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SAP DRC
Compliance and e-invoicing with SAP DRC
SAP Document and Reporting Compliance: your obligations country by country, straight from your ERP.
Compliance and e-invoicing
Compliance managed from S/4HANA
Electronic documents
Issuing and managing e-documents in the local formats each country requires (UBL, CII, Factur-X).
Statutory reporting
Regulatory returns and reports produced reliably and traceably.
Automated compliance
Standardised international compliance processes within S/4HANA, with SAP regulatory monitoring.
Functional coverage
E-invoicingE-reportingLocal formatsPeppol networkRegulatory updatesInternational coverage
SAP ecosystem
Connected products
Compliance and e-invoicing
Indicative timelines by country
≈ 6 months01
Countries with unique local formats
Specific mandates, such as Italy.
1.5 to 3 months02
Peppol network countries
Germany, Belgium…
Compliance and e-invoicing
French e-invoicing reform
1 Sept 2026
All companies receive e-invoices; large companies and mid-caps issue them.
1 Sept 2027
SMEs and micro-businesses start issuing in turn.
Flows through an approved platform.
Source: impots.gouv.fr.
Use cases
What the solution changes for your teams
E-invoicing
E-invoicing obligations country by country, including France.
E-reporting & returns
Automated transmission to tax authorities.
Multi-country compliance
Each country’s formats and rules in a single solution.
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FAQ
FAQ
What is SAP DRC?
Document compliance from the ERP: e-invoices in each country’s format, exchange via platform or Peppol, e-reporting and returns, with rules updated by SAP.
Does SAP DRC cover the French reform?
Yes: invoices in UBL, CII or Factur-X, exchange with your approved platform, statuses reported back into SAP and e-reporting data prepared.
Does SAP DRC handle several countries?
Yes: Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Peppol network, SAF-T, VAT returns.
A single solution in SAP replaces local connectors.
Does SAP DRC run on ECC?
Yes: native in S/4HANA (on-premise, Private or Public Edition) and available for ECC 6.0 subject to SAP packages and notes.
We favour a configuration that can be reused at the S/4HANA conversion.
What is the timeline of the French reform?
Since 1 September 2026: receiving for all companies, issuing for large companies and mid-caps.
SMEs and micro-businesses issue from 1 September 2027, through an approved platform.