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Unify Your Enterprise: Dynamics GP to SAP S/4HANA Integration

Bridge financial and operational data with real-time, AI-powered automation for unparalleled efficiency and insights.

The Challenge

The Challenge: Disconnected ERPs Hinder Business Agility

Running Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA in silos creates significant operational inefficiencies, data discrepancies, and a fractured view of your enterprise. This disconnect is a major roadblock to digital transformation and real-time decision-making.

  • Manual data entry and reconciliation between systems.
  • Delayed or inaccurate financial reporting due to fragmented data.
  • Inconsistent customer, vendor, and product master data.
  • Slow order processing and extended procure-to-pay cycles.
  • Lack of real-time inventory visibility impacting sales and fulfillment.
  • High operational costs associated with error correction and manual workflows.
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The Solution

The Solution: Intelligent Integration for Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA

Our iPaaS-driven integration solution bridges the gap between Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA, transforming your disconnected ERPs into a cohesive, intelligent enterprise. By automating data flow and business processes, we empower your organization with real-time insights, superior data quality, and unparalleled operational efficiency.

  • Pre-built, customizable connectors for Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA.
  • Visual, drag-and-drop workflow designer.
  • AI-powered data mapping and transformation engine.
  • Real-time and batch synchronization capabilities.
  • Centralized monitoring and error handling dashboard.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with Dynamics GP + SAP S/4HANA 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 S/4HANA, 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 S/4HANA deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

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

Comprehensive Solution Details

  • Pre-built, customizable connectors for Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA.
  • Visual, drag-and-drop workflow designer.
  • AI-powered data mapping and transformation engine.
  • Real-time and batch synchronization capabilities.
  • Centralized monitoring and error handling dashboard.
  • Robust security and compliance features.

Technical Integration Overview: Bridging Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA

Our iPaaS acts as the central nervous system, orchestrating seamless data flow between Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA. It leverages the strengths of each system's API capabilities, providing robust connectivity, intelligent data transformation, and comprehensive monitoring for a truly unified enterprise.

Data Flow Steps

1. Connectors: Utilize pre-built, robust connectors for Dynamics GP (eConnect, Web Services) and SAP S/4HANA (OData services via SAP Gateway).

2. Event Triggers/Polling: Configure event-driven triggers (webhooks from source systems, database triggers on GP, S/4HANA Event Mesh) for real-time updates, or scheduled polling for batch processes.

3. Data Extraction: Extract relevant data entities from the source system.

4. Data Transformation & Validation: Apply visual data mapping, transformation rules, and AI-powered validation within the iPaaS to conform data to the target system's schema and business logic.

5. API Invocation: Call the appropriate API endpoints in the target system to create, update, or retrieve data.

6. Error Handling & Logging: Implement intelligent retry mechanisms, dead-letter queues, and comprehensive logging for auditability and proactive issue resolution.

7. Monitoring & Alerts: Centralized dashboards provide real-time visibility into integration health, data flow, and trigger alerts for critical issues.

Data Touchpoints

Dynamics GP: Sales Orders, Customers, Items, Vendors, Purchase Orders, Payables Transactions, General Ledger Transactions, Payments, Inventory Transfers, Employees.
SAP S/4HANA: Business Partners (Customers/Vendors), Materials (Products), Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Invoices (Customer/Supplier), Payments, General Ledger Entries, Inventory (Stock), Condition Records.

"Dynamics GP <-> iPaaS (Connectors, Data Mapping, AI, Workflows) <-> SAP S/4HANA"

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for Dynamics GP + SAP S/4HANA.

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.
View full pricing & options
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 Data Mapping

Seamlessly transfer and transform critical business entities between Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA. Our iPaaS provides visual mapping tools, AI assistance, and robust validation to ensure data integrity and consistency.

Customer / Business Partner (Customer Role)

Harmonizing customer master data is crucial for sales, billing, and reporting. Dynamics GP's 'Customer' (RM00101) maps to SAP S/4HANA's 'Business Partner' with the 'Customer' role (FLCU00).

Dynamics GP Fields

CUSTNMBR CUSTNAME ADRSCODE ADDRESS1 CITY STATE ZIPCODE PHONE1 EMAIL CUSTCLAS

SAP S/4HANA Fields

BusinessPartner BusinessPartnerCategory FirstName LastName OrganizationName EmailAddress PhoneNumber StreetName CityName PostalCode Country TaxNumber FLCU00 (Customer Role)

Mapping Notes

Requires careful mapping of address fields and ensuring unique customer identifiers. GP's 'CUSTNMBR' can be used for initial matching/lookup. The iPaaS handles the creation of the Business Partner in S/4HANA with the correct 'Customer' role.

