The proliferation of subscription-based, recurring revenue offerings in the Digital Solutions Economy (DSE) presents both opportunities and challenges. In the customer driven DSE model, companies need to adapt their processes to meet a dynamically changing range of customer needs, while also assuring robust backend processing with integrated revenue compliance.
In addition, for companies currently in the SAP ecosystem or others looking to move to SAP, their subscription business implementations need to provide a seamless pathway to SAP S/4HANA in the cloud. Those moving from ECC or on-premises implementations are looking for ways to fast track their subscription management, billing and revenue compliance into highly scalable SAP Cloud Public or Private Edition environments. Or companies looking to set up new greenfield implementations in SAP Cloud Public Edition need a smooth route to rapidly creating their end-to-end processes in S/4HANA, without taking on more complexity than necessary.
Overview of the Partner Packaged Solution for Subscription Management and Compliance Reporting
By leveraging SAP's Partner Packaged Solution (PPS) process, Bramasol's purpose-built PPS is specifically targeted to provide a turnkey, rapid-deployment, end-to-end methodology to implement subscriptions and bundled offerings with seamless revenue compliance in SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
By focusing on only those business processes needed to quickly launch a robust, scalable subscription business, the package includes key end-to-end processes in the areas of Sales, Finance and Procurement, including Invoice-to-Cash, Order-to-Fulfill, Record-to-Report and Procure-to-Receipt.
As shown below, everything that is needed can be combined within a unified architecture that leverages the inherent scalability of S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
The packaged solution requires the core SAP Scope Items shown in the table below.
| Item ID | Scope Item Description |
| 57Z | Subscription Management with Sales Billing |
| 5DQ | Event-Based Revenue Recognition - Subscription Billing |
| 5DS | Event-Based Revenue Recognition - Subscription Billing - US GAAP |
| 4GT | Solution Order Management |
Companies can also extend functionality by adding other scope items for specific needs after successfully establishing the baseline.
SAP Integration Suite also plays a crucial role in integrating SAP S/4HANA Cloud with SAP Subscription Billing by ensuring seamless data exchange and synchronization of subscription-related data. It provides pre-built integrations with predefined flows and mappings, reducing setup time. The suite offers tools for custom integrations, allowing businesses to address unique scenarios and complex data transformations.
Summary
The holistic set of capabilities now available within the SAP Cloud offer an excellent starting point and comprehensive integration capabilities for bringing together the entire end-to-end Quote-to-Cash-to-Compliance process within the unifying umbrella of S/4HANA. SAP offers a wide range of options to select from, all of which take advantage of the seamless nature of the end-to-end SAP ecosystem and its unified data structures.
The good news is you don't have to take on more complexity than you need to get the job done. As the SAP partner with the deepest experience serving the Office of the CFO, including compliance requirements, Bramasol can help you navigate the most complex scenarios. But we also have pioneered methods for delivering only what you need.
As part of our "client first" approach Bramasol's Partner Packaged Solution focuses on using a handful of targeted SAP capabilities that will get you up and running in three months at a manageable cost for licenses and implementation.
This Bramasol Partner Packaged Solution approach not only addresses all the requirements needed to rapidly implement, manage, and scale a subscription-based business to take advantage of recurring revenue opportunities; it also establishes a solid foundation that can be extended and adapted to accommodate any future requirements simply by integrating other SAP applications without requiring a wholesale makeover.
For more information, watch this video of our webinar on August 29, 2024.
"Accelerate Your Move To Subscription Models with Bramasol’s Package Solution for Public Cloud"