SAP Ariba Release Readiness Resources

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	Feature Name & Description	Applicable SAP Ariba Solutions	Learn More	Release
	Intelligent Configuration Manager
	Ability to manage site parameters with Intelligent Configuration Manager [PL-18682] Using the new Intelligent Configuration Manager, customer administrators can easily manage site configuration options of various SAP Ariba solutions in one centralized location. Customer Administrators have more flexibility in testing configuration changes and rolling them out to their production site.  With this release, members of the Customer Administrator group can control a subset of configuration parameters for their site without having to request assistance from SAP Ariba Customer Support.	Buying and Invoicing Buying Invoice Management Contract Invoicing Catalog Contracts Sourcing  Strategic Sourcing Suite	Readiness Resources	2002
	Ability to approve configuration packages before deployment in Intelligent Configuration Manager [PL-24467] Customer administrators (acting as approvers) can now approve packages before depolying to the production site. The Home page dashboard is also enhanced for better visibility of your day-to-day pending and completed tasks.	Buying and Invoicing Buying Invoice Management Contract Invoicing Catalog Contracts Sourcing  Strategic Sourcing Suite	see release guide	2005
	Ability to revert deployments in Intelligent Configuration Manager [PL-23809] Customer administrators can now revert their latest deployment from test and production sites.	Buying and Invoicing Buying Invoice Management Contract Invoicing Catalog Contracts Sourcing		2008
	Ability to view field configurations in Intelligent Configuration Manager [PL-25712] Customer administrators can now view all field configurations that are available in their SAP Ariba Procurement solutions and SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management solutions. They can download a read-only JSON file that provides more information of each class, review field properties,  and then contact SAP Ariba to request any field configuration changes and new custom field requests.	Buying and Invoicing Buying Invoice Management Contract Invoicing Catalog Contracts Sourcing		2008
	Ability to create packages in Intelligent Configuration Manager without any configuration changes [PL-26034] Customer administrators can create configuration packages without updating any configuration values in the site.	Buying and Invoicing Buying Invoice Management Contract Invoicing Catalog Contracts Sourcing		2008
	Ability to save changes in test sites in Intelligent Configuration Manager [PL-26035] Customer administrators can now save all configuration changes in the test site only, without deploying them in the production site.	Buying and Invoicing Buying Invoice Management Contract Invoicing Catalog Contracts Sourcing		2008
	Forms
	Support editability of Custom forms by approvers in a classic approval workflow [PFD-10501] This feature introduces support for approvers in a classic approval workflow to edit forms. This allows the approvers to make necessary changes to forms before approving them. The ability to edit forms will be based on editability rules configured in SAP Ariba Procurement solutions.	Buying Buying and Invoicing Invoice Management		2005
	Enhancements to setting external APIs in forms to pull and push data [PFD-10762] This feature introduces enhancements to the existing Setting external APIs to pull data in forms feature. These enhancements enable a user belonging to the Custom Form Designer group to map all form fields / widgets in a custom form to an external API response field.	Buying Buying and Invoicing		2011
	APIs
	API deprecation framework [OPEC-3972] When a new API version becomes available on the SAP Ariba developer portal, the previous version is deprecated. Later, the deprecated version may be decommissioned at the discretion of SAP Ariba.	All APIs		2002
	Enhancements to the Supplier Data API with Pagination [SM-15437] This feature introduces a new version of the Supplier Data API with Pagination, which includes changes to make date filtering and pagination token handling more consistent with other SAP Ariba APIs and a new endpoint for updating supplier qualification and preferred category status.	Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture) Strategic Sourcing Suite		2002
	Endpoint to fetch standard catalog fields metadata using the Catalog Content API [CM-4668] This feature provides a new endpoint to the Catalog content API that allows to fetch metadata of the standard catalog fields.	Buying and Invoicing Buying Catalog		2002
	Metadata API parameter to specify custom view templates [PL-18811] A new optional parameter for use when calling the GET /metadata endpoint of the View Management APIs associated with all SAP Ariba reporting APIs restricts the output to include exactly the subset of the document schema you want.	All Reporting APIs	see release guide	2002
	Endpoints to download attachments using the Operational Reporting API for Procurement [PL-19428] This feature enhances the Operational Reporting API for Procurement with two new endpoints that enable you to download attachments. The new endpoints are included on the SAP Ariba developer portal on a new Operational Reporting for Procurement - Attachments discovery page.	Procurement Solutions	see release guide	2002
