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This page includes a list of features delivered in the 2018 calendar year for Ariba Network customers.  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. Click the play or PDF icons to access the materials.

For additional information on the monthly release model see the About Release Readiness link on the Release Readiness tile of SAP Ariba Connect.
       
December
Unit price tolerance for order confirmation
Ariba Network buyers can enforce unit price tolerances (over and under) during order confirmation creation through cXML control keys. This gives buyers more control over price deviations from the original order.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network
Display classification domain and code in Purchase Orders
Display the classification domain and code on purchase orders UI if they are available in the Purchase Order cXML at the line item level.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
External service entry sheet import
This feature provides buyers an option to upload service entry sheets in Ariba Network on behalf of their supplier. The service entry sheets created in the buyer's ERP system or in SAP Ariba Buying can be sent directly to the Ariba Network via integration layer or through a manual upload using a CSV file.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Support for India GST in Ariba Network
Support for India GST regulations of 2017 in Ariba Network.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Italian Invoice Mandate (Ariba Network supplier outbound)
This feature will enable Ariba Network suppliers to create e-invoices according to the new Italian regulations.		 Mandatory


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Additional resources (Suppliers)

 Ariba Network
Tax invoicing in Mexico
Suppliers now see a new option available in Ariba Network to upload their CFDI invoices through a wizard-based user Interface. User can browse their file system to select the corresponding invoices. PDF file upload support is provided but optional. Basic validations are performed so that Buyer and Supplier TaxID's are validated against the Ariba portal.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network
Hungary supplier notifications and opt-out option for tax invoicing
This enhancement will provide active notifications for suppliers in case of errors or warnings received after the NAV-online reporting. It further will provide an option for suppliers to only create "pro-forma" invoices in the Ariba Network and suppress the NAV online reporting and other tax-relevant features, such as the offline report and invoice number creation.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
NAV reported XML file attachment to invoices in Hungary
This feature attaches the NAV reported invoice to the AN invoice to make it visible in the Supplier's outbox.
 Mandatory   Ariba Network
       
November
Ship notice customization
With this feature, customers can customize portions of the ship notice user interface and their ship notice CSV template with assistance from SAP Ariba Services.		 Optional Ariba Network
Editing and resubmitting declined service entry sheets (SES)
Suppliers can now differentiate between service entry sheets that were rejected by buyers and those that were declined in the ERP system. Suppliers can edit and resubmit the declined service entry sheets if the buyer administrator allows.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Enhancement of Japan eDocument Act
Invoices in Japan must be timestamped and verified by government approved service providers to ensure authenticity and integrity of invoices.
 Optional Ariba Network
Fuzzy search capability
Buyers can search for suppliers using fuzzy search capability by checking the Enable fuzzy search checkbox. By default, this checkbox is unchecked. With fuzzy search functionality, for example, you can type a misspelled name and SAP Ariba Discovery will display results which are relevant to the words.
Fuzzy search capability provides relevant matches when the maximum edit distance is two characters.		 Mandatory Ariba Network: Quote Automation
Displaying translated labels of custom fields to buyer users
With this feature buyers can now view the translated labels of the custom fields.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network: Quote Automation
Downloading the last submitted bid
Suppliers can now download the details of the last submitted bid irrespective of how the supplier has bid previously, online or through CSV upload.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network: Quote Automation
e-Invoicing support for Iceland
This feature will allow customers to receive electronic invoice from their suppliers without the need for a paper invoice. It includes Iceland in the list of countries that allow electronic invoicing using Ariba Network according to the current regulatory requirements in Iceland.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Migration of Mexico Tax Invoicing from Quadrem ESP to AN
Today, online invoices for Mexico are created in Ariba Network but processed through Quadrem ESP to transform cXML to CFDI 3.3 and communicate it to our Certified Provider EDICOM.
With this feature, online invoices in Mexico are created as well as processed in Ariba Network.		 Optional   Ariba Network
       
