SAP Ariba 2108 Release

	2108 Feature Overview webcasts	What's new in SAP Ariba user guide

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	General Features
	Mobile App	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Ariba Mobile app - End of Life [BMA-2803] Ariba Mobile app will be replaced by the SAP Ariba Procurement app. The legacy mobile app will be removed from the App store and Google Play store on August 20, 2021.
	Support for push notifications to purchase requisition approvers in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app [BMA-2747] With this feature, push notifications related to purchase requisitions are supported in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app. Approvers receive notifications when they receive a requisition for approval or a nudge, or when the requester withdraws a requisition.

 

	Infrastructure & Security	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Custom tooltip displayed in the approval UI [PL-29478] Allows customers to configure an approval node in the approval flow UI to display a custom tooltip instead of the default.
	Ability to audit security-related activity in SAP Ariba [SI-20] This feature introduces the SAP Ariba audit service, which logs selected user and administration actions performed in SAP Ariba applications. You can use the SAP Ariba audit service to monitor security-related system information such as changes to user records, application data, and application configurations. The SAP Ariba audit service also helps security personnel reproduce potential malicious activities of users and administrators, monitor administrative activities, like configuration changes, and retrieve forensic evidence if a security breach occurs. Note: This feature is being enabled in phases. Available for customers on US, EU, and KSA data centers. Customers on other data centers will receive notification of availability date.
	Multi-factor authentication support for Developer Portal in Ariba Network [SI-2050] Multi-factor authentication is a two-step verification process where users are required to authenticate themselves a second time using a time-based verification code. As compared to the single step authentication process, multi-factor authentication provides enhanced security.  Previously, suppliers attempting to sign in to SAP Ariba Developer Portal using the AN Supplier SSO Sign-in option were re-directed to the Ariba Network supplier sign-in page for authentication. However, it was just a one-step verification process.  With multi-factor authentication enabled, users are required to perform the two-step verification process to log into SAP Ariba Developer Portal.
	Enhance user privacy options and allow administrators to block users [SI-2425] This feature enhances user privacy options in support of the user's right to be forgotten, institutes a new Data Protection Officer (DPO) group, and provides the means for members of the DPO group to block users.
	Configure mutual TLS authentication certificates for inbound communications [SI-4219] This feature allows customers to configure certificates for mutual Transport Layer Security (TLS) authentication for inbound communications from external systems. Administrators in the customer organization can create new certificate configurations and also search for saved configurations on a new administrator page. In addition to the new page, the administrator page for end point configuration has been enhanced to allow administrators to configure mutual TLS authentication for end points.

 

