General Features
	Security	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Support for HTTP Security Headers in SAP Ariba Solutions [SI-65] This feature introduces additional support for HTTP security headers in SAP Ariba solutions. HTTP security headers provide extra security for your web applications by restricting the actions that the browser and server allow once your site is running.	starting March 2, 2024	starting 2311
	General
	Workflow Requiring that SAP Ariba Personnel Procure Written Consent Before Making Changes to Customer Sites [PLAF-4717] A new Service Manager workflow requires that SAP Ariba personnel procure written consent before making changes to any customer site.
	Support for UNSPSC Version 25 in SAP Ariba solutions [PLBF-6853] This feature introduces support for the UNSPSC Codeset v25.9 in SAP Ariba solutions. Customers need to import this version of the UNSPSC commodity code into their SAP Ariba solution using the Import System Commodity Codes data import task.
	Update references to Cloud Integration Gateway with the new name in the administration user interface of SAP Ariba solutions [PLMSG-8299] With this feature, all references to Cloud Integration Gateway in the administration user interface of SAP Ariba solutions have been replaced by the new name for Cloud Integration Gateway. In addition, this change has been made in the display name and description of a self-service parameter related to Cloud Integration Gateway configuration.

 

	Mobile
	SAP Ariba Procurement	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Option to Hide Non-Catalog Shopping Categories in SAP Ariba Procurement Mobile App [BMA-5091] The non-catalog shopping categories in the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app can now be hidden for a better user experience. Buyer administrators can configure their site to hide the non-catalog shopping categories when not required.
	SAP Ariba Shopping
	Adding Non-catalog items to requisitions in SAP Ariba Shopping Mobile App [SAS-55] With this feature, users can add non-catalog items to their requisition and submit a purchase requisition that has a non-catalog item as a line item. The non-catalog item request form consists of seven fields, six of which are mandatory. The user provides input to these fields, describing the item that doesn't belong to the catalog. The user can add the non-catalog item to the cart by creating a new purchase requisition or adding it to an already existing purchase requisition. Checkout details apply at the header level to all catalog and non-catalog items. Non-catalog items that have been submitted are described as non-catalog items in the purchase requisition details.
	Adding Attachments to requisitions at header level in SAP Ariba Shopping Mobile App [SAS-59] With this feature users can add attachments to their requisitions at the header level. The user can select from 25 file types and attach up to a total of 100MB per requisition. Users can also download and delete attachments in an open requisition.

 

	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
	Enhancements to the Public Access Page [ET-1698] With this feature, the public access page for public sector procurement is created at the sourcing project level instead of at the event level. In addition to Status for Submissions, Procurement Status is added to the public access page, which corresponds to the status of the sourcing project.
	Audit log entries for public procurement events [ET-2221] This feature generates audit log entries when a notice in a public procurement event is submitted to the public sector portal, a status update for a public procurement notice is received from the public sector portal,  a public procurement event is published, a public access page is created or updated for a public sector guided sourcing full project, an Ariba Discovery posting is created or updated for a public sector guided sourcing full project and an event is submitted for publishing.
	Support for TED Portal using the eForms standard in Public Sector  Sourcing [ET-2641] This feature enables users to publish public procurement notices to the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) portal using the new eForms standard. This feature also supports the following: • Enabling eTendering for the TED portal using eForms standard • Configuring the TED portal using eForms standard • Selecting the public sector portal to which you want to publish the notice
	Enhancements to Supplier Anonymization in Guided Sourcing Events [SS-39582] This feature extends the supplier anonymization functionality in guided sourcing to various pages and enables anonymization of various details such as supplier information, item participants, and comments.
	Enhancement to Grade Weight Tables [SS-42887] This feature introduces various enhancements to the grading functionality in guided sourcing. Note: This feature is planned to be available with a later release
	Enhancements to Supplier Search in Guided Sourcing [SS-44418] This feature introduces additional supplier search and filtering options in guided sourcing instances that are integrated with SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. The additional filtering options are integrated from SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance and appear in the Invite Suppliers page of guided sourcing events.
	Support for Preview Periods on Non-Competitive Events [SS-44921] This feature gives template administrators to ability to configure templates which allow for preview periods in non-competitive events.
	Support for Email Bidding in Multi-Round Guided Sourcing Events [SS-45010] This feature extends the support for email bidding to multi-round guided sourcing events. Email bidding enables buyers to allow suppliers to bid through email. Multi-round bidding enables buyers using guided sourcing to refine pricing and other information and add or remove participants and line items by creating additional bidding rounds in a single event. If guided sourcing events have email bidding and multi-round bidding features enabled, suppliers can submit their bids for multi-round events through email, without logging into the application.
	Prevent Project Owners from Discarding Supplier Bids in Guided Sourcing Events [SS-47061] This feature enables template administrators to create guided sourcing event templates that prevent the buyer users from discarding supplier bids. This feature helps avoid potential loss of data by preventing buyers from inadvertently or otherwise discarding existing supplier bids while updating guided sourcing events.
	Disable Reply-To header field [SS-50729] This feature disables (excludes) Reply-To fields in email message headers sent by SAP Ariba. Some buyer and supplier mail systems may block email messages with Reply-To fields. By disabling Reply-To fields, this feature may enable buyers and suppliers to receive previously blocked email sent from SAP Ariba.
	Dynamic Line Item Definition Enhancements [SSR-5880] This feature introduces changes to how category attribute hierarchy item definitions are automatically added to items in guided sourcing.

