SAP OMF (5) – Integration OMSA with OMF

André Dotzler

Henning Sanders

Introduction

In the fourth part of our series, we explored how to create orders in S/4HANA. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the interaction between SAP OMF and SAP OMSA. We’ll also highlight our dedicated blog series on SAP’s Sourcing and Availability Tool, which you can find here. 

System architecture

SAP OMSA and SAP OMF are both applications within the SAP Industry Cloud. There are two main ways to source an order:

  • Method 1: the Order Capture System communicates directly with SAP OMSA and includes the sourcing information in the order payload sent to OMF.
  • Method 2: the Order Capture System sends the unsourced order to SAP OMF, which then handles the sourcing directly through SAP OMSA. This method is particularly useful for marketplace orders, where it’s often not possible to directly connect to SAP OMSA or modify the checkout process.

Sourcing with SAP OMF

For the second method, SAP OMF provides a dedicated integration package on the SAP CI. The SAP Order Management Foundation Integration with SAP Order Management for Sourcing and Availability package enables direct communication between the two applications.

Within the OMF UI, you can activate the sourcing and set the Sourcing Strategy ID for each market.

SAP OMF scans the incoming payload to check whether sourcing information is included. If none is found, the integration package is used to send a sourcing request to SAP OMSA, using the Strategy ID specified for that market. The result is then logged as part of the order and passed on to SAP S/4HANA according to the configured mapping. If needed, you can also customise the sourcing process using “exits” to meet specific customer requirements.

Another major benefit of integrating these two applications is that the “Reservation Confirmed” message is automatically sent from SAP OMF to SAP OMSA in both scenarios described above. This message confirms that the order has been successfully created in the fulfilment system, completing the reservation process. This standard functionality eliminates the need for custom development within the fulfilment system.

Conclusion

Since both applications are part of the Industry Cloud, they offer comprehensive standard integrations between the tools. This setup is especially beneficial for marketplace orders, where direct sourcing from the marketplace is often not possible.  

Interested?

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SAP OMF (2) – Receipt of orders

In this article we’ll explore what information needs to be provided by the Order Capture System, such as a webshop, and discuss the additional capabilities SAP OMF offers for integrating and sharing custom data.

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