General Features
	Infrastructure & Security	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Read-only view of the Supplier Manager page for suite integrated SAP Ariba Supplier Management sites [OPCCC-832] With this feature, customers with suite integration (i.e. SAP Ariba Supplier Management - SAP Ariba Buying integration), the Supplier Manager page in Core Administration > Supplier Manager in SAP Ariba procurement solutions only show a "read only" view of the supplier record in order to enforce management of supplier data in the SAP Ariba Supplier Management solution. This means that with this feature enabled, supplier management can only be done from the SAP Ariba Supplier Management solution. Applicable SAP Ariba Solutions: Buying, Buying and Invoicing, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, Strategic Sourcing Suite
	Support for user authentication and single sign-on using the SAP Cloud Identity Services – Identity Authentication service by customers of SAP Ariba cloud solutions [PLAF-1517] This feature allows customers of SAP Ariba cloud solutions to use the SAP Cloud Identity Services – Identity Authentication service for user authentication and single sign-on. Identity Authentication, a constituent product of SAP Cloud Identity Services, can be used for authentication, single sign-on, and user management. SAP Ariba cloud solutions can be configured to use Identity Authentication as an identity provider or as a proxy to integrate with the customer's existing single sign-on solution. Applicable SAP Ariba Solutions: Buying, Buying and Invoicing, Contracts, Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing Suite
	Support for SAP Cloud Identity Services - Identity Authentication's configurable global user ID in SAP Ariba solutions [PLAF-4255] This feature adds support in SAP Ariba solutions for the configurable global user ID field available in SAP Cloud Identity Services - Identity Authentication. Customers can use this field to configure the user ID that will be used to uniquely identify users across their business systems. This user ID can be one they have already assigned to their users in another business application like a human resources application. It is replicated to SAP Ariba solutions when user data is imported using CSV files or APIs, and is displayed in a new field. Applicable SAP Ariba Solutions: Buying, Buying and Invoicing, Contracts, Invoice Management, Sourcing, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, Strategic Sourcing Suite
	Accessibility enhancements in SAP Ariba solutions [PLUI-2025] This feature introduces accessibility improvements in SAP Ariba solutions to comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. Now, users can use the keyboard to navigate through the tabs and the menus found at the top of the home/dashboard page. Applicable SAP Ariba Solutions: Buying, Buying and Invoicing, Contracts, Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing Suite
	Protect system performance by establishing a maximum number of concurrent logins per user per node [PLAF-3837] This feature helps protect system performance by limiting the number of concurrent logins per node by a given user.

 

 

	Mobile
	Mobile App	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	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. SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app is currently unavailable on the Tencent store.

 

 

