2023 Releases: Supplier Features

SAP Business Network 2023 Releases

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		User Assistance documentation on new or changed features included in the 2023 releases.	Provides a downloadable overview of features with links to additional feature content.

General Features
	Release	Learn More
Notification to Remove Old IP Addresses from Allowlist [CES-781] As part of the Next Generation Cloud Delivery program, SAP Ariba has completed its transition to a hyperscaler infrastructure, which affects all SAP Ariba cloud solutions and SAP Business Network. Consequently, if your organization uses IP blocking/allowlisting in your IT environment, it's now safe to remove old IP addresses for SAP data centers from your allowlist.	2308
Data purge capabilities in SAP Ariba solutions [SI-23] SAP Ariba solutions now enable you to purge transaction data, audit log data, blocked users' profile information, and supplier master data in your site. For the purpose of data management, you may be required to purge data from your system after a certain retention period or you may choose to purge data simply because it no longer serves any business purpose. You can manually purge data older than a specified date. You can also configure recurring data purges based on the retention policy in your site using the Intelligent Configuration Manager workspace.	2305

Integration & Extensibility
Extensibility & Configurability - APIs	Release	Learn More
OAuth Secret Is Not Required for Access and Refresh Tokens When MTLS Is the Preferred SAP Ariba API Authentication Method [OPEC-11116] When Mutual TLS authentication is enabled for your application, the OAuth client secret is not required when requesting or refreshing an access token for use when making SAP Ariba API queries. This feature introduces a new header to pass the client ID without the OAuth client secret when an MTLS certificate has been selected.	2302
Decommissioning of Certain TLS Ciphers for SAP Ariba Gateway in Australia Data Center [OPEC-11902] Certain TLS ciphers no longer meet SAP’s minimum security standards and will eventually be decommissioned across all SAP Ariba products in all data centers. The first phase of this decommissioning will begin June 2023 when these ciphers will no longer be supported during the TLS handshake process for API Gateway calls in the Australia data center. Future release notes will inform you when the ciphers will be decommissioned for other products and data centers.	2302

SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway (Formally known as Cloud Integration Gateway CIG)	Release	Learn More
SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway renamed as SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway [IG-41598] SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway is renamed as SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway. This change is effective from the SAP Ariba 2302 release and it does not affect the functionality of SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway. All the features of SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway continue to remain the same.	2302
Support for Sending Attachments with Supplier Bids and Buyer Awards from SAP Business Network Discovery to the SAP ERP System [IG-44085] This feature supports sending supplier bid and buyer award attachments sent with quote message documents from SAP Business Network Discovery to the SAP ERP system through SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network.	2311

SAP Business Network
for Procurement	Release	Learn More
Network Catalog Management and Product Discovery [BNCAT-363] Network Catalog solution enables you to easily maintain a master catalog of all products. All the buyers on SAP Business Network can easily search and view these products and send a request for quotation irrespective of the trading relationship between buyer and supplier which results in possible new business for buyers and suppliers	2311
Integration of Open API to receive external invoices [NG-1396] An Open Application Programming Interface (API) called externaltaxdocservice is introduced to enable suppliers to have a new standard and secure way to post external tax documents to SAP Business Network.	2311
Supporting Brazilian invoice CTe 4.0 for Brazil [NG-6294] The Brazilian tax authority known as Secretaria da Fazenda (SEFAZ), mandates usage of invoice of type CTe version 4.00, effective June 2023. Due to this legal change, SAP Business Network now supports suppliers and buyers with CTe invoices version 4.00	2311
Items to Service Tile in Supplier Workbench [NP-30077] This feature simplifies supplier creation of service entry sheets. Now suppliers can use the Items to service tile to quickly select the service line items and create the service sheet.	2311
Intelligent Invoice Conversion for SAP Business Network [NP-32948] Intelligent invoice conversion is a self service PDF and Scanned paper invoice conversion service for suppliers on SAP Business Network. Prerequisite: You must have an SAP Business Network Enterprise account to use this feature	2311
Create Summary Invoices in SAP Business Network [NP-33199] This feature enables suppliers to create a summary invoice based on multiple purchase orders and ship notices by using the Orders to summary invoice tile.	2311
