Q4 2017 SAP Ariba Feature Names & Descriptions for Buyers (webpage)

SAP Ariba On-Demand: Q4 2017 Quarterly Release

We are pleased to announce that the SAP Ariba Q4 2017 Release is planned for deployment on Saturday, November 11, 2017, including features for SAP Ariba Applications and Ariba Network.

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Ariba Network Features

SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Features

SAP Ariba Supplier Management Features

SAP Ariba Procurement Features

Planned New Features for Ariba Network

SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration Features
Feature	Description	Solutions
Supplier Managed Inventory	Supplier Managed Inventory process allows buyers and Suppliers to allow Inventory collaboration between buyers and Suppliers. Buyers will transfer Inventory, Demand, Min/Max levels to provide visibility and allow Suppliers to replenish based on Projected Stock and Days of Supply Calculation.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration
Quality inspection collaboration	During the delivery of components, buyers and suppliers can collaborate on quality inspection of finished goods or subcontracting components to achieve improved overall quality metrics. Quality inspection collaboration supports the following functionality: - Buyers can request quality inspection with the supplier based on a specified inspection lot - Suppliers can perform the inspection and send inspection results and a certificate of analysis (CoA) to the buyer. - Buyers can respond to the inspection results by sending the usage decision for the inspection lot to suppliers.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration

General Ariba Network Features

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Support for eInvoicing with GST in India

(update, this feature is no longer included in Q4 2017 November GA release)

Phase I Enabling data collection
1. Rename the fields as required on Invoice page
2. Add master data as required (Example State Code)
3. Creation of legal profile for Suppliers per address in India (with GST Registration Number)
4. Pull the supplier and buyer details in invoice from the profile
5. Provide options to capture GST related information on invoices

Ariba Network Buyers & Suppliers

Planned New Features for SAP Ariba Applications

SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing
Feature	Description	Solutions
Enhancements to master agreement and sub-agreement functionality for contracts	This SAP Ariba Contracts feature provides enhancements to master and sub-agreement functionality as follows: automatically creating a sub-agreement to a draft master agreement promoting a draft agreement into a master agreement publishing a sub-agreement even if the master agreement is in Pending state propagating the expiration date of the master agreement to the sub-agreement(s) validating that the expiration dates of the sub-agreements are not after the expiration date of the master agreement	SAP Ariba Contracts
Contract workspace amendment history reports	This feature enables reports to be generated with the detailed history of amendments made to a contract workspace. The report will contain details of the draft version, and every previous version, of the contract workspace. Available in SAP Ariba Contracts, this feature introduces a new fact, Contract Workspace Amendment Details, which is identical to the General Contract Workspace fact, with new data fields added for contract amendments. It can be used to generate reports of amendments made to contract workspaces. The report displays the draft contract workspace, the previous version, and all versions prior to that.	SAP Ariba Contracts
Setting to prevent line item editing in savings tracking form and d-forms	Setting to prevent line item editing in savings tracking form and d-forms	SAP Ariba Sourcing
Surrogate Bid improvements Note: This feature is only for customers who conduct their own Event Day Management (EDM) services.	This feature enhances SAP Ariba Sourcing’s surrogate bidding functionality. With a new permission, organizations can have more control over which buyers can surrogate bid at the event level. It allows for documentation by the surrogate bidder using comments and attachments. Also, buyers can now surrogate bid after the event has closed.	SAP Ariba Sourcing
Traffic Light Auctions with descending bid amounts	This is the ability to support traffic light as one form of English reverse auction where suppliers can submit decreasing bids.	SAP Ariba Sourcing
Services hierarchy support in Sourcing and Contracts	Services is one of the biggest spends in many organizations. SAP Ariba will be implementing service line item hierarchy support for Ariba Sourcing and Ariba Contracts.	SAP Ariba Sourcing SAP Ariba Contracts

