SAP Ariba
This is your comprehensive guide to SAP Ariba: implementation, configuration, operations, and integration! Get step-by-step instructions for each functional area, from contract and invoice management to guided buying and beyond. See how each SAP Ariba application fits into your procurement landscape and how they connect to SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP. Get your cloud procurement project started today!
- Deploy SAP Ariba for supplier relationship management
- Configure SAP Ariba applications with step-by-step instructions
- Run your procurement processes in SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Contracts, Ariba Network, and more
You'll learn about:
- Configuration:
See how SAP Ariba interacts with the procurement landscape and then set it up! From loading master data to configuring purchasing policies and approvals, this step-by-step guide has you covered.
- Functionality:
After go-live, learn how to use each piece of SAP Ariba! Follow detailed instructions and screenshots to master your core SAP Ariba tasks like creating invoices and analyzing your spending.
- Integration:
Understand how SAP Ariba connects to peripheral solutions, and start your integration project today! Dig into integrating Ariba Network, SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers, and SAP Fieldglass.
Key Highlights:
- Implementation
- Configuration
- Integration
- Ariba Network
- SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers
- SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
- SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
- SAP Ariba Sourcing
- SAP Ariba Contracts
- SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
- SAP Ariba Spend Analysis
- Guided buying
View Full Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Target Audience
- Objective
- Structure of This Book
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction to SAP Ariba
- 1.1 Procurement: From On-Premise Solutions to the Cloud
- 1.2 SAP Ariba
- 1.2.1 SAP Ariba Process Areas
- 1.2.2 SAP Ariba Mobile App Features
- 1.3 Cloud Solutions at a Glance
- 1.4 Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Models
- 1.5 Hybrid Deployments
- 1.5.1 Strategic Sourcing
- 1.5.2 MRO, Indirect, and Services Procurement
- 1.5.3 Direct Procurement
- 1.5.4 Accounts Payable and Invoicing
- 1.6 Cloud Implementation Model
- 1.6.1 SAP Activate
- 1.6.2 Time-to-Value Acceleration
- 1.6.3 Enhancement and Modification Limitations
- 1.7 Summary
- 2 Supplier Collaboration
- 2.1 What Is Supplier Collaboration?
- 2.1.1 Supplier Collaboration Strategies
- 2.1.2 Ariba Network
- 2.2 Implementing Ariba Network
- 2.2.1 Strategy
- 2.2.2 Design and Build
- 2.2.3 Supplier Onboarding
- 2.2.4 Network Growth
- 2.2.5 Resources
- 2.2.6 Change Management
- 2.2.7 Customer Long-Term Supplier Enablement Program
- 2.3 Onboarding Suppliers
- 2.3.1 Supplier Information Portal
- 2.3.2 Uploading Suppliers
- 2.3.3 Assigning and Monitoring Tasks
- 2.3.4 Buyer Tasks
- 2.3.5 Monitoring Suppliers
- 2.4 Enabling Suppliers
- 2.4.1 Configurations
- 2.4.2 Supplier Enablement Notifications
- 2.4.3 Supplier Enablement Reports
- 2.4.4 Supplier Integration
- 2.5 Becoming a Supplier on the Sales Side
- 2.6 Buying with Ariba Network
- 2.7 Purchase Order and Invoice Automation with Ariba Network
- 2.8 Summary
- 3 Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
- 3.1 What Is Supplier Lifecycle Management?
- 3.1.1 Supplier Management Strategies
- 3.1.2 SAP Ariba Portfolio
- 3.2 Implementing SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
- 3.2.1 Application at a Glance
- 3.2.2 Monitoring Your Supplier Management Activities
- 3.2.3 Using the Supplier 360° View
- 3.2.4 Supplier Information Process Flow
- 3.2.5 Supplier Request Process
- 3.2.6 Supplier Registration
- 3.2.7 Supplier Qualification Process
- 3.2.8 Preferred Supplier Management Process
- 3.2.9 Modular Questionnaire Process
- 3.2.10 Scoring in Modular Questionnaires
- 3.2.11 Approving, Denying, or Requesting Additional Information during Modular Questionnaire Approvals
- 3.2.12 Configuring Supplier Certification Management Using Modular Questionnaires
- 3.2.13 Configuring SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
- 3.2.14 Creating and Configuring Supplier Request Templates
- 3.2.15 Configuring the Supplier Registration Template
- 3.2.16 Configuring Workflow Approval Tasks
- 3.2.17 Configuring the Supplier Qualification Template
- 3.2.18 Configuring the Supplier Disqualification Template
- 3.2.19 Configuring Preferred Supplier Management Project Template
- 3.2.20 Configuring Modular Questionnaire Templates
- 3.2.21 Configuring Banking Questions in Supplier Management Questionnaires
- 3.2.22 Configuring Tax Information Questions
- 3.2.23 Loading Master Data
- 3.2.24 Configuring Analytical Reports
- 3.2.25 Responding as a Supplier
- 3.3 Summary
- 4 Supplier Risk Management
- 4.1 What Is Supplier Risk Management?