	Strategic Sourcing
	Sourcing SAP Ariba Sourcing features are available in SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Support for pricing conditions in guided sourcing RFx events [DMS-11827] This feature adds support for using guided sourcing RFx events with pricing conditions in SAP Ariba Sourcing. Guided sourcing RFx events now support a simple user interface for buyers and suppliers to view and edit pricing conditions for line items.
	Large-capacity sourcing events - Support for up to 700 suppliers and XLSX-based exports [OPT-1146] This feature enables buyers to: - extend the number of suppliers that they can invite to a large - capacity sourcing event to a maximum of 700. - use the search functionality to easily find suppliers and supplier responses in sourcing events. - export large-capacity sourcing events to an Excel file in the XLSX format when the number of suppliers in the sourcing event is more than 125.
	Enhancements to standard-capacity events that support large number of suppliers [OPT-1592] This feature introduces the following enhancements to standard-capacity events to which more than 100 suppliers are invited: - Buyers are notified with a warning message about the maximum number of supplier responses supported by the event. - Suppliers are notified with a message if the event has already received the maximum number (100) of supported supplier responses. - Buyers are notified with a message when the event receives a bid at the 90%, 95%, and 100% of the allowed supplier response. - Buyers have the ability to download the Bid Comparison Report, Items Rank Report, Bids Report, and Supplier Response Report with a maximum of 100 participants.
	Ability to compare scenarios in guided sourcing [OPT-1694] This feature enables buyers using guided sourcing to compare scenarios. You can select two or more scenarios and view summaries of the selected scenarios next to each other.
	Support for intuitive interface and enhanced tools for analyzing supplier bids [OPT-187] The new user interface enables buyers to perform bid analysis task intuitively on suppliers bids thereby ensuring right suppliers are awarded the business. The feature provides users the ability to:  - Compare bids that are received in response to an event, analyze bids based on historical data and user-defined ranges, and add notes for easy reference - Filter on items, numerical terms such as price and lead time, and suppliers - Ability to specify range for numerical terms to identify deviations and outliers
	Intelligent recommendations for questions in guided sourcing [SS-15936] SAP Ariba Sourcing recommends questions to include in a guided sourcing event based on event, item, and supplier data in the current event and similar past events, and on questions you asked in similar past events.
	Alternative bidding in guided sourcing events [SS-17815] Alternative bidding gives suppliers (participants) the ability to submit alternate bids after they have submitted a primary bid based on a guided sourcing event as you have defined it. You can then select the supplier that best meets your needs.
	User qualification [SS-19290] User qualification provides restrictions in addition to project and document access control settings by qualifying users based on project header field values.
	Improved supplier search in guided sourcing [SS-19864] This feature offers you a better supplier search when you invite suppliers to a guided sourcing event.
	Automatically populate supplier search filters for guided sourcing events [SS-20036] This feature adds the ability to automatically populate the Commodity, Region, and Department filters in supplier searches with values from your event attributes.
	Recently used selections for header fields [SS-22326] This feature shows your three most recently used field values for a given field when entering a value into that same field.
	Enhanced support for bulk edit of line item terms in guided sourcing events [SS-22605] This feature allows buyers using SAP Ariba Sourcing with the guided sourcing functionality to edit and add new item terms across all line items in a single step. This feature enables the Edit terms and Add terms buttons for the line items table by default. Buyers can: - directly edit item terms across all line items by using the Edit terms button in the line items table of the guided sourcing event. - directly add new item terms across all line items by using the Add terms button in the line items table of the guided sourcing event. - copy an item term from a line item to all line items by using the Apply term to all items option available for the specific term at the column level. - edit an item term across all line items by using the Edit term for all items option available for the specific term at the column level.
	Filtering material master data based on custom project header fields [SS-23090] This feature allows you to filter out material master items that do not match a sourcing project based on the values of custom project header fields.
	Ability for template authors to lock access control settings [SS-24060] This feature allows template authors to lock the Access Control value they set for projects, preventing other users including project owners from changing it and giving unauthorized access to projects.
	Supplier-added items in guided sourcing events [SS-24994] This feature allows suppliers to add additional items than what the buyer has defined, to primary and alternative bids in a guided sourcing event, or only to alternative bids. Buyers can optionally allow suppliers to submit attachments that describe lots and child items.
	Support for conditional content in guided sourcing events [SS-13641] This feature enables buyers to create conditional content in guided sourcing events. Support for conditional content enables you to display or hide questions, requirements, sections, and attachments based on the participants' answers to specific questions. You can define the conditions at the event level or at the template level. The conditions applied from the template can be edited or deleted at the event level.

 

	Strategic Sourcing for Industries Features only available with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Enhanced support for dynamic lookup tables [DMS-14700] This feature extends lookup table support to guided sourcing events and enhances the support for lookup tables to enable dynamic look up based on lookup table versions and one-to-many mapping between an input column and terms. This feature also introduces a new administrator interface (Administration > Product Sourcing > Lookup Table) for uploading, downloading, and searching for lookup tables. You can upload multiple versions of a lookup table to the central location and versions of the lookup table are maintained to ensure that the correct version, based on the creation date of the sourcing event, is referenced when using lookups in sourcing events. Additional options are provided in the template configuration to create lookup table mappings.
	Ability to copy cost group information across line items [DMS-14701] This feature enables users to copy the entered cost group information across line items from the Cost breakdown page. Users can copy cost group information such as the added cost components and cost element values from one line item to other line items of an event.
	Ability to capture detailed cost breakdown in guided sourcing [DMS-14717] This feature enables buyers to capture cost breakdown information in guided sourcing by using the cost group functionality. Buyers can create guided sourcing events with the cost group terms defined in the sourcing event template. This feature also allows: - buyers to access the Cost breakdown page to modify or set the initial value for cost groups - suppliers to access the Cost breakdown page to add cost components for cost groups - buyers to monitor and analyze the supplier bids for cost groups using the Cost breakdown page
	Support for guided sourcing-based integration in 4BL and 4QN integration scenarios [DMS-15214] This feature enables buyers to integrate the sourcing process between guided sourcing with the Central Procurement with SAP Ariba Sourcing (4QN) and Sourcing with SAP Ariba Sourcing (4BL) integration scenarios.
	Support for attachments and notes in the Central Procurement with SAP Ariba Sourcing (4QN) integration scenario [DMS-15388] This feature enables buyers to include attachments and notes with RFQ data in the Central Procurement with SAP Ariba Sourcing (4QN) integration scenario.
	Support for custom content and other enhancements in the SAP Enable Now Web Assistant for guided sourcing [SS-22691] This feature introduces the following enhancements to the SAP Enable Now Web assistant for buyers using guided sourcing: - Ability to add custom help content to the Web Assistant - Ability to customize the layout and presentation of the standard help content provided - Ability to access the recommended learning through the Learning App You can configure the Web Assistant using the SAP Enable Now Manager and update the self-service parameter Set template for SAP Enable Now Web Assistant to specify the link to the configuration template. The Javascript-based configuration template contains the Web Assistant configuration parameters such as serviceLayerVersion and resourceURL. The template also contains parameters that help you configure the look and feel of the Web Assistant.