October
Support Service Master ID on SES and invoice
Documents like Service Entry Sheet (SES) and/or Invoice created with reference to a Purchase Order (PO) using service master information (from a referenced service contract with a service hierarchy), should maintain the relationship with the Service Master information traveling back and forth between SAP ERP and AN/P2P. Maintaining this information is important because later in time it is used in a reconciliation process and it is mandatory to have it in SAP ERP.		 Optional   Ariba Network
Messaging in Ariba Network
This new innovation in the Ariba Network shall support conversations via instant messages / email between a buyer user (in SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing solution or Ariba Network) and a supplier user. With this specific feature, users in Ariba Network can exchange context-free messages without reference to any transactional document.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Duplicating a service entry sheet line item
With this feature, suppliers can use the Copy option on the line item to create a copy of the line item. Ariba Network automatically populates the copied line item with data from the original line item. Suppliers can then make the required changes to the new line item.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Italian Invoice Mandate (Buyer)
This feature will enable Ariba Network Buyers to receive invoices (from AN and Non-AN suppliers) through the SDI portal operated by the Italian Tax Authorities.		 Optional Ariba Network
Hungarian invoice online reporting enhancements
This feature will add further enhancements, localizations and process support related to the NAV online reporting requirement which was introduced earlier in 2018.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Return "Not Interested" reason code in quote message
The Quote Message contains the reason code for supplier rejection, both at header and line item level. In both cases the information is sent on an extrinsic field named RejectionReason.		 Mandatory Ariba Network: Quote Automation
Exporting the details of an RFQ
Suppliers can now export the details of an RFQ in PDF format. The downloaded PDF for an RFQ includes the following details:
  • RFQ details
  • Line item details
  • Bid details for each line item if the supplier has bid
 Mandatory Ariba Network: Quote Automation
       
September
Deliver PO in the Ariba Network using buyer defined email address
When a supplier is registered on Ariba Network, the supplier can choose their preferred order routing method, and if the preferred routing method is email the supplier can provide up to five email addresses for purchase order delivery.

Note: This feature shares the KT with the Allow additional supplier contact emails for order routing feature.

 Mandatory   Ariba Network
Chile Tax Invoicing partner expansion for DTE invoices
Ariba Network now supports an integration with Acepta, an e-invoicing provider in Chile, for inbound tax documents (DTE).		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Service entry sheet usability enhancements
The following functionalities have been included with this feature:
  • Additional field to display service description on SES/Invoice page.
  • Provide an option to the supplier to select/unselect lines from the service sheet like there is for invoices.
  • Make the delete option as a button, like it does for Invoices.
  • Display the service sheet number auto generated by SAP ECC as read-only at header level on the service sheet page.
  • If the supplier excludes a service line on the service sheet, then those lines should not be validated.
 Mandatory Ariba Network
Defaulting the purchase order's currency for a service entry sheet
With this feature, when a supplier adds a contract/catalog line item that has a different currency, Ariba Network will convert the currency to that of the currency used in the purchase order and also calculate the amount as per the exchange rate maintained by Ariba Network. If the supplier adds an unplanned item, the currency is now defaulted to PO currency.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Extended invoice corrections for real-time audit in Hungary
This feature will allow further invoice correction processes (such as invoice annulments and invoice storno) which are introduced with the Hungarian online reporting.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network
Translation requirements for non-Latin company names and addresses.
This feature adds a requirement that all company profiles in Ariba Network supplier and buyer accounts include a company name and address in Latin characters to meet compliance guidelines and help your business partners worldwide find you		 Mandatory   Ariba Network
Flag line item as not interested in bidding
The supplier will be provided an option to flag at the line level that they will not provide a bid. This information will be transmitted to the Buyer as well via the integration layer.		 Mandatory Ariba Network: Quote Automation
PDF Invoices
Capability for suppliers to submit PDF invoices to Ariba Network via e-mail or upload invoices on Ariba Network Supplier portal.		 Optional Ariba Network
Saving Line Item Credit Memo in draft mode with edit and resubmit
This feature allows a credit memo to be created for invoice items and the document can be saved for further edits.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network:Supplier
Enhancements to routing exceptions for orders

This feature allows Ariba Network suppliers to override their default routing method for orders that match up to twenty exceptions instead of only five. Suppliers can use this feature to prevent types of orders from being routed to a supplier's external integration channel. An order that matches the condition specified for an exception is routed to up to five email addresses instead.