	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 	Demo
	Profile criteria constraints in guided sourcing optimization scenarios [OPT-678] This feature adds support for Profile criteria constraints in guided sourcing optimization scenarios.
	Ability to create custom optimization scenarios for guided sourcing RFP events [OPT-738] This feature enables buyers using guided sourcing to create custom optimization scenarios for RFP events. Custom optimization scenarios enable you to specify scenario objectives based on various rollup terms that have ranking order specified in the template, create item groups, and define constraints. This feature also improves the overall usability of creating custom optimization scenarios by providing bulk autocreate and manually create options for creating item groups and natural language-based options for defining constraints.
	Ability to edit, copy, or delete optimization scenarios in guided sourcing RFP events [OPT-739] This feature enables buyers using guided sourcing to manage optimization scenarios while working on RFP events. Buyers can copy the standard optimization scenarios to create custom optimization scenarios, edit the constraints of optimization scenarios, or delete optimization scenarios. Buyers can also hide or unhide optimization scenarios in events.
	Enhance Envelope bidding functionality having envelop at item terms level [SS-16425] - Continuous Influence Feature Learn More  This feature enables you to: - Enclose the terms of an event item in separate envelopes so that supplier responses to item terms are viewed only by authorized project team members. - Prevent project team members from opening the last envelope until previous envelopes are opened, graded, and approved grades (consensus grades) are submitted in the system. - Restrict item awarding based on the grading results to make sure that only items that are accepted and approved by evaluators are awarded.
	User interface for audit logs in guided sourcing [SS-27806] This feature introduces a user interface of audit logs to guided sourcing. When buyers try to view event audit logs, guided sourcing no longer redirects them to the classic sourcing user interface, but opens its own user interface of audit logs instead.
	New scheduled tasks to generate data models for smart features [SS-29619] This feature enhances the scheduled task AutoTrainMLModelGenerator to automatically generate machine-learning models to prepare sites for smart features that offer intelligent capabilities, such as smart imports from unstructured Excel files. By automating the model generation, this feature ensures that the classic sourcing and guided sourcing sites work seamlessly with smart features
	Support for custom offline responses in guided sourcing [SS-30024] This feature introduces support for custom offline response sheets in guided sourcing. Buyers can configure guided sourcing events to use bid responses from customized offline response sheets for items and questions. Custom offline response sheets enable you to create and import your own customized version of an offline bid sheet to guided sourcing events. You can either import a default custom offline response sheet for all participants, a common custom offline response sheet for a group of participants, or a participant-specific custom offline response sheet for each participant. Based on the event configuration for items and questions, event participants can use the customized offline bid sheets to submit their bid responses.
	Ability to assign team grading privileges for sections and items in guided sourcing [SS-30588] This feature enables you to assign team grading privileges to project team members at the section or item level in guided sourcing events, which can ensure that supplier responses for specific event items are evaluated by the right technical personnel.
	Support for messaging operations in guided sourcing events [SS-30649] This feature introduces messaging operations in guided sourcing events. From the guided sourcing user interface, buyers can view all event messages, including responses from team members and participants and system-generated messages. You can efficiently send messages and post your reply to team members and participants in an event. You can download multiple messages and attachments associated with an event. You can create a new label, associate messages to labels, and filter messages by labels.
	Watched projects in guided sourcing [SS-30665] Guided sourcing now enables you to watch both classic and guided sourcing projects that you are specifically interested in. Once a sourcing project is being watched, you can easily access it from the For You dashboard.
	Bid transformation in guided sourcing [SS-32891] This feature adds support for bid transformation in guided sourcing. Buyers can create competitive sourcing events and include cost terms to add specific costs in participant bids. The cost terms help transform the bids using factors such as multipliers, adders, subtractors, and so on. These factors can be used individually or in combination.
	Usability enhancements to simplify marking of items, lots, and questions as response-required [SS-33075] This feature introduces the following UI enhancements to enable buyer users of guided sourcing to mark items, lots, and questions as response-required from the Add dialog box. The option “Response required for this item or lot” is added to the Add dialog box for items and lots, “Is this question required?” is added to the Add dialog box for questions, and a column "Required Answer" is added to the table under Questions and prerequisites section.
	Require surrogate bid justification in guided sourcing [SS-33399] Buyers can now submit a justification when placing a surrogate bid in guided sourcing, which is useful if they're submitting a bid on behalf of suppliers because of technical problems. When a supplier has a pre-existing legal agreement with the buyer and is unable to place a bid, the supplier can notify the buyer to place a surrogate bid on their behalf. If the Require surrogate bid justification rule is set to Yes, the buyer must provide a justification and an optional attachment when placing a surrogate bid for the supplier. The justification can later be used for audit purposes. In each step of the bidding process, approvers, suppliers, reviewers, and buyers can see why the surrogate bid was placed. This feature, which was previously available only in the SAP Ariba Sourcing classic user interface, is now available in guided sourcing.
	Export a list of invited suppliers as an Excel file in guided sourcing [SS-33652] This feature allows buyers to export a list of invited suppliers so buyers can review, analyze, and report offline. Buyers can download the list of invited suppliers as a read-only Excel file when creating an event, monitoring an opened event, or reviewing responses. Buyers also have the option to download all or selected columns of the supplier information into an Excel file. This feature, which was previously available only in the SAP Ariba Sourcing classic user interface, is now available in guided sourcing.
	View Contracts information from the supplier card in a guided sourcing event [SS-33654] This feature allows buyers to view contract information from the supplier card in an opened event. The Contracts information tab in the supplier card displays the contract details when the buyer clicks on the invited supplier's name in the following event phases: Monitor, Review responses, and Award. Buyers can view the supplier's contract status as active, expired, published, terminated, closed, on hold, or in draft. Buyers can also view the supplier's contract terms in the Contracts information of the supplier card. This feature, which was previously available only in the SAP Ariba Sourcing classic user interface, is now available in guided sourcing.
	View expiring contracts in the For You dashboard [SS-34805] This feature allows you to view expiring contracts from the For You dashboard. The For You dashboard now includes the Expiring Contracts tile. Depending on which commodities you configured in the Guided sourcing user preferences page, the Expiring Contracts tile displays contracts that are expiring within 45 days. You can click on an expiring contract to view detailed information about the contract.
	Support for new event reports in guided sourcing [SS-5160] This feature allows users to download full bid data reports, supplier response reports, scenarios reports, bid summary reports, and event summary reports in guided sourcing.
	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.
	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.

