Strategic Sourcing for Industries Features ONLY available with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite
	Feature Name & Description	Release	Enablement Model
			Automatically On 	Customer Configured 
	Ability to Block Access to Classic Sourcing for Project or Event Creation [PSOURCE-1452] This feature blocks product sourcing users from creating sourcing projects and requests in the classic SAP Ariba Sourcing interface. To create sourcing projects or events, users can use the guided sourcing interface, which streamlines the process and helps users complete more projects with less effort.	2511
	Ability to Add Plants to Material Line Items in Hybrid Mode [PSOURCE-1468] This feature allows you to associate a plant with material line items (not associated with any BOMs) in hybrid mode within product sourcing. This improves the creation of Purchase Info Records (PIRs) by automatically collecting prices for material line items in product sourcing.	2511
	Support for Defence Directive Notices for the TED eForms Portal [PSS-287] With this feature, defense directive notices are supported for the TED eForms portal version 1.12 Plus (1.13).	2508
	Parameter to Hide the Messages Popup [PSS-322] This feature introduces a new ICM parameter to hide the Messages popup.	2508
	Ability to Add Items From a Framework Tracker to a Framework Sourcing Event [PSS-332] With this feature, buyer users can add items from a framework tracker to an event within the framework project. This enables buyers to get more suppliers for the items in the framework tracker.	2508
	Ability to Define When the Amount in the Framework Agreement Tracker is Considered Consumed [PSS-333] With this feature, buyer administrators can configure a rule in the framework tracker to define when the amount in the framework tracker is considered to be consumed by the call-off events. The amount can be considered as consumed when a call-off event is submitted, published, or awarded.	2508
	Support for Light Regime Notices for the TED eForms Portal [PSS-202] This feature introduces the support for general and sectoral directive light regime notices for the TED eForms portal in eTendering.	2505
	Support eTendering for the Central Digital Platform [PSS-302] This feature enables buyer administrators to associate the United Kingdom public procurement notices with a public sector event template. Buyers can enter procurement details in the notices associated with the event and publish the notices on the Central Digital Platform (CDP). Suppliers can view the notices on the CDP and the related event details on a public access page. Interested suppliers can invite themselves to participate in the event after registering on Ariba Discovery.	2505
	Support for Using Supplier Questionnaire for CDP in Public Sector Events [PSS-304] This feature enables buyers in the United Kingdom (UK) public sector to add the supplier questionnaire for CDP to a public sector event. It allows suppliers to retrieve the responses that they have provided in the Central Digital Platform (CDP) into the supplier questionnaire for CDP in the sourcing event.	2505
	Support for Framework Agreement in Guided Sourcing [PSS-305] This feature allows buyer users to create a framework agreement in guided sourcing. Buyers can establish an agreement with one or more qualified suppliers for specific items. During the agreement's lifespan, buyers can initiate multiple call-off sourcing projects under the agreement, with predetermined conditions.	2505
	Support for TED eForms Version 1.12 Plus [PSS-311] With this feature, SAP Ariba now supports the public sector portal TED version 1.12 Plus (1.13).	2505
	Importing Line Items With Locale-Specific Pricing Data to Guided Sourcing Events [DMS-20153] When buyers import line item data to guided sourcing events configured to support pricing conditions, the pricing data of line items is imported in the currency number format of the user's locale.	2502
	Synchronizing Dynamic Lookup Table Values with the Mapped Terms in Sourcing Events [DMS-20164] This feature enables the synchronization of values from a dynamic lookup table with the corresponding terms in a sourcing event when a new version of the lookup table is uploaded to your site. Buyers can view the latest term values at any point before the event is published. Similarly, suppliers can access the most recent lookup term values when submitting their bid response or when the event is in the “Open” state.	2502
	Ability to Map Quantity Type Terms with Integer Type External Fields in Guided Sourcing For Creating Material Quotes [DMS-20165] This feature enables buyers to create a guided sourcing event template and map item terms (standard terms and custom terms) of type Quantity with external fields of type Integer. This compatibility ensures a seamless data exchange between SAP Ariba and the integrated external system when buyers create guided sourcing events as part of a material quote or add product sourcing materials to guided sourcing events.	2502
	New Defaults for Material Master Item Arrangement in Guided Sourcing Events [DMS-20168] This feature modifies the existing default settings for arranging material master items added to guided sourcing events.	2502
	Retaining Cost Breakdown Information in Alternative Bids in Guided Sourcing [DMS-20169] With this feature, the cost breakdown information provided by suppliers as part of their pricing alternative bids is retained in guided sourcing events. Suppliers can choose to submit an alternative bid response with cost breakdown information that's different than what they've added as part of their primary bid.	2502
	Decommissioning of the Pricing By Source Service in Product Sourcing [DMS-20290] The Price By Source service, which is a part of the group of services that form the Material 360o (View item 360 page) view in product sourcing, is decommissioned as of the Q1 2025 release.	2502
	Enhancements to ETendering Notice Validation [ET-4141] This feature enables the check of basic errors while filling the eTendering notices and the validation of business errors before the notice is submitted for publishing.	2502
	Open API to allow integration of TED eForms notices to country portals in the European Union [ET-4675] Enabling buyers in the public sector space to use existing TED eForms notices to build integration into the public procurement country portal of their choice	2502

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