The following types of conditions are supported for each order routing exception you create:

  • External Document Type
  • Item Category
  • Extrinsic Transaction Category Type
  • Location Code.

In addition, the logic operator between them can be chosen now, it used to be only "AND".

 Mandatory   Ariba Network:Supplier
Enabling suppliers to add custom search keywords in their company profiles
Suppliers can add custom keywords which help them to be more discoverable when buyers search for suppliers.

Note: This feature shares the KT with the Supplier search by keywords feature.

 Mandatory Ariba Network:Supplier
       
August
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.		 Mandatory /Optional

Ariba Network

(Enabled by default for buyers with SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration entitlement)
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.		 Mandatory 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.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network
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).		 Mandatory   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.		 Mandatory 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
 Mandatory   Ariba Network: Supplier
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.		 Optional   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
 Optional   Ariba Network
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).		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation
       
July
Enhancement to items to confirm list feature
The list view, Items to Confirm, allows suppliers to process purchase order line item for order confirmations faster and more efficiently. The functionality is now being made available to all Ariba Network suppliers. 		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Suppliers can cancel a failed ship notice
When ship notices are not delivered to the buyer's ERP, Ariba Network changes the routing status of the document to *_Failed_*,. Suppliers can now cancel a failed ship notice, which releases the shipped quantities specified in the ship notice document.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Require header service dates on integrated SES and invoice
A new option is being provided to buyers to enforce suppliers to send Start/End date at the header for integrated Service Entry Sheet (SES) and invoices if needed by the ERP.		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation
Email notification enhancements
With this feature, quote automation includes the following information in the email notifications that are sent to suppliers:
  • Supplier organization's Ariba Network ID
  • Address specified for the Ariba Network ID
  • Vendor ID
 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Export supplier responses in PDF file
The buyer has the option to download all supplier responses in a non-editable PDF format. This report has the details of all supplier responses to all line items in an RFQ.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Generating RFQ reports for buyers
Buyers can create a reporting template for RFQs and run it to generate reports either on schedule or manually. Buyers can generate the following types of RFQ reports:
  • RFQ response rate - Detail
  • RFQ response rate - Summary
 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Automatically attaching all the supplier responses in a PDF file when a buyer awards
Buyer administrators can configure a rule so that when a buyer makes an award, quote automation automatically attaches all the supplier bids in a PDF file, attaches it to the QuoteMessage cXML document and sends it to the ERP system. Buyers can use this PDF file for compliance purposes.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Download event details with list separator option
The event detail download file will now be available in both comma and semicolon separated files.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Language translations for custom fields
With this feature, administrators can upload language translations of custom field names created in a posting configuration template so that suppliers can view the translated labels on the Provide Your Quote page. Quote automation provides a CSV template file which administrators can download and then edit with the desired language translations and then upload them to the specific posting configuration template. You can upload only one translation file for each language in each posting configuration template.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Remove line item from bid
Suppliers can now remove any line item from the Provide Your Quote page and continue with the bidding process. Quote automation removes the line item from the bid. Suppliers can include the line item when they create a new bid.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
       
June
Allow suppliers to partially confirm fully rejected line items
If the customer only allows full line item rejection, suppliers will now be able to partially confirm an item that had been fully rejected in the previous order confirmation. The remaining quantity (i.e. the quantity that has not been confirmed by the supplier) will go back to being unconfirmed.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network
Standardized display of rejection reasons for invoices and service entry sheets
When the buyer rejects a Service Entry Sheet (SES), they can provide a comment. The supplier can now view the rejection reasons specified by buyers on the Details tab of invoices and SES. Suppliers need not navigate to the History tab of the documents to find the these rejection reasons. 		Mandatory Ariba Network
       