 

	Contracts SAP Ariba Contracts features are available in SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Ability for template authors to lock access control settings [SS-24060] This feature allows template authors to lock the Access Control value they set for projects, preventing other users including project owners from changing it and giving unauthorized access to projects.

 

 

	Procurement
	Buying & Invoicing	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Preventing changes to payment terms for existing line items in requisition amendments [CP-16800] Buyer organizations can use this feature to prevent users from changing the payment terms for existing line items when they are creating amendments to requisitions.
	Ability to import distribution lists and assign them as email notification recipients [PL-31270] Sending an email notification to every member of a group can cause undesirable email server traffic. This feature allows you to import external-facing email distribution lists and assign them as email notification recipients instead of assigning groups. When you assign a DL, a single email notification is sent to the DL address, rather than potentially hundreds of emails being sent to group members.
	Support for sending request for estimates (RFEs) to suppliers in SAP Fieldglass [SINV-10557] This feature enables you to request estimates for a service from one or more suppliers before you select a supplier to purchase the service from. You send request for estimate (RFE) forms (based on statement of work (SOW) bid templates) to suppliers in SAP Fieldglass from guided buying. You then review their responses, collaborate with them, and select a winner in SAP Fieldglass.
	Improved validation for imported cXML invoices [SINV-13111] Previously, external cXML invoices imported into SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing or SAP Ariba Invoice Management that contained errors were being submitted, but they couldn't be approved until the errors were resolved. When the approver denied the invoice, the preparer/requester was unable to resolve the errors, or add any comments or attachments. This created more work for the approver and invoices were often stuck in the approval process or had to be recreated. Now, cXML invoices can't move forward in the approval flow until the errors are resolved, and if an invoice is denied, the preparer/requester can resolve the errors, add comments or attachments, and submit it again.

 

	Guided Buying	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Prevent changes to attachments in approved requisitions [GB-12292] You can configure guided buying to prevent the addition or deletion of attachments in requisitions that have been approved. Your organization might consider attachments to be an integral part of a requisition, in which case they shouldn't change after approval.
	Improved bid display with support for alternate bids and and supplier-added items [GB-12919] The display of supplier bids is now more intuitive and readable, which make multi-line RFQs more understandable to users, especially occasional users. Users now easily understand the status of their RFQs and can see which supplier has the best bid. There's a new bid table and graph and support for alternate bidding, supplier-added items, and a count of participating suppliers.
	Support for receiving goods in service POs [GB-15656] Organizations that buy goods and services in the same order can now receive the goods items directly in guided buying. Previously, guided buying didn't list the goods items in these mixed orders, so users couldn't receive them.
	Support for personal ship-to addresses [GB-15849] Users can create and manage their own ship-to addresses, which is especially useful if they're working from home. Guided buying validates these addresses and lets users correct any errors. Then, users can select them when they order goods or services. Note: This feature is no longer planned for inclusion in the SAP Ariba 2108 release.

 

	Catalog & Spot Buy	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Ability to import distribution lists and assign them as email notification recipients [PL-31270] Sending an email notification to every member of a group can cause undesirable email server traffic. This feature allows you to import external-facing email distribution lists and assign them as email notification recipients instead of assigning groups. When you assign a DL, a single email notification is sent to the DL address, rather than potentially hundreds of emails being sent to group members.

