Are you tired of the very manual Purchase Order process in SAP? Avanue's enhanced EDI integration with SP Richards automates the entire flow - eliminating email back-and-forth, manual updates, and the risk of human error at every step.
Your current Purchase Order process
The traditional PO workflow is one of the most time-consuming processes in a dealer's day. It typically looks like this:
- Create PO in SAP Business One / Avanue
- Email PO to vendor manually
- Receive email confirmation from vendor
- Manually verify pricing against SAP
- Update PO manually with any changes
- Wait for vendor to ship
- Receive tracking info via email and enter manually
- Receive invoice by email
- Manually create GRPO in SAP
- Complete AP invoice reconciliation
This process is tedious, time consuming, and completely manual - leaving endless room for human error.
Benefits of Avanue EDI
- Electronic PO transmission - no email delays or errors
- Rapid vendor acknowledgement within minutes
- Automatic pricing tolerance controls
- Back-order rejection handling
- Failure reporting for rejected orders
- Auto-generation of SAP B1 documents - GRPO and Delivery
- Automatic serial number updates from Advanced Shipping Notices (ASNs)
- Optional AP Invoice automation via Artsyl integration
- Cloud-based and scalable
New: SP Richards Integration
The latest addition to Avanue's EDI network is SP Richards - one of the largest office products distributors in North America. With this integration, dealers can send POs directly to SP Richards electronically, receive acknowledgements in minutes, and have GRPO and Delivery documents generated automatically in SAP Business One.
Ready to automate?
Contact your Avanue support representative to get started with EDI. Our team will walk you through the setup and have your first automated PO flow running quickly.