May
UAE VAT e-Invoicing
This feature enhances Ariba Network e-Invoicing capability by allowing suppliers to create and send regulatory consistent United Arab Emirates (UAE) VAT invoices to buyers.		 Optional Ariba Network 
Visibility of correct customer and delivery address in receipts
The logic for the From address has been changed to more accurately reflect the actual address where goods have been received by the buyer. The From section is now populated with the Sold To address, if available, or the Bill To address from the order. The Receipt page also now includes a Delivery Address field, which shows the delivery address for each line item, if it is present in the cXML.		 Mandatory Ariba Network 
PDF attachment option for order routing methods
Suppliers can now receive a PDF version of the Purchase Order with the addition of a new configuration option when their Order Routing method is set as email, cXML or Integration Gateway.  Ariba Network will send the standard version of the PO as a PDF attachment in the email or cXML respectively.		 Mandatory Ariba Network 
Support for custom privacy policies
SAP Ariba allows you to configure the Privacy Statement popup that appears at first login. Organizations can link to their own privacy policy, link to the SAP Ariba Privacy Statement, or omit the privacy policy link and the consent prompt altogether. SAP Ariba provides this feature to offer customer administrators more control over privacy-related messaging presented to users, because there are varying regional legal approaches to privacy statements and consent requirements.		 Mandatory Ariba Network 
Ship Notice generation based on delivery location
Currently, the Ariba Network (AN) prevents sellers from sending items with different Ship To locations in the same Ship Notice document.  A new ship notice transaction rule, called Do not allow multiple Ship To addresses on a ship notice, has been added . If a buyer checks this rule, suppliers must use only one ship-to address for each ship notice they create for all subsequent orders they receive.  This functionality is triggered by a buyer business rule and it is applied to online and cXML transactions.		 Mandatory Ariba Network 
       