Next Steps

See Dynamics GP + SAP S/4HANA integration in action.

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

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 Automation

Automate the flow of sales orders from your e-commerce platform into Dynamics GP for initial processing (e.g., inventory allocation, customer updates), then synchronize critical order details and financial postings to SAP S/4HANA. This ensures real-time inventory updates, rapid order fulfillment, and accurate revenue recognition across both ERPs.

Integration Steps:

  1. 0 1. Order Capture: New sales order placed on e-commerce platform.
  2. 1 2. GP Sales Order Creation: iPaaS captures order via webhook, creates Sales Order (SOPHDRWORK, SOPLINEWORK) in Dynamics GP, updates customer (RM00101) if new, and allocates inventory (IV00101).
  3. 2 3. S/4HANA Sales Order/Invoice Sync: iPaaS transforms GP Sales Order/Invoice data and posts to SAP S/4HANA (APISALESORDERSRV, APIFINANCIALACCOUNTINGDOCUMENT_SRV), creating a Sales Order and corresponding Customer Invoice. GL entries are automatically generated.
  4. 3 4. Real-time Inventory Update: Stock levels updated in Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA (APIMATERIALSTOCK_SRV) instantly to reflect sales, preventing overselling.
  5. 4 5. Payment & Reconciliation: Payment data from gateway syncs to GP (RM10101) and then to S/4HANA (Payment/GL Entry) for reconciliation.

Business Outcome

Reduced order processing time from hours to minutes, eliminated manual data entry, 99% inventory accuracy, improved customer satisfaction with faster fulfillment.

Frequency

Real-time (event-driven for new orders, inventory updates), Near real-time for payments

Business Value

Key Integration Benefits

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

Accelerated Financial Close
Automate the reconciliation and posting of financial data from Dynamics GP sub-ledgers to SAP S/4HANA's General Ledger, significantly reducing manual effort and closing cycles.
Enhanced Data Accuracy
Eliminate manual data entry errors and ensure master data consistency across Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA with AI-powered validation and deduplication.
Real-time Operational Visibility
Gain immediate insights into sales orders, inventory levels, and financial performance by synchronizing data between GP and S/4HANA in real-time.
Streamlined Business Processes
Automate end-to-end workflows like Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay, reducing cycle times and improving operational efficiency.
Reduced IT Burden & Costs
Empower business users with low-code tools, minimizing reliance on IT development resources and lowering integration maintenance costs.
Improved Compliance & Auditability
Maintain comprehensive audit trails of all data movements and transformations, ensuring regulatory compliance and simplified audits for financial transactions.

Accelerated Financial Close

30% Faster Close

📋 What You Get

Automate the reconciliation and posting of financial data from Dynamics GP sub-ledgers to SAP S/4HANA's General Ledger, significantly reducing manual effort and closing cycles.

💼 Business Impact

This benefit directly contributes to 30% improvement in Faster 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 Orders (SOP) documents like Sales Orders, Invoices, and Returns. Critical for order-to-cash workflows.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/CustomerService.svc Manage customer master records, including creation, updates, and querying customer details. Essential for MDM and CRM integration.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/InventoryService.svc Access and modify inventory item master data, quantities, and pricing. Key for real-time inventory synchronization.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/VendorService.svc Create, update, and retrieve vendor master records for accounts payable. Important for procurement processes.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/POPService.svc Manage Purchase Order Processing (POP) documents, including purchase orders and receipts. Central to procure-to-pay automation.
POST /Dynamics/GPService/GLService.svc Post general ledger transactions and retrieve account balances. Used for financial reconciliation and GL integration.
XML messages eConnect (via .NET libraries or custom wrappers) Programmatic access for high-volume data integration, direct creation/update of many GP entities. Often leveraged by iPaaS for batch operations.