 

	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
	Ability To Transfer Mapped Information of Top BOM Item in Product Sourcing BOMs to Sourcing Events [DMS-18661] This feature enables the transfer of top BOM item information in product sourcing BOMs, which is mapped to specific terms in SAP Ariba Sourcing project templates, to sourcing events when buyers create a BOM quote. This information, in addition to the standard BOM information obtained from product sourcing, helps buyers to create a price acceptance scenario successfully for awarding the sourcing event.
	Prevent Adding Deleted Materials to Product Sourcing Events [DMS-18783] This feature prevents master data materials that are marked for deletion from appearing in product sourcing searches. It also prevents those materials from being added to product sourcing events. Note: This deployment has been moved to a later date.

 

	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
	Synchronizing Header Data Updates and Contract Line Item Details of a Contract Workspace With the Linked Compliance Contract Using Open APIs [SC-17776] This feature enhances the Contract Workspace Modification API and Contract Workspace State Change API by enabling them to synchronize the header level data of a contract workspace with the linked compliance contract, when the contract workspace is updated or published. The feature also introduces a new endpoint to the Contracts Terms Management API that can be implemented in a client application to synchronize line items information in a contract workspace with the linked compliance contract.

 

	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
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.

 

	Supplier Risk	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	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.
	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.

 

	Procurement
	Buying & Invoicing	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Importing Purchase Contracts from SAP S/4HANA Cloud into Suite-Integrated SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing Solution with SAP Ariba Contracts Disabled [ACC-643] This feature supports importing purchase contracts from SAP S/4HANA Cloud and creating corresponding item-level compliance contracts for customers running suite-Integrated SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solution that has SAP Ariba Contracts disabled from SAP strategic sourcing solutions.
	Usability Enhancement for Creation of Standing Orders for Limit Items in Guided Buying [ACSS-1241] For buyer sites that create standing orders for limit items (item category B) in guided buying, the standing orders checkbox in the request can be configured to be deselected by default for catalog items.
	Copy Non-PO Invoices in Guided Buying [AINV-1000] Users can now copy, or duplicate, non-PO invoices in guided buying. Copying invoices allows users to quickly create new invoices using the same information as an existing invoice, such as line items, tax, split accounting, invoice header fields, and custom fields. Availability of this feature has been delayed. Please check this page for updates on availability.
	Enhanced warnings for force actions on invoices and payments [AINV-1098] When a user performs a force action on an invoice or payment document, a detailed warning message is shown before the user completes the action. This feature applies to the following actions: Force Reconcile on invoices, Force Pay and Force Reject on invoice reconciliations, Force Send on payment requests, and Force Pay and Force Cancel on payment transactions and advance payments.
	Adding Comments for Suppliers When Denying Invoices [AINV-1189] When users deny an invoice created on SAP Business Network, they can now add a comment that's visible to the supplier to explain the reason for the denial. Comments to suppliers can be made mandatory by an administrator.
	Support for Resending Multiple Purchase Orders and Receipts [CP-19875] Buyers can now initiate resending multiple purchase orders and receipts that appear stuck in the SAP Ariba solution. Purchase orders may be stuck in Ordering or Canceling state due to various reasons while sending or resending them from the SAP Ariba solution to SAP ERP or SAP Business Network and receipts may be stuck in the sending or failed state while sending them to SAP Business Network.
	Using SAP Ariba Standard Functionality to Send the Date Received Field to External Systems [CP-23579] With this feature, customers can use SAP Ariba standard functionality to send the receiving date of line items in a purchase requisition (the Date Received field) to SAP ERP and other external systems using the receipt export file.
	Enable Administrators to Search for all Form Documents and Add or Delete Approvers [PFD-13941] This feature enables administrator users in the customer's organization to search for all form documents. In addition, they will be able to add or delete approvers in the approval flow of the form documents.
	Support for Replicating Purchasing Group Master Data from SAP S/4HANA Cloud Using SAP Master Data Integration [PLMDS-4924] This feature introduces support for replicating purchasing group master data into SAP Ariba applications from SAP S/4HANA Cloud using SAP Master Data Integration. In this release, support is available for the PurchasingGroup v6.0.0 master data object.

