Connect cXML and SAP Business by Design

Connecting cXML and SAP Business by Design for a company would involve designing a way for data to move between the two platforms. This could support the transfer of procurement information, order details, or invoices, making it possible to automate processes and reduce manual data entry between external partners using cXML and internal business functions managed in SAP Business by Design.

You can build this integration on the System2System platform. We design the connection between cXML and SAP Business by Design around the way you work — not as an off-the-shelf connector, but to fit your systems.

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Why connect cXML and SAP Business by Design?

A company that operates both cXML and SAP Business by Design could benefit from connecting these systems to enable direct data exchange between procurement processes and enterprise resource planning. Without such a connection, teams may need to manually enter the same purchase orders, invoices, or other procurement documents into both systems, which increases the risk of errors and consumes valuable staff time. Over time, discrepancies can emerge between records in each system, causing confusion about what has been ordered, delivered, or paid for, and potentially leading to business decisions being made based on outdated or incomplete information. If a connection were established, it could allow for the automatic transfer of documents and data such as purchase orders, order confirmations, shipping notices, and invoices. This could help ensure that procurement actions initiated in a cXML-compliant system are reflected accurately in SAP Business by Design, and that financial and inventory records remain consistent across both platforms. The specific data that can be exchanged would depend on the capabilities each system exposes through its API and must be determined for each implementation.

How System2System builds an integration

Connectors

We connect to each system through the interface it offers — an API, a database, a file exchange or a webhook — and handle authentication, rate limits and retries.

Mapping

Fields rarely line up one to one. We map and transform the data so both systems receive it in the shape they expect.

Workflow

We define what triggers an exchange, in which direction data flows and which system takes precedence when the two disagree.

Monitoring

Every exchange is logged. Failures are flagged and can be replayed, so nothing disappears without anyone noticing.

What can actually be exchanged?

That depends on what cXML and SAP Business by Design make available through their APIs, on the licences and modules in use, and on the version each system runs. Which records are synchronised, in which direction and how often, is something we determine together before any work starts.

We are happy to look at your specific situation and tell you what is feasible — including when the answer is that it is not.