Ship Notices to Invoice in Supplier Transaction Workbench [NP-34482] This feature enables suppliers to create invoices for ship notices that are ready to invoice by using the Ship notices to invoice tile.	2311
Suspend system access to SAP Business Network while Business Partner Screening in In-progress [NS-18055] This feature temporarily suspends your SAP Business Network account if your account is being reviewed as per SAP’s Export Control and Sanction Policy.	2311
Allow Orders to Suspended Suppliers [PAY-16230] This feature allows buyers to send purchase orders to suspended suppliers. Suspended suppliers can receive orders and respond with order confirmation and advance ship notice.	2311
Relationship Rejection Alert [PAY-16231] This feature allows suppliers to reject trading relationships only after clearing all the outstanding dues.	2311
Additional Postal Code Validation on Registration Form and Profile Update [PAY-16468] This feature extends postal code validation to another 21 new countries.	2311
Netherlands Antilles (ANT) not available on Country/Region dropdown of SAP Business Network Registration Form [PAY-16469] Netherlands (ANT) is no longer supported on AN for registration as it is dissolved back in 2010. This change is to update the country list to reflect the current legal and economic situation.	2311
Allowing Early Payment Offers through Taulia Payables Solutions [PAY-9301] Taulia, a leading provider of working capital management solutions, is now a part of the SAP solution portfolio. Taulia's buyer-led payable solutions are now available to SAP Business Network users.	2311
Support for 2-Step Login for SAP Business Network Suppliers [SA-31639] The SAP Business Network supplier login page has been updated to a 2-step login process. Similar to the buyer login process, suppliers are required to enter a username and password in two steps.	2311
Buyer Announcements for Trading Partner Communication [SA-33620] This feature empowers buyers to communicate important information, changes, or news to suppliers by publishing announcements on SAP Business Network.	2311
Certification Display Integration [SA-38417] This feature enables suppliers to showcase their certifications more effectively by automatically displaying the certifications they have uploaded to their assessment questionnaires on their profiles.	2311
New Company Profile Editor Experience [SA-38798] The legacy Company Profile is deprecated and replaced by the trading partner Marketing Profile, now named Company Profile. Elements present in the legacy profile have been added to the new profile to maintain parity.	2311
Deloitte-Evaluated Supplier Self-Assessment Questionnaire on Human Rights [SA-41070] This feature introduces the latest iteration of our supplier self-assessment questionnaire on human rights. This upgraded version has undergone a thorough evaluation process by Deloitte to align with the requirements of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), adding an additional layer of credibility to the assessment.	2311
Requesting Certifications from Suppliers' Company Profiles [SA-41728] This feature enables buyers to proactively request desired certifications from suppliers through trading partner profiles. Suppliers can then upload the required certifications or update existing ones to enhance transparency and build trust with buyers.	2311
Improved Certifications on Trading Partner Profiles [SA-44511] This feature provides suppliers with a new way of managing certifications within their SAP Business Network Company Profile while enhancing buyers' trading partner search experience.	2311
Assessments on Company Profiles [SA-45870] Suppliers can now display completed assessments related to their products, services, or other aspects of their business on their SAP Business Network Company Profile. Buyers can request access to these assessments directly from a supplier's profile, even if they do not have a trading or sourcing relationship with the supplier.	2311
Invoice Exception Rate Benchmarking Widget [BNA-199] The Invoice exception rate benchmarking Widget displays the overall invoice exception rate across all suppliers on supplier home page. The Invoice Exception Rate Benchmarking Widget allows suppliers to compare their customers’ invoice exception rate performance against the aggregate performance of the network.	2308
Allow Suppliers to Choose Buyers During PDF Invoices Onboarding [NP-35598] The current PDF invoice solution is enhanced to allow suppliers to choose a buyer and upload sample documents specifically for the buyer during the onboarding process. This ensures that data extraction and mapping adhere to the specific buyer requirements.	2308
Updated Consent Management for SAP Supplier Financing [PAY-12605] Consent management for SAP Supplier Financing has been enhanced to provide a uniform experience in multi-user scenarios. Acceptance of the terms of Use is now shared for all users in an organization.	2308
Standard Account Experience Improvements [SA-26280] The supplier standard account experience has been enhanced to provide additional permission-based actions and navigation. We are enhancing portal availability for standard accounts, giving unrestricted access to documents from the trading partner portal. This will help to simplify the transaction process, enable more commerce, and deliver more value to standard accounts on the network.	2308
