SAP DRC (Document and Reporting Compliance)

Oğuzhan VURUŞKAN
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Introduction: The Key to Digital Compliance

In today’s digital economy, many governments require companies to share e-invoices, e-archives, tax reports, and transport records in real time and digital format. This need impacts not only finance teams but also IT infrastructure.

Since every country has its own regulations, formats, and reporting portals, compliance can quickly become complex. This is where SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (SAP DRC) comes in. SAP DRC is an integrated, cloud-supported compliance solution that helps companies manage legal reporting requirements in a modern and efficient way.

What Can SAP DRC Do?

With SAP DRC, companies can:

Stay compliant with e-invoice and digital tax reporting requirements across multiple countries.
Create and send legally valid documents directly inside SAP.
Manage responses from tax authorities automatically.
Reduce manual work and minimize compliance risks.

SAP DRC is offered as part of SAP S/4HANA, but it must be activated separately. Customers can enable it in on-premise, private cloud, or public cloud editions.

Supported Countries and Target Customers

SAP DRC already supports 50+ countries, including leading markets like Turkey, Italy, Poland, Brazil, Chile, and India. It integrates directly with systems like GIB (Turkey), SDI (Italy), and KSeF (Poland).

Target customer profiles:

Multinational companies operating in many countries.
Businesses with local e-invoice and e-reporting needs.
Customers migrating from SAP ECC to S/4HANA.
Companies aiming to reduce compliance costs and manual workload.

Turkey Localization

SAP DRC also delivers country-specific versions. For example, in Turkey, DRC covers:

General Ledger & Tax: Uniform Chart of Accounts, tax books, currency differences, tax codes, asset accounting, year-end closing, and legal reporting.
E-compliance Solutions: e-Invoice, e-Ledger, e-Archive, and e-Delivery.

This helps companies stay compliant with Turkish tax regulations and integrate smoothly with GIB.

SAP DRC Architecture

The architecture of SAP DRC includes:

SAP eDocument Framework: Creates and manages electronic documents.
SAP AIF (Application Interface Framework): Handles mapping and validation.
SAP CPI (Cloud Platform Integration): Routes documents securely.
Authorized Service Providers: Apply digital signatures and send files to tax authorities.

This end-to-end process ensures secure and legal data exchange.

Turkey Basic Invoice Flow

For Turkey’s Basic Invoice, SAP DRC works as follows:

The user posts an invoice in SAP.
SAP CPI validates and completes XML files.
The document is digitally signed and sent to tax authorities.
The status is updated and responses are returned.

Turkey Commercial Invoice Flow

For Commercial Invoices, the process is similar, but includes additional accept/reject status handling from the customer side. This allows businesses to track full invoice lifecycle within SAP.

User Interfaces: From GUI to Fiori

SAP DRC can be used in both the classic SAP GUI and the modern SAP Fiori interface in S/4HANA Cloud. While the GUI provides traditional transaction-based screens, Fiori offers a user-friendly cockpit with dashboards for managing electronic documents.

Conclusion

SAP DRC is more than a reporting tool. It is a global compliance platform that helps businesses stay aligned with digital tax regulations, reduce manual effort, and ensure real-time integration with government systems.

For companies moving to S/4HANA, SAP DRC offers a future-proof solution for managing compliance in a fast-changing world.

Final Thoughts

Digital tax compliance is no longer optional — it is a critical part of running a modern, global business. With regulations becoming more complex and governments demanding real-time data, companies need a solution that is reliable, scalable, and future-proof.

SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (SAP DRC) offers exactly that: a centralized, cloud-ready platform that simplifies e-invoicing, e-reporting, and tax compliance in over 50 countries. Whether your business is local or multinational, SAP DRC reduces manual work, minimizes compliance risks, and ensures you are always in line with the latest regulations.

By choosing SAP DRC, companies not only meet today’s requirements but also prepare for the future of digital compliance.

👉 If you want to learn how SAP DRC can help your business achieve compliance and efficiency, feel free to reach out and start your digital transformation journey today.

👤 Written by Oğuzhan Vuruşkan – SAP SD Consultant