 

	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 	Demo
	Document URL capabilities for guided sourcing events [DMS-16886] This feature introduces document URL capabilities to guided sourcing RFI and RFP events.
	Ability to accept supplier pricing as contracted or estimated in guided sourcing [DMS-17206] This feature enables the buyers of guided sourcing to accept the supplier pricing as either contracted price or estimated price. You can also choose to create a purchase information record (PIR) when the price is accepted as contracted price. The buyers can view the accepted prices in the View item 360 page after the bid is awarded.
	Basket lots with linked items in guided sourcing [SSR-3046] With this feature, it is possible to link a line item that already exists in a guided sourcing event with a basket lot, creating a basket lot with linked items (also known as a prepack). A copy of the linked item is added to the lot, and this remains linked to the source line item outside the lot, so any changes that are made to the price term in the line item outside the lot are also reflected in the line item copy inside the lot.
	Ability to create and manage rules in the Dynamic Sourcing Library [SSR-3467] This feature allows you to create and manage content rules in the Dynamic Sourcing Library.
	"Auto-add" behaviour enhancements for category attribute hierarchy questions in contract workspaces [SSR-3482] This feature enhances the auto-add capability for category attribute hierarchy and Dynamic Sourcing Library questions in contract workspaces so that you can pre-define the contract terms that are added to a contract workspace based on specific conditions in order to ensure that the correct contractual terms are used in contract documents.
	Category field in guided sourcing [SSR-3868] This feature allows you to select a merchandise category from a specific external ERP system when adding an item to a guided sourcing event, and all objects that are associated with that category in the category attribute hierarchy, such as terms, questions, requirements, documents, and so forth, are added to the event automatically.

 

	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 	Demo
	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.
	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.
	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.

 

	Supplier Management Features in this group are also available with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Enhancements to the Supplier Data API with Pagination to export attachments collected through questionnaires [SM-18629] This feature allows you to use the Supplier Data API with Pagination to export attachments collected via modular questionnaires and process project questionnaires.
	Ability to search for suppliers based on risk information [SM-21278] This feature allows you to search for suppliers using search filters that are based on risk information.
	Create a supplier management process for one or more suppliers at a time [SM-21456] This feature gives customers the ability to create qualification and miscellaneous processes for one or more suppliers at a time to evaluate them for a specific combination of commodities, regions, and departments based on information in modular questionnaires. Previously, customers could create a process only for one supplier at a time from the supplier's 360° profile.
	Note: This feature is not currently available for enablement. It is planned to be available at a later date.  Enhanced pagination and filtration of the stand-alone modular questionnaire [SM-26884] This feature improves the filtration and pagination experience for users selecting stand-alone external questionnaires to be sent to one or more of their suppliers. The enhancements are: - The stand-alone external modular questionnaire list now loads content much faster than before.  - Search results of modular questionnaires can now be filtered based on Questionnaire Type, Category, Department, and Region.  - Two new categories of filters, Questionnaire Status of suppliers and Expiry Date of questionnaires are now added to the search results of suppliers. “Select all” now selects 500 suppliers instead of 100 suppliers as was the case previously.
	Data export enhancements [SM-31035] This feature improves the performance by processing file exports asynchronously in the background.
	Support for SAP Companion standard and custom content for supplier 360° profile [SM-31171] This feature introduces standard and custom content for SAP Companion, powered by SAP Enable Now for supplier 360° profile: - Access online help for the supplier 360° profile page that provides a descriptive explanation of the user interface elements. - Access the product documentation. - Ability to customize the layout and presentation of the standard help content provided. - Ability to access the available tutorials through the Learning Center.
	Standardization of Country and Region fields in supplier management [SM-31612] This feature follows the SAP's guidelines to standardize the Country and Region fields in supplier management.
	Ability to retrieve modular questionnaire scores and score metadata with a new endpoint of the Supplier Data API with Pagination [SM-32406] This feature introduces a new endpoint "/scores" in the Supplier Data API with Pagination, and gives customers the ability to use this endpoint to retrieve the overall score and section-level scores of a single modular questionnaire at a time. In addition, modular questionnaire information such as weight, importance, target, band, and range are also returned. This new endpoint is applicable only to graded modular questionnaires. If this endpoint is used to query a non-graded modular questionnaire, the client application returns an error.
	Enhancements to the Supplier Data API with Pagination for initiation and renewal of qualification and miscellaneous processes for a supplier from an external system [SM-32494] This feature introduces four endpoints in the Supplier Data API with Pagination and gives customers the ability to create and renew qualification and miscellaneous processes for a single supplier from an external system. As a result, customers can now access their supplier records in external systems and are no longer required to log in to SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance to create or renew qualification and miscellaneous processes.
	Ability to configure the visibility and optionality of some fields in Bank Account questions [SM-32532] This feature introduces three configuration options for fields in Bank Account questions. One option allows you to hide fields that are considered bank master data, such as bank name, branch, and address, so that questionnaire recipients can't see or edit them. The second option allows you to specify whether Bank Key/ABA Routing Number, Account Number, and IBAN Number fields are hidden or visible and required or optional based on the selected bank country/region. The third option allows you to always require Account Holder Name.
	Default values for integration best practices in supplier database fields [SM-33028] This feature automatically adds default best practice values to certain fields in the supplier database that are typically set using the default properties data import in your site. These default values are automatically added to all newly-created supplier records. They reflect integration requirements and best practices and eliminate the need for a separate, manual configuration step.
	Ability to enable Department as third dimension in supplier management [SM-34253] This feature introduces a new parameter that enables business unit or department as third dimension, along with commodity and region in supplier management projects such as qualification and preferred projects that are based on commodity/region/department combinations. When this parameter is enabled, department or business unit shows as a search filter, in the dashboard, and in supplier 360 profile.

