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Connect your cloud ERP with powerful payment processing for real-time order-to-cash, simplified reconciliation, and superior financial control.

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The Challenge

The Disconnect: Manual Payments & Reconciliation Challenges with SAP Business ByDesign

Without a robust integration, managing payments processed by BridgePay and recording them accurately in SAP Business ByDesign creates significant operational bottlenecks. This leads to delayed order processing, reconciliation nightmares, and a lack of real-time financial visibility.

  • Manual entry of payment data into SAP ByDesign from BridgePay reports.
  • Delayed order fulfillment due to payment status discrepancies.
  • Complex and time-consuming daily settlement reconciliation.
  • Risk of data entry errors leading to inaccurate financial reporting.
  • Lack of a unified view of customer payment history and outstanding balances.
  • Challenges in maintaining PCI DSS compliance across disparate systems.
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The Solution

The Unified Solution: SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay Powered by iPaaS

Our integration solution bridges the gap between SAP Business ByDesign and BridgePay, creating a robust, automated ecosystem for all your payment and financial operations. Leveraging a modern iPaaS, we ensure real-time data flow, intelligent automation, and complete visibility, transforming your financial landscape.

  • Real-time Payment Status Synchronization
  • Automated Order-to-Cash Workflow
  • Daily Settlement & GL Reconciliation
  • Secure Refund & Void Processing
  • PCI DSS Compliant Tokenization Management
Implementation Timeline

Go live with SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay 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 SAP Business ByDesign and BridgePay, 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 SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

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

Comprehensive Solution Details

  • Real-time Payment Status Synchronization
  • Automated Order-to-Cash Workflow
  • Daily Settlement & GL Reconciliation
  • Secure Refund & Void Processing
  • PCI DSS Compliant Tokenization Management
  • Fraud Alert Integration & Workflow Automation
  • Unified Customer & Payment Method Data

Technical Integration Details: Connecting SAP ByDesign and BridgePay

Our integration leverages a robust iPaaS platform to orchestrate seamless, secure, and scalable data exchange between SAP Business ByDesign and BridgePay. This section outlines the technical architecture, data touchpoints, and connectivity methods.

Data Flow Steps

**Connectors Setup**: Establish secure connections to SAP ByDesign's SOAP/OData services and BridgePay's REST APIs using dedicated iPaaS connectors.

**API Authentication**: Configure secure authentication (e.g., Basic Auth over TLS for ByDesign, OAuth/API Keys for BridgePay) using iPaaS credential vaults.

**Event Listener/Polling**: Set up webhooks for BridgePay (e.g., payment success, refund, fraud events) for real-time triggers. Implement scheduled polling for batch processes like daily settlements from BridgePay or bulk data extracts from ByDesign.

**Data Mapping & Transformation**: Define visual mappings between source and target entities. Apply transformation rules (e.g., currency conversion, data enrichment, field concatenation) within the iPaaS.

**Business Logic & Validation**: Implement conditional logic, data validation rules (e.g., check for mandatory fields, data types), and error handling mechanisms within the iPaaS workflow.

**Orchestration & Routing**: Design multi-step workflows to sequence API calls, handle responses, and route data to appropriate endpoints in ByDesign or BridgePay.

**Error Handling & Monitoring**: Configure comprehensive logging, automated retries with exponential back-off, dead-letter queues, and real-time alerts for integration failures.

**Deployment**: Promote tested integration flows from Dev/QA environments to production using controlled deployment pipelines.

Data Touchpoints

**BridgePay**: Payment, Transaction, Refund, Customer, Order, Settlement Batch, Fraud Event.
**SAP Business ByDesign**: Sales Order, Payment (Customer Payment), Business Partner (Customer), General Ledger Entry (Journal Entry Voucher), Product (Material), Invoice (Customer Invoice).

"BridgePay (Payment Event/Settlement Report) --> iPaaS (Webhook/Scheduler) --> Data Transformation & Validation --> SAP Business ByDesign (Sales Order/Payment/GL Entry) <--> iPaaS (Status Update/Query) <--> BridgePay (Refund/Void)"

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay.

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 SAP Business ByDesign

Integrating SAP Business ByDesign fosters greater efficiency and data accuracy. Automate your critical business processes to deliver consistently outstanding results.

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Data Mapping

Key Entities & Field-Level Mappings for SAP ByDesign and BridgePay

Achieving data consistency requires precise mapping between the core entities of SAP Business ByDesign and BridgePay. Our iPaaS provides visual mapping tools and AI assistance to streamline this complex process, ensuring accurate data flow.