 

	Supplier Management and Business Network
	Procurement Collaboration	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Items to Ship in new supplier workbench [CSC-19230] The Items to Ship tile has been added to the new supplier workbench, allowing you to create online ship notices more quickly and efficiently.
	User interface support for customer reference [CSC-24808] In the Ariba Network user interface, this feature adds a customer reference to the details page of an order or release.
	Validation of invoice reference number in pre-approved invoices for India. [NG-4710] According to the 2019 tax regulation in India, when a supplier submits an invoice online to the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP), a unique invoice reference number (IRN) and QR code are generated for that invoice. Suppliers must provide the IRN along with other invoice details and upload the pre-approved invoice during invoice creation in Ariba Network. The IRN, invoice date, invoice number, and GSTN provided must be the same as in the uploaded pre-approved invoice.   Ariba Network now validates the IRN in pre-approved invoices during invoice creation. Ariba Network computes an IRN value within the system using parameters such as invoice number, invoice date (financial year), and supplier GSTN, and then validates it against the entered IRN. The system displays an error message if there is a mismatch in any one of these values. This prevents suppliers from updating incorrect IRN.
	Support for orders containing both material and lean-service items in the 4R2 integration scenario [NP-25895] With this feature, orders containing both material and lean-service items are supported in the Service Procurement with Ariba Network and SAP Fieldglass (4R2) integration scenario. It also supports multi-line service entry sheets and associated invoices.
	Enhancements to the analytics stories [NP-27288] This feature enhances the purchase order and invoice overview stories with the addition of Company Code, Purchasing Group, Purchasing Organization, System ID, and Vendor ID dimensions. Users can choose to view data related to either the number of documents or total amounts in relation to these dimensions.
	SAP Supplier Financing [PAY-3711] SAP Ariba Supplier Financing leverages the digital footprints created on Ariba Network to reduce friction for MSMEs (Micro, Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises) in pursuit of financial health. It’s a self-service solution that enables small businesses who want to find suitable working capital finance by simply consenting access to their data and be provided with a list of pre-qualified offers at competitive terms from multiple online funders/lenders. The suppliers may select one or more pre-qualified offers to complete the full due diligence and on boarding formalities with the funder/lender; which will be covered under separate terms of use and financial agreements of that specific funder/lender. During the term of the financial agreement between the two parties, the solution will also automate exchange of the AN transaction data with the chosen lender/funder to simplify the lending/funding process.
	Early Payment Offer Email Notification Improvements [PAY-5414] SAP Ariba now allows suppliers to choose a frequency the receive early payment notifications – either once per approved invoice or once per day at a supplier-specified time.
	Early Payment Limit Improvements [PAY-5448] When Buyers increase early payment limits, previously-ineligible scheduled payments are now re-evaluated to verify eligibility. In addition, Buyers are now able to delete early payment limits.  These improvements allow Buyers to recover and reissue discount offers when limits are accidently crossed
	Enhancements to transaction data deletion and retention for Ariba Network [REGAN-1654] This feature provides the following enhancements to the transaction data deletion and retention policy for Ariba Network: - Recurring deletion and one-time deletion: In addition to being able to request recurring deletion of transaction data, users can now request a one-time deletion of data. - Download of transaction documents identified for deletion: After documents are identified for deletion, users have up to thirty days to download the ZIP files. - Additional document types can be deleted: Spot quotes and proof of services are now supported for deletion.
	Revocation of user access from Ariba Network and removal of user's personal information [REGAN-1716] Ariba Network users can request the administrator to remove their personal information from the system. If approved, the user no longer can log into Ariba Network, and their personal information is no longer visible to users, including in transaction documents.
	Organization Profile report [REGAN-3372] Previously, Ariba Network customers couldn't export their company profile. With this feature, Ariba Network buyers and suppliers can generate an Organization Profile report, a simple way to download their company profile information from Ariba Network in CSV format.
	On-time payment rate KPI and benchmarking widgets [SA-12332] The On-time payment rate KPI and benchmarking widgets allow suppliers to compare the performance of their customers to the aggregate performance of the network by supplier region, buyer industry, and performance quartile.
	Document number links in workbench tiles for Standard accounts [SA-23330] The Standard account experience has been improved to allow navigation to document details pages from all workbench tiles. On document pages, Standard account users can now perform actions based on their permissions.

