| Feature Name & Description |
2019 Release Availability |
Automatically On |
Customer Enabled/ Customer Configurable |
Contact SAP Ariba To Enable |
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Redesigned user interface in Ariba Network [NP-16581]
Multiple visual design enhancements are implemented in the Ariba Network user interface. These enhancements include navigation related changes to the supplier and buyer Ariba Network login pages and the dashboard, supplier registration page, and the profile management page. The new font and background color changes impact all pages of Ariba Network. |
Q4 |
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Support for planned lean service line items [NP-17990]
This feature introduces support for a new type of planned line item called lean services in Ariba Network. It reduces the time, user effort, and processes involved in procuring low-value materials and services. This corresponds to and supports SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud lean services. |
Q4 |
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Simplified procurement of services [SINV-7030]
Buyers can now configure their SAP Ariba solution to enable simplified procurement of services. If you enable this capability, you can create service requisitions and service purchase orders without adding child items. You can also flip the service purchase orders for invoicing without service sheets. This capability eliminates the service sheet creation and approval process, and it simplifies and expedites your invoicing process. |
Q4 |
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Improved external tax invoice handling in Italy and Chile [NP-14627]
This feature will allow optimized handling of external Italian supplier invoices. Business rules can be bypassed or configured specifically so external invoices and unassigned invoices can be handled by the Buyer to manually match vendorIDs. |
Q4 |
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[Italy] Attach SDI delivery receipt to cXML invoice [NP-15694]
The SDI delivery receipt is sent (as an attachment to the cXML invoice) to the buyer's ERP system or SAP Ariba procurement solution. |
Q4 |
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see release guide |
Regulatory consistent Singaporean eInvoices [NP-10134]
Regulatory Consistent eInvoices in Singapore with labels and PDF signing. |
Q4 |
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Enhancements to taxable amounts on allowances in invoices [NP-12913]
Buyers can now require suppliers to enter negative taxes on allowances in an invoice. |
Q4 |
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PDF based on official FatturaPA stylesheet [NP-15448]
This feature will add a PDF human readable format generated based on the official stylesheet provided by the Italian Revenue Agency. |
Q4 |
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see release guide |
Invoicing solution for Malaysia Sales and Service Tax (SST) [NP-17638]
In Malaysia, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was replaced with the Sales and Services Tax (SST). Ariba Network has effected changes to its software to enable suppliers and buyers to adhere to the new tax regime. Suppliers must adopt the new taxation guidelines while creating invoices. |
Q4 |
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Ariba Network supplier profile region drop-down list [NS-5687]
This feature adds a new country-specific drop-down list for state/province in the address section of the supplier profile. Users can select from the drop-down list (where available) instead of entering their state or province into a text field. This improves overall data entry quality. |
Q4 |
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see release guide |
Ariba Network duplicate account check [NS-5820]
This feature adds a duplicate account check in the Ariba Network account registration process for both standard and enterprise accounts as well as accounts created in Ariba Discovery (so called walk up registrations). |
Q4 |
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Address validation in Ariba Network [NS-5822]
This feature provides non-intrusive easy to understand address validation that helps to fill out and correct any wrong or misspelled portion of a mailing address. The feature also provides support for non-Latin based character translation. |
Q4 |
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see release guide |
Order report enhancements [CSC-12049]
This feature changes the Order type report to Excel format, adds more data fields, and separates optional order confirmation information into its own sheet.
For buyers and suppliers enabled for SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration, the feature provides additional data fields in the Order report and new sheets for optional schedule line and serial number information. Also, suppliers can run a new Multi-Tier Order report to see information from those purchase orders for which they are a copy supplier. |
Q4 |
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New alternate trading relationship request for quick enabled suppliers (basic)
This feature provides buyers with an basic quick enablement trading relationship request template that contains only minimal SAP Ariba content and allows buyer administrators to customize the template content. |
Q3
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Control sending status update request for inbound documents in pending queue to suppliers
This feature prevents pending queue status update request from being sent to integrated suppliers. |
Q3
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see release guide
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Changes to delivery date defaulting functionality in order confirmations
When an order confirmation is missing the estimated delivery date, in certain conditions the system automatically fills that field with the requested delivery date from the purchase order. This feature extends that capability to two additional situations. First, this feature performs this capability when a supplier confirms an entire order, provided that the transaction rule that requires the delivery date in order confirmations is set, and the estimated delivery date field is hidden by a customization.
Second, automatic delivery date defaulting was previously performed when a supplier confirmed an order with schedule lines by updating line items and clicking "Confirm all", but not when confirming orders without schedule lines. With this feature, this capability is now also performed when confirming all updated line items for orders without schedule lines. |
Q3
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see release guide |
Support for references to original receipts in receipt return and reversal
Customers are now able to send, in receipt return and reversal, references to the original goods receipt (the one being returned or reversed). With these references, AN is able to determine the correct available quantity to be invoiced when invoicing is based on received quantities and references to receipts are required in the invoice. |
Q3
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Enhancements to support Mexico tax invoicing with Buying and Invoicing
Ariba Network adds ability to set Tax Type for AN invoices. AN invoice cXML contains now Tax Type information in extrinsic cXML tag so that P2P can process the tax type information when available and save it.