- 4.1.1 Supplier Risk Management Strategies
- 4.1.2 SAP Ariba Portfolio
- 4.2 Implementing SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Management
- 4.2.1 Application at a Glance
- 4.2.2 Planning the Implementation of SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
- 4.2.3 Configuring SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
- 4.2.4 Configuring Risk Assessment Project Templates
- 4.2.5 Configuring Issues Management Project Templates
- 4.3 Managing Supplier Risks
- 4.3.1 Monitoring Supply Risk
- 4.3.2 Creating an Engagement Risk Project
- 4.4 Summary
- 5 Sourcing
- 5.1 What Is Sourcing?
- 5.1.1 Sourcing Strategies
- 5.1.2 SAP Ariba Portfolio
- 5.2 SAP Ariba Sourcing
- 5.2.1 Application at a Glance
- 5.2.2 Planning the Implementation
- 5.2.3 Configuring SAP Ariba Sourcing
- 5.2.4 Creating and Configuring Sourcing Request Templates
- 5.2.5 Creating and Configuring Sourcing Project Templates
- 5.2.6 Creating and Configuring Request For Event Templates
- 5.2.7 Configuring Sourcing Library
- 5.2.8 Configuring Approval Tasks in Templates
- 5.2.9 Sourcing as a Buyer
- 5.2.10 Sourcing as a Supplier
- 5.3 SAP Ariba Discovery
- 5.3.1 Application at a Glance
- 5.3.2 Recommended Sourcing Scenarios for SAP Ariba Discovery
- 5.3.3 Using SAP Ariba Discovery
- 5.4 SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing for Product Sourcing
- 5.4.1 Application at a Glance
- 5.4.2 Planning Your Implementation
- 5.4.3 Creating and Configuring Simple Request For Event Templates for Materials
- 5.4.4 Configuring Parameters for Product Sourcing
- 5.4.5 Sourcing as a Buyer
- 5.4.6 Sourcing as a Supplier
- 5.5 Guided Sourcing
- 5.5.1 Configuring Guided Sourcing
- 5.5.2 Creating a Guided Sourcing Event from Template
- 5.6 Summary
- 6 Contract Management
- 6.1 What Is Contract Management?
- 6.1.1 Contract Management Strategies for Indirect Procurement
- 6.1.2 SAP Ariba Contracts
- 6.1.3 Planning Your Implementation
- 6.2 Configuring SAP Ariba Contracts
- 6.2.1 Creating Project Templates
- 6.2.2 Contract Authoring Process
- 6.2.3 Configuring Workflow Approval Tasks
- 6.2.4 Create Custom Fields Required on Contract Requests and Contract Workspaces
- 6.2.5 Loading Master Data
- 6.2.6 Enabling Electronic Signatures
- 6.2.7 Enabling Reports on the Contracts Dashboard
- 6.3 Creating Contracts
- 6.3.1 Contract Creation
- 6.3.2 Contract Execution and Consumption
- 6.4 Consuming Contracts
- 6.5 Amending Contracts
- 6.6 Using Contracts with Other Applications
- 6.6.1 Using Contracts in SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
- 6.6.2 Using Contract Compliance in SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing with SAP Ariba Contracts
- 6.6.3 Using Contracts in the SAP ERP Backend
- 6.6.4 Using SAP Ariba Contracts in SAP S/4HANA Cloud
- 6.6.5 Using SAP Ariba Contracts in SAP Ariba Fieldglass
- 6.6.6 Contract Application Programming Interface
- 6.7 Summary
- 7 Guided Buying
- 7.1 What Is Guiding Buying?
