B2B XML Invoicing in Receivables

Send Receivables transactions electronically in XML format to designated customers using the Oracle B2B outbound service. Oracle B2B is a SOA Suite component that manages the interactions between your enterprise and your customers.

A customer designated for receiving transactions in XML format is called a trading partner. You set up your customer trading partners in Oracle B2B to send XML transactions using one of these transmission methods:

• Directly to the customer.

• Using Oracle Supplier Network.

• Using a third-party service.

In Receivables, you must set up the related customer accounts for B2B XML using the Invoicing section of the account profile. The settings that you use apply to all sites belonging to the customer account.

To set up a customer account for B2B XML invoicing:

1. In the Invoicing section of the Account Profile tab, select XML in the Preferred Delivery Method field.

2. In the B2B Trading Partner Code field, enter the connecting identifier of the trading partner.

   If applicable, you can assign the same trading partner code to multiple customer accounts.

   Caution: This is a required value for XML delivery. If you don't enter the connecting identifier, then you can't send transactions in XML format to this customer account.

3. Using the Enable for XML Invoicing check boxes, select the transactions that you want to send to this trading partner in XML format. Receivables selects all eligible transactions whenever you run the XML Invoicing Program for this customer account.

After you set up your customer accounts for B2B XML invoicing, you can use the XML invoice template to enhance the information included in the invoice output by mapping Receivables attributes to attributes in the User Area section of the template.

Once your setup is complete, use the XML Invoicing Program to send customer transactions in XML format. If any transactions fail during the transmission process, use the Manage Transactions page to review failed transactions and pursue corrective actions. You can then resend these transactions using the XML Invoicing Program.