 

	Supplier Risk	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Ability to use control effectiveness levels to calculate residual risk by risk domain [ARI-11569] This feature makes available the control effectiveness level method for calculating residual risk for each risk domain represented in an engagement.					Control Effectiveness Levels Configuration for Calculation
	Calculate engagement-level residual risk from risk domain values [ARI-15755] This feature evaluates residual risk ratings for the domains represented in an engagement, calculated based on control effectiveness levels or control-related issues, to determine an engagement-level residual risk rating.
	Calculate supplier-level inherent and residual risk from risk domain values [ARI-15804] This feature evaluates engagement-level inherent and residual risk values to determine overall supplier-level risk ratings, with visibility into risk domains.
	Allow using control-related issues to calculate residual risk by risk domain [ARI-15805] This feature allows using the residual risk ratings calculated from issues associated with a control to arrive at a residual risk for the corresponding risk domain.

 

 

	Procurement
	Buying & Invoicing	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Enhancements to inventory reservations [CP-19234] This feature enables buying organizations to add and send information about the requester, the receiver, and the ship to location for inventory reservation requests. It also enables sending comments and attachments for the inventory line items to the ERP.
	Access submit failure records for imported requisitions through APIs [CP-20022] This feature provides access to the submit failure records for imported requisitions through APIs such as the Operational Reporting for Procurement APIs.
	Sending the shipping field for line items from requisitions to quick sourcing requests [CP-20183] This feature enables sending the shipping field value for the line items from requisitions to quick sourcing requests.
	Reject logins to certain SAP Ariba Procurement solutions from unsupported browsers [PLAF-4133] In order to avoid user frustration, this feature rejects attempts to log in to certain SAP Ariba Procurement solutions from mobile or tablet browsers, which are not supported. When a login is rejected, a message is presented suggesting use of a supported browser or the SAP Ariba mobile app instead.

 