Attachments to the Sustainability Ratings on Trading Partner Profiles [SA-33319] Suppliers can now display supporting documents to their third-party sustainability ratings in their SAP Business Network Marketing Profile to increase trust and provide transparency on their environmental, sustainability, and governance practices to buyers.	2308
Guided Integration for Trading Partners [SA-37580] This feature adds the new guided trading partner integration tool to SAP Business Network. This tool streamlines and expedites the tasks needed for you to integrate with your new and existing buyers, for necessary business processes by leveraging one template to manage all your relationships on the Business Network. In the first phase, it will be deployed to suppliers. Prerequisite: You must have an SAP Business Network Enterprise Platinum account to use Guided Integration for Trading Partners.	2308
Remove the Ability to Select L3 Product Category on Marketing Profile [SA-38675] This feature removes the ability to select L3 product services and categories on your Marketing Profile.	2308
SAP Business Network Discovery for Trading Partner Portal Buyers and Sellers [PAY-12205] Ariba Discovery is getting revamped to SAP Business Network Discovery with an improved UI and additional features. This is for both Trading Partner Portal Buyers and Trading Partner Portal Sellers.	2308	Readiness Content
Invoice Enhancements for Bulgaria [NG-5866] SAP Business Network now provides additional information in the invoices created within the system for Bulgaria to meet the regulatory requirements.	2308
Support for External Invoices with Multiple POs for Brazil [NG-6028] 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. The NFe sent to SAP Business Network can now have multiple POs in one single invoice for Brazil.	2308
Enhancement to Invoice Header Extraction API to Support Additional Fields (Addresses, Payment Due Date and Tax/VAT Ids) [NP-35808] The Invoice Header Extraction API has been enhanced to support additional fields of Payment Due Date, Buyer and Supplier Addresses, Tax and VAT Ids.	2308
Flow Extension API Enhancements to Support Payment Receipt Document Type [NP-36523] This feature enables buyers or partners on behalf of buyers to take actions on the Payment Receipts sent by the supplier to the SBN by using the Flow extension APIs.	2308
SAP Business Network Account Blocked due to Incomplete or Inconsistent Data [NS-11259] As a global company, SAP is committed to complying with all applicable export control and trade sanctions laws and regulations, which is reflected in our Compliance Policy Information published on SAP site. It has come to our attention that your Company Profile information is shown as having incomplete or inconsistent data. Your account administrator will receive an email notification as this will cause your account to be partially blocked.	2308
Change in Registration experience for SAP Business Network Discovery [NS-18264] This feature updates the walk-up registration page on Discovery for both buyers and suppliers. When you click the Join Discovery option on the Discovery page, you are navigated to the new onboarding portal after selecting your preferred Register as Buyer or Register as Supplier option. You must add all the mandatory commodities and locations to complete the registration and optimize your Discovery experience. The information section on What to expect after creating an account column is also updated for both buyers and suppliers.	2308
Integration between SAP Business Network and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing to Support New Invoicing Method for Japan [NG-6139] The tax authority in Japan will follow a new invoicing method called as TEKIKAKU SEIKYUSHO TOU HOZON HOUSHIKI, and it is effective October 1, 2023. SAP Business Network and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing now provides an enhanced method for tax calculation to support the new invoicing method in Japan.	2308
Auto Share Assessments with Buyers [SA-35740] This feature enables suppliers to share assessments with their buyers automatically in two ways: immediately upon completion of the assessment, or upon request from buyers. Both parties can save time and effort by utilizing this feature, while ensuring that assessments are shared promptly.	2308
Integration Between SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Fieldglass, and SAP Business Network for Routing Service Requisitions Through SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network [ACSS-1249] The integration between SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Fieldglass, and SAP Business Network through SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network enables the creation of service requisitions based on Statements of Work (SOWs) and work orders.	2305
Days to pay benchmarking widget [BNA-1131] The Days To Pay benchmarking widget displays the average number of days to pay an invoice on the supplier home page. The Days To Pay benchmarking widget allows suppliers to compare their customers’ Average Days To Pay performance against the aggregate performance of the network. - Suppliers may compare performance by supplier region, buyer industry, and buyer performance quartile. - Suppliers may choose last quarter, last month, last 12 months.	2305
