Procure to Pay

From requisition to payment — no leakage

The Procure to Pay process covers everything from purchase requisition through supplier selection, purchase order management, goods receipt, invoice processing, and payment execution. MyWave agents enforce policy compliance at every step, eliminate duplicate payments, and give procurement teams real-time visibility across the entire supply chain.

10
Process Steps
50+
AI Agents
Up to 80%
Automation Rate
Cycle time cut by 60%
Cycle Time
Zero-leakage spend control
Key Benefit

Agent Flow

Each step shows the AI agent responsible, what it does, which systems it touches, and what it produces.

Phase 1

Requisitioning

1
AI Agent

Purchase Requisition Validation Agent

Receives a purchase requisition and validates it against budget availability, spend category policies, and preferred supplier lists before routing for approval.

SAP MMBudget ManagementSpend Analytics
Output: Validated requisition with budget check result and approval routing
Exception: Flags over-budget requests and routes to budget owner for exception approval
Next Phase
Phase 2

Sourcing

2
AI Agent

Supplier Shortlisting & RFQ Agent

Identifies qualified suppliers from the approved vendor master, generates and dispatches an RFQ, and collects responses within the defined sourcing window.

SAP SRMSupplier PortalAriba
Output: Ranked supplier shortlist with RFQ responses
3
AI Agent

Bid Analysis & Award Recommendation Agent

Scores supplier bids across price, delivery lead time, quality rating, and ESG criteria, then generates an award recommendation with supporting rationale.

SAP SRMSpend AnalyticsESG Database
Output: Award recommendation with multi-criteria scoring matrix
Exception: Escalates split-award scenarios or sole-source justifications to procurement manager
Next Phase
Phase 3

Purchase Order

4
AI Agent

Automated PO Creation & Release Agent

Converts the approved requisition into a purchase order with correct legal entity, delivery address, payment terms, and incoterms, then releases it to the supplier.

SAP MMSupplier PortalEDI Gateway
Output: Released PO with supplier acknowledgement confirmation
5
AI Agent

PO Change Management Agent

Monitors supplier acknowledgements for deviations (price, quantity, delivery date) and automatically negotiates or escalates changes within defined tolerance bands.

SAP MMSupplier PortalContract Management
Output: Resolved PO with change log and approval trail
Exception: Triggers contract breach notification for deviations outside tolerance
Next Phase
Phase 4

Goods Receipt

6
AI Agent

Goods Receipt Matching Agent

Automatically posts goods receipts in SAP upon warehouse confirmation, matching quantities and quality inspection results against the PO.

SAP MMWarehouse ManagementQuality Management
Output: Posted GR with three-way match status
Exception: Raises discrepancy note and holds invoice if quantity or quality does not match
Next Phase
Phase 5

Invoice Processing

7
AI Agent

Intelligent Invoice Capture Agent

Extracts structured data from supplier invoices (PDF, EDI, portal) using AI-powered OCR and validates header and line-item data against the PO and GR.

SAP FI-APOCR EngineEDI Gateway
Output: Structured invoice data with extraction confidence scores
8
AI Agent

Three-Way Match & Exception Resolution Agent

Performs automated three-way match (PO, GR, Invoice) and routes exceptions to the appropriate resolver — buyer, warehouse, or supplier — with full context.

SAP FI-APSAP MMException Workflow
Output: Matched invoices posted; exceptions routed with resolution SLA
Exception: Automatically requests credit notes from suppliers for overbillings
Next Phase
Phase 6

Payment

9
AI Agent

Payment Run Optimisation Agent

Schedules payment runs to maximise early payment discounts while maintaining optimal cash flow, grouping payments by bank, currency, and payment method.

SAP FI-APTreasuryBank Integration
Output: Optimised payment proposal with discount capture analysis
10
AI Agent

Duplicate Payment Prevention Agent

Scans the payment proposal for duplicate invoices using fuzzy matching across vendor, amount, date, and reference fields before final payment release.

SAP FI-APBank IntegrationAudit Trail
Output: Clean payment file with duplicate detection report
Exception: Quarantines suspected duplicates and notifies AP manager before any funds are released

Expected Outcomes

Typical results from full deployment

–70%
Invoice Processing Cost
Cost per invoice through straight-through processing
+40%
Early Payment Discounts
Capture rate improvement through payment run optimisation
~0%
Duplicate Payments
Near-elimination of duplicate payment leakage
+35%
Supplier Satisfaction
Improvement in supplier NPS through on-time, accurate payments

Process Phases

1
Requisitioning
2
Sourcing
3
Purchase Order
4
Goods Receipt
5
Invoice Processing
6
Payment