Supplier Management Features in the Supplier Management group are also available with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite
	Feature Name & Description	Release	Enablement Model			Learn More
			Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Enhancing the Supplier Data API with Pagination with a New vendorContactsRequest Endpoint [SM-34920] This feature introduces a new endpoint, vendorContactsRequest, in the Supplier Data API with Pagination. This endpoint enables customers to simultaneously retrieve contact information of one or more suppliers by providing one or more of SM Vendor ID, ERP Vendor ID, or ACMID as input filter parameters.	2311
	Ability to Issue Mass Modular Questionnaire Invitations to Suppliers [SM-36145] With this feature, you can invite a large number of suppliers to respond to modular questionnaires by defining separate waves or groups of suppliers and uploading a list of suppliers to include in each wave.	2311
	Ability to show decision maker in process projects. [SM-37137] This feature shows the list of the decision makers for process projects in supplier management.	2311
	Supplier Integration Status Export and Synchronization Reprocessing [SM-37336] This feature introduces several enhancements for managing supplier data integration, including the ability to export supplier integration statuses and to reprocess unsuccessful supplier synchronizations to SAP Ariba sourcing and procurement applications. It also includes user experience enhancements to the Integration status page in SM Administration to make integration status information easier to read.	2311
	Discontinue an Imported Qualification Process Project Through the User Interface [SM-38753] This feature allows buyers to discontinue an imported qualification process through the user interface.	2311
	Ability to Mass Export Inactive Suppliers from the User Interface [SM-39513] This feature gives you the option of exporting a list of all the inactive suppliers in your site from within the user interface.	2311
	Miscellaneous Supplier Management Enhancements [SM-40043] This feature introduces several enhancements to improve functionality and user experience in ANID unlinking, the supplier request with Dun & Bradstreet lookup, the Integration status page in SM Administration, and other areas of the user interface.	2311
	Improved Visibility of Supplier Synchronization Status in SM Administration [SM-17820] This feature adds information to the ERP integration status page in SM Administration about the supplier's synchronization status with SAP Ariba sourcing and procurement applications.  Administrators can use this information to identify and correct synchronization issues.	2308
	Streamline On-Behalf-Of Registration Process with New "Set Registered" Option [SM-23173] With this feature, you can set a supplier's status to "Registered" with just one click using a button in the Registration area of the supplier 360° profile. The new "Set Registered" button will be available only after the supplier request is approved.	2308
	Improvements in Internal Questionnaires and Forms in Process Flow Projects [SM-32810] This feature adds the ability to save internal modular questionnaires, and internal forms in external modular questionnaires, as drafts. Users can save draft responses and return later to complete and submit them. Saved draft versions are not versioned, and only the most recent changes are included.	2308
	Enhancement to Export Supplier qualification data Based on Date Range in SM Administration [SM-35889] The feature provides an option to export Supplier qualification data based on the date range in SM Administration.	2308
	Support for Supplier Names up to 160 Characters in Supplier Name Fields [SM-36076] This feature adds support for supplier names up to a total of 160 characters by increasing the maximum size of the vendor.vendorInfo.name1 through vendor.vendorInfo.name4 fields from 35 to 40 characters each and the vendor.vendorInfo.fullname field from 140 to 160 characters. With this enhancement, name fields in the supplier database now synchronize up to 40 characters per name field with integrated SAP S/4HANA and SAP Master Data Integration (MDI) systems, where the four name fields each support a 40 character maximum.	2308
	Restricting File Size When Importing Questionnaires [SM-36493] This feature restricts the size of the questionnaire file that you upload to 25 MB.	2308
	New notifications for added contacts [SM-38617] With this feature, supplier contacts will receive an email notification when they’re added to the relevant SAP Ariba buyer applications.	2308
	Supplier Data Integration and Exception Monitoring with SAP Cloud ALM [SM-36867] This feature introduces support for supplier data integration and exception monitoring using SAP Cloud ALM for Operations (SAP CALM) cloud operation platform in sites integrated with SAP S/4HANA Cloud. This integration and exception monitoring uses the Integration Event Monitoring Query API for Procurement. This REST API enables SAP CALM to monitor supplier data integration message flows between SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA Cloud.	2308
