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Posted October 27, 2017

Integration of SAP Digital Payment Add-On and SAP S/4 On-Premise Version 1709

Overview

SAP released SAP Digital Payment Add-On for integrating SAP Applications for Digital Payments. This Add-On is part of the FSCM functional area and is available as a Cloud Application (SAP-FSCM-HCP-DP) and can be subscribed as a SaaS-based solution. Initially, SAP natively integrated this Digital Payment Add-on with all SAP Cloud Applications including SAP S/4 Cloud Version.

From SAP S/4 On-Premise 1709, SAP Digital Payments Add-On is Integrated, which provides native integration to Digital Payments Innovations.

System Architecture

Payment Service Providers need to be set up in Digital Payment Add-On with respective adaptor and digital payment-related requests would be routed to respective PSP. Fiori Apps are provided on Digital Payment Add-On to perform the core setup. At the S/4 On-Premise Application side, RFC Destination and Application Configuration must be complete to enable the Digital Payment Functionality.

Technical Configuration in S/4 On-Premise System

Following Integration settings need to be completed to connect – the SAP system with the SAP Digital Payment Add-On. Two RFC connections must be made in SM59

  • RFC destination: DIGITALPAYMENTS_OAUTH
  • RFC destination: DIGITALPAYMENTS
RFC1  
RFC DestinationDIGITALPAYMENTS_OAUTH 
Connection TypeGSAP S/4 Digital Payment Add-On is an external Cloud Application
Host****Get from Basis Team
Port443Default
Path Prefix/oauth/token 
User***One user Per System if SAP Digital Payment Add-On is used by more than one System
Password***/OAuth/token
RFC2  
RFC DestinationDIGITALPAYMENTS 
Connection TypeGSAP S/4 Digital Payment Add-On is an external Cloud Application
Host****Get from Basis Team
Port443Default
Path Prefix/core/v1/For 1709 purpose
Path Prefix/core/Future Versions higher than 1709
SPRO > SAP Digital Payment Add-On > Activation

Functional Configuration

Some of the configuration elements do not change from the previous version

  • Basic Settings
  • Business Partner Synchronization
  • Settings in SAP SD Billing
  • Credit Card Payment Advise Notes (Bank Recon)
  • Clearing Account Posting Rules
  • Virtual Bank
  • Tax Code Settings for Bank Charges
  • SAP Digital Payment Add-On

SPRO > Cross-Application Components > Payment Cards >  Basic Settings > Maintenance of payment type

Payment TypeDescriptionDigital Payments
DP01VisaX
DP02Master CardX
DP03American ExpressX
DP04DiscoverX
All types of credit cards that would be allowed by the Business need to be set up here and SAP Digital Payment Add-On – Router for respective Payment Service Provider

SPRO > Cross-Application Components > Payment Cards > Basic Settings > Maintenance of Payment Category

Payment TypeDescription
01Credit Card
02Direct Debit (ACH)
03Only Credit Card is Available now. In the future other types of services are expected from SAP Digital Payments
Only Credit Card is Available now. In future other types of services are expected from SAP Digital Payments

Following Credit Card Checking Rules Not relevant in 1709 if Digital Payments Add-On is used, as the Credit Card Checks would be performed in SAP Digital Payment Add-On

  • American Express Checking Rule BUP_CCARD_CHECK_AMEX
  • VISA Checking Rule BUP_CCARD_CHECK_VISA
  • MasterCard Checking Rule BUP_CCARD_CHECK_MC
  • Diners Club Checking Rule BUP_CCARD_CHECK_DINERS

Key System Benefits

  • Centralized Configuration for Digital Payments
  • Cloud and on-premise Applications can access the same Digital Payment Application
  • SAP Customer Digital Payments is natively integrated into Cloud Applications
  • Other expense solutions such as Paymetrics ( Software as well as Consulting) not required

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