Transformation Logic

  • Currency Conversion: Automatically convert transaction amounts between GP's currency and S/4HANA's company code currency using real-time exchange rates.
  • Date Format Standardization: Convert Dynamics GP's date formats to SAP S/4HANA's required ISO 8601 standard.
  • Unit of Measure (UOM) Mapping: Translate GP's UOM codes to S/4HANA's standard UOMs (e.g., 'EA' to 'PC').
  • Concatenation/Splitting: Combine or split fields (e.g., GP address lines into S/4HANA's street name, house number, etc.).
  • Conditional Logic: Apply transformations based on specific data values (e.g., if GP customer class is 'Wholesale', assign S/4HANA Sales Organization '1000').
  • Defaulting Values: Automatically populate missing mandatory fields in the target system with predefined default values.

🛡️ Error Handling

  • Data Validation Failure: Incoming data from GP does not meet S/4HANA's mandatory field requirements.
  • API Rate Limit Exceeded: S/4HANA temporarily rejects requests due to high volume.
  • Master Data Mismatch: A customer ID from GP does not exist in S/4HANA's Business Partner records.
  • Network Connectivity Issue: Temporary loss of connection to either Dynamics GP or SAP S/4HANA.
  • Business Logic Conflict: A custom rule in GP conflicts with a standard S/4HANA process.
  • Duplicate Record Creation: Attempting to create an entity in S/4HANA that already exists (handled by idempotency).
Support & Information

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Technical FAQs

What are the primary integration methods available for Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA?
For Dynamics GP, the primary methods are eConnect and Dynamics GP Web Services. For SAP S/4HANA, OData services (via SAP Gateway) are the recommended modern approach, along with SOAP and RFC/BAPI for specific legacy functionalities. Our iPaaS leverages these native APIs for robust, secure connectivity to both systems.

Compatibility FAQs

Can I integrate Dynamics GP with cloud-based SAP S/4HANA?
Absolutely. A modern iPaaS is specifically designed to bridge the gap between on-premise ERPs like Dynamics GP and cloud-native applications such as SAP S/4HANA Cloud. It provides secure connectors, data mapping tools, and orchestration capabilities to facilitate seamless, real-time data flow between your hybrid environments.

Development FAQs

How does low-code/no-code help with Dynamics GP and S/4HANA integrations?
Low-code/no-code tools within an iPaaS simplify the creation and management of complex integrations. They allow business analysts and citizen integrators to visually design workflows, map data, and configure business rules without extensive coding, drastically speeding up development and reducing reliance on IT specialists for both GP and S/4HANA.

AI & Automation FAQs

What are the benefits of using AI in Dynamics GP and S/4HANA integrations?
AI significantly enhances integrations by automating complex tasks like intelligent document processing (e.g., invoice data extraction for S/4HANA), performing smart data validation, detecting anomalies in financial transactions (from GP GL postings), providing mapping recommendations, and even suggesting workflow optimizations. This leads to higher data quality, reduced manual effort, and predictive operational insights across both ERPs.

Data Management FAQs

How do I handle data discrepancies during Dynamics GP to S/4HANA integration?
Data discrepancies are managed by implementing robust data validation rules and transformation logic within your iPaaS. This includes data cleansing, standardization, and deduplication. For unresolvable issues, the iPaaS routes the discrepancy to a human for review and correction, often utilizing a 'dead-letter queue' or exception handling dashboard with AI-suggested resolutions.

Financial FAQs

Can I automate my financial close process between Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA?
Yes, integrating Dynamics GP with S/4HANA via an iPaaS can significantly automate the financial close. This includes automated reconciliation of bank statements, posting of payments, and generation of journal entries from GP's sub-ledgers directly to S/4HANA's General Ledger, reducing manual effort and accelerating the close cycle while leveraging AI for anomaly detection.

Challenges FAQs

What are the common challenges when integrating Dynamics GP with SAP S/4HANA?
Common challenges include dealing with GP's sometimes complex data models and legacy integration methods, managing S/4HANA's extensive Business Partner and Material entities, ensuring data consistency across disparate systems, maintaining performance under high transaction volumes, and securing sensitive financial data. A modern iPaaS is designed to abstract and simplify these complexities.

Security FAQs

How do I ensure security for Dynamics GP and SAP S/4HANA integrations?
Security is paramount. Best practices include using encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS), adhering to the principle of least privilege for integration user accounts in both GP and S/4HANA, securing API keys/credentials in an encrypted vault, implementing robust access controls, and ensuring the iPaaS platform is compliant with relevant security standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS).
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for Dynamics GP + SAP S/4HANA.

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 S/4HANA integration in action.

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