	Ability to Access the Supplier's SAP Business Network Profile in the Supplier 360° Profile [SM-34778] This feature enables a link to the supplier's SAP Business Network profile in the supplier 360° profile, if the supplier is public.	2305
	Option to Require Supplier Registration Before Starting Qualification Processes [SM-35771] This feature adds an option for restricting the ability to create process qualifications for a supplier until the supplier has a completed registration.	2305
	Invalidation of Preferred Status After Disqualification [SM-35912] This feature automatically invalidates the preferred status of a supplier if an existing process qualification is disqualified, expired, or becomes obsolete anywhere within the hierarchy of the related commodity, region, (and optionally) department combination.	2305
	Accessibility Enhancements in Supplier Management [SM-37158] This feature introduces the accessibility enhancements in the supplier management user interface such as keyboard navigation, screen reader functionality, and tooltips for the fields.	2305
	Enhancements to Summary area in supplier 360° profile to show Sourcing and Contracts data [SM-32192] This feature gives an overview of the supplier's sourcing events in the Sourcing Events panel and the contract workspaces in the Contracts panel in the Summary area in the supplier 360° profile. The new Business activity area in the supplier 360° profile lists all of the supplier's business activities in other SAP Ariba applications.	2302
	Cumulative aggregation of ratings in internal forms or questionnaires of modular questionnaire projects [SM-32493] This feature enables internal stakeholders of your organization to enter ratings in one or more internal forms or internal questionnaires of a project. Ratings enable your organization to create a formal methodology by which you evaluate responses. You use ratings to evaluate or "rate" the responses (on various parameters such as delivery, quality, service, price, compliance, and so on). The final rating is a simple aggregation of all the individual ratings entered by internal users in their respective internal forms or questionnaires.	2302
	Ability for requesters and approvers to edit supplier addresses in supplier requests with Dun & Bradstreet lookup [SM-34928] This feature adds the ability for requesters and approvers to edit fields in Extended Address answers in supplier requests that use Dun & Bradstreet lookup. The initial D&B lookup populates the request with address information from D&B, and previously none of this information was editable. With this enhancement, requesters and approvers can edit D&B Extended Address answers in the request to add missing information, including required answers, or to make corrections.	2302
	Ability for Questionnaire Recipients in Internal Registrations to See and Edit Otherwise Masked Answers [SM-35073] This feature introduces the ability for the internal recipients of external questionnaires in registrations on behalf of suppliers to see and edit answers that are otherwise masked, even if they're not members of the Sensitive Data Access group. Masked answers can be prepopulated data from other sources such as an ERP system, or they can be answers that the recipient previously provided and for which an approver has requested more information. This ability enables internal recipients to complete internal registrations on behalf of suppliers by updating those answers in their assigned questionnaires without granting them access to sensitive data in all questionnaires.	2302
	Usability Enhancements to Create a Process for one or More Suppliers at a Time Through the User Interface [SM-35109] Customers can 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. However, a few suppliers may have the process already created for them for the same combination. A few other suppliers might have the process creation in various stages with statuses such as In Progress, Qualified, Pending Decision, and so on. This feature provides functionality that automatically excludes suppliers with duplicate processes. For example, the system automatically excludes suppliers that have a status of In Progress for the process being created.	2302
	Ability to Access Process Creation Status When a Process is Created for One or More Suppliers at a Time [SM-35129] Customers can 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. This feature provides status information on whether a process created by customers for one or more suppliers has succeeded, failed, or is in some other status.	2302
	Default Sample Property File Enhancements [SM-36155] This feature introduces an enhancement to the default sample property file to improve the user experience. Previously, on the SM Administration  Default field values page, when users export the sample file with field names, the AribaBuy fields were included in the default sample property file. Now, the AribaBuy fields are removed from the default sample property file.	2302
	Support for supplier full names of up to 140 characters in supplier imports from sourcing [SM-36157] This feature enhances the existing Supplier from Sourcing data import task to support import of full supplier names with up to 140 characters in sites that use the supplier full name feature. Previously, import of suppliers with names longer than 125 characters failed.	2302