 

	Guided Buying	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	New Settings Option in Guided Buying [GB-19085] This feature organizes user profile settings into a new option in the user menu: App settings. The App settings option contains the same options that were previously available, but they're now within App settings to provide a more consistent cross-product experience.
	Synchronized status changes for guided buying requests edited in SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the 2NV and 3EN integration scenarios [GB-21591] 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 buyers to view the updated status changes in guided buying for requests that are approved or rejected in SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The status is updated based on the edits made in SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud to the approved or rejected request. includes GB-24956
	Support for Adding Groups to Requisition Approval Flows in Guided Buying [GB-24299] Guided buying users can add user groups to approval flows when submitting their requisitions.	starting 2402	starting 2311
	SAP Companion Enabled for All Guided Buying Users [GB-24309] The SAP Companion help and learning platform is turned on for all guided buying users. It comes with standard help content and tutorials. Your organization can optionally modify help topics and add new content by purchasing an SAP Enable Now license.
	Require Administrators to Configure Secure URLs [GB-24620] To ensure that connections are more secure, guided buying no longer accepts "http://" URLs configured by administrators. All new absolute URLs added to the configuration must start with "https://" so that connections initiated by guided buying are secure.

 

	Catalog & Spot Buy	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
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	SAP Category Management	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Ability to Import and Use Regions in SAP Ariba Category Management [CAT-4509] This feature enables: Category management administrators to import regions in SAP Ariba Category Management from a spreadsheet of the .xlsx format. Category managers to create region-specific strategy and plan documents and maintain region specific goals and initiatives. Adding geographical locations (regions) to strategy and plan documents enables category managers to apply the strategy and plan to purchases made in that specific region, country/region, or subdivision.
	Active Feedback Collection Options in SAP Ariba Category Management [CAT-5799] SAP Ariba Category Management introduces the following options for actively collecting feedback from the users:  A feedback icon in the shell bar to give users easy access to feedback forms. Time-controlled push surveys that encourage users to provide feedback about the product.
	Enhancements to the Market Dynamics Page [CAT-6335] This feature enables category managers to update the field values of attributes in the Market Dynamics page of SAP Ariba Category Management with the values from a market intelligence data provider.