- 7.1.1 Buying Strategies
- 7.1.2 Guided Buying Capability
- 7.1.3 Planning Your Implementation
- 7.2 Configuring the Guided Buying Capability
- 7.2.1 Approval Flows
- 7.2.2 Spot Buy
- 7.2.3 Images
- 7.2.4 Tiles
- 7.2.5 Landing Pages
- 7.2.6 Home Page
- 7.2.7 Users and Groups
- 7.2.8 Filtering for Purchasing Units and Job Functions
- 7.2.9 Categories
- 7.2.10 Catalogs
- 7.2.11 Suppliers, Preferred Suppliers, and Supplier Management
- 7.2.12 Forms
- 7.2.13 Purchasing Policies
- 7.2.14 Help Community
- 7.2.15 Tactical Sourcing
- 7.2.16 Mobile Solution
- 7.3 Using the Guided Buying Capability
- 7.3.1 The Guided Buying User Experience
- 7.3.2 Creating Requests
- 7.3.3 Purchase Orders
- 7.3.4 Receiving
- 7.3.5 Simple Non-PO Invoices
- 7.3.6 Accessing Forms
- 7.3.7 Initiating a Tactical Sourcing Request
- 7.4 Summary
- 8 Operational Procurement
- 8.1 SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Ariba Buying, and SAP Ariba Catalog
- 8.1.1 SAP Ariba Buying and SAP Ariba Invoicing and Buying
- 8.1.2 Services Procurement with SAP Ariba Buying and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
- 8.2 Configuring SAP Ariba Buying and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
- 8.2.1 Procurement Master Data
- 8.2.2 Catalog and Non-Catalog Requisitioning
- 8.2.3 Spot Buy
- 8.2.4 Total Landed Cost: Taxes, Allowances, and Charges
- 8.2.5 Requisition Approval Process
- 8.2.6 Receiving
- 8.2.7 Purchase Order-Based Invoicing
- 8.2.8 Non-PO Invoicing
- 8.2.9 Contract Invoicing
- 8.2.10 Services Procurement
- 8.3 Using Advanced Buying and Invoicing Functions
- 8.3.1 Uploading Requisitions
- 8.3.2 Creating Planned Service Orders
- 8.3.3 Creating Service Entry Sheets
- 8.3.4 Evaluated Receipt Settlement
- 8.4 Implementing SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing and SAP Ariba Buying
- 8.4.1 SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing and SAP Ariba Buying Projects
- 8.4.2 SAP Ariba Buying Deployment
- 8.4.3 Standalone Implementations
- 8.4.4 Integrated Implementations
- 8.4.5 Defining Project Resources and Timelines
- 8.4.6 SAP Ariba Buying, Multi-ERP Edition
- 8.5 SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System
- 8.6 Implementing the SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System
- 8.6.1 Planning Your Implementation
- 8.6.2 Defining Project Resources, Phases, and Timelines
- 8.7 Summary
- 9 Invoice Management
- 9.1 What Is Invoice Management?
- 9.1.1 Invoice Management Strategies
- 9.1.2 SAP Ariba Portfolio
- 9.2 SAP Ariba Invoice Management
- 9.2.1 Electronic Invoice Management at a Glance
- 9.2.2 Integrated Implementations
- 9.2.3 Data Sources and Solution Landscape Inventory
- 9.2.4 Configuring Ariba Network Transaction Rules for Invoicing
- 9.2.5 Configuring Invoice Approvals in SAP Ariba Invoice Management
- 9.2.6 Configuring Invoice Exceptions
- 9.3 SAP Ariba Discount Management
- 9.3.1 SAP Ariba Discount Management at a Glance
- 9.3.2 Planning Your Implementation
- 9.3.3 Integration Scenarios
- 9.3.4 Configuring Early Payment Requests
- 9.3.5 Configuring Scheduled Payment Extraction and Vendor Master Setup
- 9.4 SAP Pay
- 9.4.1 SAP Pay at a Glance
- 9.4.2 Planning Your Implementation
- 9.4.3 Configuring SAP Pay
- 9.4.4 Creating and Managing Payments
- 9.5 Summary
- 10 Spend Analysis
- 10.1 What Is Spend Analysis?
