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# Manually start inbound flows in SAP ECC and S4HANA

# Manually trigger flows or subflows in SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA (Inbound) {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated July 2, 2026
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You can manually trigger flows or subflows in SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA on demand. Follow these steps to manually trigger a flow or subflow.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_fcms_intg.integration_user

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllFinance -- ERP IntegrationERP Source Configuration.
2. In the ERP Configurations view, select the SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA ERP source to manually trigger the flows or subflows.
3. In the Integration Services list, select the subflows that you want to manually trigger.  
   Figure 1. Manually trigger flows or subflows in SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA
4. Select Run job to trigger the flow or subflow.
5. Navigate to AllProcess AutomationWorkflow Studio.
6. From the Workflow Studio home page, select the Operations tab and then select Flows tab.  
   The list of flow executions appear. You can look up the status of the flows or subflows that you triggered. If there were any errors during execution, you can view them under the processing message column.
7. Navigate back to the Homepage tab, and select Flows or Subflows.
8. Look up the Flow or Subflow name or SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA application name using the filter icon, and select Apply.  
   You can view the flows or subflows that you triggered.  
   Figure 2. Flows or subflows in Workflow Studio
9. You can use the trigger condition as a part of the base system to execute the flow or subflow.  
   Note:  
   Don't modify the trigger condition.  
   The flow or subflow gets executed.
**Related concepts**   

* [ERP Source Configuration for SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/thBbXzhG7W~n1nWXusKCnQ "Configure your Source-to-Pay (S2P) instance to support inbound and outbound integration with your ERP system. This integration configuration enables you to automatically post purchase order, receipt, invoice, and download primary data from the ERP.")
* [Look up primary data in SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/E_1rGlY7fCrQ8aE6to3cXw "You can run a job to look up primary data (for example, Currencies) from different ERP sources into ServiceNow.")
* [Scheduled jobs to look up primary data in SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/F8FzplI8X6xe~A47vqx98w "You can schedule on-demand jobs to be run at specific intervals of time to fetch primary data from different SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA ERP sources into ServiceNow.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Define ERP source configuration for SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/wt7DL9BE6q2S9Rw28~7AWQ "ERP source configuration determines the ERP source to which your ERP system connects. Map the integration payload with the SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA tables.")
* [Configure integration services for SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/zGa8YGU8WyRzRjhqQPadBA "For configuring integration services, provide the connection end point and the SAP ECC and SAP S4 HANA ERP credentials that you set up for your authentication profile. Also, create a separate integration service record for each service request that you want to customize.")

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