 

	Integration
	Extensibility & Configurability - APIs	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Content Transformation as a Service [IG-44634] With the content transformation service, buyers on SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA who have a license to SAP Integration Suite can transform their transactional data to meet the data format standards of SAP Business Network. The service transforms both inbound and outbound transaction documents, and reuses the mappings of SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network.
	Integration and exception monitoring using SAP Cloud ALM for SAP Ariba solutions [PLMSG-8704] With this feature, SAP Ariba solutions support integration and exception monitoring using the SAP Cloud ALM for Operations (SAP CALM) cloud operation platform. The integration and exception monitoring makes use of the new Integration Event Monitoring Query API for Procurement. This REST API enables SAP CALM to monitor integration message flows between SAP Ariba solutions and SAP ERP systems, including SAP S/4HANA Cloud, or between SAP Business Network and SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
	Synchronizing Header Data Updates and Contract Line Item Details of a Contract Workspace With the Linked Compliance Contract Using Open APIs [SC-177776] This feature enhances the Contract Workspace Modification API and Contract Workspace State Change API by enabling them to synchronize the header level data of a contract workspace with the linked compliance contract, when the contract workspace is updated or published. The feature also introduces a new endpoint to the Contracts Terms Management API that can be implemented in a client application to synchronize line items information in a contract workspace with the linked compliance contract.
	Enhancements to the Processes Endpoint of the Supplier Data API with Pagination to Include additional Data in the Response File [SM-40801] The processes endpoint of the Supplier Data API with Pagination uses the GET method to send a JSON request to your site. The API request retrieves header field information about all processes for a supplier. Now, the response file is enhanced to retrieve additional information.
	Enhancements to the Supplier Data API with Pagination for Extraction of Additional Supplier Data [SM-40968] This feature enhances the existing vendorDataRequests endpoint in the Supplier Data API with Pagination with additional input parameters, thus enabling customers to extract additional supplier-specific information such as bank data, tax data, and company code data.
	Date-Based Filters in Sourcing Project Management API and Event Management API [SS-39155] This feature introduces date-based filters in Sourcing Project Management API and Event Management API to enable buyer users to retrieve project IDs and event IDs, respectively, for a specified time period.
	Ability to Partially Update Product Attributes Using the Product Hierarchy Management API [SSR-6080] This feature enables buyers to partially update question, section, product questionnaire, requirement, and term objects using the Product Hierarchy Management API.
	Category Attribute Object Deletion Enhancement [SSR-6082] This feature enables buyers to delete product attribute objects, including all of the objects associated with the attribute, using the Product Hierarchy Management API.

 

	SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway (Formally known as Cloud Integration Gateway CIG)	Enablement Model			Learn More
	Feature Name & Description	Automatically On 	Customer Configured 		KT 	Demo
	Certification of SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for Spend Management and SAP Business Network for SAP S/4HANA 2023 [IG-43473] SAP Ariba certifies the integration between SAP S/4HANA 2023 and the following SAP Ariba solutions using SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, add-on for SAP S/4HANA: SAP Business Network, SAP Ariba Buying, SAP Ariba Buying, multi-ERP edition, SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Collaborative Sourcing, SAP Ariba Discount Management, SAP Business Network Commerce Automation, SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, SAP Ariba Invoice Management, SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Ariba Catalog, SAP Ariba Contract Invoicing, SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite, SAP Ariba Contracts, SAP Business Network for Supply Chain for Buyers. SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, Release 2311 (Q3 2023), supports integration with SAP S/4HANA 2023, using SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, add-on for SAP S/4HANA.
	Content Transformation as a Service [IG-44634] With the content transformation service, buyers on SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA who have a license to SAP Integration Suite can transform their transactional data to meet the data format standards of SAP Business Network. The service transforms both inbound and outbound transaction documents, and reuses the mappings of SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network.
	End of Support for SAP Ariba Cloud Integration, Ariba Network Integration for SAP Business Suite 1.0, and SAP Ariba Integration Toolkit [IG-45703] This feature indicates the end of support for the following integration solutions: SAP Ariba Integration Toolkit (ITK) All versions of SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Ariba Network Integration for SAP Business Suite 1.0 (Business Suite Add-On (BSAO) up to SP22)
	Update references to Cloud Integration Gateway with the new name in the administration user interface of SAP Ariba solutions [PLMSG-8299] With this feature, all references to Cloud Integration Gateway in the administration user interface of SAP Ariba solutions have been replaced by the new name for Cloud Integration Gateway. In addition, this change has been made in the display name and description of a self-service parameter related to Cloud Integration Gateway configuration.

 

This information reflects the status of SAP Ariba Procurement planning as of October 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 Success Partner for additional details.