2505 Resource: Feature Names and Descriptions Page for Business Network Suppliers

SAP Business Network 2505 Release

	The information on this page is intended for SAP Business Network Suppliers. The features listed on this page are planned for the SAP Business Network 2505 (May) Release. Detailed information on all features can be found in the release guide. Supplemental Feature Overview materials are available for some features.


	What's New Guide	Release Summary
	Describes new or changed features included in the 2505 release.	Provides a downloadable overview of planned features with links to additional feature content.

	Procurement Collaboration
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	Virtual Card Payment Information in Purchase Orders [BCS3-5507] Taulia's virtual card payment solution allows buyers and suppliers to maximize cash flow, minimize payment uncertainty, and reduce the cost of business. Virtual cards reduce risks associated with physical credit cards and wire transfers, while allowing suppliers to save time and money on payment administration, reconciliation, and compliance. SAP Business Network purchase orders can now display information related to Taulia virtual card payments.
	Allow collaborative requisitions to suspended suppliers [BCS3-6566] Currently, if a supplier account is suspended for non-payment of their SAP Business Network fees or for having incorrect tax ID information, they can no longer receive collaborative requisitions from their buyers. With this change, buyers are able to send collaborative requisitions to all suppliers, even if they are suspended.
	Allow contract request for suspended suppliers [BCS3-6567] Currently, buyers can't create or update a contract request that references a suspended supplier account (the account could be suspended for non-payment of their SAP Business Network fees or for having incorrect tax ID information). With this change, buyers are able to update these contract requests even if the supplier that is referenced is suspended.
	Accessing Supplier's Catalog from Company Profile [BNCAT-3721] Supplier company profiles on SAP Business Network now feature a navigation link to the supplier's network catalog. This allows potential buyers to access detailed product and service information, including pricing and specifications, directly from the supplier's profile. This feature helps suppliers promote their catalog offerings and enables buyers to make informed purchasing decisions.		Feature Overview
	Audit Log Management on SAP Business Network [NEXTGEN-19995] The SAP Business Network audit service, logs selected user and administration actions performed in SAP Business Network applications. It also logs user interface audit actions like create, download, purge, or delete audit reports.		Feature Overview
	E-Invoicing in Germany for External Invoices [NG-7314] This feature allows non-SAP Business Network suppliers to send external invoices (invoice created in supplier's system) to buyers in Germany through email.		Feature Overview
	Enhanced Temporary Account Support for Suppliers [NP-54069] Suppliers/ Trading Partner are allowed to register new public account (which is needed to participate in Networked Collaboration events) but existing BN accounts that claimed unique identifiers are assured that the new account is not used for any other further (unwanted) activity till company internal review has happened to decide if the temp account should merged into an existing account -> Fundamental for a clean BN directory. Note: This feature will not be available to all customers on the date of the 2505 Release for Business Network. It is planned to be rolled out in phases, with all customers enabled by June 20.
	SAP Ariba Buying Integration with SAP Business Network and SAP FG Suppliers [NP-47684] SAP Business Network integrates with SAP Fieldglass by onboarding SAP Fieldglass suppliers onto SAP Business Network and vice versa. Suppliers can switch between applications using single sign-on (SSO). A new relationship type “Services” has been introduced to SAP Business Network to help Buyers to establish collaboration with Supplier for Services procurement via SAP Fieldglass. Suppliers can use SAP Business Network to view service orders. Supplier can navigate to SAP Fieldglass to manage Statements of Work (SOW) from SAP Business Network. Suppliers in SAP Business Network view hyperlink to SOW on SAP Business Network, which when clicked can access the statement of work (SOW) document on SAP Fieldglass. From Fieldglass, they can return to SAP Business Network purchase order page. The business rule for for document exchange between SAP S/HANA Cloud, SAP Fieldglass, and Ariba Network will not be available anymore. Instead, the buyers need to specify the service type in SAP Business Network whether they are using SAP Fieldglass also. SAP Ariba Buying, which is part of SAP Ariba Procurement solutions uses SAP Fieldglass (restricted access) for service procurement. The buyer cannot onboard a supplier on SAP Fieldglass so, the buyer can leverage the SAP Business Network onboarding feature to onboard and manage suppliers.
	Postal Code Support for Mauritius [SA-54381] In the Company Profile of suppliers, the Postal Code field is now available when Mauritius is selected in the Country/Region field. Users can enter a five-digit postal code in this field.

