Electronic invoicing
Requirement
The New Zealand government has committed to a joint approach to e-Invoicing and in February 2019 announced its intention to adopt the Pan European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) interoperability framework.
The Australian government has agreed to a common trans-Tasman electronic invoicing standard (PEPPOL) to enable universal digital exchange of invoices directly between supplier and purchaser accounting systems.
- PEPPOL e-invoicing is to be mandated for all government departments and agencies. The majority of Commonwealth government agencies are implemented, and state and local governments are aiming for implementation by June 2022. The government has committed to paying its suppliers who issue e-invoices through the PEPPOL framework within 5 days. The adoption of electronic invoicing will be mandatory for all Commonwealth government agencies by July 1, 2022.
- PEPPOL e-invoicing will also become mandatory for all business-to-business transactions, but the timing has not yet been finalized. It is anticipated that there will be a transition period of at least 2-3 years.
M3 solution
Users can submit their invoices electronically in the required format using an integration with Infor Localization Services Platform (LSP).
For each issued invoice and regardless of the invoicing function used, an invoice BOD is created by M3 and can be viewed by users in 'Invoice Header. Open' (CMS500). The invoice BOD is then published and sent to LSP using ION. LSP then generates a .json file with the Sent status. Connectivity to PEPPOL for the registration of the invoices is provided through the LSP web services gateway. Once connected to the PEPPOL network, organizations can immediately start sending electronic invoices immediately. Successfully sent electronic invoices receive the Forwarded status. PEPPOL Access Point connects participants to the PEPPOL eDelivery network and performs the electronic document exchange.
Configuration guidelines
| Program ID | Program name | Description or comment |
|---|---|---|
| CMS500 | Invoice Header. Open |
All created and recreated invoices are displayed. See NCR 11227 for details about the process. For details on the consumption of the ProcessInvoice BOD to enable feedback from external portals for eInvoicing, see NCRs 12061, 12200, 12201. |
See "M3 configuration for electronic invoicing" in the Infor M3 Core Configuration Guide for Infor Localization Services Platform.