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
	Serial number support for consumed components in subcontracting [CSC-11306] With this feature, suppliers can manage the serial numbers to use when reporting line item consumption, and buyers can set requirements for serial numbers. For subcontracting orders that contain components, buyers and suppliers can now see component serial numbers in online component consumption documents and in ship notices for subcontracting orders.				see release guide	2002
	Routing of product activity messages to tiered suppliers [CSC-12650] This feature enables routing of product activity messages to tiered suppliers using cXML.					2002
	Addition of endpoint ID and vendor ID fields in the manufacturing visibility CSV upload template [CSC-16541] When a supplier posts a product replenishment message using a cXML that contains the buyer's endpoint ID and system ID information, then this message is routed to the specified endpoint and/or system. The suppliers can use the CSV upload feature to update information on existing planning items and to create new ones. The supplier specifies the endpoint ID, the vendor ID and the system ID in the CSV header to ensure that the routing takes place correctly. If supplier does not specify the endpoint ID, system ID and vendor ID then routing takes place as per the default configuration.				see release guide	2002
	Due ship quantity recalculation [CSC-8493] With the due ship quantity recalculation for goods receipts feature, the purchase order due quantity is recalculated when a receipt is sent by the buyer, enabling the supplier to ship the missing quantity. This happens when goods receipt documents are returned or cancelled (in full or partial quantities) or when the quantity received by the customer is less than the quantity indicated by the supplier in the shipment document.				see release guide	2002
	Order confirmation support for scheduling agreements and scheduling agreement releases. [CSC-10325] With this feature, buyers can configure whether their suppliers can confirm scheduling agreements and scheduling agreement releases.  In addition, a new rule allows buyers to define whether tolerances for quantity, delivery date, or both, must be evaluated at the schedule-line level. This rule applies to scheduling agreements, scheduling agreement releases, and regular orders.					2005
	Advanced packaging assignments for handling units [CSC-14634] The management of handling unit and label requirements in the advanced packaging feature provides more flexible process configuration and control. These enhancements use advanced determination logic to select an available packing specification for the suppliers and bring in capabilities to handle auxiliary materials.  Buyers gain more control of the packing options available to suppliers, such as whether suppliers can add, move, or print labels for handling units or whether packing is mandatory.				see release guide	2005
	Add purchasing group, purchasing organization, and planner code filters to Supply Chain Monitor alerts [CSC-16524] This feature adds Purchasing Group, Purchasing Org, and Planner Code filters to the Confirmation alerts and Order confirmation approval alerts tiles in Supply Chain Monitor.					2005
	Segregation of duties for planner code [CSC-16984] With this feature buyer users can see only the planning items that belong to the planner code which is assigned to them.				see release guide	2005
	Goods receipt, component receipt, and component shipment enhancements [CSC-18378] For buyers enabled for SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration, this feature enables them to allow their suppliers to add attachments while creating a component receipt. Also, on certain pages that list goods receipts, component receipts, or component shipments, this feature adds an icon that identifies the receipts that have attachments.				see release guide	2005
	Serial numbers in component shipment and component inventory documents [CSC-10351] This feature provides support for serial number information in copy ship notices, component shipments, and component inventory.				see release guide	2008
	Forecast commit locking and migration of Planning settings and forecast rules [CSC-15066] For buyers, this feature moves Planning settings to the Planning tab menu for easier access. It also reorganizes how configurations are assigned to suppliers. For suppliers, this feature blocks forecast quantities within a commit lock horizon from being changed, both in the Ariba Network user interface and in Forecast Excel file downloads.				see release guide	2008
	Exclude fully shipped or fully received items from Order Confirmation Excel downloads [CSC-17541] With this feature, an Order Confirmation type job run from the Upload/Download page no longer includes items that are fully shipped or fully received. This feature also adds columns to the Order Confirmation template that contain customer location and shipping instruction information.				see release guide	2008
