BlackLine Solutions for SAP
Open Item Clearing Automation
SAP Open Item Challenges
Over time, open items can build up in SAP, and it is not uncommon for organizations to have millions that are uncleared. These open items create IT, operational, and financial risk as they can slow system performance and lead to unexpected write-offs. It can take years to manually clear a backlog of open items.
Unexpected write-offs
Unnecessary reevaluation
Complex requirements
Upgrade complexity
Significant manual effort
Poor system performance
Benefits of Automation
BlackLine’s purpose-built solutions for SAP use business rules and logic to automatically match the open items and post corresponding clearing documents to SAP. Little to no manual effort is needed to clear millions of open items in a very short time.
Efficiency
Automated reconciliation and less time spent manually matching and clearing
Control
Business-defined rules and complex matching capabilities increase accuracy and properly route exceptions for follow up
Visibility
Management can identify and address potential issues, assign ownership, and seamlessly maintain audit evidence
Automated Open Item Process with BlackLine Solutions
Proven Results
3.6
Million
transactions cleared
FORTUNE 500 CONTRACTOR
1200
Hours
per month saved
FORTUNE 50 TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
99
Percent
auto-match rate
JAPANESE CHEMICAL COMPANY
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