February 2018 Release: Feature Names & Descriptions for Buyers (webpage)

SAP Ariba On-Demand: February 2018 Release

We are pleased to announce the SAP Ariba February 2018 Release. This release includes features for SAP Ariba Applications and Ariba Network.

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Ariba Network
Strategic Sourcing
Procurement and Invoicing
Supplier Management
Solutions for Direct Spend
Platform and Integration

Ariba Network
Feature	Description	Solutions
Extension of Delivery Date Tolerance rule for Order Confirmation to regular suppliers	When the business rule "Apply line item delivery date tolerance to order confirmations" was implemented, it was applied to CSC suppliers only. It is now being extended to Ariba Network regular suppliers with this feature.	Network
Ship notice failure notification for suppliers	Supplier administrators can configure an electronic order routing notification if they want the supplier users to receive alerts about ship notice failures.	Network
Restrict partial credits for invoices note: This feature will not be made available with the February 2018 release. It will be available with a later release.	Some buying organizations have agreements with trading partners that don’t allow partial credit memos for invoices. To support these buyers, Ariba Network provides a country-based invoicing rule that requires suppliers to credit for the full invoice amount when they send a line-item credit memo. When this rule is checked, suppliers can’t create partial credit memos for material invoices and service invoices, thus preventing invoice reconciliation issues.	Ariba Invoice Automation
Update the RFQ status of closed postings to Terminated	Allow the buyer to abandon an RFQ (After a posting is closed for bids) for lack of trust in bids or simply do not want to move forward with the event, award, and subsequent purchase order. Moving to terminated status removes the RFQ from the buyer queue.	Quote automation buyer users

SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing
Feature	Description	Solutions
Display risk scores of suppliers to contract owners	This feature shows contracts users an in-application snapshot view of the real-time risk scores of suppliers.	SAP Ariba Contracts
Warning note to users during the upload of documents to the cloud	This feature allows users to control the storage of confidential documents on the cloud by displaying a warning indicating that the uploaded contracts or newly created documents will be stored on the cloud.	SAP Ariba Contracts
Use Contracts Currency in Savings Tracker	Use the currency field in Contracts in the savings tracker instead of the default realm currency.	SAP Ariba Contracts
Award Approval at the Line Item Level	This feature allows for an approver to choose which line items in an award scenario that they will approve or reject. Items approved will be awarded, rejected items are returned to the event as a rejected award scenario.	SAP Ariba Sourcing
Sourcing Optimization Usability Enhancements	This feature is a collection of visual enhancements that eases the use of the optimization feature and increases customer adoption.	SAP Ariba Sourcing
Market Basket Lots with linked Items	This feature adds a new parameter to basket lots to link individual items to items inside the lot. Prior to this feature, basket lot pricing could only be collected at the lot level. Now suppliers can provide individual item pricing which automatically links to the items within the lots. As a result, the lot price will be calculated by the items that exist outside the lot. The benefit of this feature is that it forces suppliers to use existing item pricing and separate out packaging costs. Reduces the amount of data a supplier has to enter and therefore speeds up the bidding process. Speeds up event creation by making it easier to create lots.	SAP Ariba Sourcing
Automatically invite Preferred suppliers to Sourcing events	This feature allows for Suppliers that have been identified as Preferred in SLP to be automatically added to Sourcing events based on the Category or Region combination selected in the Sourcing event.	SAP Ariba Sourcing
Category attribute hierarchy	Automatically add item terms to both Sourcing and Contract line items based on category and/or region. One can also automatically add Sourcing Event Questions based on category and/or region.	SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite
Article Master	Allow administrators to load Article Master data for the purpose of adding articles to Sourcing Events or Contract Workspaces.	SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite
Product Sourcing usability enhancements	A collection of features to improve general usability.	SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite

