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SAP Ariba 2022 Release Resources: Contracts 
A list of features released in 2022

 

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      What's new in SAP Ariba
Describes new or changed SAP Ariba features included in the 2022 releases.
 
   

2202 Release Summary

2208 Release Summary

2211 Release Summary

   

 

  General Features
 
  Feature Name & Description Release Enablement Model   Learn More  
      Automatically
On
Customer
Configured
  KT  
  Using the mobile device's screen lock or passcode to unlock the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app [BMA-2898]
This feature introduces a security measure that ensures that the mobile device's screen lock or passcode is used to unlock the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app. Users can unlock the app only by using the same screen lock (PIN, pattern, password, or finger print for android devices) or passcode (code, fingerprint, or facial recognition for apple devices) that they've setup to unlock the device.
2202    

 
  Force signout SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app users [BMA-3251]
This feature introduces a security measure that ensures that users are automatically signed out of the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app after 30 days. Additionally, customer administrators can specify the number of days (minimum=1, maximum=30) after which users are to be automatically signed out of the mobile app by configuring the force sign out mobile app users after a specified number of days (Application.Mobile.ForceSignOutUsersInDays) self-service parameter.
2202      
  SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app available on Tencent store [BMA-3783]
SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app is now available on Tencent store and Apple store (with revised privacy policy) and is compliant with the Chinese Cybersecurity Law. Users with their device region set as People's Republic of China, Macao, Hong Kong, or Taiwan must consent to the bilingual privacy policy before they can sign into the app.
2208        
  Enable SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app users to share attachments in purchase orders with suppliers [BMA-2984]
This feature enables SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app users to indicate in the purchase requisitions whether the attachments must be shared with the suppliers in the purchase orders.
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  Enable users to add partial catalog items in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app [BMA-3044]
This feature enables SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app users to add partial catalog items to purchase requisitions.
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  Enable users to edit price and currency in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app [BMA-3084]
This feature enables SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app users to edit the price and currency of catalog, non-catalog, and partial catalog items in the requisitions.
2211        
  SAP Ariba Shopping mobile app [SAS-1]
SAP Ariba mobile app (Android and iOS) allows shopping from all company internal catalogs using the standard browse, filter and search capabilities. Requisition tracking as well as approval/denial is also supported via the mobile app. 
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  Contracts
SAP Ariba Contracts features are available as part of SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite
 
  Feature Name & Description Release Enablement Model   Learn More  
      Automatically
On
Customer
Configured
  KT  
  OAuth authentication and REST integration for Adobe Sign in SAP Ariba Contracts [SC-12238]
This feature enables the integration of SAP Ariba Contracts and Adobe Sign by using REST APIs. The integration of SAP Ariba Contracts and Adobe Sign now supports the use of OAuth 2.0 authentication method to send documents from SAP Ariba Contracts to Adobe Sign for eSignatures.
2202     

 
 
  Support for user qualification in contracts [SC-14642]
This feature allows you to enable user qualification for contracts. User qualification provides enhanced access restrictions for projects and documents in addition to access control settings, by qualifying users based on contract project header field values. When user qualification is enabled for contracts, the user qualification field values of the current user are validated against the user qualification field values of the contract project. Qualified users are allowed to access the contract project and contract project data.
2202         
  Ability to force complete tasks in a contract workspace [SC-15243]
This feature introduces a new user group, Customer Task Administrators, that enables its members to bypass the workflows in SAP Ariba Contracts to force complete tasks in a contract workspace. A new option, Force Complete Task, is added to the Actions menu for tasks to enable members of the Task Administrator group to override dependencies and mark tasks as completed. When they force complete a task, Task Administrator users can select a relevant AltStatus value and optionally, add a descriptive comment for the action.
2202        
  Support for the consignment item category for material master items in purchase contracts sent to SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 4AZ integration scenario [SC-15299]
This feature enables buyers to set the item category as consignment for material master items in purchase contracts in a SAP Ariba Contracts management workspace and integrate them with SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The buyers can also specify whether a Purchase Information Record (PIR) is to be created or updated in SAP S/4HANA Cloud for the material. This feature is supported by the scope item Contract Management with SAP Ariba Contracts (4AZ) for purchase contracts.
2202        
  New user interface for enhanced contract line item management [SC-15613]
This feature introduces an intuitive user interface, the Next Gen UI for CLID, that seamlessly integrates with the guided sourcing capability as well as SAP Ariba Sourcing and provides enhanced capabilities for managing contract line items and distributing the line items to external systems. The Next Gen UI for CLID enables users to create and manage multiple contracts, including contracts from different purchasing organizations, in the backend through a single CLID. Distribution capabilities in the Next Gen UI for CLID enables users to send the line items to corresponding purchasing organizations directly from the contract line item document. 
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  Bulk creation and management of contracts and eSignature tasks [SC-7663]
This feature allows administrators of SAP Ariba Contracts to quickly create and update contract workspaces in bulk by uploading a .zip file containing the contracts workspace archive information. You can create contracts, add documents, update contract meta data and documents, and update the status of contracts in bulk. This feature also allows administrators of SAP Ariba Contracts to initiate the eSignature process for contracts in bulk.
2208       
  Additional self-service parameters for sourcing and contracts [SS-19351]
Make site configuration parameters self-service for the following functions: enabling savings forms, currencies in savings allocation details, sourcing event template creation, bypassing approvals for edits to published events, and sending draft awards to external ERP systems.
2208         
  Support for direct integration between SAP Ariba Contracts or SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway to meet data residency requirements [SS-31968]
This feature supports direct integration between either SAP Ariba Contracts or SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway to meet national data residency requirements. This enables bidirectional data flow between SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing solutions, bypassing Ariba Network. This allows customers to comply with strict national data residency regulations, as Ariba Network is hosted in the US data center.
2208         
  Support for replicating purchasing organization master data from SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Master Data Integration [PLMDS-4925] - Continuous Influence Feature Learn More 
This feature introduces support for replicating purchasing organization master data into SAP Ariba applications from SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Master Data Integration. In this release, support is available for the PurchasingOrganization v4.0.0 master data object.
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  SAP Ariba Contracts integration with Icertis Contract Intelligence for SAP Ariba solutions [SC-16239]
Buyers using SAP Ariba Contracts or SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite can choose to integrate their SAP Ariba Contracts instance with Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) for SAP Ariba solutions to leverage the intelligent and flexible contract authoring capabilities offered by ICI. The intelligent contract authoring capabilities offered by ICI include self-service contract management, rule-based contract authoring, dynamic assembly of clauses and documents, and advanced negotiation and collaboration features.
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  Support for replicating purchasing organization master data from SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Master Data Integration [PLMDS-4925]
This feature introduces support for replicating purchasing organization master data into SAP Ariba applications from SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Master Data Integration. In this release, support is available for the PurchasingOrganization v4.0.0 master data object.
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