	Guided Buying	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Support for receiving goods in guided buying in the 2NV and 3EN integration scenarios [GB-13490] 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, this feature enables users to receive goods in guided buying and sends the receipts that are created to SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
	Support for personal ship-to addresses [GB-15849] - Continuous Influence Feature Learn More Users can create and manage their own ship-to addresses, which is especially useful if they're working from home. Guided buying validates these addresses and lets users correct any errors. Then, users can select them when they order goods or services.
	Improved accessibility for team buying screens [GB-15880] Guided buying meets WCAG 2.1 level AA accessibility requirements on the pages that are widely used for team buying.
	Comments are now mandatory when denying approval [GB-16549] When users deny document approval, they must now add comments explaining why they withheld approval. Requesters and approvers can read this additional communication to understand what subsequent steps they must take.
	Enabling taxes in requests sent to SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 2NV and 3EN integration scenarios [GB-17569] 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, this feature enables displaying the tax code and the tax percentage for line items in requests, and sending the tax code to SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud. This feature applies to sites that are not configured for applying taxes, discount, and charges on line items (Application.Procure.EnableTaxesChargesAndDiscount parameter is disabled).
	Approve and deny buttons now visible on requisitions [GB-18750] Previously, when the requester was also the first approver, the Approve and Deny buttons were behind the more options menu. The approval process was sometimes delayed because the first approver couldn’t immediately see the buttons. Now, the Approve and Deny buttons appear directly on the submitted requisition after the requestor submits it.
	Self-service transfer of ownership [GB-18843] This feature introduces a self-service method to transfer the ownership of approvable documents, like purchase requisitions (PR), from one user to another. It allows any user in an organization to submit a transfer request, with the required details, for the selected approvable documents. The submitted request goes through a predefined approval flow. The document’s ownership will be transferred to the new owner when the request is approved by all the approvers.
	Improved navigation for search results in guided buying [GB-5215] Previously, if you couldn't find an item in guided buying by searching the catalog, you may have needed to go back to the homepage and search the landing page tiles. Or, you might have created non-catalog requests for existing catalog items that you simply couldn't find. Now, when you search, you can leverage a redesigned search results page to find items more quickly. Search results are organized into buying channel tabs. If you want to use a particular supplier for an item, you just navigate to the Suppliers tab, for example.
	Reusability of line-item forms in guided buying [GB-5252] Administrators can now create multiple line item (ReqForm) tiles that link to the same custom form. Previously, these tiles each linked to a separate form, which might have required you to create numerous forms that performed the same function. The ability to reuse forms by linking them to multiple tiles makes guided buying easier to configure and maintain.
	Support for third supplier qualification dimension [GB-9516] Previously, guided buying used only the user's commodity code and region to qualify the list of available suppliers for non-catalog requisitions and RFQs. Now, it can consider an additional supplier qualification dimension from SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions or SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance when displaying suppliers. This additional dimension can be companyCode, pu, or plant, and it filters the display of suppliers in the non-catalog page, line-item forms, RFQ forms, and supplier carousels.
	Supplier risk in guided buying [GB-9926] Guided buying users can now mitigate risk when purchasing non-catalog purchases or requesting a quote for an item. A risk exposure graphic shows the level of risk associated to each supplier, which displays as a low, medium, or high risk exposure level. You can help users mitigate risk further by configuring policies, which could trigger warning messages or invoke further steps if the supplier's risk level is too high.
	Preferred and qualified supplier search in guided buying based on supplier ACM ID [SM-34113] This feature adds a new option for guided buying searches for preferred and qualified suppliers. In multi-ERP configurations, partitioned suppliers associated with a supplier qualification or preferred status can have different ERP vendor IDs in different child sites, but all share the same supplier ACM ID, which is also called a buyersystemid and is assigned automatically by SAP Ariba. A new configuration allows administrators to use ACM ID rather than the default ERP vendor ID in preferred and qualified supplier searches so that all child sites in a multi-ERP configuration return consistent results.

 

 

	Catalog & Spot Buy	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Spot Buy reconciliation enhancements [SB-8119] This feature introduces the following enhancements to the Spot Buy reconciliation functionality:  - The ability to export a charge data input file from the Data Validation and Enrichment area - The addition of a "Status" column to the enriched and error files - The ability to export an error file for UCD documents from the Reconciliation Document Creation area - The addition of an "Override" column to the error files that can be downloaded from the Reconciliation Document Creation area

 

 