Change Order Rate KPI Widget [BNA-276] The PO change rate KPI widget measures the percentage of purchase orders sent by customers that have a subsequent change. The Changes Orders KPI widget measures the quantity of change orders. The data can be displayed for All customers or a specific customer and for purchase orders in the Last month, Last quarter, or Last 12 months.	2305
Change Order Rate Benchmarking Widget [BNA-1037] The Change order rate benchmarking Widget displays the overall change order rate across all suppliers on supplier home page. The Change order rate benchmarking widget allows suppliers to compare their customers’ change order rate performance against the aggregate performance of the network.	2308
Change Orders Widget [BNA-300] The Changes Orders KPI widget measures the quantity of change orders. The data can be displayed for All customers or a specific customer and for purchase orders in the Last month, Last quarter, or Last 12 months.	2305
Approved invoices benchmarking chart [BNA-681] The Benchmarking: Invoice cycle time widget has been enhanced to include a chart that shows the value and volume of approved invoices across SAP Business Network by buyer industry, supplier region, and buyer performance quartile. This helps you understand the size of the transactions that make up the invoice cycle time benchmark.	2305
Permissions for actions on order change request for supplier [CSC-31808] This feature enables the supplier to provide authorization to relevant users to perform different actions on order change request.	2305
Support the reshipment of goods based on receipts for all SAP Business Network buyers [CSC-32826] This feature makes the "Allow recalculation of shipment due quantity based on goods receipts" transaction rule available to all SAP Business Network buyers. This recalculation allows suppliers to reship any missing requested item. This rule no longer requires SAP Business Network for Supply Chain enablement.	2305
Legal Profile Enhancements for Japan [NG-5876] The tax authority in Japan introduces a new invoice format, effective October 2023 which requires supplier organizations to register to the tax authority who then issues a unique ID for each supplier called as Tax Registration Number. The supplier invoice must contain the Tax Registration Number that is used as an identifier in SAP Business Network to route it to the relevant buyer. SAP Business Network recommends domestic suppliers to setup a Legal Profile in their SAP Business Network supplier account and include additional information such as Tax Registration Number. Buyers can generate reports to verify if the supplier has a Legal Profile in SAP Business Network and reports for all the suppliers with established trading relationship in the system.	2305
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.	2305
AD converted buyer address change [PAY-10635] Any walk-up suppliers or walk-up discovery buyers cannot change the address when they act as buyers on discovery.	2305
Post-Login Alert to Enter Tax Information [PAY-11754] SAP Business Network collects tax-related information from suppliers located in countries where collection of tax information is mandatory for billing. Suppliers must enter the Tax/VAT ID in the standard tax information format of their country. The system throws an error message if the added tax information fails the standard tax information format of the respective country.	2305
Economic Activity Code (GIRO) For Chilean Suppliers [PAY-12972] This feature prompts both existing and new Chilean enterprise suppliers to select the applicable economic activity code (GIRO).	2305
Workbench Usability Improvements [SA-32048] The workbench has been enhanced to improve usability. The table header with column labels is now frozen and continues to display when scrolling. The Reset button now resets workbench tiles to their saved filters and removes any configuration changes that have not been applied.	2305
Search from dashboard page to Topical Workbench [SA-39725] Dashboard search related to orders and releases, invoices or payments will direct the user to topical workbench.	2305
Enhancements to the User Interface for Supplier Self-Assessment [SA-35736] This feature enhances the user interface for the supplier self-assessment function by displaying assessment questionnaires in window mode instead of dialog boxes.	2305
Deprecation of Discovery features [PAY-10312] The following features have been deprecated: Suppliers can no longer create custom URLs. Buyers and suppliers can no longer suggest custom product and service categories.	2302
Enable Deletion of component ship notice. [CSC-32860] This feature supports the cancellation/deletion of component ship notice.	2302
Continuous Test Environment Support for External Invoices [NG-5332] SAP Business Network now provides a solution to route and assign the external tax invoices concurrently to the production and test accounts of the buyers and suppliers using tax invoice localization flows. Previously, you as a buyer or supplier could use your tax ID either in your production or test account. Now, you can use your tax ID in both these accounts, which is particularly required to test flows after go live.	2302