	Supply Chain Collaboration
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	Support of Serial number info in ASN Excel Upload template [CSC-29963] This feature enhances the mass entry functionality for serial numbers and asset tags per line item in the Ship Notice Upload/Download Excel template to improve the experience for suppliers in the portal.		Feature Overview
	Support for Buyers and Suppliers to Search for Confirmed Delivery Dates in the Items to Ship Tile [CSC-32456] This feature provides SAP Business Network for Supply Chain suppliers and buyers visibility about the confirmed quantity and delivery date of the Order line items in the "Items to Ship" workbench tile. Note: This feature will not be available to all customers on the date of the 2505 Release for Business Network. It is planned to be rolled out in phases, with all customers enabled by June 20.		Feature Overview
	Blocking Line Items and Changes to Closing Line Items in Purchase Orders [CSC-41391, CSC-45783] This feature adds blocking of line items and improves closing of line items in purchase orders in SAP Business Network. For both blocked and closed line items, suppliers are prevented from creating any subsequent documents (order confirmation and ship notice).		Feature Overview
	Enhancements to the Open Orders Reports for SAP Business Network for Supply Chain [CSC-48032] SAP Business Network for Supply Chain buyers and suppliers can now view the schedule line-level and item-level information for open orders reports.
	Support to Define an Estimated Delivery Date at the Header Level for Suppliers with Order Confirmation Approval [CSC-48043] This feature allows suppliers with order confirmation approvals in SAP Business Network for Supply Chain to define an Estimated Delivery Date for all lines in their order confirmations. The Estimated Delivery Date can be entered at the header level and automatically applied to all lines if it differs from the requested Delivery Date in the original purchase order.		Feature Overview
	Customer Configured
	Download PDF support for Ship Notices in Workbench tile [CSC-45606] This feature enables buyers and suppliers to download the Ship Notice custom PDF directly from the new Ship Notice Workbench tile. Also, buyers can now download the PDF from the Ship Notice Detail page.. Note: This feature will not be available to all customers on the date of the 2505 Release for Business Network. It is planned to be rolled out in phases, with all customers enabled by June 20.		Feature Overview
	Enhancement to Retain Order Confirmations for Purchase Orders with Schedule Lines [CSC-49945] Buyers can now retain their order confirmations when they match the supplier's confirmation even if the item has changed. Therefore, the supplier does not need to reconfirm fulfilled items with conditions set at the schedule line level.

	Integrations
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	Support Cancellation of Multi-order Advanced Ship Notice [SBNI-1247] This feature addresses the issue of cancelled ASNs (Advanced Ship Notices) in SBN failing to cancel or delete all corresponding IBDs (Inbound Deliveries) in ERP for multi-order ASNs. Currently, the system allows unidirectional transactions, requiring buyers to manually delete IBDs in ERP, leading to inefficiencies and potential inconsistencies. The enhancement ensures that when a multi-order ASN is cancelled in SBN, all related IBDs in ERP are automatically cancelled, streamlining the process and maintaining synchronization between SBN and ERP. Integration for IG-53661 Support Cancellation of Multi-order Advanced Ship Notice.		Feature Overview
	Support Block Purchase Order Line Items [SBNI-1393] This feature adds blocking of line items in purchase orders for SAP Business Network. Integration for CSC-41391, IG-51123 Blocking Line Items and Changes to Closing Line Items in Purchase Orders.		Feature Overview
	Support Close Purchase Order Lines [SBNI-1476] This feature improves closing of line items in purchase orders. Integration for CSC-41391, IG-51322 Blocking Line Items and Changes to Closing Line Items in Purchase Orders.		Feature Overview
	Customer Configured
	Support Ship Notice for STO with B2B - X12 943 4010 Out [SBNI-881] This feature addresses the integration requirement for the Stock Transport Order (STO) scenario. Currently, when an OEM performs a goods issue, a Component Ship Notice (CSN) is generated and available in the Portal UI. However, Contract Manufacturers (CMs) expect the CSN to be received as an EDI 943 document. This enhancement ensures that the system automatically generates and sends an EDI 943 document to the CM whenever a CSN is created for an STO scenario.
	Invoice Status Portal Integration for Suppliers [SBNI-1633] Enable seamless supplier access to invoice statuses by allowing buyers to send an Invoice Status Portal (ISP) invite when an ERPCC invoice is sent. This ensures suppliers can register and track invoice progress without prior ISP registration. Integration for IG-53099 Invoice Status Portal Integration for Suppliers.		Feature Overview

This information reflects the status of SAP Business Network planning as of April 2025 and the features discussed are subject to change at any time without notice. SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions and nothing in this web page should be construed to represent any commitment by SAP to include any specific new features in any version of the SAP solutions. Please contact your Customer Engagement Executive for additional details.