SAP Ariba Supplier Management
Feature	Description	Solutions
External approval for supplier creation	Adds a setting that keeps a supplier request pending, and performs a validation with ERP or MDG-S. If the returned replication message references an existing supplier, the requested supplier is marked “duplicate”, is hidden from the UI, and the requestor is re-directed to the matched supplier.	SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
Configuration of default values based on Company Code and Purchasing Org	Capability to configure default values for fields that are Company Code or Purchasing Org specific	SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
Synchronization of supplier organizations loaded from ITK with SLP	Supplier Organizations loaded from ITK are synchronized to SLP	SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
Risk related issue tracking and remediation	Track issues from risk assessment and any other source/app to be able to remediate and track towards risk exposure of non-closure of risk.	SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Forced Labor measure tracking and inclusion in risk scoring	Initiate forced labor integration with third party and incorporate into risk score with user actions.	SAP Ariba Supplier Risk

SAP Ariba Procurement
Feature	Description	Solutions
Enhancements to management of receipts	This feature includes the following enhancements to the receipt management functions: - Buyers now have the option to use web services to import receipt information for items received against each order in the external ERP system. - For sites enabled for line-level receiving, buyers can now manage line-level receipts for a single item on an order using a combination of receipts created manually in the SAP Ariba solution and receipts imported from the ERP system. - For sites configured to receive orders with asset data, buyers have the option to automatically add asset information for the received items by uploading asset data in an Excel file.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Support for importing Network account assignment category from SAP	This feature enables support for importing the Network account assignment category from SAP. Users can select Network as the account assignment category in all approvable documents.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Support for India Goods and Services Tax (GST) Information on Approvable Documents (update, this feature is no longer included in Q4 2017 November GA release)	With this feature, users can include India GST information on approvable documents, such as orders and invoices to adhere to the India Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act of 2016, effective from July 1, 2017.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Resending Purchase Orders to Light-Enabled Suppliers	With this feature, buyers can resend purchase orders to light-enabled suppliers without having to re-create the orders if suppliers lose previously emailed orders or do not receive the orders because of incorrect email addresses.	SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Request quotes from unregistered suppliers	Invite suppliers who haven't registered on Ariba Network to request for quotation (RFQ) events. Suppliers can respond by creating a free, light account.	guided buying capability
Service sheet review and approval via guided buying	Approvers can view service sheets that are pending their approval from their list of items to approve in guided buying. They are automatically redirected to SAP Ariba Buying solutions to review the service sheet details.	guided buying capability
Buy on behalf of other users and purchasing organizations	Make purchases on behalf of someone else, which lets you handle the administrative part of the purchase while relying on the on behalf of person's catalog item visibility, delivery information, and accounting information.	guided buying capability
Enhanced landing page configuration	This feature provides an ability for the Guided Buying Administrator to maintain landing pages using an intuitive user interface. This feature supports all existing types of landing pages.	guided buying capability
Manage landing pages using MS Excel	Manage landing pages by importing and exporting them using Excel. You can download the Excel file to help you construct your landing pages.	guided buying capability

For more details, please contact your Customer Engagement Executive. This information reflects the status of SAP Ariba's planning as of October 2017 and the features discussed are subject to change at any time without notice. SAP Ariba assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions and nothing in this web page should be construed to represent any commitment by SAP Ariba to include any specific new features in any version of the SAP Ariba solutions.

Procurement

Service requisitions and email notifications

Easily create service requisitions in your SAP Ariba procurement solution and import service requisitions from external systems.
Streamline email traffic by managing system notifications based on user groups and roles or turning messages off for specific users.

Greater purchasing flexibility for users in guided buying

Enable users to shop by searching by supplier name to find goods and services.
Allow users to add/remove ad-hoc approvers to the approval flows to expedite and make approvals more accurate.

Click on a link to see what's planned for the release.

