SAP VIM vs. AP Automation: Where Should AP Work Live?

SAP finance teams evaluating AP automation often start with a familiar question: should invoice processing stay inside the SAP environment, or should AP work happen in a dedicated finance workspace that posts validated data back to SAP? One common SAP-resident option is SAP Invoice Management by OpenText, often called OpenText VIM. It is not standard SAP S/4HANA functionality included by