Connect Edifact and SAP

Connecting Edifact and SAP for a company using both systems could allow for the automated exchange of business documents, such as purchase orders or invoices, between trading partners and internal business processes. This integration could help reduce manual data entry, support compliance with electronic data interchange standards, and improve the efficiency of transaction processing.

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

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Why connect Edifact and SAP?

A company operating both Edifact and SAP could benefit from enabling data exchange between the two systems. Without such a connection, staff might need to enter the same information in both platforms, which could lead to errors, wasted time, and inconsistencies. If records in Edifact and SAP are not kept in sync, information such as orders, inventory levels, or invoices could diverge, resulting in operational confusion or decisions based on outdated or incomplete data. This could impact customer service, financial accuracy, and supply chain reliability. If data were to be exchanged, common categories could include purchase orders, shipment notifications, invoices, and payment confirmations, as these are standard in business process automation. The actual data that can be exchanged, however, depends on what each system exposes through its API and must be determined for each specific case.

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 Edifact and SAP 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.