Ship To segment is also added with minimum data required in B&I |
Q3
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Mexico tax invoicing - initial support for payment receipt (Complemento de Pago)
Mexican suppliers can now manually upload a payment receipt (that were created in the suppliers' ERP or their other inhouse systems) and the corresponding PDF (optional) using a wizard in Ariba Network. The uploaded payment receipt document are validated against a PAC and e-mailed to the buyer if it is Ok along with the associated PDF. |
Q3
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GRN report enhancement
New fields have been added to the GRN report which expand the opportunities for customers to request additional data for analysis and review by their internal teams. |
Q3
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Ariba Network supplier profile: category/location enrichment popup
This Ariba Network release introduces a popup on the home page after the supplier user has logged in, to remind the user to enrich the supplier profile with product/service category and ship-to location information if it is still empty. The user can opt to directly update the profile, cancel out, or be reminded after three subsequent logins. |
Q3
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Restricting buyer subusers from resending invoices
In some business environments, buyer organizations may want to restrict specific subusers from resending invoices. A buyer administrator can configure whether the subuser can resend invoices. |
Q3
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Italy invoicing - allow LICM and LIDM with empty or external reference
Ariba Network introduces two new buyer rules to allow suppliers to submit line-item credit and debit memos even if they do not contain a reference to an existing invoice in Ariba Network. |
Q3
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Supplier registration; mandatory product and service category and ship-to or service location selection for SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance and SAP Ariba Sourcing
This Ariba Network release makes category and location selection mandatory for new account creation. For supplier registration on Ariba Network initiated from Ariba SLP or Ariba Sourcing, the Ariba Network account creation process requires the user to make a selection (at least one) in product/service category and ship-to location for its profile.
The supplier admin can always later update/expand these selections. |
Q3
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Canceling a service sheet in Ariba Network (Services)
Buyers can now allow suppliers to cancel service sheets that they create with a new transaction rule. Suppliers, if allowed by the buyer, can now cancel services sheets if their status is either Sent or Failed. |
Q3 |
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Indicating final service sheet (Services)
Now, buyers can configure a new default transaction rule which when enabled allows suppliers to indicate on a service sheet that it will be the final service sheet generated against the line item in a purchase order even if the quantum of work units is not complete.
When this rule is enabled and suppliers indicate that the service sheet is final, buyers can view the final service sheet label when they receive the service sheet. |
Q3 |
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Editing of draft ship notices with change orders (Delivery)
A ship notice in status "draft" is now retained and can continue to be edited by the supplier, even after a change order was sent by the buyer. |
Q3 |
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see release guide |
Deleting posts in a conversation (Messaging)
This feature allows Ariba Network buyer and supplier administrators to delete posts of sub-users within its own organization. However in order to delete such posts, they should have been initiated by its own company's sub-users. On deletion, the posts are not visible to the end user. The posts are eventually purged from the system after a pre-defined retention period. |
Q3 |
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Creating reports for messages (Messaging)
With this feature, buyer and supplier users can now generate reports for conversations and create messaging related report templates. Any buyer or supplier user having access to reports functionality can create a report template and generate reports. All generated messaging reports shall contain the following information: Date of initiation of the conversation, Subject of the conversation, Message content, Context of message (PO, Invoice or Broadcast), Document reference no, Ariba Network ID (AN ID) of Creator of the message. |
Q3 |
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Ariba Network buyer capability to opt out of or disable messaging
This feature provides buyers the capability to opt out of the messaging capability available on the Ariba Network. Suppliers shall be unable to send messages via the Ariba Network to such buyers who have chosen to opt out of messaging capability.
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Creating a correction service entry sheet
Now, buyers can configure a new service sheet default transaction rule to allow suppliers to create a correction service sheet for those service sheets which are invoiced. |
Q2 |
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Notification messages for ship notices that are declined or accepted with changes
Buyer systems follow a pre-validation process to reject, accept, or sometimes accept with changes a ship notice. This feature ensures that suppliers are notified and informed in scenarios where ship notices are failed or accepted with changes. |
Q2 |
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see release guide |
Allow integrated suppliers to send order confirmations with all item details
A new entitlement, called "Enhanced order confirmation integration capabilities for hosted and integrated suppliers", is implemented with this feature. Just like the existing entitlement "Enhanced order confirmation integration capabilities", the new entitlement includes line item information from an order in the order confirmation cXML, if the supplier did not provide it when creating the order confirmation in Ariba Network. In addition, the new entitlement requires that integrated suppliers include line item information in the order confirmation cXML.