	Contract Compliance API [SINV-8851] The Contract Compliance API set allows your client application to search and get information about contract requests and contracts created in SAP Ariba Procurement solutions. It also enables you to update the contract accumulators in SAP Ariba Procurement solutions with data from documents created in your client application.	Buying Buying and Invoicing		2002
	Enhancements to the Catalog content API [CM-4956] This feature enhances the Catalog content API to request and receive information related to catalog subscriptions generated from item level contracts that include non-catalog items.	Catalog Buying Buying and Invoicing Invoice Management		2005
	Support for fetching catalog data from non-CMS-enabled sites using the Catalog Content API [CM-5072] With this feature, the Catalog content API allows client applications to fetch catalog data from SAP Ariba solution sites that are not enabled for managing catalogs using the content management system (CMS). This feature also supports enabling multiple client applications to fetch catalog data from the same SAP Ariba solution.	Catalog Buying Buying and Invoicing Invoice Management		2005
	Ariba Network Invoice Header Data Extraction API [NP-20837] This feature introduces a new REST API to get the header information of one or more invoices in Ariba Network. The ability to extract invoice header data is important to users as it helps to optimize work and to speed up the end-to-end invoice processing cycle.	Ariba Network		2005
	Access to the SAP Ariba Developer Portal for Ariba Network enterprise suppliers [NP-23412] The objective of this feature is limited to supplier organizations on Ariba Network being provided single sign-on access to the API developer portal to enable suppliers to access and consume APIs published on the portal.	Developer Portal (for suppliers)		2005
	Proof of Service API [NS-7273] This feature introduces a new REST API to create and manage proof of service (PoS) in Ariba Network. The PoS is a digital document that acts as a proof of completion of a service line item in the service order. The ability to create and manage proof of service is important for organizations to have a digital record as the proof of a completed service, which allows them to increase efficiency and save time required to process hard copies of receipts as proof of service.	Ariba Network		2005
	Developer Portal initiated SSO for Suppliers [OPEC-5858] AN supplier users can use their AN login credentials to authenticate on the SAP Ariba developer portal by choosing a new "AN Supplier Sign-in" button.	Developer Portal (for suppliers)	see release guide	2005
	SAP Ariba Support applications in developer portal customer organizations [OPEC-5936] For troubleshooting purposes, SAP Ariba Support can create and process applications in customer organizations on the SAP Ariba developer portal. The name of an SAP Ariba Support application in a customer organization will always begin with "Ariba Support". Customers should ignore these applications, which will generally be deleted after troubleshooting is complete.	Developer Portal	see release guide	2005
	Responses to Operational Reporting API for Procurement queries for PR, Invoice, and IR include approver comments [PL-19355] When an Operational Reporting API for Procurement query requests Invoice, Invoice Reconciliation, or Purchase Request documents with associated approver comments, those comments are now reportable. Approver comments appear in the JSON response field "ApprovalRecords.Comment.Text"	Catalog Buying Buying and Invoicing Invoice Management	see release guide	2005
	Inclusion of Full URL field in response to Document Approval API and External Approval API [PL-22170] Responses to the Document Approval API and External Approval API queries now include a link to open the approvable document or task in the solution UI, provided in the FullURL field.	Sourcing Supplier Management solutions Buying Buying and Invoicing Invoice Management	see release guide	2005
	Support delegate in External Approval API and Document Approval API [PL-22171] This feature adds functionality for users that have had another user's permissions delegated to them in the UI to approve the delagator's approvables via the External Approval API and Document Approval API.	Sourcing Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture) Contract Buying Buying and Invoicing Invoice Management	see release guide	2005
	External Approval API for Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management, Version 2: Data filter enhancements [PL-23648] New version of the External Approval API for Sourcing and Supplier Management that enables clients to filter retrieved data.	Contracts Sourcing Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)		2005
	Configuration Parameter Review API [PL-24393] This API enables the customer to review the current and default values of configuration parameters that affect the behavior of SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Buying.	Sourcing Buying		2005
	Project document management API  [SC-10441] The project document management API enables you to search for and download documents from sourcing projects and contract workspaces. You can also use the API to view the properties of documents in sourcing projects and contract workspaces.	Contracts Sourcing		2005
	Contract workspace metadata retrieval API [SC-9314] The Contract Workspace retrieval API, Get API, gets the single Contract Workspace Metadata (header fields) details. The Contact Workspace retrieval API, Search API, searches for contract workspaces using attributes such as the title and the Last Modified date.	Contracts Sourcing	(Samples. ZIP File)	2005
