The Challenges

• Due to the announced end of maintenance for the catalog software used so far (2022) and for SAP SRM, a new solution became necessary
• Purchasing association with other Helmholtz centers (e.biss) should continue to exist and be optimized
• Use of a common catalog with separation of transactional data
• The user experience for different users / users should be improved

The Solution

• Design and implementation of the e.biss procurement platform based on SAP Ariba in a multi-child realm approach at the DKFZ simultaneously with the transformation from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA in a brownfield approach
• Rollout of the solution to 12 further research centers of the German Helmholtz Research Association
• Support / Further development

• Expansion of existing synergies
• Mapping of all existing procurement processes in one application
• No more isolated applications and media discontinuities in the entire procurement process
• Integrative use of SAP user and master data
• Flexible interface usage for different user groups
• Future-proof and sustainable solution in terms of system stability and availability with development potential