Coming with the SAP Ariba 2005 Release SAP Business Network Supplier Mobile App 6.1.0 We’ve redesigned the notifications list, simplified navigation, and added new features to help you focus on important tasks: • Create advanced ship notices and service entry sheets • Share orders and invoices • View collaboration requests, payments, advanced ship notices, service entry sheets, and goods receipts via the mobile gateway • View mobile gateway documents in landscape mode

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Detailed information on all features can be found in the release guides.  Supplemental knowledge transfer materials are available below for some features.

SAP Ariba 2005 Release Guides

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2005 Feature List

	Sourcing
	Feature Name & Description	Applies To	Learn More
	Enhancements to email bidding to support Excel file-based bidding [SS-15449] Enhancements to the email bidding feature enable buyers to create RFP and RFI events where the bid sheet is sent to suppliers as an Excel file attached to the event invitation email. This enhancement enables the suppliers to enter their response to the event in the Excel file and submit their response as an email attachment without logging on to the Ariba portal.	Buyers & Supplier
	Allow supplier to change currency after bidding on a sourcing event [SSR-837] Allows suppliers to change the bid currency after submitting an initial bid for a sourcing event.	Suppliers	see release guide
	Strategic Sourcing for Industries
	Feature Name & Description	Applies To	Learn More
	Support for notes with SAP S/4HANA integration [DMS-10357] This feature enables buyers to send and receive information between SAP S/4 HANA and SAP Ariba as notes in a sourcing request.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	Support for attachment with SAP S/4 HANA integration [DMS-10358] This feature enables buyers to send documents as attachments along with the RFQ data back and forth between SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	Autofill simple RFQ terms from previous RFQ's [DMS-10848] SAP Ariba automatically identifies existing simple RFx events with the same materials and supplier and automatically prepopulates newly created events with the terms from the last existing event.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	Enable pricing conditions for basket lots [DMS-9152] This feature allows pricing conditions to be set for basket lots.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	Product questionnaires [SSR-796] This feature allows buyers to collect detailed specifications for each item within a sourcing event using product questionnaires. Questionnaires are specific to a product category so that when an item from the product category is added to an event as a line item, the product questionnaire is associated with that line item.	Buyers & Supplier
	Contracts
	Feature Name & Description	Applies To	Learn More
	Central Contracts integration support from SAP Ariba Contracts to SAP S/4HANA Cloud [SC-10438] This feature allows for the integration of central contracts between SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Ariba Contracts through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway. Buyers using SAP Ariba Contracts can create and send contracts with the document category, Central Contract, to SAP S/4HANA Cloud.	Buyers & Supplier
	Supplier Management & Risk
	Feature Name & Description	Applies To	Learn More
	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.	Buyers & Supplier
	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.	Buyers & Supplier
	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.	Buyers & Supplier
	Pending Approval status for supplier view of questionnaires [SM-18459] This feature adds the Pending Approval questionnaire status to the supplier view of questionnaires.	Buyers & Supplier
	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.	Buyers & Supplier
	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.	Buyers & Supplier
	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.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide

 

	Buying & Invoicing
	Feature Name & Description	Applies To	Learn More
	Line-item debit and credit memo enhancements [NP-9575] Buyers can allow suppliers to enter zero unit price in line-item debit memos. While creating a line-item debit memo, suppliers can specify how much they are increasing in the unit price of a line-item for adjustment. While creating a line-item credit memo, suppliers can specify how much they are reducing in the unit price of a line-item for adjustment.	Buyers & Supplier

 

	Supply Chain Collaboration
	Feature Name & Description	Applies To	Learn More
	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.	Buyers & Supplier
	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.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	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.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	Network Procurement
	Feature Name & Description	Applies To	Learn More
	Rename Ariba Exchange User Community to Help Center [AUC-5865] Ariba Exchange User Community has been renamed Help Center. References to Ariba Exchange User Community in SAP Ariba solutions and notifications have been replaced with Help Center. The Help Center user profile has been removed.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	Extending availability of purchasing organization and company code [CSC-14003] With this feature, purchasing organization and company code information is now available to all Ariba Network suppliers on the "Orders and Releases" and "Items to Confirm" pages. In addition, this information is now available to all Ariba Network buyers on the "Orders and Releases" page.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	Ship Notice report with schedule-line references [CSC-14952] This feature provides buyers and suppliers a Ship Notice report in Excel format. The report consolidates information from ship notices and their related purchase orders and goods receipts. The report can include schedule-line references from purchase orders whose related ship notice was created using the Items to Ship tab.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	Extend purchasing organization and company code data to Items to Ship and Return Items [CSC-15277] This feature adds Company code and Purchasing organization filters and sortable table columns to the Items to Ship and Return Items pages.	Supplier	see release guide
	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.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide
	UAE: LICM regulatory changes [NP-15310] The value of supply shown on the Tax Invoice, the correct amount of the value of supply, the difference between those 2 amounts, and the Tax charged that relates to the difference in AED.	Buyers & Supplier
	Two factor authentication support for Ariba Network [REGAN-1321] Customers can now require an additional factor (in addition to password) when their users attempt to change information for certain areas of the network for added protection.	Buyers & Supplier
	Adding work order data to purchase orders originating from 'SAP Ariba Buying' or 'SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing' [NP-18380] Work order information originating from the Plant Maintenance module of SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA is now displayed in documents transacted on Ariba Network. The two new work order information fields are WorkOrderID and EquipmentID. These fields are auto-populated in documents that are displayed on Ariba Network. The work order information is derived from purchase orders received into Ariba Network from SAP Ariba Buying or SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, which in turn receive this information from SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA.	Buyers & Supplier
	Applying contract and ad hoc limits in service sheets [NP-9133] Ariba Network applies and validates the sub-limits specified in the purchase orders, when suppliers create service sheets with or without reference to a contract for unplanned service lines of the purchase orders.	Buyers & Supplier
	Improved user management on Ariba Network [NS-6530] This feature adds a new user search capability for both the buyer and the supplier admin. Supplier admins can in addition search, edit and delete users across the full account hierarchy. The user table export now includes all roles and associated user permissions in the XLS.	Buyers & Supplier
	Allow a user to use an existing Ariba Network account to accept a fulfillment invite [NS-6943] This feature allows a user with the Fulfillment Invitation Account Merge permission to reuse an existing Ariba Network account when invited to collaborate by a buyer for fulfillment. This can be triggered through a buyer's Trading Relationship Request or directly through receipt of a buyer's document (e.g. PO).	Supplier	see release guide
	Improved role management on Ariba Network [NS-6995] Role limit is increased to 25. Added the ability to filter roles based on a specific permission. Added ability to see which users are assigned to a role, search and assign multiple users to a role, select multiple users and unassign from a role, and select multiple users and move them to a different role. These capabilities are available to both buyer and suppliers admins.	Buyers & Supplier
	Application Gateway: Supplier access to non-SAP Ariba applications via Single Sign-On [NS-7373] This release introduces Ariba Network as an Application Gateway providing suppliers with access to a buyer's non-SAP Ariba applications through Single Sign-On (SSO).  A buying organization can use this tool to enable any of its suppliers (with an active trading relationship) access to one or more of its 3rd party applications.  Configuration of each buyer application is a service provided by SAP Ariba.	Buyers & Supplier
	Generating proof of service report [NS-7596] This feature introduces support for generating proof of service (PoS) reports. Buyers and suppliers can now generate reports for PoS based on start date, end date, and PoS status, by using the reports functionality.	Buyers & Supplier

 

	Extensibility & Configurability
	Feature Name & Description	Applies To	Learn More
	API
	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.	Buyers & Supplier
	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.	Supplier
	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.	Buyers & Supplier
	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.	Supplier	see release guide
	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.	Buyers & Supplier	see release guide

This information reflects the status of SAP Ariba's planning as of April 2020 and the features discussed are subject to change at any time without notice.  SAP Ariba assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions and nothing in this web page should be construed to represent any commitment by SAP Ariba to include any specific new features in any version of the SAP Ariba solutions. Please contact your Customer Engagement Executive for additional details.