System Integration in the SAP Environment in Finance Modules Using Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Benefits

Nowadays, companies that operate efficiently cover a wide range of different fields of activity, such as finance, logistics, or human resources. Each of the aforementioned aspects produces its own data sets that form the basis for how the company operates. These different fields are often intertwined, requiring data from various modules. This requires the standardization of generated data, leading to the conclusion that one of the most important aspects of running a business is a cooperation between its internal systems. It allows for avoiding inconsistencies in data, which may have very adverse effects, especially for enterprises that operate in multiple fields. Such cooperation is achieved by integrating applications supporting all fields of activity pursued by the enterprise into one cohesive whole. In light of the aspect mentioned above, the article elaborates on the challenges and benefits of said integration, showing it the example of possibilities offered by the SAP environment. Attention was primarily focused on integration between different elements of the finance module which, according to the authors, can deliver the greatest benefits by being combined into a single cohesive whole. An example of JPK-FA file generation, as one of the components of that system, was discussed. The properties of that solution as well as the direct benefits of using that application were discussed. Studies were conducted to demonstrate the speed of the applied technology, which significantly accelerates the operation of the enterprise in the field selected by the authors.