April
Manual generation of invoices and LICM based on Reversal Receipts
Ariba Network (AN) allows suppliers to generate manually Invoices based on a list of Receipts that contain received quantities and Line Item Credit Memos based on returned quantities. However, AN did not list reversal movements (Received reversal or Returned reversal) so the supplier was not able to select and reference these documents during the Invoice and/or Line Item Credit Memo creation.  Through this feature suppliers are now able to select reversal movements to generate the invoice/credit and AN incudes the correct Receipt reference in the cXML that is sent to the buyer.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network
Enabling tolerances for shipped quantities on an invoice
Buyers can specify the tolerance limits applicable for shipped quantities on an invoice. This allows suppliers to generate invoices from ship notices where the quantity shipped value in the invoice can differ from the quantities specified in the ship notice within the specified tolerance limits.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Enhancements for invoice autogeneration from receipts for ERS and consignment orders
The invoice auto-generation from receipts should not take place if the ERS (Self-billing) indicator is sent in the Purchase Order. Currently the invoice is generated automatically in AN with "Failed" status which is confusing for suppliers. The same happens when orders with consignment items are received in AN which is not correct because suppliers can only bill based on buyer's item consumption. This behavior is being changed through this feature.		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation
Showing bid details in the supplier's currency
Buyers can also view the supplier bid details in the supplier's currency so that they can take a decision about the competitiveness of the bid.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Splitting an award on the Compare Supplier Bids page
Buyers can compare bids on the Compare Supplier Bids page and now directly split the award on this page. Buyers can compare the supplier bid for each line item using any money-based field like unit price, taxes, and shipping charges.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Showing buyer sub-user information on the Request for Quote (RFQ) posting
Suppliers can view the details of the buyers so that they can contact them to seek clarifications.		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Labeling of RFQ postings that suppliers are not interested in bidding for
The listing page will show a visual indicator that the supplier has marked the event as "Not Interested".		 Mandatory    SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation 
Showing the logged-in buyer's RFQ
Buyers can view only those RFQ postings that they have created. In large business organizations, if there are many RFQs generated within a business unit, buyers can use this feature to see their RFQs. 		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation 
Showing RFQ details in the buyer's browser locale timezone
Quote automation now displays the details of RFQs in the timezone of the buyer's browser locale rather than at the organization level. The language and currency setting of event is based on the sub-user's locale and it now includes the time zone.		 Mandatory    SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation 
Sorting of RFQ postings on the SAP Ariba Discovery dashboard
Provides the option to turn off Closed postings in the leads tab. Suppliers will then not see closed postings first for responses in this tab.  In addition, on the Wins tab, SAP Ariba Discovery sorts the RFQ postings based on descending award date. The RFQs which were recently awarded are shown first.
  • On the Responses tab, SAP Ariba Discovery sorts the RFQ postings based on descending response date. The RFQs which were recently responded to are shown first.
  • On the Invitations, Matches, and Watchlist tabs, SAP Ariba Discovery sorts the RFQ postings based on the ascending start date of the RFQs.
 Mandatory    SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation 
RFQ posting closure notification emails
Quote automation sends notification emails to invited suppliers when an RFQ is terminated or closed.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Increased frequency of bidding invitation digest email
For approved suppliers, SAP Ariba Discovery sends the RFQ bidding invitation digest email every four hours if the duration of the RFQ posting is less than three days. 		Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation 
Showing supplier's bidding price trend on an RFQ
Provide the bid history of the supplier to the buyer for each line in an event to allow a Buyer to see the reduction in pricing.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Showing supplier company name in the email notifications
All notifications to suppliers now include the supplier company name.		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Previewing the list of invited suppliers
This feature merges the Invite by Vendor and Invite by Supplier pages together to provide robust invite functionality including:
  • Invite by vendor ID or name
  • Reduce the number of attributes of the supplier shown on the listing
  • Invite filtered by best matches
  • Invite by supplier quote groups
 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
       
March
Delivery date value considered in fully confirmed line items validation
Through a new subrule, Ariba Network checks now whether the supplier's delivery or completion date for a line item matches the buyer's need-by date from the order. If the dates are different, the line item is not considered fully confirmed, meaning it can't be added to a ship notice, a service sheet, or an invoice.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Mask Price (Undisclosed Price) in Order Confirmations (Services)
This feature extends the Ariba Network capabilities for Hide Price on Purchase Orders feature (released January, 2018) to the Order Confirmation document for orders originating from either the ERP, SAP Ariba Buying, or SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solution for Services orders.		 Mandatory Ariba Network
Comments from Receipts included in autogenerated Credit Memos
Comments included in negative Receipts (Return or Received reversal) are now flipped into the autogenerated Credit Memo in AN.		 Mandatory   Ariba Network
Self-billing / Evaluated Receipt Settlement
Ariba Network currently supports a self-billing process called Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS). Based on contractual agreement, the buyer creates invoices on behalf of the supplier based on goods received. This feature adds functionality around integrity and authenticity, labeling, and country-specific acceptance processes of self-billing invoices, including:

- An indicator in the cXML to identify an invoice as a self-billing invoice for legal purposes.
- New Self-Billing label on the invoice (in the user interface and on the PDF).
- Signed invoice propagated to the buyer.