	Contract workspace modification API for creating and updating contract workspace metadata [SC-9315] The Contract Workspace modification APIs contains APIs to create a contract workspace by using an existing template and update the single contract workspace Metadata (header fields) details.	Contracts Sourcing		2005
	Extracting compliance contracts related data using the Operational Reporting for Procurement API [SINV-9609] This feature enables you to extract and report on data related to compliance contracts using the Operational Reporting for Procurement API.	Buying Buying and Invoicing	see release guide	2005
	New reportable fields for Sourcing. [SS-12838] Four new reportable fields for Sourcing. All of the new fields are available for use in reports both via the reporting wizard and via the Analytical Reporting API.	Sourcing	see release guide	2005
	Event Management API [SS-12910] The Event Management API enables clients to publish sourcing events.	Sourcing		2005
	Surrogate Bid API [SS-12911] This API enables buyers to submit surrogate bids on behalf of participants. Buyers can download a response spreadsheet for an event, enter participant data in the spreadsheet, and then upload the completed spreadsheet. The surrogate bid API will be available on the SAP Ariba developer portal.	Sourcing		2005
	Project Management API [SS-14526] The Project Management API enables buyers using SAP Ariba Sourcing and Contracts to add or delete users in a sourcing project or contract workspace team. Buyers can also retrieve lists of users that are members of a sourcing project or contract workspace team.	Contracts Sourcing		2005
	Analytical Reporting API - Date filters now optional for view templates [ARE-4341] Enhancements to Analytical Reporting API to make date filter optional for view templates.	Sourcing Contracts Invoice Management Catalog Buying and Invoicing Buying Spend Analysis Supplier Information and Performance Management SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing solutions	see release guide	2008
	Parameter to display primary keys in Analytical Reporting API metadata responses [ARE-4342] Introduces a new parameter to be passed in the URL of Analytical Reporting API /metadata requests, to include primary key information in the response.	Sourcing Contracts Invoice Management Catalog Buying and Invoicing Buying Spend Analysis Supplier Information and Performance Management SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing solutions	see release guide	2008
	Risk Category Information API [ARI-9722] - New API Enables customers to import custom field values into SAP Ariba Supplier Risk using APIs.	Supplier Risk		2008
	Planning Collaboration Supplier API [CSC-19738] - New API for Suppliers Suppliers enabled for SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration can use the Planning Collaboration Supplier API to retrieve planning information about their buyers.	Ariba Network Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers		2008
	Purchase Orders Supplier API [CSC-20754] - New API for Suppliers With the Purchase Orders Supplier API, suppliers can retrieve order or line-item information from Ariba Network.	Ariba Network		2008
	REST APIs to upload bill of materials data to product sourcing and to extract supplier bid data from cost group documents [DMS-12567] - New APIs Buyers using product sourcing features of SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite can now implement the following APIs: * Bill of materials import API to upload bill of materials data. Support for CSV file-based BOM import enables you to import BOMs from external systems that are not integrated with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite. * Cost breakdown data extraction API to retrieve cost group documents IDs and to extract cost components and associated cost group terms from cost group documents.	Strategic Sourcing Suite		2008
	Enhancements to the external approval API to retrieve cost group information [DMS-13231] SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite introduces enhancements to the existing external approval API that enable buyers to retrieve cost group information such as the total cost of the cost groups and the document IDs of the cost groups.	Strategic Sourcing Suite	see release guide	2008
	Support of RPA BOTs on the Developer Portal [OPEC-6466] Feature adds a new interface that allows customers to register their RPA BOTs.	SAP Ariba developer portal SAP Ariba APIs	see release guide	2008
	Audit Search API [PL-20512] - New API This feature introduces the Audit Search API to consume the audit data stored in the audit service. Using this REST API customers can retrieve the audit data synchronously or asynchronously from the audit service. They can create a client application on the SAP Ariba developer portal to filter the audit data and download it. The data will be batched and can be downloaded as ZIP files, containing either CSV or JSON files, to be used for reporting or other audit-related needs. Note: Available in US and EU data centers only.	Buying and Invoicing Buying Invoice Management		2008
	Enhancements to Integration monitoring APIs for supporting detailed status updates [PL-21596] The Integration monitoring API for procurement v1 and the Integration monitoring API for strategic sourcing v1 have been enhanced with additional response fields to get detailed status information, such as percentage of completion of the file being processed, percentage of completion of files in a ZIP file, list of files processed, and list of files remaining, among others. They also return the data source for error messages, which helps in identifying the source of the errors.	Buying Buying and Invoicing Invoice Management Sourcing Contracts Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Strategic Sourcing Suite	see release guide	2008
	DForms support in Operational Reporting API for Sourcing [PL-23239] Customers are now able to report on DForm document type using Operational Reporting API for Sourcing.	Sourcing Contracts Spend Analysis Strategic Sourcing Suite	see release guide	2008
	Data Replication Status for multi-ERP configurations [PL-25729] - New API This feature introduces the Data Replication Status API to get the status of the data replication in multi-ERP configurations, and the time when the last replication was completed. This information is useful for scheduling and setting up automated data loads into the child sites.	Buying and Invoicing, multi-ERP edition Buying, multi-ERP edition Invoice Management		2008
	Contract Terms Management API [SC-10440] - New API The Contract Terms Management API is a REST API that enables buyers using suite-integrated solutions to: * Create contract terms documents in a contract workspace and corresponding compliance contract requests in SAP Ariba Procurement solutions. * Retrieve contract terms details and compliance contract details	Contracts Strategic Sourcing Suite		2008
	Automatic enablement of Supplier Data API with Pagination client applications [SM-20711] This feature introduces a new query parameter that allows Supplier Data API with Pagination client applications to automatically pass the name of a site the application is authorized to access based on its configuration in the SAP Ariba Developer Portal, replacing the need for a customer administrator to manually configure API client access in a site.	Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Supplier Information and Performance Management Strategic Sourcing Suite	see release guide	2008
	Ship Notice API for Buyers [CSC-15939] - New API The Ship Notice API for Buyers enables you to retrieve detailed ship notice information from Ariba Network.	Ariba Network		2011
	Ship Notice API for Suppliers [CSC-21157] - New API for Suppliers The Ship Notice API for Suppliers enables you to retrieve detailed ship notice information from Ariba Network.	Ariba Network		2011
	Open API to Export Pricing Data from Product Sourcing [DMS-12054] - New API SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite introduces a new open APIs to meet this requirement. The API enables customers to enables customers to retrieve all changes and additions to the product sourcing pricing database within a specified time range.	SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite		2011
	Create procurement workspace API [GB-13066] - New API This API makes it possible for client applications to create empty procurement workspace projects.	SAP Ariba Buying SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing		2011
	Supplier Invite API [NS-6978] - New API This API offers another way to create vendor records in Ariba Network. In addition to this, you can use a flag in the API request body to send trading relationship request email or fax to vendors automatically. A vendor record on Ariba Network is required to send trading relationship request emails to a supplier.	Ariba Network		2011
	Master Data Retrieval API [PL-28534] - New API SAP Ariba solutions store master data loaded from external systems in the master data service. This feature introduces an API for Master Data Retrieval to retrieve the stored master data. Customers can create a client application on the SAP Ariba developer portal to filter the master data and download it.	Buying and Invoicing  Buying Ariba Invoice Management Sourcing Contracts Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Strategic Sourcing Suite		2011
	Catalog Content API enhancement to return a maximum of 100 catalog fields [CM-4897] With this feature, the number of catalog fields that can be returned in response to requests for catalog items, using the GET /items endpoint of the Catalog Content API, has been increased from 20 to 100.	Buying Buying and Invoicing Catalog Invoice Management	see release guide	2011
	Enhancements to the Contract Workspace Modification API [SC-11800] This feature introduces enhancements to the Contract Workspace Modification API including: new parameters, accessControl and relatedId in the POST and PATCH methods of the /contractWorkspaces endpoint.	Contracts Strategic Sourcing Suite	see release guide	2011
	Support for creating and changing contract requests using the Contract Compliance API [SINV-9554] This feature enables you to create and change contract requests in the SAP Ariba solution with data imported from your client application using the Contract Compliance API.	Buying and Invoicing Buying Catalog Invoice Management Contract Invoicing		2011
	Enhancements to the External Approval API for Sourcing and Supplier Management [SS-19924] This feature enhances the external approval API to include supplier-inviter mapping information in responses to queries to the GET /entity\\\_type/entity\\\_id endpoint.	Contracts Sourcing Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Supplier Information and Performance Management Strategic Sourcing Suite	see release guide	2011
	Enhancements to the Event Management API [SS-19925] This feature adds a new endpoint, POST /events/eventId/suppliers, to the event management API to enable buyers to add supplier and inviter mapping to an event.	Sourcing Strategic Sourcing Suite	see release guide	2011

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