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Unify Dynamics GP & SAP ECC: Master Your Enterprise Data with AI-Powered Integration

Break down data silos, automate end-to-end workflows, and achieve real-time financial accuracy by seamlessly connecting Dynamics GP and SAP ECC through our intelligent iPaaS platform.

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The Challenge

The Challenge: Bridging the Divide Between Dynamics GP and SAP ECC

Operating with disparate ERP and accounting systems like Dynamics GP and SAP ECC creates significant operational inefficiencies, data inconsistencies, and hinders strategic decision-making. Organizations often struggle with manual data entry, delayed reporting, and a lack of real-time visibility across critical business functions.

  • Manual data entry leads to errors, delays, and increased labor costs.
  • Disjointed financial data complicates reconciliation and slows the financial close.
  • Lack of real-time inventory and order visibility impacts customer satisfaction and supply chain efficiency.
  • Inconsistent master data (customers, vendors, items) results in operational friction and poor reporting.
  • Complex, brittle point-to-point integrations are difficult to build, maintain, and scale.
  • Limited auditability and compliance risk due to fragmented data trails.
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The Solution

The Solution: Seamless Dynamics GP and SAP ECC Integration with an Intelligent iPaaS

Our iPaaS platform provides a comprehensive, low-code solution to seamlessly connect Dynamics GP and SAP ECC. By leveraging pre-built connectors, visual workflow designers, and AI-powered capabilities, we enable bi-directional data flow, automated process orchestration, and a unified view of your enterprise data, transforming operational efficiency and financial accuracy.

  • Bi-directional synchronization of key business entities.
  • Event-driven architecture for real-time data updates.
  • Comprehensive error handling and data reconciliation.
  • Centralized monitoring and governance dashboards.
  • Secure, encrypted data transmission and storage.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with Dynamics GP + SAP ECC in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both Dynamics GP and SAP ECC, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most Dynamics GP + SAP ECC deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Comprehensive Solution Details

  • Bi-directional synchronization of key business entities.
  • Event-driven architecture for real-time data updates.
  • Comprehensive error handling and data reconciliation.
  • Centralized monitoring and governance dashboards.
  • Secure, encrypted data transmission and storage.
  • Scalable architecture to handle high transaction volumes.

Dynamics GP & SAP ECC: Technical Integration Details

Our iPaaS provides a robust, secure, and scalable framework for integrating Dynamics GP and SAP ECC. We leverage the most efficient and recommended API methods for each system, orchestrating complex data flows and ensuring transactional integrity.

Data Flow Steps

Connectivity & Authentication: Establish secure, authenticated connections using dedicated service accounts with least-privilege access for both Dynamics GP (Web Services/eConnect) and SAP ECC (BAPIs/RFCs/OData).

Event Detection: Configure event-driven triggers (e.g., webhooks from source systems, change data capture, polling) to detect new or updated records in either Dynamics GP or SAP ECC.

Data Extraction: Extract relevant data from the source system using optimized API calls (e.g., Dynamics GP SOPService.svc, SAP ECC BAPISALESORDERCREATEFROMDAT2).

Canonical Transformation: Map and transform source data into a standardized, canonical format within the iPaaS, ensuring data consistency regardless of the source system's schema.

Business Logic & Validation: Apply custom business rules, data validation, and AI-driven anomaly detection. This includes deduplication, enrichment, and conditional routing.

Target System Mapping: Map the canonical data to the target system's specific entity structure (e.g., Dynamics GP Customer to SAP ECC Customer Master).

Data Ingestion: Ingest the transformed data into the target system using its optimized APIs (e.g., Dynamics GP CustomerService.svc, SAP ECC BAPICUSTOMERCREATEFROMDATA1).

Error Handling & Monitoring: Implement robust error handling, retry mechanisms, and centralized logging. Monitor end-to-end flow performance and receive alerts for any discrepancies or failures.