This feature is applied to countries where this process is accepted. Acceptance processes is handled within the paper agreement prior using the Self-Billing process in Ariba Network.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation
Price adjustment for integrated line-item credit memo and line-item debit memo
Currently, Ariba Network suppliers can use a line-item credit memo (LICM) to correct the purchase order history if the quantity invoiced was too high or if part of the quantity was returned. However, suppliers also need to update the ordering transaction on the price basis, which can be an increased invoiced amount (line-item debit memo or LIDM) or a reduced invoiced amount (LICM). New invoice transaction rules have been added that control whether buyers allow LIDM and LICM on price adjustments. These rules allow integrated suppliers to send LIDM and LICM on price adjustments through cXML. Note: Suppliers can't create LIDM and LICM on price adjustments in the Ariba Network user interface yet.		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation
Price adjustment for line-item credit memo and debit memo
New invoice transaction rules have been added that control whether buyers allow suppliers to create line-item credit memos and debit memos to make price adjustments to invoices. Suppliers can use a line-item credit memo to correct invoices in which quantities were too high or some items were returned.		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation  
Restrict partial credits for invoices
Suppliers can create partial or fully line-item credit memo through the UI in AN. However there are agreements between trading partners where partial credit memos are not allowed to avoid reconciliation issues only “cancel” invoices through a credit memo for the full amount on the invoice.		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation 
 
Tax invoicing line-item debit memo for Chile
Ariba Network now allows LIDM for Chilean Tax Invoicing, with regards to material or service invoices as generated through the Ariba Network user interface or through integrated invoices.		 Optional   Ariba Network 
Hungarian e-invoicing enhancements
This feature contains a couple of enhancements to provide more intuitive and robust e-invoice localization according to the Hungarian local requirements.		  Optional   Ariba Network 
       
February
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.		 Mandatory   All SAP Ariba Procurement solutions
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.		 Mandatory    Ariba Network 
Restrict partial credits for invoices (enabled for all buyers in the United States and Australia)
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.

Note:Though included in the release guide and customer Q&A information, this feature was not included with the February 2018 release. It was made available with the March 2018 release.

 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation
Update the RFQ status of closed postings to Terminated
This feature allows the buyer to abandon an RFQ (after a posting is closed for bids) if they 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.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
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. We are extending it to Ariba Network regular suppliers with this feature.		 Optional   Ariba Network
       
 January
Search and invite test account suppliers to bid on RFQs
Buyers can use buyer test accounts to search and invite test account suppliers to bid on RFQs. This feature helps buyers to test the complete flow of RFQ bidding.		 Mandatory    SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation 
Specify award currency while awarding a bid
By default, quote automation allows buyers to award a bid in the currency which is specified in the bid by the supplier. With this feature, while awarding, buyers can select the currency in which the RFQ was posted. This feature is useful for buyers in cases where the item will be shipped from a local office and the regional rules require the purchase order to be issued with the correct currency. 		Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Show closing date for each RFQ on the RFQ postings page for suppliers and buyers
Quote automation displays the response deadline date for each RFQ on the postings page in SAP Ariba Discovery.		     SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation 
Improved comparison of data in the exported supplier responses file
When buyers export supplier responses, the CSV file additionally includes the following details:

* Buyer initial values
* Exchange rate at the time of review

Buyers with RFQs having more than 20 line-items and more than 5 supplier bids per line-item can make a comparison to take decisions offline.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation 
Show a list of deleted RFQs on Terminated tab
Quote automation displays all the deleted RFQs in a new Terminated tab. This feature helps buyer administrators move the deleted RFQs into the Terminated tab so that buyers will not see unwanted RFQs.   The buyer would like to move postings that are withdraw from the ERP to a terminated status. Buyer administrators would like to move these RFQs out of the work queue of the individual buyers.		 Mandatory SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation 
Export supplier responses in a semicolon-separated file
Buyers can also export supplier responses in a semicolon-separated file. This feature helps buyers who use semicolon-separated files for comparison of supplier responses.		 Mandatory    SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
 
Show details of a bid award
When buyers split an award, quote automation displays the details of the split award so that buyers can refer to the details of how they have split the award. This feature is helpful if the buyer has split the award between multiple suppliers and wants to refer to the split award details at a later time.		 Mandatory   SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Quote Automation
Invoice from ordered or received quantity triggered on a PO line item basis
Ariba Network suppliers can invoice based on ordered or received quantities. Buying organizations configure this option based on default invoicing rules or supplier group rules.		 Optional SAP Ariba Commerce Automation: Invoice Automation
       

 

 

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