Sales Order (ByDesign) / Order (BridgePay)

Connects the customer's request for goods/services from the payment gateway to the ERP's order processing.

SAP Business ByDesign Fields

ID (Sales Order ID) BuyerID (Customer Business Partner ID) SellerID Status TotalAmount CurrencyCode ProductLineItemID Quantity RequestedFulfillmentDate PaymentTermsCode PricingDate SalesUnitID ProductUUID

BridgePay Fields

orderId customerId totalAmount currency status lineItems (productId, name, quantity, unitPrice, totalPrice) paymentTransactionId

Mapping Notes

BridgePay's 'orderId' typically maps to SAP ByDesign's 'External Reference' or a custom field. 'lineItems' require iterative mapping to 'ProductLineItemID' and 'Quantity'. 'totalAmount' and 'currency' must match directly. The 'status' field needs careful harmonization (e.g., 'Paid' in BridgePay -> 'Ordered' or 'In Process' in ByDesign).

Next Steps

See SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay 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 Automation

Automate the entire lifecycle of an eCommerce order from storefront to cash receipt in SAP Business ByDesign, including real-time payment processing via BridgePay, inventory updates, and fulfillment triggering.

Integration Steps:

  1. 0 Customer places order on eCommerce site.
  2. 1 BridgePay authorizes and captures payment.
  3. 2 iPaaS receives BridgePay payment webhook.
  4. 3 iPaaS creates 'Sales Order' and 'Payment' (Customer Payment) in SAP ByDesign.
  5. 4 ByDesign updates inventory and triggers fulfillment.
  6. 5 Payment confirmation and order status sent back to eCommerce/customer.

Business Outcome

Faster order processing, accurate inventory, real-time revenue recognition, and improved customer satisfaction.

Frequency

Real-time (event-driven)

Business Value

Key Integration Benefits

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

Accelerated Order-to-Cash Cycle
Automate payment processing and order creation, reducing manual delays and ensuring immediate fulfillment initiation.
Enhanced Financial Accuracy
Eliminate data entry errors and discrepancies with automated, harmonized data flow between BridgePay and SAP ByDesign.
Reduced Operational Costs
Minimize manual reconciliation efforts and administrative overhead, freeing up valuable finance team resources.
Improved Cash Flow Visibility
Gain real-time insights into payment statuses and daily settlements directly within SAP ByDesign for better financial planning.
PCI DSS & Data Privacy Compliance
Leverage BridgePay's tokenization and secure iPaaS practices to maintain strict compliance standards.
Proactive Fraud Detection
Integrate BridgePay's fraud alerts with automated workflows to respond quickly to suspicious transactions.
Scalable & Resilient Architecture
Future-proof your payment integration with an iPaaS that scales with your business growth and ensures high availability.
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Accelerated Order-to-Cash Cycle

30% Faster O2C

📋 What You Get

Automate payment processing and order creation, reducing manual delays and ensuring immediate fulfillment initiation.

💼 Business Impact

This benefit directly contributes to 30% improvement in Faster O2C, enabling your team to focus on high-value strategic initiatives.

Implementation Timeline

Go live with SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay 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 SAP Business ByDesign and BridgePay, 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 SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

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

Technical Documentation

API Endpoints & Data Logic

Technical details for developers and architects.

Method Endpoint Purpose
POST /sap/bc/srt/scs/sap/managesalesorderin Create or update sales orders in ByDesign from external systems (e.g., after BridgePay payment success).
POST /sap/bc/srt/scs/sap/managebusinesspartnerin Manage customer master data (Business Partners) in ByDesign, synchronizing new customers from BridgePay/eCommerce.
POST /sap/bc/srt/scs/sap/managejournalentryvoucherin Post financial journal entries, primarily for daily settlement reconciliation from BridgePay.
GET /sap/byd/odata/v1/erp/materials Query product/material master data, including inventory levels, for order validation or eCommerce sync.
POST /sap/bc/srt/scs/sap/managecustomerinvoicein Create customer invoices, often triggered by successful payment and order fulfillment.

⚡ Transformation Logic

  • **Customer Matching/Creation**: Attempt to match BridgePay 'customerId' to existing SAP ByDesign 'Business Partner' (InternalID/UUID). If no match, create new 'Business Partner' with 'RoleCode'='Z001' (Customer).
  • **Product Lookup**: Map BridgePay 'productId' to SAP ByDesign 'ProductUUID' or 'ProductID' via a lookup table or ByDesign OData query.
  • **Payment Status Harmonization**: Translate BridgePay 'status' (e.g., 'approved', 'settled') to SAP ByDesign's 'Payment Status' codes.
  • **Amount & Currency**: Ensure consistent decimal precision and currency codes. Perform currency conversion if necessary.
  • **GL Account Determination**: Dynamically assign SAP ByDesign 'AccountID', 'CostCenterID', 'ProfitCenterID' based on transaction type (revenue, fees) and BridgePay 'Merchant Account'.
  • **Address Formatting**: Standardize address fields from BridgePay's 'billingAddress' to ByDesign's structured address format.

