Frequently Asked Questions

GST Digital Compliance Service*

The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India, brings in a new regime of tax compliance,
moving from filing of tax reports to a model based on data communication between the you as the tax
payer and the GST Network (GSTN) organization. GSTN has introduced two new entities, GST
Suvidha Provider (GSP) and the Application Service Provider (ASP) , whose roles are to facilitate the
data communication to the GST system at GSTN in the required format

SAP shall offer the Application Service Provider services in the Tax Payer enterprise landscape
through the GST Digital Compliance Service* offered on SAP Cloud Platform. This document
addresses the frequently asked questions around this offering of SAP

Refer the link from GSTN portal : http://www.gstn.org/ecosystem/faq_question.php for your queries on
GSP guidelines and related aspects

GST Suvidha Provider (GSP)

Application Service Provider (ASP)

SAP as an Application Service Provider

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GST Suvidha Q1: Can a GSP also offer ASP services?

Provider (GSP)
Yes, a GSP can also be an ASP. Security of data to be ensured .

Q2: Should Tax Payers sign up only with one GSP?

Tax Payers can sign with multiple GSPs, Refer the link
http://www.gstn.org/ecosystem/faq_question.php for details

Q3: Will SAP sign up with GSPs and propose a combined offering?

SAP is in discussions with a few GSPs. SAP shall share details once
finalized.

Q4: What are the APIs published by GSP?

GSPs are mandated to expose all vanilla version APIs released by

GSTN. GSPs can further enrich these APIs or can provide more APIs to
ASPs.

Q5:Will the API allow incremental upload?

Yes, incremental upload is already available for the APIs, but existing
data will be overridden if re-sent.

Q6: What is difference between GSP and ASP?

GSP is the organization which shall be the conduit of data transfer from
the Taxpayer and ASP to GST system at GSTN. The GSP shall have a
contractual agreement with GSTN and will provide secured access to
GST System APIs.

ASP is an Application Service Provider, which can provide GST based

data requirements in the specified format using the GST APIs exposed
through GSP .

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Application Service Q1: Is an ASP mandatory for data communication with GSTN?
Provider (ASP)
Data communication with GSTN can be done in two ways:
(1) Directly logon to the portal and key in data
(2) Go via a GSP who is authorized to communicate with GSTN

Source: http://www.gstn.org/ecosystem/index.php

An ASP shall synthesize the data and make it ready for communication
to GSTN via GSP. The data has to be encrypted and made secure and
passed onto GSP.
A GSP will transmit encrypted data packet to GSTN by consuming the
published APIs.

Q2: Can individual Taxpayer build their ASP services?

Yes, this is allowed. There is no restriction on who can play the role of
ASP and the technology they use.

Q3: Can Taxpayers have multiple ASPs?

Yes, this is possible. The caveat here is aggregation of data across

ASPs. This has to be managed by the Taxpayer

Q4: Who will encrypt the data?

ASP needs to encrypt the data before sending to GST System via GSP

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SAP as an Q1: What are the offerings SAP shall make as an ASP?
Application Service
Provider (ASP)
The GST Digital Compliance Service* built on SAP Cloud Platform, has
the following scope:

GSTR1 :Details of Outward Supplies

GSTR 2: Details of Inward Supplies
Input Credit Reconciliation
GSTR 3: Monthly Return
GSTR 6: ISD Return
GSTR 7A: TDS Return
GSTR 9: Annual Return
Data Transfer Monitor at ECC Level

For further details, refer the SAP Note 2386062

Q2: How do we procure this solution?

The GST Digital Compliance Service* is separately licensed. Please

contact your Account Executive/Manager from SAP for details.

Q3: Can Taxpayers who are not using SAP solutions also use the
GST Digital Compliance Service*?

Yes, the GST Digital Compliance Service* is based on SAP Cloud

Platform and hence shall be agnostic to the backend system. A detailed
API documentation shall be offered to enable you to build the required
interface.

Q4: Will the GST Digital Service* consolidate information from

multiple backend instances at a Taxpayers landscape?

Yes. A direct interface is provided for the SAP ECC application at your
landscape. The API documentation provided shall enable you to build the
required interfaces with the remaining applications/instances at your
landscape.

While connecting to GSTN via GSP, the GST Digital Compliance

Service formats the data into JSON format (as specified by GSTN) and
with the required data security features.

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SAP as an Q5: What will SAP offer for GSTN reporting, to their customers
Application Service
who do not sign up with SAP as an ASP?
Provider (ASP)
SAP shall as part of their legal change compliance process deliver the
features of GST computation in the business process, required master
data and Tax configuration. Refer GSTLaunchPad for details.

There shall not be available, any features required for GSTN reporting
such as invoice data download in the required formats etc, for customers
who do not sign up with SAP for their GST Digital Compliance Service
(SAP as an ASP).

Q6: Will SAP provide the program to download Tax invoices/debit

note/credit notes with GSTN requirement format?

SAP ECC will not be providing any download option for Tax invoices/
Debit & Credit notes with the GSTN requirement format.

As part of the GST Digital Compliance Service* , the native interface

shall provide for the transfer of the SAP ECC information via the GSP to
the GST system of GSTN in the required format (JSON) given by GSTN

Q7: How will the Taxpayer manage the integration of SAP ECC to
their ASP (non-SAP) and GSP?

The integration shall need to be built at your premises in alignment with

the APIs or any other technology prescribed by your ASP (non-SAP) and
GSP.

Q8: Is the SAP offering for ASP available under Enterprise Support
"Compliance" or is it a Value Added Services"?

The GST Digital Compliance Service is a value added offering on SAP

Cloud Platform and is separately licensed.

Q9: Will SAP ASP offer services only on SAP Cloud Platform?

Yes, that is true.

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SAP as an Q10: How do we arrive at the GST payable in the new system? Is
Application Service
there GST utilization program available in SAP ECC?
Provider (ASP)
The GST Digital Compliance Service* facilitates to file outward and
inward supplies to the GST system of GSTN which in turn determines the
tax payable and input GST credit. The Utilization thus happens in the
GST system of GSTN

The GST Digital Compliance Service* shall get updated with utilization
data through the GSP from GST system at GSTN. You would then refer
to this information and perform the required account posting transactions
in your SAP ECC system based on the same.

Q11: How do we map GSTN reporting line (at HSN/SAC code level)
with SAP invoice/ accounting line (at individual material/service or
G/L account level) ?

The GST Digital Compliance Service* offers Vendor Credit Reconciliation

wherein the invoice level matching shall be in terms of invoice number
and date, taxable rate and tax amount between the Inward supplies
received from the GST system of GSTN and the SAP ECC system

Q12: How are GSTN generated transaction IDs for advanced

payment mapped in SAP?

Transaction ID for advance payment shall be captured as part of the

GST Digital Compliance Service* .

.Q13: What is the difference between the reconciliation done by the

GSTN and SAPs GST Digital Compliance Service*?

The GST Digital Compliance Service* provides the vendor credit

reconciliation analysis with your SAP ECC application and the Inward
Supplies and not against what we submitted to GSTN.

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