	Business Network
	Procurement Collaboration	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	New Buyer Trading Partner Portal Experience (New Buyer Portal) [SA-23239] The Ariba Network buyer homepage has been redesigned to become a true trading partner portal, part of the SAP Business Network. The new buyer homepage features simplified navigation consistent with other SAP cloud solutions, a more powerful search bar, an instant overview of your transactions in a new tile-based design, and a new My widgets section that you can customize with various insights and promotional widgets.
	Customer-specific attributes [SA-25166] - Supplier Feature Suppliers can now view customer-specific attributes in workbench tiles as filters and columns.
	Column grouping for orders tiles [SA-28637] - Supplier Feature  You can now group columns in order-based workbench tiles. This feature will not be immediately available to all SAP Business Network Suppliers with the SAP Ariba 2205 release on August 19.  It is planned to be rolled out in phases with 100% availability by Monday, October 03.
	Delivery execution widget on buyer homepage [BNA-316] This feature adds the Delivery execution widget to the new Ariba Network buyer homepage. The widget provides a glance at the delivery execution metrics of your supply chain.
	Prevent duplicate orders [CSC-25252] This feature adds a default transaction rule that, when enabled, prevents sending a duplicate of an existing order to the hosted or integrated supplier.
	Shipment tracking widget for suppliers [CSC-27783] - Supplier Feature  This feature adds the Shipment tracking widget to the supplier Home page. This widget lets suppliers quickly access the Purchase order tracking page of an order, for an overview of the order's progress.
	Do not allow non standard UOMs in Ship Notice [CSC-29962] This feature validates the Unit of Measure (UOM) value entered by the supplier during the online ship notice creation to avoid failures on the buyer backend system.
	Tax round-off for Japan [NG-5325] Ariba Network now provides a round-off value for the tax amount during the total tax calculation per invoice for all the items in the transaction. This provides the buyers with correct invoice summary and total value of the amount on the invoices. Note: Though included on this page and in the release guide, this feature is not available with the current release.
	TCS calculation enhancements for India GST [NG-5343] - Supplier Feature  Ariba Network now automates calculation of Tax Collected at Source (TCS) amount for suppliers during creation of invoices. The TCS taxable amount is calculated based on the line item amount, GST, cess, discount at the line item, and charges. This feature helps suppliers to avoid manual calculation of TCS amount.
	Support item sets with hierarchical lists in documents in the 42K integration scenario [NP-29731] This feature introduces support for processing service orders containing item sets with hierarchical lists, and related documents in the 42K integration scenario. When confirming such orders, suppliers can confirm items at the child-item level.
	Supplier invoice status portal [NP-29917] The SAP invoice status portal can receive invoices and status updates to invoices from the buyer's back end systems. All suppliers for the buyer will be able go to the invoice status portal at any time to see the status of all the invoices they have sent to the buyer. The SAP invoice status portal can also be used by the buyer to look up status of invoices across systems.
	Integrate hierarchies in the SES/Invoice in the 42K integration scenario [NP-30074] This feature supports the integration of hierarchies in service entry sheets (SES) and invoices. Invoices are automatically generated from approved receipts (for material items) and approved service entry sheets (for lean-services items). The 42K Information published on SAP site integration scenario involves integration between SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Fieldglass, and Ariba Network for services procurement and supports the exchange of documents such as orders, service sheets, and invoices. All data is routed through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Note: This feature is planned to be available with a later release. Additional support for document numbering preferences [NP-30257] Buyers can now configure document numbering preferences for suppliers for documents including credit memos, debit memos, line item credit memos, non-PO invoices, and contract invoices in addition to standard invoices and service entry sheets.
	Decimal precision and Rounding for service entry sheets [NP-31062] This feature extends the option to overwrite the decimal precision for the amounts and unit price to prevent sending service entry sheets with the wrong information. It provides configurable options to define the decimal precision for the unit price and amounts into the service entry sheets.
	Extend existing relationship with additional collaboration [NS-16420] Buyers can add a further collaboration to their existing relationship with a supplier. To add a collaboration, buyers use a specified API that makes it possible for them to invite their suppliers on Ariba Network to participate in SAP S/4HANA for product sourcing collaboration. After the supplier accepts the request, they have extended their relationship with an additional collaboration.
	New standard account registration experience for the invoice copy and ICS invoice quick enablement methods [NS-17107] The supplier invitation letters for the invoice copy and ICS invoice quick enablement methods have been updated to include SAP Business Network branding. Suppliers registering this way are onboarded as standard accounts using the new SAP Business Network experience.
	Ariba Network Supplier Profile API enhancements [NS-17937] The following additional public data is now returned in response to a GET call to the Ariba Network Supplier Profile API: - The Last Updated timestamp - the date on which the profile was last updated - Links to three social networks, if available in a profile - the three networks are facebook.com, twitter.com, and linkedin.com - Marketing attachments, if available in a profile - attachments that might be added to a profile to showcase an organization, such as customer presentations, case studies, and so forth. - All certification levels, if available in a profile
	Account subscription audit log [NS-18079] - Supplier Feature  Suppliers can now review the history of their account subscription by accessing the new Account Subscription Log, which displays when and by whom their account subscription was changed.
	Support for extending the existing Fulfillment collaboration type with S/4HANA for product sourcing [NS-18690] The Supplier Invite API has been enhanced to support extending the existing Fulfillment collaboration type with S/4HANA for product sourcing collaboration type for a trading relationship on SAP Business Network.