 

	Supply Chain Collaboration	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Quarterly time series for planning and forecast collaboration [CSC-22702] This feature adds the Quarterly time series granularity to the existing Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly time series granularities for planning and forecast collaboration. Forecast commits can be made using any of these time series granularities from both the user interface and Excel files.
	Prevention of duplicate component receipts, carrier information in online component ship notices, and new search filters in Extended Collaboration tabs [CSC-24088] This feature adds functionality to exclude from a flipped component receipt any components that were already received, thus preventing duplicate receipts for a component. This feature also adds more search capabilities for stock transport orders, and adds carrier information to the details page of a component ship notice.
	Multiple views for planning processes [CSC-24240] This feature allows buyers to create views, referred to as custom views, for planning processes and set conditions for them. Prior to this feature, only one view, the standard view, was available for all planning items in a planning process.
	Sold-to BusinessPartner information in purchase orders and invoices [CSC-24925] When a cXML purchase order includes a BusinessPartner element with the soldTo role, this feature shows the information from that element in the purchase-order details page of the Ariba Network user interface.
	Always route the copy of the approval request document to the copy supplier [CSC-25033] This feature adds further enhancements to the order confirmation deviation approval in the multi-tier order scenario. The copy of the approval request document is always routed to the copy supplier.

 

	Supplier Management These features are available with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	New Configuration parameters area in  SM Administration [SM-19057] Some of the functionality for supplier management is controlled by configuration parameters and this feature enables the administrators to set configuration parameters from the SM administration.
	Supplier registration cancellation and Ariba Network account unlinking [SM-28350] This feature makes the supplier registration process more flexible by adding support for canceling registrations and for unlinking Ariba Network accounts from the records of public suppliers and supplier contacts in your site. Registration cancelation allows supplier registration managers to cancel in-progress registrations, providing the ability to restart stalled registrations. Ariba Network account unlinking allows customer administrators to remove the current link to the Ariba Network account of a public supplier or supplier user if needed so that they can be linked to another Ariba Network account.
	Supplier search performance enhancement for hierarchical master data [SM-28842] This feature ensures faster retrieval of master data when searching for suppliers. It allows you to narrow your search results to the lowest hierarchy levels based the master data filters applied.

 

	Supplier Risk	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Risk exposure reports [ARI-12097] This feature adds three new risk exposure reports and updates the User Metrics Report. Each report can be exported and summarizes the suppliers’ risk exposure information that is available in SAP Ariba Supplier Risk.
	Ability to calculate and report on turnaround time for engagement tasks [ARI-13944] A new parameter allows you to change the due date calculation for engagement To Do and approval tasks.  Previously, the due date was the start date of the phase plus the defined duration of the task. Enable the new parameter to calculate task due date starting from the date its predecessors are complete. This allows more accurate reporting on turnaround time for dependent tasks.
	Skip assessment response [ARI-14108] This feature allows for skipping an assessment response if it is not required, or if the recipient sent a response offline. The decision maker can move on to review associated controls.
	Alert list user interface enhancements [ARI-14695] The Alert list and Archived alerts are updated with a new column for risk category. Filters, column information icons, and hint icons with extended descriptions of the articles further enhance the user experience so you can better understand the alerts you receive for the suppliers you're following.

 

 

	Integration
	Extensibility & Configurability - APIs	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Dynamic lookup table API [DMS-15568] - New API This feature introduces a REST API for uploading dynamic lookup tables to product sourcing. The dynamic lookup table API supports the following endpoints:  - POST /jobs, which enables you to upload dynamic lookup tables as Excel files and returns a job ID that you can use for checking the status.  - GET /jobs/{jobID}, which enables you to fetch the status of a dynamic lookup table upload by querying for the job ID you received in response to the POST request.
	Enhancing Invoice Header Data Extraction API to support query on status update date [NP-28133] Previously, there was no option for API consumers to extract invoice header data based on the date an invoice was updated. All invoice header data extraction was based on the date on which the invoice was created. Therefore, they were unable to check the status changes of invoices, and perform business tasks accordingly.  Now, Ariba Network allows SAP Ariba API portal consumers who have access to the Invoice Header Data Extraction API, to query invoice header data based on the date the invoice was updated. The Invoice Header Data Extraction API is enhanced with an optional filter for querying invoices using a date range based on the date an invoice was updated.
	Inclusive language on the SAP Ariba developer portal [OPEC-8178] All instances of the term 'whitelist' and 'whitelisted' in the SAP Ariba developer portal user interface have been replaced with more inclusive terms like 'list of allowed IPs' and 'allowed'.
	Document Approval API overhauled in new version [PL-27389] This new version of the Document Approval API implements many best practices that have been developed since the publication of the previous version. Improvements in the new version include updated pagination and various syntax changes designed to make the query process easier and more completely REST compliant.
	User qualification [SS-19290] User qualification provides restrictions in addition to project and document access control settings by qualifying users based on project header field values.