Data Touchpoints

Dynamics GP: Sales Order (SOPHDRWORK), Customer (RM00101), Item (IV00101), Vendor (PM00200), Purchase Order (POP10100), Payables Transaction (PM10000), General Ledger Transaction (GL20000), Payment (PM10300, RM10101), Inventory Transfer (IV30300).
SAP ECC: Sales Order (VBAK/VBAP), Customer Master (KNA1/KNVV/KNB1), Material Master (MARA/MARC/MARD), Purchase Order (EKKO/EKPO), Vendor Master (LFA1/LFB1/LFM1), Goods Movement (MKPF/MSEG), Invoice (BKPF/BSEG, RBKP/RSEG), General Ledger Account (SKA1/SKB1), Payment Document (BKPF/BSEG), Employee Master (PA0001).

"The integration architecture typically follows a hub-and-spoke model, with the iPaaS acting as the central hub. Data originates from one ERP (e.g., Sales Orders from Dynamics GP's SOP module) or an external system (e.g., eCommerce). The iPaaS intercepts this data, transforms it into a canonical format, applies business logic and AI-driven validation, and then routes it to the target ERP (e.g., SAP ECC's SD module) using its appropriate APIs. Bi-directional flows follow the reverse path, ensuring full synchronization. All operations are logged and monitored centrally."

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for Dynamics GP + SAP ECC.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
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Innovative & Robust

How Middleware Integration Works

Benefits of Integrating Dynamics GP

Integrating Dynamics GP fosters greater efficiency and data accuracy. Automate your critical business processes to deliver consistently outstanding results.

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Data Mapping

Key Entities & Intelligent Mapping for Dynamics GP and SAP ECC Integration

Achieving seamless integration hinges on accurate mapping and transformation of core business entities. Our iPaaS provides granular control over field-level mappings, leveraging AI to simplify this complex process and ensure data integrity between Dynamics GP and SAP ECC.

Customer Master

Central repository for all customer information. Essential for sales, invoicing, and accounts receivable in Dynamics GP, and for sales, credit management, and financial documents in SAP ECC.

Dynamics GP Fields

CUSTNMBR (Customer Number) CUSTNAME (Customer Name) CUSTCLAS (Customer Class ID) ADRSCODE (Address Code) ADDRESS1 (Address Line 1) CITY (City) STATE (State) ZIPCODE (Zip Code) PHONE1 (Phone Number) EMAIL (Email Address)

SAP ECC Fields

KUNNR (Customer Number) NAME1 (Name) ORT01 (City) LAND1 (Country) STRAS (Street) PSTLZ (Postal Code) TELF1 (Telephone 1) SMTP_ADDR (Email Address) KTGRD (Customer Account Group) VTWEG (Distribution Channel - Sales Area Data) SPART (Division - Sales Area Data)

Mapping Notes

Dynamics GP's Customer (RM00101) often maps to SAP ECC's Customer Master (KNA1 for general data, KNVV for sales area data, KNB1 for company code data). Requires careful consideration of SAP's partner functions, sales organizations, distribution channels, and account groups. Address handling (bill-to/ship-to) is critical.

Next Steps

See Dynamics GP + SAP ECC integration in action.

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Real-World Applications

Integration Use Cases

Explore how the integration behaves in real business scenarios, with clearly defined steps, outcomes, and execution patterns.

E-commerce Order-to-Cash with Dynamics GP & SAP ECC

Automate the entire sales order lifecycle, from customer checkout on an e-commerce platform to sales order creation in Dynamics GP, inventory allocation, fulfillment, and financial posting in SAP ECC. This ensures real-time data consistency and accelerated order fulfillment, minimizing manual data entry and errors.

Integration Steps:

  1. 0 Customer places order on an e-commerce platform.
  2. 1 iPaaS captures new order event via webhook.
  3. 2 iPaaS creates/updates Customer (RM00101) in Dynamics GP.
  4. 3 iPaaS creates Sales Order (SOPHDRWORK, SOPLINEWORK) in Dynamics GP, allocating inventory (IV00101).
  5. 4 Dynamics GP triggers fulfillment process; inventory levels updated.
  6. 5 iPaaS maps Dynamics GP Sales Order/Invoice data to SAP ECC Sales Order (VBAK/VBAP) and Financial Document (BKPF/BSEG).
  7. 6 Sales Order and Invoice posted in SAP ECC for revenue recognition and AR.
  8. 7 Payment confirmation from e-commerce gateway updates Dynamics GP (RM10101) and SAP ECC (BKPF/BSEG) for cash reconciliation.

