This is your comprehensive guide to SAP Ariba: implementation, configuration, operations, and integration! Get step-by-step instructions for each functional area, from contract and invoice management to guided buying and beyond. See how each SAP Ariba application fits into your procurement landscape and how they connect to SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP. Get your cloud procurement project started today!

a. Configuration
See how SAP Ariba interacts with the procurement landscape and then set it up! From loading master data to configuring purchasing policies and approvals, this step-by-step guide has you covered.
b. Functionality
After go-live, learn how to use each piece of SAP Ariba! Follow detailed instructions and screenshots to master your core SAP Ariba tasks like creating invoices and analyzing your spending.
c. Integration
Understand how SAP Ariba connects to peripheral solutions, and start your integration project today! Dig into integrating Ariba Network, SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers, and SAP Fieldglass.

1) Implementation
2) Configuration
3) Integration
4) Ariba Network
5) SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers
6) SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
7) SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
8) SAP Ariba Sourcing
9) SAP Ariba Contracts
10) SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
11) SAP Ariba Spend Analysis
12) Guided buying

Run your procurement processes in SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Contracts, Ariba Network, and more

Autorentext
Matthew Cauthen is a senior consultant at SAP with more than 10 years of experience implementing SAP procurement solutions including SAP S/4HANA, SAP SRM, SAP Ariba Catalog, SAP Ariba Buying, and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing. He is a functional expert on source-to-pay and procure-to-pay processes, and has led many SAP Ariba implementations for SAP customers throughout the last 6 years.

Inhalt
... Foreword ... 17

... Preface ... 19

... Target Audience ... 21

... Objective ... 22

... Structure of This Book ... 22

... Acknowledgments ... 24

1 ... Introduction to SAP Ariba ... 27

1.1 ... Procurement: From On-Premise Solutions to the Cloud ... 28

1.2 ... SAP Ariba ... 31

1.3 ... Cloud Solutions at a Glance ... 35

1.4 ... Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Models ... 36

1.5 ... Hybrid Deployments ... 39

1.6 ... Cloud Implementation Model ... 44

1.7 ... Summary ... 52

2 ... Supplier Collaboration ... 53

2.1 ... What Is Supplier Collaboration? ... 54

2.2 ... Implementing Ariba Network ... 56

2.3 ... Onboarding Suppliers ... 66

2.4 ... Enabling Suppliers ... 72

2.5 ... Becoming a Supplier on the Sales Side ... 81

2.6 ... Buying with Ariba Network ... 85

2.7 ... Purchase Order and Invoice Automation with Ariba Network ... 86

2.8 ... Summary ... 92

3 ... Supplier Lifecycle and Performance ... 93

3.1 ... What Is Supplier Lifecycle Management? ... 93

3.2 ... Implementing SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance ... 96

3.3 ... Summary ... 169

4 ... Supplier Risk Management ... 171

4.1 ... What Is Supplier Risk Management? ... 171

4.2 ... Implementing SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Management ... 173

4.3 ... Managing Supplier Risks ... 194

4.4 ... Summary ... 198

5 ... Sourcing ... 199

5.1 ... What Is Sourcing? ... 199

5.2 ... SAP Ariba Sourcing ... 201

5.3 ... SAP Ariba Discovery ... 242

5.4 ... SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing for Product Sourcing ... 249

5.5 ... Guided Sourcing ... 265

5.6 ... Summary ... 278

6 ... Contract Management ... 279

6.1 ... What Is Contract Management? ... 280

6.2 ... Configuring SAP Ariba Contracts ... 286

6.3 ... Creating Contracts ... 311

6.4 ... Consuming Contracts ... 317

6.5 ... Amending Contracts ... 317

6.6 ... Using Contracts with Other Applications ... 320

6.7 ... Summary ... 326

7 ... Guided Buying ... 327

7.1 ... What Is Guiding Buying? ... 327

7.2 ... Configuring the Guided Buying Capability ... 333

7.3 ... Using the Guided Buying Capability ... 357

7.4 ... Summary ... 374

8 ... Operational Procurement ... 375

8.1 ... SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Ariba Buying, and SAP Ariba Catalog ... 375

8.2 ... Configuring SAP Ariba Buying and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing ... 389

8.3 ... Using Advanced Buying and Invoicing Functions ... 409

8.4 ... Implementing SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing and SAP Ariba Buying ... 414

8.5 ... SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System ... 461

8.6 ... Implementing the SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System ... 467

8.7 ... Summary ... 476

9 ... Invoice Management ... 477

9.1 ... What Is Invoice Management? ... 477

9.2 ... SAP Ariba Invoice Management ... 479

9.3 ... SAP Ariba Discount Management ... 496

9.4 ... SAP Pay ... 502

9.5 ... Summary ... 528

10 ... Spend Analysis ... 529

10.1 ... What Is Spend Analysis? ... 529

10.2 ... Planning Your Implementation ... 535

10.3 ... Configuring SAP Ariba Spend Analysis ... 544

10.4 ... Integrating SAP Ariba Spend Analysis with SAP Analytics Cloud and On-Premise Data Sources ... 553

10.5 ... Mining Procurement Operations for Data ... 553

10.6 ... Summary ... 567

11 ... SAP Ariba Integration ... 569

11.1 ... SAP Ariba Integration Projects and Connectivity Options ... 569

11.2 ... Ariba Network Purchase Order and Invoice Automation with Purchasing Integration Options ... 574

11.3 ... SAP Ariba Sourcing Integration with SAP S/4HANA ... 586

11.4 ... SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers ... 600

11.5 ... SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 635

11.6 ... Summary ... 672

12 ... Conclusion ... 673

12.1 ... Summary ... 673

12.2 ... The Future of Procurement Solutions ... 676

... The Authors ... 681

... The Contributors ... 682

... Index ... 683