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SAP Ariba 2022 Release Resources: Supply Chain Collaboration
A list of features released in 2022

 

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  Supply Chain Collaboration  
  Feature Name & Description Release Enablement Model   Learn More  
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Customer
Configured
  KT  
  Component Shipment report and field additions to Open Orders report [CSC-18313]
This feature adds the Component Shipment report type in Excel for buyers and suppliers who are enabled for SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration. This feature also adds more functionality to the Open Orders report type for both buyers and suppliers.
2202        
  Extend order confirmation deviation approval process to scheduling agreements and scheduling agreement releases [CSC-18834]
This feature extends the order confirmation deviation approval process to scheduling agreements and scheduling agreement releases.
2202        
  Generate email notifications when order confirmation tolerance deviations need approval [CSC-20519]
This feature adds email notifications when order confirmation tolerance deviations need approval. Emails are sent to buyers to let them know there are deviation alerts to address.
2202        
  Generic framework for upload and download - ship notice [CSC-2325] - Supplier Feature 
With this feature, suppliers enabled for SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration can download a ship notice template in Excel format and create ship notices for multiple orders by editing and uploading the downloaded template.
2202    

 
 
  Display line items in orders up to 2 MB [CSC-25694]
For buyers who are enabled for SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration, the Ariba Network user interface for buyers can now show line items in orders up to 2 MB. This change applies to purchase orders, scheduling agreements, and scheduling agreement releases.
2202        
  Formula-editor elements to reference past key-figure values [CSC-26481]
This feature adds elements to the key figure formula editor. You can now create formulas referencing the same key figure in the previous time bucket. You can also create formulas referencing another key figure in the previous time bucket.
2202        
  Delivery execution data analytics story [NP-27291]
This feature introduces the Delivery execution data analytics story. Delivery execution story presents a high-level overview of the suppliers in terms of delivery of ordered goods measured against requested delivery dates and ordered quantities. Dates and quantities in receipts are compared against requested delivery dates and quantities in purchase orders to assess delivery execution. A delivery is considered to be on time if the receipt date is earlier than or same as the requested delivery date, and it is considered to be in full if the received quantity is same as the requested quantity. A delivery is considered to be perfect if it is both on time and in full.
2202      
  Custom rejected-reason codes for order confirmation. [CSC-25705]
This feature enables buyer administrators to upload a custom list of rejected-reason codes and then display those codes to suppliers during order confirmation. Suppliers can reject items or orders using the custom codes.
2205        
  Additional advanced packaging tasks for handling unit profiles [CSC-25761]
This feature provides more advanced packaging tasks that a buyer administrator can enable in a supplier's handling unit profile.
2205      
  Simplify electronic signatures for quality inspections using DocuSign [CSC-26878]
This feature simplifies the buyer administrator setup for electronic signatures of quality inspections using DocuSign. It also changes how suppliers select signers.
2205        
  Improved functionality for managing customization projects and customizing quality notifications [CSC-27210]
With this feature, buyers can now create a new version of a customization project and delete an unpublished customization project. Buyers can also define when to apply a customization to quality notification documents – when the quality notification is created or is edited, or both. Additional customization options include adding a second condition to a field rule and hiding selected document sections and tabs.
2205        
  Remove System ID check and Stock Transport Order quantity from transactional key figures calculation [CSC-27325]
This feature changes how transactional key figures handle System ID values and Stock Transport Order quantities in their calculations, to improve calculation accuracy.
2205        
  Upload/Download support for supplier responses to order change requests [CSC-27847]
With this feature, suppliers can generate an Excel file prepopulated with order change requests that need their response, and use the file to send multiple responses in one operation. Buyers can also generate this information, but not send responses.
2205        
  Transaction Monitoring Visibility permission [CSC-28411]
This feature adds the Transaction Monitoring Visibility permission. This permission enables buyers who do not have the administrator role to access the Transaction Document Report job type in Upload/Download.
2205        
  Copy forecast quantities to commit quantities for Forecast jobs [CSC-28670] - Supplier Feature
This feature introduces new functionality to automatically copy forecast quantities to commit quantities within the same time bucket for Forecast jobs.
2205        
  Customized Ship Notice template for Upload/Download [CSC-21145]
This feature enables buyer administrators to create a customization project for the Ship Notice Excel template that is used by the Upload/Download feature.
2208      
  Improvements for order confirmation of scheduling agreements and scheduling agreement releases [CSC-23151]
With this feature, the logic to retain previous confirmation when a new version of the scheduling agreement or scheduling agreement release is received has been improved. Now, when only the delivery date of the schedule line changes in the new version, confirmation is not retained. Hence, supplier must provide a new confirmation.   In addition, open quantities for confirmation are now downloaded at the schedule line level, instead of at item level. This change applies to scheduling agreements and scheduling agreement releases as well as to regular orders. As a consequence, confirmation process is simplified.
2208        
  Buyer Workbench tile and supplier template for managing change requests [CSC-26669]
This feature provides more tools to help buyers and suppliers manage purchase-order change requests. A new tile for the buyer Workbench helps buyers send and monitor change requests to their suppliers. And a new Upload/Download template enables suppliers to reply to multiple change requests from their buyers.
2208        
  Increase the maximum number of customer-defined attributes to 30 [CSC-27326]
This feature increases the maximum number of customer-defined attributes to 30. It also enables buyer administrators to configure up to 10 root and searchable attributes respectively.
2208        
  Custom attributes and customization projects for the Ship Notice Upload/Download template and Workbench tiles for Items to Confirm, Orders, and Items to Ship [CSC-27541]
This feature allows buyers to create custom attributes, and include these attributes in customization projects for order confirmations, purchase orders, and ship notices. Custom attributes contain additional information relevant to buyers and add to the standard Ariba Network fields. Buyers and suppliers use custom attributes to improve collaboration.
2208      
  Make obsolete the previous component ship notice [CSC-28757]
When Ariba Network receives a change to a component ship notice, this feature automatically makes obsolete the previous version of the component ship notice.
2208        
  Order confirmation deviation approval improvements [CSC-25909]
This feature adds two improvements to the order confirmation deviation approval process. First, buyers can now choose actions for approving order confirmation deviations. Second, the Order confirmation approval alerts page displays a new column with the item description.
2211      
  Support for multiple descriptions in quality notification sections [CSC-27172]
With this feature, buyers and suppliers can add multiple descriptions to the description fields in quality notification sections. They can also view the description histories, which contain all the published descriptions.
2211        
  Customizations to quality notification sections [CSC-27211]
This feature provides additional customizations to certain sections of a quality notification. Buyers can hide a section or make a section read only. Buyers can also limit the number of sections their suppliers can create and prevent their suppliers from removing previously-submitted sections.
2211        
  Component planning collaboration [CSC-28384]
This feature adds component planning collaboration to SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration.
2211      
  Enhance routing configuration on Ariba Network and enhancement for component ship notice [CSC-29545] - Supplier Feature
This feature provides a way for the supplier’s AN administrator to segregate the routing of the document sub types based on the supplier capability. This feature supports separate routing options for ProductActivity and OrderRequest message for Ariba Network. The routing configuration enhances and supports the Resend option for component ship notices.
2211        
  Prevent component consumption that exceeds the authorized quantity [CSC-30446]
This feature prevents a supplier from entering for consumption a quantity of a component that is greater than the amount the buyer authorized for consumption.
2211      
  Enable supplier updates to stock-on-hand levels [CSC-32030]
With this feature, suppliers can update their stock-on-hand levels in the Ariba Network user interface.
2211        

 

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