---
article_id: KB0406095
article_type: Release Update
component_ids:
  - BNS-ARI-SIPM
  - BNS-ARI-SLP
  - BNS-ARI-SS
component_descriptions:
  - Strategic Sourcing
  - Supplier Information & Performance Management
  - Supplier Lifecycle & Performance
products:
  - SAP Ariba Sourcing, cloud edition
language: en
created: 2021-03-18
updated: 2026-04-11
source: Knowledge Base
url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0406095
connect_url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0406095?min=1
sap_for_me_url: https://me.sap.com/notes/KB0406095
---

# Supplier classification based on diversity

## Resolution

**Applicable Solutions**

SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance  
SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management  
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite

**Prerequisites**

For SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management, this feature requires the “new architecture".

You must be a member of the SM ERP Admin, SM Ops Admin, Supplier Risk Manager, or Customer Administrator group to import supplier data in SM Administration.

- Note: for customers who use guided buying, you must belong to both the Supplier/Customer Manager and SM Ops Admin groups.

**Restrictions**

In the Diversity Info data file:

- You cannot remove or deactivate the diversity types.
- You can only update the Display Name and not the Name or Locale.
- The locale field is not supported.

In the Vendor Diversity data file, sourceSystem field is not supported.

## Keywords

\[Change Request ID: SM-25931\]