Connecting a WEBSITE to get the value from an ABAP ROutine

[Former Member]

Hello Friends,

We have a requirement, Our Client is a US Based client, the Legacy System of our Clients did not have the capability of calculating the tax automatically. so the users had to do the tax calculation manually. so every time inorder to get the tax, they go to a website www.geotax.com and provide the customers address. This website provides accurate tax rate based on the address provided. So there was never a tax database with the client. On top of that this Tax Service was provided for free of Charge. Any body can go in the website and get the tax information.

Now that we are going into SAP, we have to do this automatically, which we can do , but the client asked us to check the possibility of connecting to this website automatially from an ABAP Program ( Mostly a Calculation Routine or FRC) and get the tax percentage.

I know we have third party tax tools which are integrated to SAP but that costs.

So suggestions/ advices are welcome as to check the possiblity of connecting to www.geotax.com, from an ABAP Progam to get the Tax percentage and feed the value back into SAP system.

Thanks

Srini

[Former Member]

What version of SAP are you implementing? One option can be write a small piece of java code that does the job of going to the website and getting the data. You can then create a web service to be consumed by your ABAP code. If this website offers a free webservice, then you don't even need this java code.

[loren_schmidt]

I see that this is an old thread; but, note the disclaimer on the Geotax website:

This site allows any consumer or business in the US to determine local tax jurisdictions and tax rates based on address inputs.  There is a 50 request limit per 24 hour period.

Perhaps you should contact Pitney Bowes or ADP Taxware for licensed software options that you could install?