Legal profile enhancements for Singapore [NG-5344] This feature mandates the suppliers in Singapore to configure a legal profile in their SAP Business Network accounts. When buyer enables the country-specific rule for Singapore, SAP Business Network now validates the supplier’s Legal Profile Status in the SAP Business Network supplier account. This helps to identify if the supplier has a legal profile and allow suppliers to submit regulatory-compliant invoices by selecting the appropriate legal profile.	2302
Tax invoicing enhancements for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [NG-5649] The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) mandated electronic invoicing between suppliers and buyers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia effective December 4, 2021. As a part of this regulation, SAP Business Network supported few guidelines.	2302
Ability to change the supplier’s email address to access the invoice status portal [NP-32633] Today, suppliers can only use the email address that was invited to the buyer's invoice status portal to register and look up status of single invoices. Suppliers can now use the latest vendor email address the buyer keeps form them on the SAP Business Network to look up single invoices and register for the buyer's invoice status portal. Suppliers can now also update the email address in their account profile on the SAP Business Network to use to look up the status of a single invoice.	2302
Enhancement to existing address validation functionality with typeahead suggestions [NS-14947] This feature enhances the existing address validation feature with typeahead suggestions. After you enter the required details in the Country/Region field and type at least two characters in the Address line 1 field, a pop-up window displays with typeahead address recommendations. Once you select the most suitable address from the typeahead suggestion list, other fields including City, State, and Zip are automatically entered. This enhancement to the address validation feature enables you to complete entering address details after adding a small section of the address.	2302
Ongoing SAP Business Network Rebranding Changes 2302 [NS-15209] The user interface and various email notifications related to user creation, password creation, and username and password retrieval have been updated to align to SAP Business Network branding.	2302
Dun & Bradstreet integration [NS-18198] This feature integrates Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) information into the registration service as well as the Marketing Profile so that a user can look for their respective company/business and fetch the necessary details during registration. It provides a more simplified and improved registration process with autofill capabilities.	2302
Supplier self assessment questionnaire - Human rights [SA-30188] A self-assessment that can be centrally-maintained by customers to run Human rights due-diligence activities. Suppliers can take the assessment once and share it with many buyers for efficiency.	2302
Expose Workbench filters and categories for tiles [SA-30201] The Workbench has been enhanced to improve usability and productivity. The Filters panel is now exposed by default, displaying the most commonly used filters. Tiles are now organized by category in the add tile panel.	2302
Updated User experience for Profile [SA-34416] Updated user experience for company profile - public view. Buyers will be able to view Supplier profiles in a fresh user experience.	2302
Sustainability Ratings on Trading Partner Profiles [SA-34702] Suppliers can now display third-party sustainability ratings in their SAP Business Network Marketing Profile to increase trust and provide transparency on their environmental, sustainability, and governance practices to buyers.	2302

for Supply Chain	Release	Learn More
Changes to Open Orders Reports [CSC-29992] This feature changes the Open Orders report file format from CSV to Excel. The feature also adds columns and criteria, enhances some existing criteria, includes information about rejected purchase orders, and increases the number of rows returned.	2311
Advanced Packaging Enhancements to Support Decimals [CSC-33375] This feature supports decimal points for packed and shipped quantity for handling unit packaging.	2311
Customized Order Confirmation template for Upload/Download [CSC-34744] This feature enables buyer administrators to create a customisation project for the Order Confirmation Excel template that is used by the Upload/Download feature.	2311
Added Specifications for Upload/Download Planning Jobs [CSC-36735] This feature adds new functionality when creating Upload/Download jobs for planning processes. You can now choose to exclude planning records without time-series planning data from the download. You can also explicitly specify the time window for the download.	2311
Order Confirmation Deviation Approval Rule for Scheduling Agreements and Scheduling Agreement Releases [CSC-28869] This feature introduces a rule that configures deviation approval in order confirmations for only scheduling agreements and scheduling agreement releases. The existing rule to configure order confirmation deviation approval is changed to apply only to purchase orders.	2311
Enable Email Notifications for SAP Business Network for Supply Chain Features [CSC-32329] This feature enables email notifications for the SAP Business Network for Supply Chain features so that the supplier is updated about the current status of the different SCC documents in the SAP Business Network.	2311
