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

SAP Ariba On-Demand: August 2018 Release

This page includes a list of features planned for the SAP Ariba August 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
Supplier engagement risk information in contracts	This feature allows users to associate engagement risk projects from supplier risk module to contract workspaces. At the point of contract creation, users will be able to select the engagement request that needs to be associated with the contract workspace thus linking the two objects. This will also allow users to link existing contract workspaces to new engagement risk request. Contract workspace will feature the request status and risk scores of the engagement risk projects that they are linked with.	SAP Ariba Contracts
Display section navigation trail in the outline and comparison view of an assembled document	This feature introduces a tool-tip that displays the section hierarchy of a clause upon mouse-over in the outline and comparison view of a document. Section hierarchy details are also available at the section-name level through a breadcrumb that displays the full section path. These enhancements are available in both the outline view and the view changes page for comparing document versions.	SAP Ariba Contracts
Display clause title and path for library clauses in the outline view of a document	This feature allows users to view the title and library folder path for library clauses in the outline view of the contract document.	SAP Ariba Contracts
Ability to hide countdown clock from suppliers view in Dutch auctions	Allows Buyers to hid the countdown clock from suppliers view in Dutch auctions.	SAP Ariba Sourcing
Creation of items using plants/sites	This feature allows one to get pricing on multiple plants/sites for the same material/article without having the material/article stored in the item master.	SAP Ariba Sourcing SAP Ariba Contracts
Tax component for supplier management questionnaires	This feature introduces a new answer type, Tax, for questions in supplier management questionnaires. Tax component questions include a set of customer-configured country-specific fields for Tax ID details. Now, instead of adding individual Tax ID questions to a supplier management questionnaire for all of the Tax IDs applicable to each country, you can simply add a tax question.	SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)

Operational Procurement
Feature	Description	Solutions
Functional acknowledgment and transaction advice in status update requests	With this enhancement, the Status Update Request supports additional capabilities such as functional acknowledgement and transaction advice for the Advanced Ship Notice (ASN).	Ariba Network
Broadcast messages to all suppliers	Broadcast messages need to be distributed to suppliers (all or groups thereof) to inform them about events that are occurring, such as holiday schedules, production facility closure, or, completion of certain activities such as planning run completion.	Ariba Network
Auto calculation of taxes on charge and allowance lines	Taxes on charges and allowances will be flipped over if identified in the purchase order. Suppliers will be able to add additional charges and specify allowances in the invoice. If the supplier updates taxable amount for allowances or charges, then Ariba Network will NOT recalculate them.	Ariba Network
Invoice enhancements to assist audit/tax Inspector	The following features are added to Invoicing to help audit process and tax inspectors. Hide "Bill From" address - Customers can now hide "Bill From" address on invoices with a network rule configuration Tax Representative - A new contact type "Tax representative" is available. Customers and Suppliers can assign a tax representative contact and list them on the invoice. A new network rule is created to allow to display tax representative Tax summary - When multiple VAT tax lines are present with the same rate, the lines with same rate will be added together to give a VAT summary Invoice page numbers - Adding a page number at the end of the page for printable/downloadable invoices	Ariba Network
Fixed bin location addition to ship notices at line item level	The fixed bin location on an order document will be available as an extrinsic and subject to the customization app to be displayed on the ASN ship line level.	Ariba Network
Extend order confirmation and ship notice control keys to all Ariba Network users	Extension of the confirmation and ship notice control keys and confirmation tolerances to all Ariba Network. Control Keys allow you to override default business rules at an line item level. Tolerances for Quantity, Price and Delivery dates can also be defined for Order Confirmation.	Ariba Network
Creating a copy of a Service Entry Sheet	With this feature, suppliers can edit and submit the new service entry sheet from a copy of a previous document. Suppliers can use the Copy button on the service entry sheet to create a copy of it. Ariba Network automatically links the copied service entry sheet to the purchase order and populates it with data from the original service entry sheet. Suppliers can make the required changes to the new service entry sheet.	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 five exceptions. 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	Ariba Network: Supplier
Hungarian Invoice Online Reporting	This feature will report domestic Hungarian invoices (excerpts) with a VAT amount of more than 100.000 HUF to the online system provided by the Hungarian tax authorities (NAV online system).	SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation
Add Extension Studio forms using the landing page designer	With this feature, a user can edit landing pages and add/edit custom forms built in Extension Studio using the landing page designer tools. This includes the UI designer and the Excel upload/download feature.	SAP Ariba Buying, with the guided buying capability SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, with the guided buying capability
Make Purchase Order currency for Service Sheet	With this feature, when a supplier adds unplanned items to a Service Sheet from a contract or catalog in a different currency than then PO currency, the items will be converted to the PO currency automatically.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Import service sheets from external systems	This feature allows a Service Sheet created in a backend ERP system to be copied into either, a)The Ariba Network, and then a copy to the SAP Ariba procurement solutions, or b)The SAP Ariba procurement solutions, with a copy to the Ariba Network. In both cases, the Service Sheet is considered approved when imported and are thus in status Processed. Subsequent invoice processing can commence as for other service sheets.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
Edit and Resubmit for failed SES in ERP	This feature allows a user to correct the Service Sheet if the push to buyer's ERP (ECC) failed. A new status, Failed in external system plus a description of why it failed have been introduced (available under History tab). The ability for a supplier to correct a failed Service Sheet on the Ariba Network for SAP Commerce Automation customers already exists.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management

