September 2018 Release: Feature Names and Descriptions for Buyers (webpage)

SAP Ariba On-Demand: September 2018 Release

This page includes a list of features planned for the SAP Ariba September 2018 release. Detailed information on all features can be found in the release guides and other documentation located on SAP Ariba Connect. Supplemental knowledge transfer materials are available for some features. For additional information, visit the Release Readiness tile on SAP Ariba Connect.

Strategic Procurement
Feature	Description	Solutions
Third party financial provider integration into Supplier Risk	Supplier Risk now has the ability to integrate with third party financial providers to provide a more complete view of the risk exposure of monitored suppliers.	SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Template upgrade for modular supplier management questionnaires	This feature introduces the ability to upgrade existing modular supplier management (SM) projects that were created with previous template versions to the latest published template version. The SM administrator can manage the upgrade process by selecting groups of suppliers impacted by the template change for each of the previous template versions, by triggering the template upgrade, and sending an automatic notification to the primary contact at each supplier.	SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)

Operational Procurement
Feature	Description	Solutions
Saving Line Item Credit Memo in draft mode with edit and resubmit	This feature allows a credit memo to be created for invoice items and the document can be saved for further edits.	Ariba Network
Enhancements to routing exceptions for orders	This feature allows Ariba Network suppliers to override their default routing method for orders that match up to twenty exceptions instead of only five. Suppliers can use this feature to prevent types of orders from being routed to a supplier's external integration channel. An order that matches the condition specified for an exception is routed to up to five email addresses instead. The following types of conditions are supported for each order routing exception you create: External Document Type Item Category Extrinsic Transaction Category Type Location Code In addition, the logic operator between them can be chosen now, it used to be only "AND".	Ariba Network
Service entry sheet usability enhancements	The following functionalities have been included with this feature: Additional field to display service description on SES/Invoice page Provide an option to the supplier to select/unselect lines from the service sheet like there is for invoices Make the delete option as a button, like it does for Invoices Display the service sheet number auto generated by SAP ECC as read-only at header level on the service sheet page If the supplier excludes a service line on the service sheet, then those lines should not be validated	Ariba Network
Defaulting the purchase order's currency for a service entry sheet	With this feature, when a supplier adds a contract/catalog line item that has a different currency, Ariba Network will convert the currency to that of the currency used in the purchase order and also calculate the amount as per the exchange rate maintained by Ariba Network. If the supplier adds an unplanned item, the currency is now defaulted to PO currency.	Ariba Network
Flag line item as not interested in bidding	The supplier will be provided an option to flag at the line level that they will not provide a bid. This information will be transmitted to the Buyer as well via the integration layer.	Ariba Network
Extended invoice corrections for real-time audit in Hungary	This feature will allow further invoice correction processes (such as invoice annulments and invoice storno) which are introduced with the Hungarian online reporting.	Ariba Network
Chile Tax Invoicing partner expansion for DTE invoices	Ariba Network now supports an integration with Acepta, an e-invoicing provider in Chile, for inbound tax documents (DTE).	Ariba Network
Deliver PO in the Ariba Network using buyer defined email address	When a supplier is registered on Ariba Network, the supplier can choose their preferred order routing method, and if the preferred routing method is email the supplier can provide up to five email addresses for purchase order delivery.	Ariba Network
Enabling suppliers to add custom search keywords in their company profiles	Suppliers can add custom keywords which help them to be more discoverable when buyers search for suppliers.	Ariba Network: Discovery
PDF Invoices	Capability for suppliers to submit PDF invoices to Ariba Network via e-mail or upload invoices on Ariba Network Supplier portal.	Ariba Network SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Availability of catalog items based on effective dates	This feature shall allow users to browse and search through catalogs and show catalog items that have an 'Effective Date' that is equal to or earlier than the current date. Effective Date field indicates the start of product or service availability and is existing field for a CIF or cXML catalog item.	SAP Ariba Catalogs SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Applying catalog tiered pricing when contract price is not defined	With this feature, an item in a shopping cart (leading to a requisition) will honor the tiered pricing set up in the catalog (any catalog file format), even in a scenario when the item is a contracted item and there's no pricing information available in the contract.	SAP Ariba Catalogs SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Support for paper invoices and disputing in goods receipt-based invoice verification	Buyers using goods receipt-based invoice verification can now: Apply the verification to paper invoices entered in SAP Ariba Invoice Management Dispute (short-pay) exceptions for price, quantity, and amount variance between the receipt and invoice	SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Include attachments in invoice approval emails	In organizations using email approval, users can now receive invoice-related attachments in their email approval notifications so they can make informed decisions without logging in to the application.	SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Migrate Master Data based on ERP variant	This feature enables smooth migration of Master Data if a customer is transitioning from one ERP variant to another.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Job function in User Profile	This feature enables a user to be related to a Job Function in their user profile. The job profile can be loaded from a csv file or maintained by the user themselves when maintaining their user profile settings. When doing so, the user can select from a set of predefined (by the customer) job functions.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Enhancements to Custom Forms	Forms builder enhancements including: Data source chooser widget now includes a new property that allows users to view and choose inactive users from the master data list. Data table widget includes a new property that determines whether users can read or edit the data table. Panel enhancements include new header and button options. Approval workflow section now has capability to add the selected users and their supervisors for the User data source type in the Data source chooser widget when the Allow Multiple Selections property is disabled.	SAP Ariba Catalog SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management SAP Ariba Contract Invoicing
Allow additional supplier contact emails for order routing	This feature enables requesters to provide an additional supplier direct sales contact to send the PO email to apart from the designated supplier contact. This can be used when creating a requisition for both public as well as private suppliers, for email, electronic as well as manual orders. The existing capability to ˜Resend PO" has been extended to the requester of the PO, as well as to suppliers with ˜Preferred ordering method" as ˜Online." The PO email will now also be resent to the designated supplier contact, apart from any additional supplier direct sales contact specified. (This is a change from the earlier behavior wherein the user can choose to resend to the ad-hoc supplier email address only.)	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Buying, with guided buying capability SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, with guided buying capability
Asset Management for SAP ERP-integrated sites	When customers think of Asset Management they often think of financial accounting / project accounting and not the actual asset tagging of assets (i.e. sticking an asset tag on a laptop). Through SAP Ariba, an Asset Manager can now create an asset through an Asset Management Workbench, which is subsequently integrated to an Fixed Asset Management system and referenced on the Purchase Order, Receipt and Invoice. On the Receipt, a user can load asset tags and serial numbers. The integration can be achieved either through SAP Ariba APIs or SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG).	SAP Ariba Buying, with guided buying capability SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, with guided buying capability
Supplier search by keywords	Suppliers can now associate themselves with certain keywords. If a buyer does a search in guided buying, the suppliers will be returned if the keyword is searched and the supplier is a qualified supplier.	SAP Ariba Buying, with the guided buying capability SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, with the guided buying capability
Ability to edit request forms during check out and map fields to requisitions	With this feature, a requisition form that has been submitted for approval can be edited and updated as needed. Fields on a form can also map to the standard fields on a requisition in SAP Ariba Buying.	SAP Ariba Buying, with the guided buying capability SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, with the guided buying capability
New harmonized Terms Of Use (TOU) for Network Suppliers participating in Spot Buy program	For customers using the SAP Ariba Spot Buy solution, this feature introduces a new marketplace option within Spot Buy Admin Marketplace tab called "Ariba Network." Customer procurement admins need to accept the TOU (harmonized across all network suppliers) in order to activate the channel formerly presented as "Network Suppliers" in the Spot Buy Admin page.	All SAP Ariba Spot Buy users with the following solutions: SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Spot Buy Catalog
External document type visibility	ERP customers usually have customized item types which are often associated with specific types of orders, such as rush orders. This order type can be transferred to Ariba Network and it is now displayed in the Orders and releases tab, the purchase order page (at header level) and in the Order and Failed Order reports (as columns).	SAP Ariba Commerce Automation
Translation requirements for non-Latin company names and addresses	This feature adds a requirement that all company profiles in Ariba Network supplier and buyer accounts include a company name and address in Latin characters to meet compliance guidelines and help your business partners worldwide find you.	Ariba Network