 

	Cloud Integration Gateway	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Integration support for non-PO  invoices in parked status for the MM module sent to SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud buyers in the 42K integration scenario [IG-17802] As part of Automation of Source-to-pay ()42K, this feature supports parked non-PO invoices for the Material Management (MM) module, without accounting details, sent to SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Integration support for quantity and time tolerance in purchase orders sent to SAP S/4HANA Cloud buyers in the 42K integration scenario [IG-17874] As part of Automation of Source-to-pay (42K), buyers can set quantity and time tolerance in purchase orders sent to SAP S/4HANA Cloud through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Support for Sold To and VAT ID fields in the OrderRequest cXML document [IG-19856] This feature extends the OrderRequest cXML document to support Sold To and VAT ID fields in purchase orders, scheduling agreements, and scheduling agreement releases.
	Integration support for sending subcontracting purchase orders from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to Ariba Network in the 5I2 integration scenario [IG-23635] As part of Subcontracting with Ariba Network (5I2), the buyer on SAP S/4HANA Cloud can send subcontracting purchase orders along with component information from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to subcontracting vendors on Ariba Network, through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Integration to support SAP Application Interface Framework for SAP ERP [IG-23831] This feature allows buyers on SAP ERP integrated with any of the following SAP Ariba solutions using SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway to monitor the error and the success messages on SAP Application Interface Framework.
	Integration support for mediated connectivity using SAP Integration Suite and native APIs to connect Ariba Network or SAP Ariba solutions with SAP S/4HANA [IG-24455] With this feature, buyers can use the mediated connectivity integration method involving SAP Integration Suite and native APIs to connect Ariba Network or SAP Ariba solutions with SAP S/4HANA through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Integration support for component ship notice (outbound delivery) sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to the subcontracting vendors on Ariba Network in the 5I2 integration scenario [IG-25032] As part of Subcontracting with Ariba Network (5I2), when the buyer ships the components as per the subcontracting purchase order, they can send the component ship notice (outbound delivery) from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to subcontracting vendors on Ariba Network (using the ShipNoticeRequest document), through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Enhancements to defining conditions in the mapping tool [IG-26019] This feature provides enhancements to the way conditions are defined in the mapping tool.
	Integration support for account assignment category N (Network) [IG-26031] This feature adds integration support for the N (Network) account assignment category between SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing using SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Support for a new document type (940) in the ASC-X12 document routing format for warehouse shipping order [IG-27648] This feature enables support for a new document type (940) in the ASC-X12 document routing format for STO process warehouse shipping order messages. A supplier on Ariba Network can use a warehouse shipping order message to inform a third-party decentralized warehouse management system or logistics provider to send goods to the buyer.
	Support for a new document type (945) in the ASC-X12 document routing format for warehouse shipping advice [IG-27649] This feature enables support for a new document type (945) in the ASC-X12 document routing format for STO process warehouse shipping advice messages. A third-party logistics provider can use a warehouse shipping advice message to inform a supplier on Ariba Network that a shipment has been sent out to the buyer.
	Integration support to create an inbound delivery in SAP S/4HANA Cloud with component consumption details from the ship notice in the 5I2 integration scenario [IG-28200] As part of Subcontracting with Ariba Network (5I2), when a contract manufacturer supplier sends a ship notice of subcontracted materials with components consumption details through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway, the corresponding inbound delivery created in SAP S/4HANA Cloud now includes the consumption details also.
	Support for subsequent debit memos in ERP-initiated invoices [IG-28422] This feature adds support for subsequent debit memos in ERP-initiated invoices sent to Ariba Network.
	Enhancements to order confirmation approvals for purchase orders [IG-29097] This feature extends order confirmation approvals for the scheduled lines containing partial goods receipts in purchase orders.

 

This information reflects the status of SAP Ariba's planning as of July 2021 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.