Business Outcome

Reduced order processing time from hours to minutes, elimination of manual data entry errors, real-time inventory synchronization preventing overselling, and accelerated cash flow with accurate financial reporting.

Frequency

Real-time (Order Creation, Inventory Update, Payment), Near Real-time (Invoice Posting)

Business Value

Key Integration Benefits

Discover the strategic advantages and business value of seamless integration between your systems.

Accelerated Financial Close
Automate GL postings, financial reconciliation, and payment processing between Dynamics GP and SAP ECC, drastically reducing manual effort and closing cycles.
Enhanced Data Accuracy
Ensure a single source of truth for master data (Customer, Vendor, Item/Material) across both ERPs with AI-driven validation and deduplication.
Streamlined Operations
Automate end-to-end workflows like Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay, eliminating manual touchpoints and accelerating business processes.
Real-time Visibility
Gain immediate insights into inventory levels, sales orders, purchase orders, and financial transactions across Dynamics GP and SAP ECC.
Reduced IT Burden
Low-code integration empowers business users, freeing up IT resources for strategic initiatives and reducing backlog for integration development.
Improved Compliance & Auditability
Maintain comprehensive audit trails of all data movements and transformations, ensuring regulatory compliance and simplified audits.
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Accelerated Financial Close

30% Faster Financial Close

📋 What You Get

Automate GL postings, financial reconciliation, and payment processing between Dynamics GP and SAP ECC, drastically reducing manual effort and closing cycles.

💼 Business Impact

This benefit directly contributes to 30% improvement in Faster Financial Close, enabling your team to focus on high-value strategic initiatives.

Technical Documentation

API Endpoints & Data Logic

Technical details for developers and architects.

Method Endpoint Purpose
POST /Dynamics/GPService/SOPService.svc Create, update, or retrieve Sales Order Processing (SOP) documents like Sales Orders, Invoices, and Returns. Utilized for Order-to-Cash workflows.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/CustomerService.svc Manage customer master records, including creation, updates, and querying customer details. Key for Customer MDM.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/InventoryService.svc Access and modify inventory item master data, quantities, and pricing. Critical for inventory synchronization.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/VendorService.svc Create, update, and retrieve vendor master records for accounts payable. Essential for Vendor MDM.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/POPService.svc Manage Purchase Order Processing (POP) documents, including purchase orders and receipts. Used in Procure-to-Pay.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/GLService.svc Post general ledger transactions and retrieve account balances. For financial reporting and reconciliation.
Programmatic Calls eConnect (via .NET libraries) Provides direct, high-performance programmatic access to Dynamics GP data for various entities (Sales Orders, Customers, Items, GL, etc.). Often preferred for high-volume batch operations.

⚡ Transformation Logic

  • Data Type Conversion: Automatically convert data types (e.g., string to numeric, date formats) between Dynamics GP and SAP ECC.
  • Value Mapping: Map specific codes or values (e.g., Dynamics GP 'SOP Type' to SAP ECC 'Sales Document Type').
  • Field Concatenation/Splitting: Combine multiple source fields into one target field or split a single source field.
  • Conditional Logic: Apply transformations based on specific conditions (e.g., if customer type is 'Wholesale', apply a different discount structure).
  • Lookup Tables: Use internal or external lookup tables to enrich data (e.g., populate SAP ECC plant code based on Dynamics GP site ID).
  • Formula & Expression Engine: Apply complex calculations or derivations using a powerful expression language (e.g., calculate extended price, derive GL accounts).
  • Currency & Unit of Measure Conversion: Handle conversions dynamically based on configured rates and rules.