	Add checkpoint information for planning data UI extraction processing [CSC-18115] This feature adds checkpoint events to Transaction Document Reports and to the Transaction Monitoring API.  These checkpoint events are captured during UI extraction processing; they help users monitor processing and troubleshoot any issues.				see release guide	2008
	Visibility of task related screens for buyer user administrator [CSC-19198] This feature hides some screens, which are not related to user type activity.  It also allows the account administrator or the user administrator to assign a new Quality Collaboration Access permission for access to the Quality tab.				see release guide	2008
	Third-party copies of quality inspections [CSC-19284] This feature expands multi-tier collaboration by providing copies of quality inspections to third parties.				see release guide	2008
	Open Order report enhancements for supply-chain visibility [CSC-19753] With this feature, buyers and suppliers can use additional search criteria to refine an Open Order Report: delivery date range, order status, country, and state (when available). This feature also adds columns for the supplier's country, state, city, and street to the generated report, to help in making supply-chain decisions for a specific location.				see release guide	2008
	Schedule line-based order confirmation [CSC-7585] To enforce more granular order-confirmation data, customers can set a transaction rule that requires suppliers to confirm orders at the schedule-line level.				see release guide	2008
	Allow suppliers to share planned replenishment quantities before creating a new replenishment order [CSC-11880] With this feature, suppliers can share planned replenishment quantities before creating a new replenishment order.					2011
	Adding editable time zone information in the order confirmation Excel template. [CSC-14218] This feature adds a time zone field to the Upload/Download feature's Order Confirmation template in Excel.					2011
	User interface improvements for quality notification pages [CSC-14536] This feature improves the quality notification pages in the Ariba Network user interface, for better readability and usability.					2011
	Copy partner changes for scheduling agreement releases, scheduling agreements, and purchase orders [CSC-14998] This feature supports multi-tier (copy) partner change for buyers in scheduling agreement release, scheduling agreement, or purchase order documents.					2011
	Schedule-line level mass confirmation support for purchase orders, scheduling agreements, and scheduling agreement releases [CSC-15328] This feature allows suppliers to use CSV upload to perform mass confirmations at a schedule-line level for purchase orders, scheduling agreements, and scheduling agreement releases. In addition, suppliers enabled for SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration can also use Excel upload/download capability to perform these mass confirmations.					2011
	Hyperlink support in quality notifications [CSC-18754] With this feature, suppliers can add Web-page links to quality notifications. For allowed URL domains, this feature makes the URL a live hyperlink.					2011
	Adding or replacing the copy partner for multiple orders [CSC-19534] With this feature, buyers can add or replace the copy partner for multiple orders in one operation.					2011
	Forecast commit flexibility for time series [CSC-19958] With this feature, suppliers can commit forecast quantities in any time series and see a commit freeze in any view. Also, buyers can choose to have forecast quantities posted to the end date of its time bucket.					2011
	Increase attachment limit and improve email notifications for quality reviews [CSC-20207] This feature increases the size limit of document attachments to quality reviews to 200 MB and adds support for sending quality-review email notifications to multiple recipients.					2011
	Improvements to planning collaboration capabilities [CSC-20389] This feature increases the maximum number of custom key figures, adds access to certain Upload/Download planning information for some users, and adds functionality to populate all cells in Upload/Download planning Excel files.					2011
	Component consumption and new resend option [CSC-21156] This feature provides buyers with a new Component Consumption list and an option to resend Component Consumption and Component Receipts messages.					2011
	Semicolon CSV file support [CSC-21542] This feature adds three Upload/Download templates for Manufacturing Planning Visibility in addition to the three existing ones.					2011
	Time series granularity preferences for forecast commits [CSC-21543] With this feature, buyers can select a preferred time series granularity (All, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly) for forecast commit planning items and impose that time series granularity on a supplier. Alternately, buyers can allow a supplier to choose the preferred time series granularity for committing forecast planning items					2011

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