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article_id: KB0407149
article_type: Release Update
component_ids:
  - BNS-ARI-PUR
component_descriptions:
  - Purchasing
products:
  - SAP Ariba Procurement, cloud edition
language: en
created: 2021-06-02
updated: 2021-06-17
source: Knowledge Base
url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0407149
connect_url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0407149?min=1
sap_for_me_url: https://me.sap.com/notes/KB0407149
---

# New parameter turns off all team buying controls

## Resolution

Some customers wanted explicit control over the team buying and receiving feature. They wanted to be able to turn it off for both users and administrators.

SAP Ariba has added a new guided buying parameter named PARAM\_ENABLE\_TEAM\_BUYING that allows customers to turn off the team buying and receiving feature. By default, this parameter is true, so team buying and receiving is turned on.

This new parameter works in conjunction with the existing PARAM\_DISABLE\_USER\_TEAM\_MANAGEMENT parameter, as shown in the following table:

| **Option** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| PARAM\_ENABLE\_TEAM\_BUYING | Enables team buying and receiving controls.  <br>  <br>If set to true (default), guided buying displays team buying controls for administrators (**Admin > Manage teams**). It also considers the PARAM\_DISABLE\_USER\_TEAM\_MANAGEMENT parameter (see below).  <br>  <br>If set to false, guided buying doesn’t display any team buying and receiving controls, such as **Admin > Manage teams** (for administrators), or **User > Manage your teams**, **Quick Links > Buy with a team**, or the "Buy with your team" introductory pop-up window (for users). |
| PARAM\_DISABLE\_USER\_TEAM\_MANAGEMENT | Determines whether users, or only administrators, can create teams for team buying and receiving. This parameter works only if the parameter PARAM\_ENABLE\_TEAM\_BUYING is set to true (see above).  <br>  <br>If set to false (default), guided buying displays user controls for team creation, management, and membership in the **User > Manage your teams** page for user control of team creation, management, and membership.  <br>  <br>If set to true, guided buying removes the user controls for team creation, management, and membership in the **User > Manage your teams** page. Administrators can continue to create and manage teams. |

## Keywords

\[Change Request ID: GB-17258\]