SAP Ariba Procurement
Feature	Description	Solutions
Advanced lookup table and defaulting enhancements	This feature provides SAP Ariba Customer Support representatives the ability to configure enhanced lookup-table-based defaulting, expression-based defaulting, defaulting of specific line item fields in requisitions and invoices, and extended Commodity Export Map Entry (CEME) lookup based on custom configuration. Customers can request SAP Ariba to configure these defaulting options.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Enhanced filtering of general ledger codes	Customers have need to add filters to the out-of-the-box filtering of GL codes which is done by company code. However, when a customer adds a generic relation entry, the out-of-the-box filtering is no longer taken into consideration. E.g. a customer adds a generic relation entry for commodity code to general ledger, but then the filtering on company code is lost. A new template has been introduced that can be used in the customization. The ConditionBasedGenericRelationField can be used in the customization instead of the template, GenericRelationField. In this new template, the existing out-of-the-box object matching query constraint from the ConditionBasedNameTable is merged with the query constraints from Generic Relation entry.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Enhancements to Integrate PeopleSoft and Generic ERP-Integrated Sites with Third-Party Tax Solution Providers	With this feature, sites integrated with PeopleSoft and Generic ERP systems can integrate with third-party tax solution providers to allow buyers to add tax data on requisitions and invoice reconciliation documents using taxes calculated in the third-party systems.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Skip validation for an invoice exception type	Now, during invoice reconciliation, it is possible to skip validation of an exception type in some cases while applying it in other cases. For example, currency mismatch validation can be skipped for one or two purchasing units but be applied it to all other purchasing units. Skipping exception types in specific circumstances can reduce the number of unnecessary exceptions, speeding up the reconciliation process.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Error codes for web services-based requisition import	With this feature, the SAP Ariba solution includes error codes in the existing error messages in web service response when requisitions imports from external ERP systems fail.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Resend failed payments manually and automatically	Allow IR in status Paying Failed to be resent from user interface.	SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Spot Buy country enablement	If an organization has operations in multiple countries, administrators can control which countries can purchase items through spot buy. If a country is selected in this section, when a user in that country performs a search for an item in their SAP Ariba solution, spot buy search results are returned along with any other company catalog results.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Catalog SAP Ariba Spot Buy Catalog
Enhanced Guided Buying Form Behavior	With this feature Guided Buying form designers can now build form field conditions that can affect the behavior of a form based upon the user who is accessing and editing the form.	SAP Ariba Buying, with the guided buying capability SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, with the guided buying capability
User-defined titles on custom forms to easily identify form documents	Buying organizations can require users to enter a title on custom form documents they submit. Titles make it easy for approvers and requesters to find a particular document and quickly identify its purpose. Each form design includes the option to require a title, so you can require titles on some forms but not others.	This feature is available in all SAP Ariba Procurement solutions

SAP Ariba Supplier Management
Feature	Description	Solutions
Enhanced supplier self-registration; dedicated registration template	This enhancement to the supplier self-registration feature adds a dedicated registration template to the self-registration process.	SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
Inherent Risk Scoring on the Engagement Request	This feature introduces the ability to use inherent risk ratings based on engagement request scores to drive risk assessment recommendations in supplier or 3rd party engagement risk assessments projects.	SAP Ariba Supplier Risk

SAP Ariba Solutions for Direct Spend
Feature	Description	Solutions
Quality review collaboration	With quality review collaboration, SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration enables buyers and suppliers to do the following: Collaborate on batch-record reviews, finalize batch record information, and allow quality releases of product bulk materials. The supplier can initiate the batch record process after the quality inspection process is completed for the final batch documentation. Collaborate on product complaint investigations from the buyerâ€™s customer. Buyers usually receive complaints through a third-party system but reports them to suppliers and CMOs through quality reviews. Collaborate on material changes, processes, or equipment. Collaborate on quality process-type definitions.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration buyer users Supplier users with a relationship with one or more SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration buyers
Goods Receipt Status update for tolerance based orders and copy ship notice	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration provides the following functionalities with this feature: Contract manufacturers can view the copy ship notice received status and are therefore informed when buyers acknowledge receiving component receipts. When a buyer indicates that no more shipments are expected, the supplier sees the order tagged Received even if the order is only partially received. This behavior is triggered by a default transaction rule the buyer can enable or disable. The supplier can't make additional shipments when a buyer indicates that a delivery is complete and that additional shipments are not allowed.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration buyer users Supplier users with a relationship with one or more SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration buyers
Prevent private LE relationship creation for SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration documents	The Ariba Network light account capability doesn't support SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration documents, such as sub-contracts and scheduling agreement release orders. This feature prevents existing light account suppliers from receiving SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration documents, and it stops private LE relationship from being created automatically when buyers send SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration documents to unregistered suppliers.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration buyer users that also have the Ariba Network light account capability Supplier users being enabled by a buyer with SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration and the Ariba Network light account capability

SAP Ariba Platform & Integration
Feature	Description	Solutions
Push Notification of OC document failure in Supplier Mobile	After a supplier confirms an order, the PO status changes to Confirm, but the actual order confirmation (OC) document might fail due to buyer settings, transaction rules, etc. Currently if the OC fails, the supplier gets an email notification but if the email goes to spam, the supplier is not aware of this confirmation failure until later. This push alert feature in mobile helps the supplier to get informed in real-time and take appropriate action.	SAP Business Network Supplier Mobile App
SAP Ariba Developer Portal is now available in Russia region	The introduction of this feature extends the SAP Ariba Developer Portal to the Russia region. SAP Ariba Developer Portal, is a central repository wherein organizations can discover and learn about SAP Ariba Open APIs . SAP Ariba Open APIs allow users to extend, integrate, and optimize SAP Ariba solutions to meet unique domain- or region-specific business requirements, by providing an open, secure, and scalable way to build new or extend existing functionality.	SAP Ariba APIs SAP Ariba developer portal
Updates to the management of personal user data	SAP Ariba cloud solutions offer the following updates to the way personal user data is managed: Users can download information about their user record. Customer administrators can anonymize user data for deactivated users. The maximum number of audit log entries that can be exported has increased from 2,000 to 10,000. Changes to user email addresses, phone numbers, and names are registered in the audit log.

For more details, please contact your Customer Engagement Executive. This information reflects the status of SAP Ariba's planning as of February 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.

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

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