 

	Supply Chain Collaboration	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.

 

 

 

	Integration
	Extensibility & Configurability - APIs	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Supplier Data Extraction API [CP-18924] This API enables you to get data about a specific set of suppliers from a specific SAP Ariba Procurement solutions realm. The data includes supplier organization data, remittance location data, and the purchase organization to supplier mapping data. This API supports asynchronous retrieval of supplier data.
	Accessibility enhancements on the SAP Ariba Developer Portal [OPEC-7168] Numerous accessibility enhancements on the SAP Ariba Developer Portal, including but not limited to improved keyboard navigation and screen improved screen reader functionality.
	Protect system performance by establishing a maximum number of concurrent logins per user per node [PLAF-3837] This feature helps protect system performance by limiting the number of concurrent logins per node by a given user.
	Ability to retrieve requisition history data using the Operational Reporting API for Procurement [PLCS-2848] Expands the range of data that can be retrieved about requisitions using the Operational Reporting API for Procurement to include document history, by adding new selection fields for use in view templates.
	Event Management API version 2.1 with enhanced capabilities [SS-27135] This feature introduces version 2.1 (v2.1) of the Event Management API, which extends the API capabilities to enable buyer users to: - Retrieve information about templates, event rules, event messages, attachments, participant grades, event rounds, and audit logs - Update event rules - Creating an event within a parent project - Create an event by copying from an existing event - Create a new bidding round - Update the last unpublished event round - Download message attachments - Send awards to an external system
	Sourcing Project Management API version 2.0 with enhanced capabilities [SS-27134] This feature introduces version 2 (v2.0) of the Sourcing Project Management API, which extends the API capabilities to enable buyer users to: - Update project details - Download project documents, and attachments in task history or comment - Update project groups and user information in a project team - Retrieve information about sourcing projects, project history, project documents, tasks, and task history and comments associated with a specified task

 

	Cloud Integration Gateway Starting with the SAP Ariba 2205 Release, features for SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG) add-on will be released twice a year. For details, review the FAQ.	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Support for the United Arab Emirates data center in SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway [IG-30121] This feature enables new and existing buyers and suppliers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to connect their SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway account to the United Arab Emirates data center for hosting the business data of Ariba Network and SAP Ariba applications.
	Enhancements to inventory reservation integration with SAP Ariba Buying [IG-32939] This feature enables buyers to include additional information while creating the inventory reservation document that is sent from SAP Ariba Buying to SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA using SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Integration support for attachments at the line-item level in purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 42K integration scenario [IG-34950] - Supplier Feature  With this feature, buyers can add attachments at the line-item level in purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to Ariba Network through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway. The outbound attachments are sent in the Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM) format.
	Integration support to add manufacturer details for line items in purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 42K integration scenario [IG-34952] - Supplier Feature  With this feature, buyers can add manufacturer part ID and manufacturer name (in cXML, ManufacturerPartID and ManufacturerName) at the line item level in purchase orders sent from SAP S/4HANA Cloud to Ariba Network through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
	Enhancements to the buyer regression functionality using Test Central [IG-35758] This feature enhances the buyer regression functionality in the Test Central framework to include manual steps in test cases while creating and running test suites. This enables buyers to perform a manual activity, which is an essential part of running a test case, outside Test Central. Test Central holds the step until the buyer completes the manual activity.

 

	Features Becoming Mandatory
	Feature Name & Description	Original Release	Learn More
	Enhanced questionnaire configuration capabilities for increased ERP integration accuracy [SM-12250] This feature adds validation for supplier field mapping data and a user interface tool to generate suggested field restrictions when you create text answer type survey questions.	1906	release guide	KT
	Support for supplier diversity information in non-catalog purchases [GB-9570] This feature allows you to support diverse and socially responsible suppliers by designating them with diversity labels, like "Hispanic owned" or "independently owned". When guided buying users are creating non-catalog requests, they can quickly identify suppliers with these labels. If you want to further promote diversity through procurement, you can create a diversity program. Suppliers in your diversity program are branded with your diversity logo, and a description of your program is included in the supplier's details.	2205	release guide	KT	Demo

 

This information reflects the status of SAP Ariba's planning as of July 2022 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.