What's New Guide	2305 Early Release Series
		Describes new or changed features included in the 2305 release.	An interactive forum to engage with product experts providing simple, direct answers to your questions.

 

 

	General Features
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	Feature Name & Description		KT 	Demo
	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.

 

	Procurement
	Buying & Invoicing		Learn More
	Feature Name & Description		KT 	Demo
	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.

 

	SAP Business Network
	for Procurement		Learn More
	Feature Name & Description		KT 	Demo
	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.
	PO change rate and change orders KPI widgets [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.
	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.
	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. Note: Availability of this feature has been delayed. Please check this page for updates on availability.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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. Availability of this feature has been delayed. Please check this page for updates on availability.
	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.
	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).
	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. Note: This feature will not be available to all customers on the date of the 2305 Release for Business Network.  It is planned to be rolled out in phases, with all customers being enabled by Monday, July 03.
	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. Note: This feature will not be available to all customers on the date of the 2305 Release for Business Network.  It is planned to be rolled out in phases, with all customers being enabled by Monday, July 03.
	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.

 

	for Supply Chain		Learn More
	Feature Name & Description		KT 	Demo
	Consignment process improvements [CSC-32655] This feature improves the consignment process by adding fields to consignment reports and enhancing consignment movement.

 

	Business Network Branding Changes		Learn More
	Feature Name & Description		KT 	Demo
	Branding Updates to Login Pages and Product Switcher [BNC-1181] Login pages and the product switcher now use SAP Business Network branding.
	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.
	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.
	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. Note: This feature will not be available to all customers on the date of the 2305 Release for Business Network.  It is planned to be rolled out in phases, with all customers being enabled by Monday, July 03.
	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.

 

This information reflects the status of SAP Procurement and SAP Business Network planning as of April 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.