SCC (Supply-chain collaboration) supplier was able to submit an order confirmation exceeding the configured tolerances in the SAP Business Network.

The buyer transaction rules allowed suppliers to submit order confirmations with deviations (for later review and approval by the buyer). This is an SCC feature that buyers can enable or not, depending on their business needs.

SCC buyers can enable transaction rules that allow suppliers to submit order confirmations with deviations from defined tolerances. A buyer can approve, approve with updates, or reject the deviations.

If this configuration was not intended by the buyer, they can disable the transaction rule Allow suppliers to send order confirmations that do not comply with defined tolerances and require buyer approval.

See How to allow suppliers to submit order confirmations with line item deviations that require approval for additional information.

As of SAP Ariba 2102 release (2021 Q1), the deviation option can be configured by the buyer for one or more specific types: quantity, date and/or unit price deviations.

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