 

 

	Supplier Risk
	Feature Name & Description	Release	Enablement Model			Learn More
			Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Enhanced Accessibility in SAP Ariba Supplier Risk [ARI-20149] The SAP Ariba Supplier Risk user interface has improved accessibility enhancements including keyboard shortcuts, screen reader functionality, color contrast, and tooltips.	2311
	Email Notification Updates for Third-Party Provider Dun & Bradstreet [ARI-21011] The daily email notification for supplier alerts and provider evaluation updates now includes the Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) error messages and error codes when there's a problem with the D&B financial third-party provider license, or an error during a supplier's submission for financial risk evaluation.	2311
	Improved Accessibility in Supplier Risk [ARI-16978] The SAP Ariba Supplier Risk user interface has improved accessibility enhancements including keyboard shortcuts, screen reader functionality, color contrast, and tooltips.	2308
	Expiration and Error Management Enhancements for Third-Party Provider Dun & Bradstreet [ARI-20273] User interface messages have been added to inform users when the Dun & Bradstreet financial third-party provider credentials have expired, and when errors occur after submitting a supplier for evaluation. The enhancements provide additional information to help users resolve issues with expired licensing credentials and failed supplier submissions for evaluation.	2308
	SAP Companion Implementation for In-App Help in Finding and Event Collaboration [NGSM-3776] In-app help is now available in the Finding and Event Collaboration user interface, supported by SAP Companion. You can access the in-app help to view the information for select user interface elements.	2308
	Navigation-optimized task flows for users with multiple Finding and Event Collaboration roles [NGSM-4319] Navigation-optimized task flows are supported for users who have multiple Finding and Event Collaboration roles in a finding management team. Such users can now perform the tasks of all their roles from the finding's details page, without having to navigate to and from the Finding and Event Collaboration home page.	2308
	Accessibility Enhancements in SAP Ariba Supplier Risk [ARI-15748] The SAP Ariba Supplier Risk user interface has accessibility enhancements including keyboard shortcuts, screen reader functionality, color contrast, and tooltips to enable people with special needs to access content and perform various tasks.	2305
	Link Engagement Requests to Non-Catalog Purchase Requisitions [ARI-17113] This feature introduces the ability to trigger a new engagement request project from a non-catalog purchase requisition initiated via guided buying, or to link the requisition to an existing engagement.  This ensures that if necessary, an appropriate risk due diligence process is completed before proceeding with the purchase.	2305
	Additional Translation Support for Master Data Fields in Engagement Requests [ARI-19148] This feature extends use of the master data translation capability introduced with ARI-18565: Enhanced Translation Support for Master Data Fields in Engagement Requests. Customer-imported translated values for control name, control owner, decisionmaker, risk type, and assessment name now show on additional pages or areas of the user interface.	2305
	Supplier List Page Enhancements Enabled for Everyone [ARI-20543] Supplier List Page Enhancements is changing from a self-service optional parameter to enabled on for everyone in 2308 GA. The feature will be enabled on with no option to disable it. It will no longer be a customer configured feature using a self-service parameter.	2305	Starting 2308	Starting 2302
	View Activity in Finding and Event Collaboration for Audit and Monitoring [NGSM-551] All activities performed for a finding are logged in Finding and Event Collaboration. These activities include the activities by all members of the finding's management team as well as the activities by Finding and Event Collaboration (for example, status change).	2305
	Enable Collaboration with Third-Party Contacts on Findings [NGSM-3326] This feature enables collaboration with third-party contacts, such as members of public, NGOs, auditors, and more, in Finding and Event Collaboration. Finding Validators and Finding Response Coordinators assigned to a finding can add third-party contacts to the finding's management team.	2305
	Import Risk Assessment Response for an Engagement Request [ARI-16209] This feature allows you to map SAP Business Network as the data source for responses to a modular questionnaire used as an assessment in engagement requests.  Responses are imported, avoiding the duplication of sending the assessment to a supplier who has already answered the same questions via SAP Business Network.	2302
	Supplier List Page Enhancements [ARI-17897] The supplier list page is enhanced with new filter and sort options to improve the user experience when viewing and managing large numbers of suppliers	2302
	Enhanced Translation Support for Master Data Fields in Engagement Requests [ARI-18565] This feature adds translation support for five master data fields associated with risk control definitions: control name, control owner, decisionmaker, risk type, and assessment IDs. The translated phrases are shown specifically in the control table on the engagement page, supplier selection and review pages of the engagement editing wizard, control detail page, and control table on the engagement requests tab in the supplier 360 profile.	2302
	Include Findings When Evaluating Residual Risk for Controls and Engagements [ARI-18749] In sites set up to allow users to create findings for engagements and their risk controls, this feature adds findings to evaluations of residual risk. This applies when either domain-based residual risk is not enabled, or the site is configured to use the Issues method of calculating residual risk by risk domain.	2302

 

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