🛡️ Error Handling

  • BridgePay declines a payment: iPaaS updates eCommerce, does not create ByDesign Sales Order, triggers customer notification.
  • SAP ByDesign API is temporarily unavailable: iPaaS retries with back-off, then queues message to dead-letter for later processing.
  • Invalid Product ID in BridgePay data for ByDesign: iPaaS logs error, alerts, potentially creates 'Sales Order' with exception or generic item.
  • Mismatch in settlement batch total vs. ByDesign payments: iPaaS flags discrepancy for manual reconciliation by finance team.
  • Duplicate customer creation attempt in ByDesign: iPaaS detects existing Business Partner, updates instead of creates.
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay.

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
Support & Information

Frequently Asked Questions

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

General FAQs

▸ Why should I integrate SAP Business ByDesign with BridgePay?
Integrating SAP Business ByDesign with BridgePay automates your entire order-to-cash cycle, streamlines payment reconciliation, reduces manual data entry, enhances data accuracy, and ensures PCI DSS compliance. It provides real-time financial visibility and frees up your finance team for more strategic tasks.

Technical FAQs

▸ How does an iPaaS facilitate this integration compared to custom code?
An iPaaS centralizes all integration logic, offering pre-built connectors, visual drag-and-drop mapping, robust error handling, and centralized monitoring. This significantly reduces development time, enhances scalability, simplifies maintenance, and provides a single pane of glass for managing all ByDesign and BridgePay connections, surpassing the complexities and technical debt of point-to-point custom code.

Security FAQs

▸ Is the integration PCI DSS compliant, especially when handling customer payment data?
Absolutely. The integration prioritizes PCI DSS compliance by leveraging BridgePay's tokenization services. Raw cardholder data never touches your systems or the iPaaS; only secure payment tokens are transmitted and stored. All data in transit is encrypted using TLS 1.2+.

Workflow FAQs

▸ Can I automate daily settlement reconciliation between BridgePay and ByDesign's General Ledger?
Yes, a core feature of this integration is the automation of daily settlement reconciliation. The iPaaS retrieves BridgePay's settlement reports, processes individual transactions, maps them to corresponding payments and invoices in ByDesign, and automatically posts consolidated General Ledger entries, including transaction fees, significantly reducing manual effort and speeding up financial close cycles.

AI FAQs

▸ How does AI enhance the SAP Business ByDesign and BridgePay integration?
AI significantly enhances the integration by providing intelligent data mapping suggestions, automating anomaly detection for fraud or reconciliation discrepancies, suggesting auto-resolution actions for common errors, and offering predictive insights for cash flow. This leads to higher data quality, reduced manual intervention, and more proactive operations.

Error Handling FAQs

▸ What happens if a payment fails in BridgePay or an integration error occurs?
The integration includes robust error handling. For BridgePay payment failures, the iPaaS can update the originating system (e.g., eCommerce) and trigger a customer notification without creating an order in ByDesign. For integration errors, the iPaaS employs automated retry logic with exponential back-off, dedicated dead-letter queues for unresolvable issues, and proactive alerts to notify relevant teams for investigation and resolution.

Scalability FAQs

▸ Can this integration support multiple eCommerce platforms connected to SAP ByDesign?
Yes, with an iPaaS, BridgePay can seamlessly integrate with multiple eCommerce platforms (e.g., Shopify, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce) concurrently, all feeding into SAP Business ByDesign. The iPaaS acts as a central orchestration layer, managing data flow and business logic across all channels to ensure consistent payment processing and order synchronization.

Implementation FAQs

▸ What is the typical process for deploying ByDesign integrations from development to production?
A robust promotion pipeline (Dev → QA → Prod) is standard. Integrations are developed and tested in isolated environments (e.g., ByDesign test tenant, iPaaS dev instance). Version control is applied to integration flows, and changes are deployed through automated or semi-automated processes, ensuring consistency and stability across environments before reaching live production.
Next Steps

See SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay integration in action.

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

Start Free Trial Request Live Demo
Implementation Timeline

Go live with SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay 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 SAP Business ByDesign and BridgePay, 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 SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

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

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay.

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
Next Steps

See SAP Business ByDesign + BridgePay integration in action.

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

Start Free Trial Request Live Demo