You need to configure a connection to your SAP Cloud ERP system in edoc invoice cockpit so that edoc invoice cockpit can transfer invoice data to the ERP system.
Before you begin
You configure the edoc invoice cockpit application via REST-API. For details about using the REST API and the API documentation see: Using the REST API of edoc invoice cockpit
To use the REST API, you must authenticate yourself as an administrative user with the REST API: Authenticate the administrative user to the edoc invoice cockpit REST API
Here's how
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Create a REST request according to the OpenAPI documentation to create the connection to the destination system.
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Enter a meaningful name for the connection under name. The name will be used later to identify the connection.
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Enter a description for the connection and its purpose under description.
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Enter the value sap_s4_hana_public_cloud under destination_system_type.
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Enter the value basic_auth under authentication_type.
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Enter the API URL of your SAP Cloud ERP system with https:// under destination_system_properties > host_name.
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Enter the user name of your communication user under authentication_properties > username.
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Enter the password of your communication user under authentication_properties > password.
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Under active, use a Boolean value to specify whether the connection can be used.
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Send the REST request.
The response from edoc invoice cockpit contains an entry named id. The entry id contains the ID of the destination system connection. You must specify the ID later when configuring field mappings for the destination system.