SAP Ariba Solutions for Direct Spend
Feature	Description	Solutions
Quality certificates in ship notices	Based on the material specification in the ERP system, some materials have a requirement to receive quality certificates as part of each delivery. With this feature, a buyer can require suppliers to attach quality certificates to a ship notice. When the buyer receives the ship notice with attached quality certificates, a quality certificate record is automatically created in the ERP system.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration
Subcontracting enhancements for maintenance, repair, and overhaul scenarios	With this feature, the subcontracting process for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) scenarios can now be handled more effectively by suppliers. This feature adds specific information for subcontracting suppliers by enhanced Subcontracting type details to the supplier screens, and provides specific filtering in the due lists screens.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration
Batch validation in component consumption	With the batch validation in component consumption feature, it is possible for SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration suppliers to link a supplier batch to component consumption.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration
Transaction document reports	Buyer Administrators in Ariba Network need visibility to all the documents that they can download and report on, particularly for any technical Issues. This feature provides an option for buyers to download a list of documents based on user defined search criteria that will provide document status and additional details related to the document.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration
External document type visibility	ERP customers usually have customized item types which are often associated with specific types of orders, such as rush orders. This order type can be transferred to Ariba Network and it is now displayed in the Orders and releases tab, the purchase order page (at header level) and in the Order and Failed Order reports (as columns).	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration

Platform & Technology
Feature	Description	Solutions
New incremental data extraction parameter for the Supplier Data API with Pagination	This feature introduces the ability to extract supplier data incrementally using the Supplier Data API with Pagination by adding a new query parameter to retrieve only incremental data changes when fetching suppliers, questionnaires, questions and answers, and certificate details.	API for: SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
Update Supplier Management Questionnaire responses using the Supplier Data API	This feature provides customers with an ability to update supplier management questionnaires via API at selected lifecycle stages. This feature extends the Supplier Data API to include a new submitQuestionnaireResponse endpoint. Posts made to this endpoint can update supplier management questionnaire data, including attachments.	API for: SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)

This information reflects the status of SAP Ariba's planning as of August 2018 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. Please contact your Customer Engagement Executive for additional details.

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.

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SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Features

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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