Accounts Payable Operations Integration with SAP release notes

  • Release version: Store
  • Updated June 11, 2026
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    Summary of Accounts Payable Operations Integration with SAP release notes

    The Accounts Payable Operations Integration with SAP enables seamless synchronization between ServiceNow’s Accounts Payable Operations (APO) and SAP ERP systems, including SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA. This integration supports invoice creation, cancellation, payment authorization, and error handling, improving financial process automation and accuracy for ServiceNow customers.

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    Key Features

    • Invoice management with synchronous or asynchronous transmission to SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
    • Error capture from SAP systems displayed as tasks on invoice objects for streamlined troubleshooting.
    • Support for multiple SAP connectors including IDOC, RFC, and ODATA to accommodate various integration environments.
    • New capabilities to cancel invoices directly in SAP via the APO integration.
    • Authorize Payment subflow enabling payment hold removal within SAP.
    • Granular role management aligned with security directives for controlled access.
    • Improved configurability by removing hard-coded timeouts and cleaning up log messaging.
    • Resubmission functionality for errored records to enhance data correction workflows.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    • Enhanced automation of accounts payable processes reduces manual effort and error rates.
    • Better compliance with security directives through ACL improvements and role refinements.
    • Improved integration reliability and data accuracy by addressing field deprecations and updating posting dates.
    • Real-time visibility into invoice and payment status via integration with SAP, supporting better financial control.
    • Flexible integration options allow customers to choose connectors matching their SAP environment.
    • Continuous updates ensure the integration stays aligned with SAP system evolutions and ServiceNow platform improvements.

    Version history for the Finance Operations Management Accounts Payable Operations Integration on the ServiceNow Store.

    Important:
    For details on system requirements and family compatibility, view the application listing on the ServiceNow Store website.

    Version history

    Version 3.0.0 - June 2026 (Australia)
    Fixed: Implemented Directive DIRS0000421 – Non-Glide Cobalt Raven ACLs in Product Code, along with the corresponding true-up support enhancements.
    Version 2.3.4 - March 2026
    • New: Added functionality to cancel invoices from SAP ECC through the Accounts Payable Operations (APO) integration.
    • Fixed: Applied a fix to address the security directive, ensuring compliance with security requirements.
    Version 2.3.0 - January 2026
    • New: Added functionality to Cancel Invoice in SAP OData Subflow.
    • Fixed: Removed all unnecessary 'gs.info' log messages to improve code cleanliness.
    Version 2.1.0 - December 2025
    • New: Created the Authorize Payment subflow for payment hold removal in SAP.
    • Changed: Added granular roles to system properties in accordance with new directives.
    • Fixed: Removed hard-coded timeout values to improve configurability and system flexibility.
    Version 2.0.12 - November 2025
    • Minor Fixes:
      • 1. Script include changes regarding gs.getMessage - APO
      • 2. Explicit status field update on invoice line throws error in the create invoice old PSM flow
      • 3. An Integration Error task such as "Error creating invoice receipt in ERP :" is getting created after successful Invoice creation. (This issue is happening for PO Invoice, Non-PO Invoice and Credit Memo) (Spoke - SAP ECC S2PO)
      • 4. Incorrect data pill is mapped in subflow to check status code in Create Invoice in SAP ECC v2 subflow
    Version 2.0.9 - August 2025
    • Minor fixes:
      • Create Invoice HANA RFC,IDOC and ECC IDOC- Code need to be modified as tax code field deprecated(tax_code) getting used in Washington and new field(tax_code_ob_inv) introduced in Xanadu version
      • Explicit status field update on invoice line throws error in the create invoice old PSM flow
    Version 2.0.5 - June 2025
    Minor bug fixes to address UI issues in Purchase Order form actions load.
    Version 2.0.4 - May 2025
    Minor bug fixes patch release. No improvements in this version.
    Version 2.0.3 - January 2025
    • New:
      • Invoices created in Accounts Payable Operations can be sent synchronously or asynchronously to SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA
      • Errors from SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA are captured and displayed as tasks on the invoice object
      • Invoices created in ERP can be pulled into ServiceNow
      • Invoice payments details can be pulled from ERP into ServiceNow
      • Integration using SAP IDOC, RFC, ODATA Connectors is supported
    Version 2.0.2 - November 2024
    Fixed: Updated integration to correctly send shipping, discount and other charges into SAP.
    Version 2.0.0 - October 2024
    • New: Created integrations to support ODATA connectors
    • Changed: Updated the RFC connector to support the new integration framework
    • Fixed: Fixed issue to ensure that the ERP posting date is correctly populated in ServiceNow
    Version 1.1.1 - January 2024

    New: Resubmit for errored records is now available in the respective plugins.

    Version 1.1.0 - October 2023
    New: Ability to integrate using SAP IDOC connectors.
    Version 1.0.0 - July 2023
    • Initial release.
    • New: Send payables invoices created in Accounts Payable Operations synchronously or asynchrnously to SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA.