SAP Ariba Release Readiness Resources

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	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On	Customer Enabled/ Customer Configurable	Contact SAP Ariba To Enable	Learn More	Release
	New look for the header banner and navigation elements in SAP Ariba solutions [PL-21134] The header banner and navigation elements in SAP Ariba solutions have a new look that is based on SAP Fiori 3.0 standards. This enhancement enables SAP Ariba solutions to adopt SAPs consistent user experience guidelines based on SAP Fiori. It is a first step toward fuller adoption of SAPs Intelligent Enterprise Suite guidelines.	With 2005 Release		With 2002 Release	(KT) (FAQ)	2002
	Support for Thai language in SAP Ariba cloud solutions [SINV-9683] Thai language support in all SAP Ariba cloud solutions is now available. You can now navigate through all SAP Ariba cloud solutions with Thai set as the preferred language, and SAP Ariba administrators can upload translations for Thai language.				see release guide	2008
	Supplier Management
	Ability to go back to previous page from an SAP Ariba analytical report [ARE-4514] User interface pages related to SAP Ariba analytical reporting now include a back button, which returns the browser to the previous page.				see release guide	2002
	Enhancements to the registration update phase to support individual questionnaire updates [SM-11558] This feature introduces changes to the supplier update phase to align it more closely with updates to individual questionnaires rather than completion of all tasks in the update phase. Suppliers and internal users can now update individual registration questionnaires whenever needed and approved updates to external questionnaires are automatically synchronized to integrated ERP systems immediately after questionnaire approval.				see release guide	2002
	Certification of SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Edition for supplier data replication [SM-15580] This feature certifies support for SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Edition for supplier data replication.				see release guide	2002
	Supplier search relevancy based on supplier name and country code [SM-15740] This feature changes supplier search result priorities to show supplier name matches first, followed by country code matches, and then all other supported search criteria last.				see release guide	2002
	Ability to export individual supplier management questionnaires to Excel [SM-15772] This feature introduces the ability to export the contents of supplier management questionnaires to Microsoft Excel from supplier profiles for use offline.				see release guide	2002
	Improvements to commodity, region, and department choosers in internal supplier management questionnaires [SM-16442] This feature introduces improvements to the user interface chooser for department, region, and department questions in internal supplier management questionnaires so that users browsing a commodity, region, or department hierarchy can easily identify how to select values, which values are already selected, and (for commodity only), which hierarchy levels they can't select because of restrictions in the template.				see release guide	2002
	Support for resynchronizing integrated suppliers in the classic supplier 360° profile [SM-17847] This feature introduces the ability to manually resynchronize already-integrated suppliers with the ERP system when integration errors occur.  Previously, this functionality was only supported in the new supplier 360° profile.					2002
	Ability to restart denied supplier registrations [SM-4721] This feature introduces two options for restarting denied supplier registrations.   Registration managers can generate a new round of the approval flow to process the currently submitted registration questionnaires, or reinvite the supplier to the registration to ask them to update their previous answers.					2002
	Ability to remind suppliers to submit periodic registration updates [SM-16802] This feature adds configuration options that allow you to remind suppliers to update registration questionnaires at periodic intervals so that those questionnaires always contain current information.					2005
	Ability for buyer to configure sender name in invitation emails [SM-18117] This feature adds a new template-level setting that allows template creators to specify a custom sender name for external registration questionnaires. This custom sender name replaces the generic system alias in the "From" field in new registration invitations and invitation reminders. You can use this setting to specify an alias for an entity in your organization that suppliers are likely to recognize, such as a supplier onboarding group.					2005
	New email notifications for supplier registration reminders [SM-18305] This feature adds new email notification templates for reminding suppliers to complete their registrations.  These templates include language that is specific to supplier registrations and links to registration questionnaires.					2005
	Pending Approval status for supplier view of questionnaires [SM-18459] This feature adds the Pending Approval questionnaire status to the supplier view of questionnaires.					2005
	Ability to specify requester when inviting a supplier to register [SM-20904] This feature adds a new step in manual registration invitations where registration managers can choose the requester for the registration, such as an individual in your organization with whom the supplier is familiar or already has a relationship. The requester's name shows in the "From" field of registration invitations.					2005
	Supplier request and duplicate check enhancements [SM-12587] This feature makes it easier to collect supplier contact time zone information in the supplier request and adds a number of improvements to duplicate check, including matching against inactive and migrated suppliers, supporting custom duplicate check based on questions with answer types other than text, and user interface enhancements.				see release guide	2005
	Enhancements to handling of denied questionnaires [SM-14205] This feature introduces several enhancements to the way SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions handle previous versions of questionnaires that were denied by an approver, including new labels in questionnaire version comparison to identify the approval decision associated with each version and enhancements to task comments so that they show the task action associated with each comment.  These enhancements allow users to identify denied questionnaire versions and the comments describing reasons for denial.				see release guide	2005
	Display new supplier contact names with family names first in the new supplier 360° profile [SM-17591] Displays new supplier contact names in the reverse order of how they are created. This applies to all areas that supplier contact names are displayed, including external notifications. This feature is for sites that use the new supplier 360° profile.					2005
	Activity log of supplier lifecycle projects [SM-17415] This feature adds an Activity log area to new supplier 360° profiles.				see release guide	2005
	Support for updating ERP vendor IDs through supplier data import [SM-17508] This feature adds support for updating supplier ERP vendor IDs using the Suppliers data import task in SM Administration.				see release guide	2005
	Support for analytical reporting on supplier management projects [SM-18134] This feature introduces support for using existing SAP Ariba analytical reporting tools to report on supplier management projects.  It includes three new supplier management project facts and three new prepackaged supplier lifecycle reports.				see release guide	2005
	New supplier ID fields in analytical reports for SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management solutions [SM-18137] This feature adds new SM Vendor Id and ERP Vendor Id fields to the supplier dimension in analytical reporting so that users in sites that include SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance or SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (classic architecture) can see those IDs in reports on their suppliers.				see release guide	2005
	Support custom duplicate check for deleted and replaced questions in supplier request questionnaires [SM-18256] This feature introduces custom duplicate check support for questions that have been deleted and replaced in supplier request questionnaires.				see release guide	2005
	Allow supplier to view latest buyer approval comment within questionnaire [SM-18463] This feature allows suppliers to view the latest buyer approval comment within the questionnaire, if the questionnaire approval status is Pending Resubmission.				see release guide	2005
	Supplier onboarding progress report [SM-19071] This feature adds the new Supplier onboarding progress report. This report can be accessed from the new Supplier data snapshots page, which is available in the Manage menu.				see release guide	2005
	Option to control advanced view access through new permission [SM-19118] This feature adds an option in the Advanced view configuration area of SM Administration to restrict who can access the advanced view.				see release guide	2005
	Support for questions based on additional types of master data [SM-3049] This feature adds the ability to create master data questions in supplier management questionnaires based on company code, purchasing organization, payment terms, and incoterms master data from an integrated ERP system.  The list of possible answers for these questions is populated directly from integrated master data, eliminating the need to manually maintain answers that match the current data in the ERP system.					2005
	Ability to reassign questionnaires in completed registrations to different supplier contacts [SM-8960] This feature adds the ability to reassign a different supplier contact to external questionnaires in completed registrations. Registration managers can reassign questionnaires to different contacts to make sure that the most appropriate contact can access external registration questionnaires for the supplier to make updates.				see release guide	2005
	Syntax validation for supplier bank account information [SM-9656] This feature validates some fields in Bank Account questions  to help ensure that the bank information provided by suppliers is in the expected format before it is synchronized with an integrated ERP system. It includes default syntax validations and new data import tasks that allow you to define your own country-specific syntax validations so that they match the syntax requirements of your ERP system, helping to prevent integration errors caused by invalid supplier bank account information.					2005
	Access to previous questionnaire versions and previous project information after template upgrade [SM-15932] This feature allows you to access key information previous, archived projects after template upgrade, including previous questionnaire versions, event messages, bid histories for recipient responses, documents, and tasks.				see release guide	2008
	Improved user experience for internal questionnaires with visibility conditions [SM-16887] This feature improves the way internal questionnaires process condition triggers and show conditional content so that respondents no longer have to wait for conditional content to load when they fill out internal questionnaires.				see release guide	2008
	Supplier search based on master data filter enhancement [SM-17120] This feature makes various changes to the Categories, Regions, and Departments section of supplier searches.				see release guide	2008
	SAP Qualtrics feedback surveys for supplier management users [SM-17690] This feature introduces SAP Qualtrics surveys to allow SAP Ariba to gather feedback on different areas of the supplier management user interface from end users in your organization. SAP Ariba can use this feedback when planning enhancements and new features.				see release guide	2008
	Make most fields in Certificate questions optional [SM-17808] This feature makes all Certificate question fields, except for Expiration Date and Attachment, optional.					2008
	Support for buyers registering on behalf of suppliers [SM-18599] This feature allows buyers to register on behalf of suppliers without the supplier's participation through either a data import or a registration project where internal recipients fill out external questionnaires on behalf of the supplier.  Registration managers can later invite suppliers to internal registrations to transfer responsibility for providing information in external questionnaires to the supplier.				see release guide	2008
	Support for mapping SAP region codes in supplier extended addresses to Ariba Network state codes [SM-18605] This feature adds configurable master data to define mappings between the region codes used in Extended Address questions in supplier management questionnaires and the ISO 3166-2 state codes that Ariba Network uses in supplier profile addresses so customers can update those mappings as needed when their ERP region data changes.				see release guide	2008
	Configurable postal code validation in address answers [SM-19056] This feature replaces the static, SAP Ariba-defined postal code validations in the Address and Extended Address questions in supplier management questionnaires with master data definitions that you can customize to meet syntax requirements of an integrated ERP system and update as needed.				see release guide	2008
	New prepackaged supplier lifecycle reports [SM-20263] This feature enhances analytical reporting on supplier management projects by adding new prepackaged supplier lifecycle reports for supplier request and registration progress and supplier management project task activity.				see release guide	2008
	Support for analytical reporting on supplier management questionnaire responses [SM-20265] This feature adds a new SM Project Questionnaire Response reporting fact and new prepackaged reports for analytical reporting on responses to supplier management questionnaires.				see release guide	2008
	Configurable mapping between guided buying ship-to countries and preferred and qualified supplier regions [SM-20598] This feature introduces a new master data mapping import that allows you to define mappings between ship-to address country codes used in guided buying and the region code master data used for preferred and qualified suppliers so that guided buying searches can identify the appropriate preferred and qualified suppliers regardless of the region codes you use.					2008
	Ability to save supplier requests as draft and submit later [SM-20886] This feature adds the ability to save internal supplier requests as drafts. This feature allows you to exit an internal supplier request form without losing your progress.				see release guide	2008
	Enhancements to Template Upgrade [SM-24382] This feature provide specifics about template upgrade progress in the Upgrade Status tab.				see release guide	2011
	Verification of SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance integration with SAP MDG [SM-20490] This feature verifies SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance integration with SAP MDG using SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway for specific configurations and adds best practice information for SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance configuration.				see release guide	2011
	Supplier Risk
	Ability to copy control-based engagement risk assessment projects [ARI-3383] This feature introduces the ability to copy control-based engagement risk assessment projects to create new engagement requests with the same business details and inherent risk screening information.					2002
	Remove users in engagement and issue assignee project groups using project team management [ARI-6024] This feature introduces more flexibility for managing control-based engagement risk assessment and issue assignee project groups without requiring permission to access the advanced view of the project, including removing team members, adding global user groups, and removing global user groups from the Project Owners project group.					2002
	Enhancements to engagement task management [ARI-6919] This feature introduces tools for viewing and managing tasks for reviewing controls and filling out supplemental engagement questionnaires in engagement risk assessment projects.  Owners for these tasks are typically project groups.  These task management tools allow group members to assign and reassign tasks to specific individual users or back to the original group.  New task details, accessed from the engagement page, provide a task-oriented view of each engagement where task owners can view and manage its tasks.					2002
	Column filters on My Issues page [ARI-7478] This feature adds filtering and sorting to the columns on the My Issues page.				see release guide	2002
	Ability to control updates to residual risk ratings on engagement projects [ARI-7620] This feature introduces improvements to the user interface for changing residual risk ratings on the engagement page and adds a configuration option that allows you to restrict the number of levels by which users can change residual risk ratings, including not allowing changes at all.					2002
	Introducing third-party Environmental & Social risk provider framework with Ecovadis [ARI-7623] Users can license third-party partners in the Environmental & Social risk domain and view applicable data via a "Environmental & Social" tab in the supplier profile, similar to the existing "Financial" tab.					2002
	Ability to automatically identify engagements that only require basic approval workflows [ARI-7636] This feature adds the ability to automatically identify engagements that don't require risk controls and therefore only require a basic approval workflow. The basic approval workflow includes only the phase for engagement request approval, bypassing the send assessments, evidence collection, control review, and final project approval phases, to streamline the workflow for these engagements.					2002
	Ability to require issue completion before final engagement project approval [ARI-8045] This feature introduces a configuration option that allows you to require that all issue management projects associated with a control-based engagement risk assessment project be completed before approvers can finally approve or deny the engagement project.				see release guide	2002
