---
article_id: KB0404856
article_type: Release Update
component_ids:
  - BNS-ARI-SS
component_descriptions:
  - Strategic Sourcing
products:
  - SAP Ariba Sourcing, cloud edition
language: en
created: 2020-12-08
updated: 2024-03-18
source: Knowledge Base
url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0404856
connect_url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0404856?min=1
sap_for_me_url: https://me.sap.com/notes/KB0404856
---

# Enhancements to custom fields for SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP S/4HANA Cloud integration

## Resolution

**Applicable Solutions**

SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite

**Prerequisites**

This feature has the following prerequisites:

- This feature requires SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network integration between SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
- Custom fields included in the QuoteRequestHeader must be available in SAP Ariba Sourcing, otherwise they won't be mapped.
- Custom fields created in SAP Ariba Sourcing must be configured as ERP Integration Fields.
- Custom field names in the QuoteRequestHeader and in SAP Ariba Sourcing should match.

To create quote requests, you must be a member of one of the following groups:

- Category Manager
- Commodity Manager
- Customer Administrator (access to this group must be approved by SAP Ariba)
- Event Administrator (access to this group must be approved by the SAP Ariba Market Coordination Team)
- Junior Procurement Agent
- Junior Sourcing Agent
- Limited Event Administrator (access to this group must be approved by the SAP Ariba Market Coordination Team)
- Procurement Agent
- Sourcing Agent
- Sourcing Approver
- Sourcing Project Administrator (access to this group must be approved by the SAP Ariba Market Coordination Team)

**Restrictions**

None identified

## Keywords

\[Change Request ID: DMS-13454\]