What controls visibility for specific catalog or supplier in an SAP variant site?

SAP Ariba Catalogs

SAP Ariba Core Administration

Supplier visibility is driven by both the Purchasing Unit (PU) and the Purchase Organization (POrg) before any catalog view restrictions are applied in the query used for catalog searches.

If the Supplier is not mapped to the Purchase Org of the user, the associated catalog or Supplier will not be visible.

If the user is assigned to no PU or POrg, it is a universal user. Meaning no accounting restrictions will apply to that user.

Assign the Supplier to the Purchase Org and Purchasing Unit (PU) associated with the user who is unable to view the desired Supplier.

Configure this using the Import Purchase Organization to Supplier Mapping task (PurchaseOrgSupplierCombo.csv) file, which maps the Supplier to all Purchase Orgs where it should be available for ordering.

For Guided Buying, ensure that the Supplier is assigned to all necessary PUs where users should have access, especially when users are allowed to buy on behalf of other PUs.

KB0398750: What controls visibility for specific catalog or supplier (in a catalog search) for Generic variant sites?

Catalog Management > Catalog Search
Catalog Management > Catalog Views/Item Constraints