Default Packaging Instruction Enhancements for Handling Units [CSC-37434] This feature provides more options to suppliers for packaging instructions for handling units.	2311
Allow Reordering of Key Figures in Views [CSC-35672] This feature allows buyers to set the order of key figures in views. The key figure order is visible both in the user interface and in Excel files downloaded by running Upload/Download jobs.	2308
Quality Inspection Report [CSC-35859] This feature adds the Quality Inspection report type for both buyers and suppliers. Reports are generated in Excel format The retrieved information is organized in four sheets: Inspections, Single Result, Summarized Recording, and Attachments.	2308
Additional Customizations for Ship Notice Excel Template for Upload/Download [CSC-39047] This feature adds customizations for the Ship Notice Excel template for Upload/Download. These customizations include providing alternate names and translations for standard attributes, hiding optional standard attributes, defining custom attributes to be required, and others.	2308
Consignment process improvements [CSC-32655] This feature improves the consignment process by adding fields to consignment reports and enhancing consignment movement.	2305
Quality Collaboration Improvements [CSC-30172] This feature makes improvements to quality collaboration, both for quality inspections and quality notifications. For quality inspections, this feature adds the certificate of completion to signed PDFs returned from DocuSign. For quality notifications, this feature enhances a validation check and adds additional subfilters to two quality notification fields.	2302
Block ship notice creation when an open quality notification for material without a purchase order reference exists [CSC-31152] This feature allows buyers to prevent their suppliers from creating ship notices for purchase orders containing a material (Customer part no.) that the buyers previously complained about in a quality notification which did not reference a specific purchase order. Suppliers then cannot send ship notices that contain this faulty material, except for purchase orders that have accepted quality inspections.	2302
Planning collaboration improvements to Manufacturing visibility excel and Forecast planning data clearing process [CSC-32654] This feature makes two improvements to planning collaboration. First, when buyers send forecast-type product activity messages in cXML that are missing certain buyer-sourced key figures, SAP Business Network clears the data for the missing key figures in the buyer's and the supplier's planning tables. Second, suppliers can now modify nonroot customer-defined attributes in downloaded Excel files containing Manufacturing Visibility planning items and then upload these Excel files.	2302

Business Network Branding Changes	Release	Learn More
Change "Ariba Network" to "SAP Business Network" in the SAP Ariba Developer Portal UI [OPEC-11078] This feature rebrands references of "Ariba Network" to "SAP Business Network" for the SAP Ariba Developer Portal UI. Note that this feature does not affect the naming of the APIs, and SAP Ariba reserves the right to rebrand individual APIs at a future date.	2308
Branding Updates to Login Pages and Product Switcher [BNC-1181] Login pages and the product switcher now use SAP Business Network branding.	2305
Branding Updates to Account Mode Switch [BNC-895] The user interface related to switching between test and production account modes has been updated to align with SAP Business Network branding.	2305
SAP Business Network Reflects New SAP Integration Suite, Managed Gateway for Spend Management and SAP Business Network Branding [REGAN-12328] SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway has been rebranded as SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network (Managed Gateway for Spend & Network). The SAP Business Network user interface has been updated to reflect this new branding.	2305
Ariba Network badge rebranded to SAP Business Network badge [SA-32806] Supplier profile badges have been updated to use SAP Business Network branding. Trading partners can find the new badges on the Marketing profile.	2305
Renaming SPRO Menu Components in the SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA Addons of SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network. [IG-41640] The SPRO nodes associated with the following addons are renamed: • SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, addon for SAP ERP • SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, addon for SAP S/4HANA The UI components of SPRO nodes contain the short name, Managed Gateway for Spend & Network. The content on the Performance Assistant pages associated with the SPRO nodes displays the name as SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network. Also, the name “Ariba Network” is renamed as “SAP Business Network” throughout the SPRO menu components.	2305

This information reflects the status of SAP Procurement and SAP Business Network planning as of 2023 and the features discussed are subject to change at any time without notice. SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions and nothing in this web page should be construed to represent any commitment by SAP to include any specific new features in any version of the SAP solutions. Please contact your Customer Engagement Executive for additional details.