Process Director: Certified Clean Core mid-2026 + S/4HANA Public Solution end of 2026
Process Director:
Advance from slow, error-prone workflows to seamless AP automation and faster payments.
Tungsten Process Director is an SAP-embedded platform that centralizes, automates, and controls all document- and request-driven accounts payable processes, from invoice capture through approval and posting, within a single, consistent workflow in SAP.
Accounts payable teams struggle with fragmented invoice handling, manual data entry, and error-prone workflows scattered across email, paper, and disconnected tools, which slow down approvals and create compliance and visibility gaps. Tungsten Process Director addresses these issues by standardizing how invoices and related documents enter, move through, and are approved in SAP, reducing bottlenecks, increasing data accuracy, and giving finance leaders real-time insight into liabilities and process status.
Intelligent Compliance
Ensure your organization meets the ever-evolving demands of global tax and e-invoicing compliance by integrating seamlessly with SAP and leveraging advanced automation capabilities. With built-in support for InvoiceAgility™, Process Director simplifies compliance with country-specific mandates, reduces the risk of penalties, and ensures accurate tax reporting.
Operational Efficiency and Accuracy
Eliminate manual bottlenecks with automated workflows and approvals, data validation, and matching. Reduce risks and maintain full control over processes, shorten cycle times, reduce errors, and free up staff to focus on strategic tasks, driving faster payments and stronger supplier relationships.
Real-Time Insights and Cost Savings
Gain enterprise-wide visibility into liabilities, process inefficiencies, and performance metrics. Leverage actionable insights to improve forecasting, optimize cash flow, and lower total cost of ownership by maximizing your existing SAP infrastructure.
How Process Director Works
Process Director helps you do more with SAP, without adding complexity for your users.
Intelligent Capture & Touchless Processing
Capture every invoice format, validate against SAP in real time, and resolve exceptions before they slow you down.
- Intelligent Document Capture and Classification: Capture everything, process smarter. Automatically capture and classify invoices from paper, PDF, email, e-invoices, EDI, and SAP Ariba so every document is ready for downstream workflows.
- Real-Time Validation and Matching: Ensure accuracy, every time. Validate invoice data against SAP master data and business rules, with automated 2- and 3-way matching to flag issues early.
- Dynamic Exception Handling: Resolve issues without delays. Route discrepancies and non-PO invoices to the right approvers with flexible workflows that adapt to each scenario.
Workflow Approvals & Supplier Collaboration
Give approvers and suppliers simple, guided experiences—on any device, in or outside SAP.
- Flexible User Interfaces: Work your way, anywhere. Access Process Director from Fiori, SAP GUI, the web app, or mobile so both SAP and non-SAP users adopt quickly.
- Mobile and Email Approvals: Approve on the go. Review, annotate, and approve invoices from mobile or email to shorten cycle times and avoid bottlenecks.
- EDI and Supplier Portal Integration: Streamline supplier collaboration. Process EDI and Ariba invoices automatically while giving suppliers a portal to create invoices and check status without calling AP.
Compliance, Control & Insight
See every step, stay compliant everywhere, and continuously improve your AP performance.
- Comprehensive Compliance and Audit Trails: Stay compliant, stay confident. Maintain detailed tax-compliant invoicing and audit trails aligned with global e-invoicing standards, including Sovos integration for tax determination.
- Robust Analytics and Reporting: Turn data into decisions. Monitor volumes, bottlenecks, workloads, and payment performance in real-time dashboards to optimize AP efficiency and cash flow.
- Enterprise-Grade Document Management: Organize smarter, not harder. Use AI-powered archiving and document management through partners like Zia and Sovos to keep records secure, organized, and audit-ready.
Business Outcomes
Deliver measurable results for finance, IT, and the business.
- Faster Processing and Improved Cash Flow: Accelerate payments, strengthen relationships. Shrink invoice cycle times, capture more early-payment discounts, and improve supplier satisfaction.
- Low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Maximize your SAP investment. Run within your existing SAP landscape, minimize change management, and achieve quick ROI without modifying core SAP code.
Proven results across industries
60% Reduction in cycle time for invoices
“The Tungsten solutions give us a competitive advantage by enabling us to operate more efficiently and accurately, helping us stand out in the logistics sector.”
Jurgen Sakry
Department Head Shared Services,
Dachser SE
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Up to 85% STP rate for 5 million invoices per year
“The flexibility of the Tungsten technology, and the short timeframe in which we got the integrated solution up and running, met our needs well.”
Matthew Miles
Head of SAP Support,
TUI
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$500,000 Annual savings
“Process Director is one of the best tools I’ve seen in the AP area – everything is seamlessly available in the cockpit, from invoice dates to approval details, enabling streamlined analytics. With one user ID, we’re supporting nearly 100,000 users, making a significant impact on our operations.”
Ashwini Metuku/strong>
Principal Solution Architect W.R.,
Grace & Co
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FAQs
What is AP automation?
AP automation is a software solution that automates accounts payable processes. Through AP workflow automation for SAP, you can automate tasks including inputting invoices from a range of sources, cross-referencing them against internal receipts, approving, and finally sending payments.
With the help of our AP workflow automation software, your AP team can reduce time spent on tedious, repetitive tasks in order to focus on projects that affect your bottom line.
Is SAP AP automation worth it?
SAP AP automation is an essential tool for any AP team. Benefits of SAP AP automation include:
- Streamlined invoice processing for faster workflows.
- Enhanced compliance to global regulations and banking and financial services policies.
- Identifying errors early on in the AP process, before they become a significant hurdle.
- Decreasing manual work to reduce cost and free up time to focus on value-added tasks.
- Real-time insights to help manage cash flow and improve decision making.
- Improved client relationships thanks to earlier and prompter payments.
If your business deals with a large volume of invoices, AP workflow automation for SAP is simply a must. Not only will your AP team save time and reduce errors, but you’ll benefit from fewer manual tasks and lower administrative costs. Ultimately, AP automation through Process Director will save you time and money.
What is the best AP automation software?
Tungsten’s Process Director is the best AP automation for SAP. This tool combines AI-powered invoice automation with real-time insights, advanced archiving, and more for a comprehensive, end-to-end AP workflow automation for SAP solution.
With Process Director, your AP team will have access to a single portal to view, edit, and direct workflows quickly and efficiently. Plus, you’ll get transparent insights into your SAP invoice processing. If you’re looking to boost productivity and enhance your AP processes, there’s no better tool than Process Director.
How does Process Director work?
Ready to master AP automation? It’s time to see what Tungsten Process Director can do for your Accounts Payable team. Request a free demo from our team today. Your dedicated Tungsten rep will take time to learn about your business and your pain points, then walk you through the tool. You’ll be amazed by what Tungsten Process Director can do.
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