to enhance their price management strategies.

SAP and Pricefx Conceptual Integration

The conceptual integration between SAP and Pricefx involves using the integration packages provided by Pricefx to synchronize data between Pricefx and SAP S/4HANA. These packages contain specific integration flows for different data categories, such as sales contracts, pricing, billing documents, product and customer master data, sales orders, and price conditions. The integration aims to ensure seamless data synchronization and consistency between the two systems.

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This diagram illustrates the conceptual integration between SAP and Pricefx software solutions; on the left side are SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP S/4HANA On Premise, with the latter connected via a Cloud Connector. These SAP solutions are linked to the SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), which contains two components: Integration Suite and Business Services.

On the right side of the diagram, there is another cloud-shaped figure representing "Pricefx," which is a platform for "Price Management & Optimization & CPQ" (Configure, Price, Quote). The "Pricefx Adapter" within SAP BTP's Integration Suite serves as the interface between SAP's offerings and Pricefx.

The diagram suggests that SAP's cloud and on-premise solutions can be integrated with Pricefx through SAP's Business Technology Platform, enabling businesses to leverage Pricefx's pricing, management, optimization, and CPQ capabilities in conjunction with SAP's enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. This integration is designed for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of pricing strategies and sales processes within organizations that use SAP and Pricefx.

Integrations via SAP Business Accelerator Hub

Pricefx uses the SAP Business Accelerator Hub to access pre-built integration packages and resources that help accelerate the integration of Pricefx with SAP S/4HANA. These packages provide specific integration flows and artifacts to facilitate the synchronization of data between Pricefx and SAP systems.

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These packages are designed to facilitate integration between SAP S/4HANA and your Pricefx pricing application implementation. Each package contains specific integration flows or sample mappings to enable the replication or synchronization of various data elements such as customer master data, sales orders, product master data, and price conditions between the two systems.

Here's a brief overview of the integration packages mentioned:

SAP S/4HANA Customer Master Integration with Pricefx: Contains flows to replicate customer data from SAP S/4HANA to Pricefx.

SAP S/4HANA Sales order Integration with Pricefx: contains flows to replicate sales orders from SAP S/4HANA to Pricefx.

SAP S/4HANA Sales Contract Integration with Pricefx: contains integration flows to create sales contract in SAP S/4HANA from Pricefx quotes.

SAP S/4HANA Product Master Integration with Pricefx: Contains flows to replicate product data from SAP S/4HANA to Pricefx.

Sample Artifacts for SAP S/4HANA Integration with Pricefx: Contains sample integration flows and resources for integrating SAP S/4HANA with Pricefx.

SAP S/4HANA Product Master Mapping with Pricefx: Contains sample mappings for replicating product data from SAP S/4HANA to Pricefx.

SAP S/4HANA Price Condition Integration with Pricefx: Contains flows to replicate price conditions from Pricefx to SAP S/4HANA.

SAP S/4HANA Sales order Mapping with Pricefx: Contains sample mappings for replicating sales orders from SAP S/4HANA to Pricefx.

SAP S/4HANA Customer Master Mapping with Pricefx: Contains sample mappings for replicating customer data from SAP S/4HANA to Pricefx.

Pricefx Price Management with SAP S/4HANA: Contains integration flows to synchronize prices and products between Pricefx and SAP S/4HANA.

SAP S/4HANA Price Condition Mapping with Pricefx: Contains sample mappings for replicating price condition mapping from SAP S/4HANA to Pricefx.

These packages are likely to be used by businesses that operate using SAP's ERP system and require integration with Pricefx for enhanced pricing strategies and management. The icons next to each package indicate the type of content, like integration flows or mapping templates, and other relevant details such as whether the content is new or updated, represented by a "+1" symbol.

Price Management & Optimization Plug & Play

The Pricefx SAP Price Management and Optimization Plug and Play Integration capability within Clover Club release is designed to seamlessly integrate with SAP systems to enhance price management and optimization capabilities. This integration provides a "plug and play" approach, meaning that the integration process is straightforward and can be quickly implemented without extensive customization or complex configurations.

Key features of this Clover Club release integration upgrade may include:

  • Seamless Data Exchange: The integration facilitates the exchange of pricing data between Pricefx and SAP systems, ensuring that pricing information is synchronized and up-to-date across both platforms.

  • Optimized Pricing Strategies: By leveraging the capabilities of Pricefx for pricing optimization, the integration enables businesses to implement and execute advanced pricing strategies within their SAP environment.

  • Real-time Insights: The integration may provide real-time insights into pricing performance, allowing users to make informed decisions and adjustments based on current market conditions and customer behavior.

  • Automated Processes: Price management and optimization processes can be automated, streamlining workflows and reducing manual intervention, thus improving operational efficiency.

  • Scalability and Flexibility: The integration is designed to be scalable and flexible, accommodating the evolving pricing needs of businesses and adapting to changes in market dynamics.

In the Clover Club release, these new scenarios and enhancements are available:

  • Create Purchasing Price Conditions (Distributors use case)​

  • Create SAP SD Sales Contracts from an approved Pricefx Quote​

  • Extensions of Price Conditions interface with​

    • Price scales​

    • Pricefx Matrix Price Lists​

    • Pricefx Live Price Grids​

  • S/4HANA Public Cloud support​