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SAP Business ByDesign is currently integrated with a third-party PDP for French e-invoicing.
The France-specific UBL 2.3 XML for invoices, credit memos, and down payments is required for integration with the existing PDP, without using SAP DRC Cloud.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Resolution
| Questions | Answers |
| Does SAP Business ByDesign generate the new France-specific UBL 2.3 XML independently of SAP DRC Cloud Edition? | No. The France-specific UBL 2.3 XML generation is dependent on SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (DRC) Cloud Edition and is not generated independently by SAP Business ByDesign. |
| If yes, how can we enable this functionality in ByDesign without implementing or subscribing to SAP DRC Cloud Edition? | No. The customer must subscribe to SAP DRC Cloud Edition to enable the supported solution for the France-specific XML generation and e-invoicing process. |
| Can the resulting XML be retrieved, exported, or accessed through an API/web service so that it can be sent to our existing third-party PDP? | No. It is not possible to independently retrieve, export, or access the generated XML through an API/web service for submission to an existing third-party PDP. |
| If the new XML generation is technically linked to SAP DRC Cloud, is there an alternative way to benefit from the new France-specific XML mapping without using DRC? | No. Currently, there is no supported alternative for using the new France-specific XML mapping in SAP Business ByDesign independently of SAP DRC Cloud Edition. |
| Can SAP provide technical documentation or release notes describing the XML structure changes, including new/mandatory fields and mapping rules for customer invoices, credit memos, and down payments? | For the end-to-end SAP Business ByDesign and SAP DRC Cloud Edition solution, please refer to the attached documentation/Word document. The referenced blog/documentation contains screenshots and additional links covering the architecture, configuration, and integration approach. |
See Also
To leverage the regulatory changes introduced in SAP Business ByDesign for French e-invoicing while continuing to use the existing third-party PDP, without implementing SAP DRC Cloud Edition.
SAP Business ByDesign help documentation, configuration steps and blogs links :
SAP Business ByDesign help documentation link for E-Invoice: Electronic-Invoicing for Tax Compliance | SAP Help Portal
SAP Business ByDesign help documentation link for E-Report: Electronic-Reporting for Tax Compliance | SAP Help Portal
Blogs :
Configuration Steps Blog: End-to-End Setup of France E-Invoicing and E-Reporting in SAP Business ByDesign
Process Flow Blogs:
- France E-Invoicing Process Flow – Covers the end-to-end e-invoicing process, including invoice creation, submission, exchange, and status tracking.
France E-Invoicing Mandate in SAP Business ByDesig... - SAP Community - France E-Reporting Process Flow– Explains the regulatory reporting requirements, reporting flows, and compliance processing.
France E-Reporting Mandate in SAP Business ByDesig... - SAP Community
SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, Cloud Edition help documentation:
For detailed step-by-step instructions, refer to the SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, Cloud Edition Help Portal: Integrating All Other Processes and Countries/Regions with SAP Business ByDesign | SAP Help Portal
Keywords
SAP DRC Cloud ; SAP Business ByDesign; France-specific UBL 2.3 XML; Process flow; Third-party PDP; E-Invoicing; France , KBA , AP-CI-CI-GLO , Cross-Country Extensions , Problem
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