🛡️ Error Handling

  • Transient Network Issues: Temporary connection drops to Dynamics GP or SAP ECC APIs, handled by automatic retries.
  • Data Validation Failures: Missing mandatory fields, incorrect data types, or business rule violations, routed to exception queues.
  • Master Data Mismatch: Customer or Item not found in the target system, requiring manual creation or update.
  • API Rate Limit Exceeded: Handled by iPaaS throttling and queuing (though less common for direct ERP APIs).
  • SAP ECC Transaction Locks: Handled by retries or asynchronous processing.
  • Duplicate Record Creation: Prevented by idempotent design and deduplication logic, with AI flagging potential duplicates.
Support & Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about integration implementation, security, and best practices.

Technical FAQs

▸ What are the primary integration methods for Dynamics GP and SAP ECC?
For Dynamics GP, our iPaaS primarily leverages its Web Services (SOAP-based) and eConnect (.NET libraries) for robust, API-first integration. For SAP ECC, we utilize BAPIs, RFCs, IDocs, and OData services exposed via NetWeaver Gateway. Our platform abstracts these complexities, offering a unified, high-performance integration layer.

Data Management FAQs

▸ Can this integration handle complex master data synchronization between GP and SAP ECC?
Absolutely. Master data synchronization for entities like Customer, Vendor, and Item/Material is a core capability. Our iPaaS provides advanced mapping tools, AI-driven deduplication logic, and robust validation rules to ensure data consistency and accuracy across Dynamics GP's flat structures and SAP ECC's multi-layered data models (e.g., KNA1/KNVV/KNB1 for Customer).
▸ How does the iPaaS ensure data integrity and prevent errors during synchronization?
Data integrity is paramount. Our iPaaS employs multiple layers of protection: pre-processing data validation, AI-driven anomaly detection, configurable transformation rules, transactional integrity (where supported by ERP APIs), and comprehensive error handling with retry mechanisms and dead-letter queues. This ensures that only clean, valid data is posted to Dynamics GP and SAP ECC.

Business Process FAQs

▸ Is it possible to automate the financial close process with this integration?
Yes, a significant benefit is automating the financial close. By integrating Dynamics GP's operational data and sub-ledgers with SAP ECC's General Ledger, we can automate the posting of journal entries, reconcile bank statements, and streamline intercompany eliminations, drastically reducing manual effort and accelerating the close cycle.

Technology FAQs

▸ How does low-code/no-code benefit Dynamics GP and SAP ECC integrations?
Low-code/no-code tools within our iPaaS simplify the entire integration lifecycle. They allow business analysts and 'citizen integrators' to visually design, build, and manage complex workflows, data mappings, and business rules without extensive coding. This accelerates development, reduces reliance on IT, and makes integrations more agile and adaptable to business changes.

Security FAQs

▸ What are the security considerations for integrating two critical ERPs like GP and SAP ECC?
Security is paramount. We implement strict access controls using least-privilege principles for dedicated service accounts in both ERPs. All data in transit is encrypted (TLS 1.2+), and any data at rest within the iPaaS is also encrypted. We adhere to industry standards like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and ensure comprehensive audit trails for compliance and visibility.

Customization FAQs

▸ Can this integration handle custom fields and specific business logic in both systems?
Absolutely. Our iPaaS is designed for extensibility. It supports mapping and transforming custom fields in Dynamics GP (e.g., via Extender) and SAP ECC (e.g., Z-fields, BAPI extension structures). The platform's powerful rules engine and conditional logic capabilities allow you to embed specific business logic directly into your integration workflows without custom coding.

Performance FAQs

▸ How does the iPaaS ensure performance for high-volume data transfers between GP and SAP ECC?
Performance is optimized through several strategies: batching transactions for non-real-time updates, intelligent throttling and queuing to manage API load, parallel processing, caching static data to reduce repetitive API calls, and leveraging the bulk processing capabilities of both ERPs (e.g., eConnect for GP, mass BAPIs/IDocs for SAP ECC). We also perform transformations externally to offload ERP resources.
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for Dynamics GP + SAP ECC.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$599 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
View full pricing & options
Next Steps

See Dynamics GP + SAP ECC integration in action.

Explore a guided demo, start a sandbox integration, or speak directly with our solution architects about your specific use cases.

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