With the original entitlement, if a supplier omitted an estimated delivery date value during order confirmation creation, generating the order confirmation cXML automatically populates the missing estimated delivery date with the requested delivery date from the purchase order. However, this behavior is not performed by the new entitlement. |
Q2 |
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Enhanced storage location functionality for ship notices
Ariba Network now validates based on a buyer configuration if the supplier is creating a shipment based on a single storage location. |
Q2 |
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see release guide |
Provision to close, reopen, and delete messaging conversations
Buyer and supplier administrators can close a conversation if there is no need of maintaining the conversation. Buyer administrators can also delete their user initiated conversations. |
Q2 |
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Italy outbound enhancements
This feature introduces enhancements to invoice creation for Italian suppliers in order to allow the entry of information expected in the Italian Fattura PA format. The Fattura PA is the legal invoice since Jan 1st 2019. the feature provides support for withholding tax, split payment, project code and tender code and introduces the necessary data controls to create a valid Fattura PA. |
Q2 |
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Service entry sheet enhancements
Buyers can now use the following new default transaction rules to:
- Prevent suppliers from creating service entry sheets where the line item quantity is zero.
- Prevent suppliers from specifying part numbers which exceed 18 characters for ad hoc line items.
- Require suppliers to provide part descriptions for ad hoc line items.
- Require suppliers to provide line item quantities for ad hoc line items.
Suppliers are now provided with an option which they can use to copy the service start and end date information specified in the service header to automatically populate the service start and end dates of service line items (including ad hoc service line items).
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Displaying rejection reasons in invoice, failed invoice, and SES reports
Ariba Network captures the user-provided comments in the Status Comments column for failed invoice and SES reports. The invoice, failed invoice, and SES reports now display a new Rejection Reasons column which show the rejection reasons generated by the ERP or procurement systems. Rejection reasons in the reports help users understand if there are any patterns in rejections. This data can help users take preventive measures to avoid reconciliation tasks. |
Q2 |
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see release guide |
Support for ‘U’ (Unknown) account assignment category for service items
Starting with this release, users can specify ‘U’ (Unknown) as the account assignment category for line items on requisitions and purchase orders. Users can specify this account assignment value only for line items that are service items.
The buyer can request the supplier to fill in the accounting information when creating the service sheet. Otherwise the accounting information will later be required when creating the invoice, which can be done by the buyer or supplier.
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Technical Annulment of NAV invoices in Hungary
Provide Hungarian suppliers the ability to annul an invoice from Ariba Network.
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Q2
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New Purchase Orders and Invoices tiles for standard and enterprise account users
Purchase Orders and Invoices tiles are now available to standard and enterprise account users on the Ariba Network Home dashboard, allowing them to easily access purchase order and invoice documents. |
Q2
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see release guide |
Home page tile document limit increased from last 50 to last 200
This feature increases the number of documents shown on the Supplier Ariba Network home page tiles. Tiles can now show the last 200 documents. |
Q2
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Status tracking of CSV invoice upload
This feature enables suppliers to track the status of CSV file uploads and also their constituent invoices. |
Q2
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Invoice PDF redesign
The invoice PDF document in Ariba Network has been restructured to display business relevant information prominently. The new layout also enhances the PDF's readability. |
Q1 |
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Generating and sending digitally signed custom PDF invoice documents to buyers
Buyers can receive digitally signed copies of custom PDF invoices. Based on the requirements, SAP Ariba buyer administrators can configure Ariba Network to receive either the digitally signed copies of the standard template invoices or custom PDF invoices. |
Q1 |
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SAP Ariba Quote Automation for SAP Supply Base Optimization
This release introduces a standard integration between SAP Supply Base Optimization (on SAP Cloud Platform) and Ariba Quote Automation (part of Ariba Network). Supply base managers using SAP Supply Base Optimization can select parts, automatically post RfQs to assigned vendors via Ariba Network, and receive Quotes with prices and other details directly in their SAP Supply Base Optimization workbench. |
Q1 |
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Support for ship notices for service orders containing material line items
This feature allows suppliers to create ship notice against material items included in purchase orders that have both material and service items (mix orders), considering applicable business rules and control keys sent with this order to always respect customer settings. |
Q1 |
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Date and time validation on items to ship
Mixing dates and times on purchase orders could cause supply-chain planning issues for buyers in highly critical JIT-based manufacturing environments. This feature enables suppliers to group and ship multiple ship notices from the Items to Ship page in Ariba Network, based on unique delivery dates. |
Q1 |
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Ship notice update
Customers now have the ability to allow their integrated suppliers to update an already submitted ship notice that is not referenced by a receipt or an invoice. The original ship notice is obsoleted by the system and the inbound delivery document is updated in the customer's ERP system. |
Q1 |
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