SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management

... Foreword ... 15

... Preface ... 19

... Objective of This Book ... 19

... Who Should Read This Book? ... 20

... What Will Be Covered? ... 20

... Acknowledgments ... 22

1 ... Introduction to SAP BRIM ... 23

1.1 ... Flexible Consumption, the Subscription Economy, and Business Model Transformation ... 24

1.2 ... Business Drivers for SAP BRIM ... 26

1.3 ... SAP BRIM Components ... 34

1.4 ... Case Study: Martex Corp ... 44

1.5 ... Summary ... 46

2 ... Subscription Order Management ... 49

2.1 ... Master Data ... 50

2.2 ... Configuring Subscription Order Management ... 71

2.3 ... Using Subscription Order Management ... 108

2.4 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 124

2.5 ... Subscription Order Management in SAP S/4HANA ... 129

2.6 ... Summary ... 138

3 ... Charging ... 139

3.1 ... Master Data ... 140

3.2 ... Configuring SAP Convergent Charging ... 151

3.3 ... Summary ... 192

4 ... Invoicing ... 193

4.1 ... Master Data ... 194

4.2 ... Configuring SAP Convergent Invoicing ... 200

4.3 ... Using SAP Convergent Invoicing ... 263

4.4 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 291

4.5 ... Summary ... 301

5 ... Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable ... 303

5.1 ... Master Data ... 306

5.2 ... Configuring Contracts Accounts Receivable and Payable ... 328

5.3 ... Using Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable ... 343

5.4 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 361

5.5 ... Summary ... 367

6 ... Integration with Other Solutions ... 369

6.1 ... Integration between SAP BRIM Core Components ... 369

6.2 ... SAP Convergent Mediation by DigitalRoute ... 375

6.3 ... SAP C/4HANA and SAP Commerce ... 380

6.4 ... SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting ... 381

6.5 ... SAP Customer Financial Management ... 394

6.6 ... Tax Engine ... 406

6.7 ... Payment Gateway ... 409

6.8 ... Summary ... 410

Balasubramanian, ManiprakashManiprakash Balasubramanian is a manager at Deloitte. He helps clients transform their business processes through flexible consumption models using SAP BRIM. Desai, ChaitanayaChaitanaya Desai is a senior technology leader on the forefront of developing supply chain solutions on SAP S/4HANA. He has deep expertise in implementing complex transformations in areas of supply chain management and order-to-cash for medium- and large-scale clients. His clients include some of the top companies in A&D, C&IP, telecommunications, and the high-tech industries. Kulam, SheiknaSheikna Kulam is an experienced consultant working in the area of SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management. He is primarily focused in the area of subscription order management, and has been involved in multiple projects with other areas of SAP BRIM. Ooi, Chun WeiChun Wei Ooi is a manager within the SAP BRIM practice in Deloitte. With his expertise in multiple SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management modules, he is a trusted advisor who helps clients from high-tech, media, and utilities industries embrace the new subscription economy. Rajagopal, RakeshRakesh Rajagopal is a senior consultant within the SAP BRIM practice in Deloitte. He specializes in subscription and order Management in SAP CRM and SAP S/4HANA customer management. Sanjivi, ClementClement Sanjivi is a manager within the SAP BRIM practice in Deloitte who specializes in SAP Convergent Invoicing and FI-CA areas of SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management. He is a multiskilled SAP professional with all-around functional and technical expertise, and has played a key role in SAP implementations in the high-tech, transportation, and services sectors in the USA and UK. Tan, AndreasAndreas Tan is a senior manager at Deloitte. He has more than 20 years of experience implementing large-scale projects, architecting "XaaS" solutions, and facilitating business transformation within the high-tech and