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SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Features

SAP Ariba Supplier Management Features

SAP Ariba Procurement Features

Planned New Features for SAP Ariba Applications

SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing
Feature	Description	Solutions
Sourcing Requests tile	This feature introduces a new Sourcing Requests dashboard action tile for buyers. The Sourcing Requests tile shows information about sourcing requests for which buyers are the owner, team member, or both.	SAP Ariba Sourcing SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing, advanced edition
Support multiple currencies for line items in a Contract Line Items Document (CLID)	This SAP Ariba Contracts feature allows buyers to specify different currencies for different line items in a Contract Line Items Document (CLID).	SAP Ariba Contracts SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing, advanced edition
Display changes made to line items in contract line items documents	This SAP Ariba Contracts feature allows owners of Approval, Review, or Negotiation tasks to view differences in line item attributes between the previous published version and revised (published or draft) contract line items documents (CLID) version, thus helping them quickly approve changes. This feature also allows buyers or creators of CLID documents to view differences in line item attributes between CLID document versions.	SAP Ariba Contracts SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing, advanced edition

SAP Ariba Supplier Management
Feature	Description	Solutions
Search based on questions	This feature provides ability to search on any questions with limited answer types.	SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing, advanced edition

SAP Ariba Procurement
Feature	Description	Solutions
Combined Spend Contract Workspace	The concept of combined spend is introduced to permit businesses more visibility and greater flexibility in procurement spend. - Allow user to see Contract Terms related to Purchase Orders, Receipts, and Invoices - Allow user to see Contract Workspace related Purchase Orders and Invoices (ad hoc transactions) - Allow user to link contract document from other Contract Workspace projects that are combined spend
Enhancements to service requisitioning process	This feature includes the following enhancements to the service requisitioning process: - User interface changes to allow buyers to create service requisitions by specifying the item category. - Ability to import service requisitions from external systems and manage them in SAP Ariba Buying solutions.
Managing email notifications	This feature enables administrators to manage email notification settings and their recipients based on groups and roles. It also enables users to manage their individual email notification preferences and specify if they do not want to receive certain administrative emails.
Ability to add or delete approvers	This feature allows the end users to add ad hoc approvers/watchers to the requisition approval flow.
Supplier search and details page	This feature allows the user to search for suppliers by supplier Name. Suppliers are displayed as tiles in search results similar to catalog items. Users will also be able to look at basic Supplier information by clicking on the Supplier tiles.
Improved commodity selection on a request	This feature allows the user to choose a commodity code from an intuitive tree diagram when creating a request.
Enhanced sourcing processes	Add multiple line items on a request for quotation (RFQ). Cancel a submitted RFQ in cases where you decide not to move forward. Create sourcing request documents for high-touch tactical sourcing.
Enhanced landing page configuration	This feature provides an ability to define landing pages using an intuitive UI. The new interface supports landing pages tiles that lead to another landing page, a form, or an external web address.
Cross Catalog Search	This feature provides the user with the ability to search items from various content channels using a single search interface.
Report of expiring catalog items	With this feature, a new 'Catalogs with items expiring in 30 days' report displays the various catalogs that contain items that expire within the next 30 days.
Third-party systems integration for tax determination on approvable documents	This feature supports integration between SAP Ariba solutions and third-party tax calculation systems to allow users to add externally calculated tax data on requisitions and invoice reconciliation documents.
Enhanced approval flow reporting	This feature provides a new Approvals fact to include approval flow related information. Using this fact, customers can generate a single report to view approved by users, active, and pending approvers. This fact also includes approval cycle times, queue assignments, and provides information about delegated approver roles.
Customizing the accept and dispute action labels on invoice reconciliation documents	With this feature, customers can define the names of the accept and dispute exception-handling actions displayed on invoice reconciliation documents. This helps exception handlers to distinctly identify all the options available to resolve invoice exceptions before they choose the most appropriate action based on their business needs.
Invoiced amount accumulator changes on contracts and purchase orders	This feature provides an option to control if the invoiced and available amount calculation on no-release order contracts includes or excludes taxes and charges to avoid that contracts are closed prematurely. It also corrects the way that the remaining amount (amount that is yet to be invoiced) is calculated on purchase orders.
Self-service group management for private help communities	Assign special groups to your purchasing experts and to the people who maintain your custom help content in your guided buying private help community. Users in these groups can ensure a smooth and successful purchasing experience for your guided buying users.

For more details, please contact your Customer Engagement Executive.This information reflects the status of SAP Ariba's planning as of April 2017 and the features discussed are subject to change at any time without notice. SAP Ariba assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions and nothing in this web page should be construed to represent any commitment by SAP Ariba to include any specific new features in any version of the SAP Ariba solutions