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3532707 - Support for German XML Invoice Formats in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

According to the law (Growth Opportunities Act, Directive 2014/55/EU), all domestic companies must be able to receive and archive electronic invoices from 01.01.2025. 

Inquiry is about the support to upload following German XML invoice formats in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition:

  • ZUGFeRD 2.1.1 (PDF/A-3 file with embedded XML) and 
  • XRechnung (pure XML)

Environment

SAP S/4Hana Cloud Public Edition

Resolution

By licensing SAP Central Invoice Management and SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, the following solutions are available:

Except these solutions, S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition doesn't offer a native way to process such electronic invoices automatically.
Please verify with your tax auditor if receiving invoices via other available services is acceptable.

See Also

Upload Supplier Invoices Centrally | SAP Help Portal
Supplier Invoice File Extraction from Email and Upload to SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management (6JX) | SAP Help Portal
SAP Ariba Central Invoice Managment Roadmap Q4 2024- Processing XRechnung electronic invoices for Germany


Keywords

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, German XML invoice formats, ZUGFeRD 2.1.1, XRechnung, SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management, SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, Peppol network, Invoice processing, Growth Opportunities Act, "Wachstumschancengesetz" , KBA , MM-FIO-IV-2CL , Fiori UI for Invoice Verification (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions ; SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions