General Features
	Mobile App	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Support for quantity-based receiving functions in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app [BMA-1280] This feature enables users to perform quantity-based receiving functions, such as fully or partially accepting or rejecting items, in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app. Users can navigate to an associated purchase order from within a receipt and view its details and history. They can also search for receipts that are in composing status.
	Adding accounting distributions in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app [BMA-2329] With this feature, SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app users can add accounting distributions to purchase requisition lines.
	Support for shopping on behalf of another user in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app [BMA-2338] This feature enables SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app users to make purchases on behalf of other users. They can prepare and submit purchase requisitions using the on-behalf-of person's catalog items, delivery information, and accounting information.
	Support for initiating the change order process from the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app [BMA-2339] This feature enables users to initiate the change order process from the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app to send revised versions of purchase orders to suppliers. They can change a purchase order to edit the properties of the line items in the order, as well as add items to or delete items from the order.
	Support for creating non-catalog requests in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app [BMA-2341] This feature enables users to create non-catalog requests in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app. Guided buying users can also access shopping category tiles related to non-catalog requests in the home page.

 

	Infrastructure & Security	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Enhancements to the Cloud Integration Gateway data center migration option [PLCS-2693] This feature allows customer administrators to configure a self-service parameter to display the Cloud Integration Gateway data center migration option on the Cloud Integration Gateway page in SAP Ariba solutions.
	Support for master data integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Master Data Integration (MDI) [PLMDS-2293] This feature introduces support for master data integration between SAP Ariba applications and SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Master Data Integration (MDI). In this release, support is available for the Cost Center master data object. Note: The enablement method for this feature has changed from Customer Configured to Support Request.		submit Case
	Integration and exception monitoring with SAP Cloud ALM [PLMSG-3631] With this feature, SAP Ariba solutions integrated with SAP S/4HANA Cloud support integration and exception monitoring using the SAP Cloud ALM for Operations (SAP CALM) cloud operation platform. The integration and exception monitoring makes use of the new Integration Event Monitoring Query API for Procurement. This REST API enables SAP CALM to monitor integration message flows between SAP Ariba solutions and SAP S/4HANA Cloud or between SAP Business Network and SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
	Support for supplier data integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Master Data Integration (MDI) [SM-30016] This feature introduces support for supplier data integration between SAP Ariba applications and SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Master Data Integration (MDI).		submit Case
	Support for partitioned supplier data for SAP Ariba Procurement solutions [SM-30017] This feature introduces support for the partitioned supplier data used in SAP Ariba Procurement solutions, such as supplier locations, remittance locations, currency, account type, and payment methods, in supplier data managed in SM Administration. Business partners replicated from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to SAP Ariba applications are automatically converted into common and partitioned suppliers, supplier locations, and remittance locations based on your configuration settings and pushed to SAP Procurement solutions for use in guided buying requisitions.		submit Case

 

	Strategic Sourcing
	Sourcing SAP Ariba Sourcing features are available in SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Ability to create follow-on documents in external system directly upon awarding in guided sourcing [DMS-11837] This feature enables the creation of follow-on documents such as purchase info records, purchase orders, scheduling agreements or operational contracts in the external system based on the awarding scenario.
	Support for relative scoring-based auto-grading and additional formula functions [ET-3] Improved possibilities for calculating the Most economic advantageous (MEAT) offer – relative scoring. - Pre-grading settings for fixed values or relative values such as the minimum or maximum bid value. - Pre-grade the highest or the lowest value as the best response and pre-grade relative to the best response values. - New formula functions to determine relative scores based on the minimum and maximum values of a term.
	Support for cost breakdown information and service line items in bid analysis [OPT-1857] This feature extends the bid analysis support for the cost breakdown information and service line items. The cost breakdown term is displayed as a hyperlink that users can click to view the cost breakdown details. Cost breakdown information is also available in the Graph view and in a new tab, Cost breakdown. Support for service line items enables you to view service line items, service outline, and service specification as line items in the bid analysis tab.
	Ability to create an award from the bid analysis interface in guided sourcing (Single Award) [OPT-2241] This feature enables buyers using the guided sourcing functionalities of SAP Ariba Sourcing to create an award from the bid analysis interface. Buyers can award a supplier by using the Award button that is now available for all suppliers in the table view of the Bid Analysis tab. A manual scenario is automatically created for the awarded supplier and the details of the manual scenario can be viewed in the Scenario Maker tab.
	Ability to award a line item to multiple suppliers from the bid analysis interface in guided sourcing (Split award) [OPT-2242] This feature enables buyers to easily award a line item of a guided sourcing event to multiple suppliers at once. Buyers can award a line item of the guided sourcing event to a single supplier or multiple suppliers from the table view of the Bid Analysis tab. To split a line-item award among multiple suppliers, buyers can allocate a certain percentage or portion of the total quantity to each of the suppliers.
	Enhanced event message board [SS-10294] This feature will enable buyers to efficiently send a message to all or a subset of suppliers, selected one by one or based on criteria such as participation status.
	Ability for suppliers to add comments and attachments to responses in guided sourcing events [SS-16560] This feature gives buyers the ability to choose if suppliers can add comments and attachments to their responses in guided sourcing events.
	Guided sourcing support for full sourcing projects [SS-19865] This feature expands the guided sourcing user experience to include full sourcing projects. In addition to individual sourcing events, buyers can now use guided sourcing to create sourcing projects that support additional features, including task management, document storage, and document versioning.
	Accessibility enhancements in guided sourcing [SS-21927] This feature introduces keyboard shortcuts that enable people with special needs to access content and operate features from the guided sourcing interface of SAP Ariba Sourcing. These shortcuts are available through the event management process, which includes creating and editing events, reviewing responses, and awarding events.
	Support for English reverse auction events in guided sourcing [SS-21938] This feature enables buyers using guided sourcing to create, monitor, and award English reverse auctions from the guided sourcing UX. A new reverse auction template for guided sourcing is introduced to support English reverse auctions and a new page, Bid console, is added to enable buyers monitor the progress of the auction in near real time.
	Edit and complete sourcing requests in guided sourcing [SS-21939] Enables guided sourcing users to complete and edit sourcing requests created from ECC network RFQs (network RFQs sent from SAP ERP Central Component systems).
	Ability to download all supplier attachments in guided sourcing events [SS-22999] This feature enables buyers using the guided sourcing UX to easily download supplier attachments from multiple participants. Buyers can download supplier attachments by selecting the items and participants to download supplier attachments from.
	Email bidding: support for attachments from supplies during the email bidding process [SS-23999] This feature enables suppliers participating in email bidding events to attach supporting files as a .zip package to their bid response emails. Suppliers can specify the exact names of the supporting files in the relevant fields of the Excel file, add the supporting files to a single .zip file, and send the updated Excel file and the .zip file as attachments to the reply email.
	Service items and service hierarchies in guided sourcing [SS-24077] This feature allows buyers to add service items, such as items for consulting or maintenance services, to a guided sourcing event. These service items can be organized into a structural hierarchy that contains service lines, service outlines, and service specifications.
	Grading and scoring in guided sourcing [SS-24513] This feature enables buyers to use grading and scoring in guided sourcing events.
	Support for Dutch reverse auction events in guided sourcing [SS-25524] This feature enables buyers using guided sourcing to create, monitor, and award Dutch reverse auctions from the guided sourcing UI. A new Dutch reverse auction template for guided sourcing is introduced to support Dutch reverse auctions and a new page, Bid console, is added to enable buyers monitor the progress of the auction in near real time.
	Support for marking incumbent suppliers in a guided sourcing event [SS-26206] This feature enables buyers using guided sourcing to mark suppliers as incumbent suppliers at the event level and line-item level. If the incumbency status for a supplier at the event and line-item levels are different, the line-item level status takes precedence. At the event level, you can mark the incumbent status in the Suppliers section of an event. At the line-item level, you can designate suppliers as incumbents by either editing individual line items or bulk-editing multiple line items. You can view the participating suppliers and their incumbency status in the Items table and on the Monitor and Award pages of an event.
	Usability enhancements to guided sourcing events in the draft state [SS-26273] This feature enables buyers using the guided sourcing functionality of SAP Ariba Sourcing to: - Set the exchange rate for bidding currency from the Items that need quotes panel of guided sourcing events in the draft state - View and edit the state of the Enable multi-round bidding rule for guided sourcing events in the draft state
	Display supplier sourcing activities on supplier cards [SS-26277] This feature adds a Sourcing activity tab to supplier cards.
	Ability to view changes between the current and previous published versions of a guided sourcing event [SS-26282] This feature allows event publish approvers of a guided sourcing event to view a summary of changes between the current and previous published versions of the event in the approval email that they receive when buyers submit an event for approval. Event publish approvers can also view the event changes in the guided sourcing user interface. Event publish approvers can review the edited event content and choose to approve or reject the event publish by using one of the following options: - Access the guided sourcing dashboard and review the event from the Feeds or My Tasks panel. - Access the link in the approval email. Event publish approvers are directed to guided sourcing, where they can review the event changes. - Access the Microsoft Word document containing a summary of event changes attached to the approval email. Event publish approvers can use the approve or reject links in the email.

 

	Strategic Sourcing for Industries Features only available with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Product sourcing support for buyer and supplier-defined price validity end dates [DMS-14941] This feature gives buyers and suppliers the ability to define price validity end dates during sourcing events initiated from product sourcing.
	Support for pricing conditions in alternative bids as part of a sourcing event [DMS-15410] This feature enables buyers to allow suppliers to create alternative bids based on varying pricing conditions. Buyer users can enable pricing conditions-based alternative bids from the classic SAP Ariba Sourcing user interface and the guided sourcing user interface by setting the bidding rule "Can edit pricing condition terms in alternatives" to Yes at the template level or the event level.
	Support for enhanced lookup tables as part of cost breakdowns including complex formula support in guided sourcing [DMS-15569] This feature enables buyers using guided sourcing to specify lookup table formulas while creating guided sourcing events. This feature also extends lookup table formula support to cost breakdown terms.
	New fields added for creating questions and characteristics in category attribute hierarchy [SSR-2605] Fields were added to the Create Question and Create Characteristic pages in the category attribute hierarchy administration area to better align with the question and characteristic creation fields in SAP Ariba Sourcing and guided sourcing.
	New article master search user interface [SSR-2788] For SAP Ariba Sourcing users, this feature introduces a new user interface for adding items from article master to sourcing events. For guided sourcing users, this feature allows users to add items from article master to sourcing events.

 

	Contracts SAP Ariba Contracts features are available in SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Ability to restrict users from changing the signature provider and dictate the use of particular electronic signature types when using DocuSign [ET-5] Offers the ability to, in a electronic signature task, choose and restrict users from changing the signature provider, and, if DocuSign is the e-signature provider, pre-select the use of particular electronic signature types (such as AES or QES). Note: This feature is not currently available for enablement. It is planned to be available at a later date.
	Support for hierarchy of line items in purchase contracts sent to SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 4AZ integration scenario [SC-12949] This feature enables buyers to create hierarchy of line items in purchase contracts in SAP Ariba Contracts workspace and integrate them with SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway. This feature is supported by the scope item Contract Management with SAP Ariba Contracts (4AZ) for purchase contracts.
	Ability to upgrade templates in contract workspaces that contain assembled documents [SC-13300] This feature enables buyers using SAP Ariba Contracts to perform template upgrades for contract workspaces that contain assembled documents. If the contract workspace for which you are upgrading the template contains assembled documents, during the template upgrade you receive a warning stating that the assembled documents, including finalized documents, in the contract workspace will be replaced with the latest version from the template. Only if you confirm the upgrade, the contract workspace and the assembled documents are upgraded to the new version of the template.

 

	Supplier Management These features are available with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Support for Web Assistant standard content for supplier search [SM-15477] This feature introduces standard content for Web Assistant, powered by SAP Enable Now for supplier search:  - Access online help for the search page which provides descriptive explanation of the user interface elements - Access the product documentation
	New Modular Process framework for Qualification and custom supplier lifecycle processes [SM-16798] This feature introduces a new, flexible process project framework that allows you to define custom qualification and other supplier lifecycle processes to fit your organization's business processes.
	Self-service configuration parameters for supplier data integration [SM-30009] This feature adds a number of integration-related configuration parameters to SM Administration > Configuration parameters. These parameters allow you to manage key mapping, telephone and address usage code defaulting, and other functionality that supports integration with an ERP system without requiring intervention from SAP Ariba Support.

 

	Supplier Risk	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Ability to include engagement context in assessment notifications [ARI-11464] This feature allows you to include information about related engagement projects in notifications to internal or external users concerning assessments. Simply add the engagement context token to your customized content to have each generated notification include a list of relevant active engagements.
	Apply template process updates to existing engagement projects [ARI-12352] This feature adds support for upgrading existing engagement projects to the latest version of the Supplier Risk Engagement Template so they can include your organization's most recent risk processes.
	Risk alert enhancements [ARI-13952] The predefined risk alert incident types are updated with new incidents, new sub-incidents, risk category changes, and default severity level changes.
	Ability to show issue comments in analytical reports [ARI-14630] This feature makes it possible to include issue comment information in an analytical report. The Case Project reporting fact now includes an Issue Comment dimension with fields for the comment, the user who added the comment, and the date the comment was entered.

 

 

 

	Procurement
	Buying & Invoicing	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Integrating goods receipt-based invoicing and return receipts with external systems [CP-17088] Buying organizations can use this feature to enable the integration of goods receipt-based invoicing and return receipts with external systems. The data import and export events related to purchase orders and receipts have been enhanced to support the integrations.
	Additional form widgets can now be marked for personal information [PFD-12488] Users who belong to the Custom Form Designer group can mark 5 additional form widgets as fields with personal information. This feature adds support for the following widgets: Amount, Datasource Chooser, Date and Time, Datatable, and Paragraphtext. If any of the fields in a form is marked for personal information, the data users enter in the corresponding form documents is encrypted to the highest industry standard.
	File upload validations in custom forms [PFD-13135] This feature introduces file validation for files uploaded by members of the Custom Form Designer group when they design forms, and by end-users when they use the published forms. Validation includes virus scans and checks for malicious content, file type, and file size. Files that fail validation are indicated by error messages. Users can remove such files and continue with the upload. Note: Though included on this page and in the release guide, this feature is not available with the current release (2111). It is planned to be available with a later release (2205).
	Enhanced validation of approver lookup tables [PLAF-1606] Previously, approver lookup tables could be uploaded with invalid entries and empty files, because no error message appeared. Now, if an approver lookup table contains invalid information or an empty file, an error message appears and the upload cannot be completed.
	Edit approval flow on invoices in guided buying before submitting [SINV-13931] With this enhancement, users can view and edit approval flows on invoices in guided buying before submitting. Previously, users couldn't edit approval flows on invoices in guided buying until after the invoice was submitted.
	Support for including compliance contract information in requisitions imported from SAP Fieldglass [SINV-9929] With this feature, information related to compliance contracts (that had been exported from the SAP Ariba solution previously) can be included in requisitions imported from SAP Fieldglass when the Services Requisitions from an External Application web services integration task is run.

 

	Guided Buying	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	User announcements in guided buying [GB-15132] You can now create announcements for guided buying users, which allows you to broadcast any business or technical news, such as upcoming maintenance, new suppliers, or changes to your procurement policies.
	Ability to change RFQs after publishing to suppliers [GB-15541] Guided buying users can now change information in self-service RFQs after they've been published to suppliers. For example, users can change descriptions or quantities of requested items, or the RFQ end date. Previously, only SAP Ariba Sourcing users could change published RFQs.
	Enhanced requisition statuses in the 2NV and 3EN integration scenarios for SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud [GB-16314] In the Guided Buying Capability with SAP Ariba Buying (2NV) integration scenario and the Guided Buying for Central Procurement with SAP Ariba Buying (‏3EN‏) integration scenario, the status of a requisition that is displayed has been enhanced to reflect the most accurate status based on the status of the line items.
	Support for line-level changes in requisitions sent to SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 2NV and 3EN integration scenarios [GB-7322] In the Guided Buying Capability with SAP Ariba Buying (2NV) integration scenario and the Guided Buying for Central Procurement with SAP Ariba Buying (‏3EN‏) integration scenario, preparers, requesters, and approvers can edit submitted requisitions to add new line items or add line-level comments and attachments. After the final approver approves an edited requisition, the changes on the requisition are sent to SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud and the corresponding requisition is updated with the revised information.
	Support for team RFQs [GB-9376] Team buying has been expanded to now include the request for quotes (RFQ) process. Guided buying teams can now collaborate to create RFQs and send them to suppliers.

 

	Catalog & Spot Buy	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Enhanced validation of approver lookup tables [PLAF-1606] Previously, approver lookup tables could be uploaded with invalid entries and empty files, because no error message appeared. Now, if an approver lookup table contains invalid information or an empty file, an error message appears and the upload cannot be completed. Note: The enablement method for this feature has changed from Automatically On to Customer Configured.
	Support for including compliance contract information in requisitions imported from SAP Fieldglass [SINV-9929] With this feature, information related to compliance contracts (that had been exported from the SAP Ariba solution previously) can be included in requisitions imported from SAP Fieldglass when the Services Requisitions from an External Application web services integration task is run.

 

	Business Network
	Procurement Collaboration	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Enhancements for temporary unit prices in purchase orders and order confirmations [CSC-10323] This feature enables buyers to control whether suppliers must explicitly confirm all temporary unit prices in an order confirmation. For suppliers, the feature adds markers to identify which unit prices are temporary, and a checkbox to confirm temporary unit prices.
	Allow ship-notice cancellation and editing if goods receipt fully reversed [CSC-22063] - Feature For Suppliers This feature allows suppliers to cancel or edit a ship notice if its goods receipt is fully reversed and it does not have any other related goods receipts. Prior to this feature, cancelling or editing a ship notice with a goods receipt was not allowed, even if the ship notice's goods receipt was fully reversed.
	Track the progress of orders and releases [CSC-25113] This feature provides buyers with a quick overview of the purchase order process, ensuring it runs in a smooth and organized manner.
	Track the progress of orders and releases - global track and trace option [CSC-28201] This feature provides buyers the ability to receive tracking information in Ariba Network for ship notices, using SAP Logistics Business Network, global track and trace option.		submit Case
	Tax invoicing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [NG-4908] Ariba Network now supports electronic tax invoicing solution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This includes receiving, validating, transforming, and transmitting tax invoices between supplier and buyer organizations through Ariba Network. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia tax authority, known as the Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA), mandates legal compliance on all the commercial transactions between suppliers and buyers. Electronic invoicing in KSA is rolled-out in two phases. The first phase is effective December 4, 2021. The following guidelines must be followed by the taxpayers in the first phase: - All domestic taxpayers must generate, amend, and store electronic invoices and related documents such as, credit and debit notes. - Documents must be in structured file formats. For example, XML. - Uncontrolled access, modifying invoices and logs, and multiple invoice sequences are prohibited.
	Support for automatic generation of invoices from approved service entry sheets [NP-21092] This feature enables automatic generation of invoices from approved service entry sheets in Ariba Network in the Service Procurement with Ariba Network and SAP Fieldglass (4R2) integration scenario. Invoices are generated only for those service entry sheets that are associated with purchase order line items containing planned lean-service items and have tax information.
	PDF invoice conversion workbench tiles [NP-26210] - Feature For Suppliers The PDF invoice conversion functionality is available to suppliers as the PDF Invoice conversions and Pending PDF invoice conversions tiles on the Workbench. Phased roll out of this feature is complete. This feature is now available to all SAP Business Network Suppliers.
	Draft PDF invoices for review workbench tile [NP-26211] - Feature For Suppliers PDF invoice functionality for Review as Drafts is now available with a new tile in the Workbench. Phased roll out of this feature is complete. This feature is now available to all SAP Business Network Suppliers.
	Provision in Ariba Network to control the availability of CIG data center switch option [NP-28892] The SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG) US data center is available (in addition to the Europe data center). Existing users (with any of the North, Central, and South American countries set under their Company Profile) have the option of switching from the Europe data center to the new US data center. Previously, this option was available to all users regardless of their roles in the organization. If a user initiated the switching of the data center without the SAP Ariba recommended configuration and testing, it could lead to undesirable consequences. Therefore, to avoid accidental or premature switching of the CIG data center, a provision is now made in Ariba Network such that the availability of the data center switching option is available only to an administrator user.
	Support for creation of invoices against enhanced-limit material items [NP-28983] This feature enables supplier users to create invoices against enhanced-limit material items in purchase orders without the necessity of ship notices or goods receipts, in the Automation of Source-to-Pay with Ariba Network (42K) integration scenario. The enhanced-limit material items in Ariba Network correspond to product type group Material (1) items in SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
	Brazil Tax ID for registration [NS-13071] This feature describes the mandatory Brazil Tax ID for registration on the SAP Business Network.
	CSV upload of suppliers into discount program [PAY-5419] Buyers can upload or download, in CSV format, a list of suppliers invited to their early payment discounting program. This makes it easier to update or review suppliers invited.
	Early payment offer updates after acceptance [PAY-5515] If an accepted early payment offer has not received a matching remittance by the due date then, optionally, the payment date and discount amount can be recalculated. In the case where an accepted early payment offer is late, an updated payment proposal request is created with a new payment date and payment amount.
	Improved display of extrinsics on the Remittance Advice page [PAY-6201] The Remittance Advice page now displays cXML extrinsics one per line in the Additional Information section, which improves the readability of information.
	Discount percent precision change [PAY-6341] The discount calculation algorithm has been changed to match that of SAP. Now, Ariba network uses a discount percent with a precision of 3 decimal places to calculate the discount amount in discount offers. Ariba Network also passes DiscountPercent, determined by the discounting capability, in the cXML PaymentProposalRequest update (cXML 1.2.051) to the ERP of buyers.
	SAP Supplier Financing available for US suppliers [PAY-6939] - Feature For Suppliers SAP Supplier financing is now available for all US suppliers, regardless of their revenue.
	Download current transactions [REGAN-3407] The administrator for your Ariba Network account and other users with appropriate permission can request to download your account's transaction data at any time for any period up to 90 days. If you would like to be notified by email when ZIP files are available to download, ask your administrator to set up notifications.
	Activity feed widget [SA-16253] - Feature For Suppliers The new Activity feed widget displays real-time transaction activity and offers you a way to quickly navigate to those transactions. Phased roll out of this feature is complete. This feature is now available to all SAP Business Network Suppliers.

 

	Supply Chain Collaboration	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Support GTL Standard for HU Numbers [CSC-15583] This feature provides buyers and suppliers a industry specific handling of handling unit number format for automated packaging structure creation.
	Customizations for quality notifications [CSC-19954] This feature allows buyers to apply customizations to quality notification documents. They can create or update customization projects, each containing one or more customizations. After testing the customizations in the project, buyers can publish the project to selected suppliers.
	Electronic signatures for quality inspections using DocuSign [CSC-23152] This feature allows buyers administrators to require that their suppliers electronically sign quality inspection results before submitting them. Electronic signatures help guarantee the truthfulness of information displayed in documents and are often required by regulatory entities.
	MRP exceptions collaboration for purchase orders with change requests [CSC-24626] To aid in handling MRP exceptions, this feature adds the ability to manage purchase-order change requests from the Ariba Network user interface. Buyers and suppliers can monitor and respond to the change requests they send or receive.
	Validate incoming Manufacturing Planning Visibility planning items [CSC-25261] This feature adds validation checking when suppliers create new or update existing Manufacturing Planning Visibility planning items. Specifically, it checks the combination of the planning item’s part number and location to make sure the combination matches at least one existing planning item that was previously created by the buyer for a planning process type such as Forecast, Supplier managed inventory, or Replenishment.
	Add manufacturing fields and visibility settings to planning processes [CSC-26480] This feature adds two fields, Manufacturer name and Manufacturer part ID (in cXML, ManufacturerName and ManufacturerPartID), to planning items. This feature also introduces two manufacturing visibility settings.

 

	Integration
	Extensibility & Configurability - APIs	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Enhanced ability to view supplier profiles with the Ariba Network Supplier Profile API [NS-13089] This feature enhances the Ariba Network Supplier Profile API to allow buyers to view additional supplier profile fields.
	Enforce application creation limit on auto-enabled API/realm combinations. [OPEC-7064] An API/realm combination is typically limited to a single application. This feature enables customer developers to submit a support request to associate an additional application with an auto-enabled API/realm combination that already has an application. Based on the reason specified in the support request, SAP Ariba Support decides whether to approve or reject the request.

 

	Cloud Integration Gateway	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 
	Support for suppliers to maintain payment terms from purchase order for sales order and invoice [IG-17377] - Feature For Suppliers This feature enables suppliers to consume payment terms from purchase order for sales order and invoice. If payment terms are not maintained in purchase order, the payment terms from customer master in supplier ERP is used for sales order and invoice.
	Integration support for goods receipt-based invoice verification in SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing [IG-19681] This feature supports the integration of the delivery-based invoicing process. With this feature, buyers can integrate multiple receipts created for a shipment and referenced in each invoice line.
	Enhancements in stock transport order integration to support serial numbers and modified ship notices [IG-26024] This feature enhances the stock transport order integration to support serial numbers for the material. With this feature, you can also integrate modified ship notices of types 'Planned' and 'Actual'.
	Support for audit logging of all user activities [IG-26527] With this feature, SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway supports audit logging of all activities performed by a user on the portal. This logged information can be used to monitor user activities to detect and prevent malicious activities or as evidence in case of a breach . Activities on the portal by end-users, administrators, and SAP internal administrators will be logged using the SAP audit kernel service. Administrators can access the audit logs by searching for log details in an audit log search user interface.
	Integration support for hierarchy of line items in purchase contracts sent to SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 4AZ integration scenario [IG-27517] For the Contract Management with SAP Ariba Contracts (4AZ) integration scenario, this feature supports creating the line item hierarchy in purchase contracts in SAP Ariba Contracts workspace and integrating them with SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Enhancement for supporting the integration of quality inspection results from Ariba Network with DocuSign eSignature data [IG-28022] This feature supports the integration of DocuSign eSignature data with quality inspection results from Ariba Network. The digital signature information is integrated with the inspection lot (as an attachment and URL) in your SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA system.
	Certification of SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway with SAP S/4HANA 2021 [IG-28167] SAP Ariba certifies the integration between SAP S/4HANA 2021 and the following SAP Ariba solutions using SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway: - Ariba Network - SAP Ariba Buying - SAP Ariba Buying, multi-ERP edition - SAP Ariba Sourcing - SAP Ariba Collaborative Sourcing - SAP Ariba Commerce Automation - SAP Ariba Discounting - SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance - SAP Ariba Invoice Management - SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing - SAP Ariba Catalog - SAP Ariba Contract Invoicing - SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite - SAP Ariba Contracts - SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers
	Display the date and time in SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway according to the logged in user's browser time zone [IG-28548] With this feature, the date and time are displayed according to the user' browser time zone when user logs into SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Support for new integration scenarios and enhancements to existing integration scenarios for the SAP S/4HANA 2021 release [IG-28765] With this feature, SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway adds support for the new integration scenarios, 4R2 and 5JT, and several enhancements to the existing integration scenarios for the SAP S/4HANA 2021 release.
	Integration support for MRP exception change requests in purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud or SAP S/4HANA to Ariba Network in the J44 integration scenario [IG-28886] Previously, it was not possible for SAP S/4HANA Cloud or SAP S/4HANA buyers and Ariba Network suppliers to collaborate with each other on purchase order change requests generated from MRP exceptions during the MRP planning process. Now as part of integration support for MRP, purchase order change requests sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud or SAP S/4HANA, buyers have the ability to inform their suppliers on Ariba Network about change requests occurring during MRP. These change requests are generated during MRP. Such change requests may affect the purchase orders being worked on by suppliers. Buyers can arrive at an agreement with their suppliers on the changes before sending a change purchase order. This includes three process steps: MRP change request, MRP change request response, and MRP change request confirmation. SAP S/4HANA Cloud or SAP S/4HANA sends an MRP change request confirmation after an MRP change request response is processed. The purchase order change requests include planned changes to the requested quantity and delivery date. Suppliers in turn can send their responses to change requests from Ariba Network to their buyers using SAP S/4HANA Cloud or SAP S/4HANA with an acceptance, rejection, or alternative changes proposed.
	Support for custom key figures, characteristics, and ID references in product activity and replenishment messages [IG-29199] This feature enhances product activity and product replenishment messages for supplier managed inventory, forecast, replenishment and manufacturing visibility processes for buyers to send and receive additional information such as custom key figures, characteristics, and ID references.
	Integration support for price change in order confirmations sent to SAP S/4HANA Cloud buyers in the 42K integration scenario [IG-29496] This feature enables suppliers to make price changes in purchase orders at the line-item level in Ariba Network. These changes are included in order confirmations sent to SAP S/4HANA Cloud through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Integration support for adding price and date tolerance in purchase orders, and quantity and price tolerance in service purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 42K integration scenario [IG-29502] With this feature, buyers can set price and date tolerance in purchase orders, and quantity and price tolerance in service purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Integration support for creating a proof of delivery against the component shipment (outbound delivery) in the 5I2 integration scenario [IG-29981] With this feature, buyers on SAP S/4HANA Cloud can create a proof of delivery against the component shipment (outbound delivery) based on component receipt sent from contract manufacturer suppliers on Ariba Network.
	Integration support for multiple texts at both the header and the line level in purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 42K integration scenario [IG-29984] With this feature, buyers can include multiple texts at both the header and the line level in purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Integration support for quick enablement of suppliers based on the Request for Quotation (RFQ) or Central Procurement quotes (cRFQ) sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to SAP Ariba Discovery in 42K and 5JT integration scenarios [IG-29985] With this feature, buyers can create new Ariba Network accounts on behalf of suppliers, based on the Request for Quotation (RFQ) or Central Procurement quotes (cRFQ) sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to SAP Ariba Discovery through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Support for China data center in SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway [IG-30034] With this feature, new and existing buyers and suppliers in China can connect their SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway account to the China data center for hosting the business data of SAP Ariba applications.
	Enhancements in Dynamic discounting integration to support discount base amounts without taxes and discount percent calculated in Ariba Network [IG-30688] This feature enhances the integration of dynamic discounting between SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA and Ariba Network using SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway by supporting: - The DISCOUNT_BASE_WITH_NO_TAX parameter to exclude the tax amount from the discount base amount in payment proposal requests. - The new element DiscountPercent in the Payment Proposal request cXML file. - The integration of the discount percent calculation adjusted to a precision of three decimal places in Ariba Network.
	Integration to support a single cXML file for supplier managed inventory (SMI) product activity message [IG-30700] Buyers on Ariba Network and SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers integrated with SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA using SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway, can generate a single cXML file for SMI product activity message that includes both inventory and demand time series data.
	Support for comments from buyers in purchase order header and line items [IG-31074] - Feature For Suppliers Suppliers can view additional text information added as notes by buyers at header and line-item levels of a purchase order.
	Integration support for date and time fields based on the time zone of the delivery address in purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud in 42K and 5I2 integration scenarios [IG-31998] With this feature, the delivery date, performance start date, and performance end date in purchase orders and order confirmations are updated based on the time zone of delivery address maintained by SAP S/4HANA Cloud buyers.

 

This information reflects the status of SAP Ariba's planning as of October 2021 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.