- 10.1.1 Spend Analysis Strategies
- 10.1.2 SAP Ariba Spend Analysis
- 10.2 Planning Your Implementation
- 10.2.1 Prepare and Kickoff Phases
- 10.2.2 Data Collection
- 10.2.3 Data Validation
- 10.2.4 Data Enrichment
- 10.2.5 Deployment
- 10.3 Configuring SAP Ariba Spend Analysis
- 10.3.1 Configuring File Validation
- 10.3.2 Setting Opportunity Search Date Ranges
- 10.3.3 Configuring the Star Schema Export
- 10.3.4 Configuring Non-English UNSPSC Code Display
- 10.3.5 Integrating SAP Ariba Spend Analysis and SAP Ariba Data Enrichment Services
- 10.3.6 Enrichment Change Request Setting
- 10.3.7 Managing Data Access Control
- 10.4 Integrating SAP Ariba Spend Analysis with SAP Analytics Cloud and On-Premise Data Sources
- 10.5 Mining Procurement Operations for Data
- 10.5.1 Data Types
- 10.5.2 SAP Ariba Spend Analysis: Areas for Analysis
- 10.5.3 Work Areas
- 10.5.4 Key Reports and Corresponding Impact Areas
- 10.5.5 Key Data Sources and Options for Importing into SAP Ariba Spend Analysis
- 10.5.6 Creating Sourcing Requests from a Spend Analysis Report
- 10.6 Summary
- 11 SAP Ariba Integration
- 11.1 SAP Ariba Integration Projects and Connectivity Options
- 11.2 Ariba Network Purchase Order and Invoice Automation with Purchasing Integration Options
- 11.2.1 Conducting Transactions with Ariba Network Integrated with SAP S/4HANA
- 11.2.2 Ariba Network Customer and Supplier Interaction
- 11.2.3 Confirming and Order Fulfillment
- 11.2.4 Confirming Goods Receipts
- 11.2.5 Invoice Creation
- 11.3 SAP Ariba Sourcing Integration with SAP S/4HANA
- 11.3.1 Key Process Steps
- 11.3.2 Conducting Transactions with SAP Ariba Sourcing Integrated with SAP S/4HANA
- 11.3.3 Creating a New Request for Quotation in SAP S/4HANA
- 11.3.4 R for Quotation in SAP Ariba Sourcing
- 11.3.5 Supplier Processing of Request for Proposals
- 11.3.6 Bid Processing in SAP Ariba
- 11.3.7 Creating Follow-On Documents for Requests for Proposals
- 11.4 SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers
- 11.4.1 SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers Capabilities
- 11.4.2 Supplier Record in SAP ERP
- 11.4.3 Supplier and Buyer Collaboration in the Ariba Network
- 11.4.4 Scheduling Agreements in SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers
- 11.4.5 Scheduling Agreement Release Collaboration
- 11.4.6 Contract Manufacturing Collaboration
- 11.4.7 Order Collaboration Process for Direct Materials
- 11.4.8 Purchase Order Line Item Views
- 11.4.9 Invoice Enhancements for Self-Billing in the Ariba Network
- 11.4.10 Consignment Collaboration
- 11.4.11 Conducting Transactions in SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers
- 11.5 SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway
- 11.5.1 SAP Cloud Platform Integration and SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway
- 11.5.2 Backend Configuration
- 11.5.3 General Configuration
- 11.5.4 Ariba Network Integration
- 11.5.5 Additional Integration Options for Older Versions of SAP ERP
- 11.5.6 Integration Pointers for SAP ERP and SAP Business Suite
- 11.5.7 SAP Master Data Integration in SAP ERP
- 11.5.8 SAP Ariba Sourcing Integration
- 11.5.9 SAP Ariba Procurement Integration in SAP ERP
- 11.5.10 SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway Extensions
- 11.5.11 Migrating to SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway
- 11.6 Summary
- 12 Conclusion
- 12.1 Summary
- 12.2 The Future of Procurement Solutions
- 12.2.1 Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash Processes
- 12.2.2 In-Memory Computing, Real-Time Analytics, Machine Learning, and Decision-Making
- 12.2.3 Big Data
- 12.2.4 Blockchain
- 12.2.5 Consumer-Grade User Experiences
- 12.2.6 SAP’s Intelligent Enterprise
- 12.2.7 Conclusion
- The Authors
- Index