	Enhancements for sending external assessment questionnaires (simple workflow) [ARI-8104] Assessments and notifications sent using the simple workflow in control-based engagement risk assessment projects can now be sent to the supplier primary contact only. Previously, the external assessments and notifications were sent to all supplier contacts. The recipient of the external assessments can now be changed on the engagement page for the simple workflow.					2002
	Support for updating ERP vendor IDs through supplier data import [SM-17508] This feature adds support for updating supplier ERP vendor IDs using the Suppliers data import task in SM Administration.				see release guide	2005
	New supplier ID fields in analytical reports for SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management solutions [SM-18137] This feature adds new SM Vendor Id and ERP Vendor Id fields to the supplier dimension in analytical reporting so that users in sites that include SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance or SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (classic architecture) can see those IDs in reports on their suppliers.				see release guide	2005
	Enhancements to the Tasks table on the engagement page [ARI-6897] The Tasks table on the engagement page of control-based engagement risk assessment projects has a new Status column so you can see the status of each task for that engagement request. All of the columns in the table can now be sorted and filtered.				see release guide	2005
	New third-party Financial risk data provider - D&B  [ARI-7087] Users can license third-party partners in the financial risk domain and view applicable data via a "Financial" tab in the supplier profile. D&B is the latest to be added to our list of existing financial risk providers (RapidRatings and BvD).					2005
	Change Request to modify a live engagement request [ARI-7423] This feature introduces the ability for authorized users to make changes to live engagement requests via the Change Request workflow.					2005
	Display full supplier name [ARI-8485] This feature displays the full supplier name in SAP Ariba Supplier Risk for improved identification of organizations, searching, and adverse media monitoring.					2005
	Ability to control which engagement tasks open in response to an insignificant change requiring approval [ARI-8689] A new parameter determines whether all tasks, or just any approval tasks for the inherent risk screening questionnaire, in the initial approval phase are reopened in response to an insignificant change requiring approval. Previously, only the approval tasks would be reopened.				see release guide	2005
	Edit an engagement change request in progress [ARI-8749] This feature introduces the ability for an authorized user to edit a submitted change request for an engagement even if it is already in the due diligence process.					2005
	Email notifications about suppliers submitted to Environmental and Social providers for risk evaluation [ARI-8870] Email notifications are automatically sent to the internal users who submit suppliers to Environmental & Social third-party providers for risk analysis. Notifications are sent when suppliers are submitted for risk evaluation, when supplier risk evaluation updates are received from the third-party provider, and when the supplier risk evaluation submission fails.				see release guide	2005
	Enhancements to the business details questionnaire [ARI-8926] This feature adds optional conditional questions and answers to the business details questionnaire. The answers to the conditional questions allow you to override certain questions on the inherent risk screening questionnaire.				see release guide	2005
	Enhancements to the engagement and engagement task lists [ARI-9015] This feature adds new columns for engagement inherent risk and residual risk to the dashboard engagement list so that both risk ratings are visible at a glance.  It also adds the ability assign or reassign multiple tasks at once to the engagement task list.				see release guide	2005
	Action queue for engagement projects [ARI-9396] This feature introduces a new Action queue page for users to access their open approvals, To Do tasks, and other actions for control-based risk assessment projects. A new Actions tile is available on the Supplier Risk dashboard that shows the number of open approvals, To Do tasks, and other actions.					2008
	Enhanced team management in engagement requests and issues [ARI-9550] This feature introduces an enhanced team management popup where individual users and global user groups can be added, removed, and changed in one place. The enhanced team management is available on the engagement page. Previously, changing the project owner, managing the project team, and managing the change request team were available in separate action popups.	(with 2011 release)		(with 2008 release)		2008
	Email notifications for risk alerts and third-party provider evaluation updates [ARI-9934] Risk alert email notifications now include third-party provider risk evaluation updates. Users automatically receive one daily email notification at 9:00 a.m. EST that summarizes the risk alerts and third-party provider evaluation updates for suppliers they follow.				see release guide	2008
	Custom risk levels for Environmental and Social provider EcoVadis [ARI-11359] Custom risk levels are now available for Environmental & Social provider EcoVadis. The custom risk levels are the same levels used by EcoVadis. The five risk levels are Insufficient, Partial, Moderate, Advanced, and Outstanding. The custom levels use the same colors as EcoVadis.				see release guide	2011
	Periodic review of risk controls [ARI-6204] This feature introduces tools to customize the relationship between assessment questionnaires and their associated control reviews. It can account for the need to re-review controls when assessments are updated, to expire controls so that they can be reassessed periodically, and to provide a clear view of the controls associated with each supplier.					2011
	Periodic reviews of engagements [ARI-6205] Manage the ongoing relationship with suppliers and mitigate risk by enabling periodic and ad hoc reviews of engagements. The system tracks changes made, if any, and audits all review decisions.					2011

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