SAP Ariba Solutions for Direct Spend
Feature	Description	Solutions
Status messages for Product Sourcing data table imports	Show status information for Product Sourcing data table imports. In addition, control is returned immediately to the user after selecting a file for data table imports.	SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite
Serial numbers upload	With the serial numbers upload feature, buyers can require suppliers to provide serial numbers for finished goods in a purchase order. Suppliers can bulk upload this information in a CSV file. A CSV template can be downloaded which checks that serial numbers uploaded in the template match purchase order and line item numbers.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration
Advanced ship notice support for third-party integrated suppliers	Advanced ship notice support for third-party suppliers allows the creation of an Advanced Ship Notice by one supply chain partner, such as a 3rd party logistics provider, on behalf of another supply chain participant, such as a material supplier.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration
Material status update in planning collaboration	With the material status update in planning collaboration feature, buyers can change a material item's status between Inactive and Active, and clear data values of Active materials. Items changed to Inactive are not visible to suppliers unless searched for specifically.	SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration

Platform & Technology
Feature	Description	Solutions
Managing your own APIs on SAP Ariba developer portal	The introduction of this feature will provide customers the ability to configure and designate outbound APIs right from Customer Forms.	SAP Ariba developer portal
Progress display for API access on the SAP Ariba developer portal	Graphical representation of Next Steps for API access on the SAP Ariba developer portal.	SAP Ariba developer portal
Access to SAP Ariba REST APIs is now extended to sites in UAE	With this release, access to the SAP Ariba APIs and the SAP Ariba developer portal will now be extended to sites hosted by SAP Ariba in the UAE data center. Extension of API access to the UAE data center enables users and their organizations to: Discover, learn, and consume APIs through a central repository Manage developer onboarding, application registration, and other administrative functions Access a rich set of developer resources such as API guides, an API Catalog and Sandbox, a mock business environment for rapid development, and prototyping Easily and securely extend SAP Ariba solutions Reduce the cost and time needed to develop unique industry- and region-specific application.	SAP Ariba developer portal
Custom Forms calling External APIs on SAP Ariba Developer Portal	With this feature Form Designers will be able to configure their forms to call an API. The API call will be triggered by an event such as OnLoad, OnSubmit or OnChange.	SAP Ariba developer portal API for: SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Invoice Management SAP Ariba Contract Invoicing SAP Ariba Catalog
Integration Monitoring API for Procurement; Integration Monitoring API for Strategic Sourcing	The introduction of Integration Monitoring API, enables users in buyer organizations to monitor status as well as error and warning details of both imported and exported integrated events via API.	SAP Ariba developer portal API for: SAP Ariba Strategic Procurement solutions SAP Ariba Operational Procurement solutions
Support for unique names filter in Operational Reporting API for Procurement	Support reporting api with unique name filter without date filters. Limit 40 unique ids for V2 Sync API, 1000 for ASync job Supports both async and sync APIs New types of views will be supported only for this scenario	SAP Ariba developer portal API for: SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing SAP Ariba Invoice Management
SAP Ariba Supplier Data API with Pagination and endpoint for retrieving supplier certificates	This feature introduces a new set of API endpoints to provide pagination support and increased flexibility for fetching suppliers, questionnaires, questions and answers, and certificate details.	SAP Ariba developer portal 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 July 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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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