## 5.5.1.1.4 Automating Integrations with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management
## Use
##  Note
The content in this section is not relevant for China (Shanghai) and Government Cloud (US) regions.
SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management on SAP BTP provides a unified solution for receiving and managing supplier invoices, with connection to different backend systems like SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
Using a formation of type Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management , you automatically set up an integration between systems of type SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management and SAP S/4HANA Cloud .
##  Note
This documentation refers to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. See Introduction to the Universe of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
## Rules
When creating formations of type Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management , keep in mind the following rules:
- System of type SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management can be included in at most one Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management formation.
- Formation of type Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management can contain exactly one system of type SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management .
- System of type SAP S/4HANA Cloud can be included in at most one Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management formation when creating this formation.
- When registering the SAP S/4HANA Cloud system, you have to choose one of the following communication scenario groups:
- All Communication Scenarios
- Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management
See Register an SAP S/4HANA Cloud System in a Global Account in SAP BTP [page 2048].
## Prerequisites
- You are a global account administrator, or you are a system landscape administrator. See Working with Role Collections [page 2351].
- You have a system of type SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management in the Systems list. This system is auto-discovered because it is associated with your global account and has been discovered and added automatically to the list based on information of the existing system landscape.
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- You have registered the SAP S/4HANA Cloud system that you are going to include in the formation of type Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management . When you register an SAP S/4HANA Cloud system, use the All Communication Scenarios or the Integration
- with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management communication scenario groups when you get the registration token for the SAP S/4HANA Cloud system. This allows the automatic enablement of the SAP\_COM\_0897 , SAP\_COM\_0516 , and SAP\_COM\_0531 communication scenarios after the corresponding system is added to the formation of type Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management . See Register an SAP S/4HANA Cloud System in a Global Account in SAP BTP [page 2048].
- You have created a formation of type Integration with SAP Master Data Integration and have included in it the SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management and the SAP S/4HANA Cloud systems. See Enabling Integration with SAP Master Data Integration [page 2094].
## Procedure
As an alternative to the steps that follow, you can use the Set Up SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management booster in the SAP BTP cockpit and have the end-to-end scenario set up. The booster includes:
- Creating new subaccounts
- Creating required service instances and subscriptions
- Configuring all the required business integrations with the Identity Authentication service, SAP Master Data Integration, and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
##  Tip
We recommend that you use the Set Up SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management booster.
1. In the System Landscape Systems page of the SAP BTP cockpit, browse the already added systems in your system landscape.
The SAP S/4HANA Cloud and the SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management systems you are going to include in this formation must not be part of another formation.
2. In the System Landscape Formations page, create a formation of type Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management and include the relevant systems in it.
1. Add any name that helps you identify your formation.
2. In the Formation Type dropdown menu, select Integration with SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management .
3. Choose Next Step .
4. Select the SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management system that you want to include in the formation.
5. Select the other systems that you want to include. In the list you can select only systems that are allowed to be included in this formation.
6. Choose Next Step .
7. Review your selections and create the formation.