SAP Ariba

... Foreword ... 17

... Preface ... 19

... Target Audience ... 21

... Objective ... 22

... Structure of this Book ... 22

... Acknowledgments ... 25

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

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

1.2 ... SAP Ariba ... 32

1.3 ... Cloud Solutions at a Glance ... 36

1.4 ... Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Models ... 37

1.5 ... Hybrid Deployments ... 40

1.6 ... Cloud Implementation Model ... 46

1.7 ... Summary ... 55

2 ... Supplier Collaboration ... 57

2.1 ... What Is Supplier Collaboration? ... 58

2.2 ... Implementing the Ariba Network ... 60

2.3 ... Onboarding Suppliers ... 72

2.4 ... Enabling Suppliers ... 78

2.5 ... Becoming a Supplier on the Sales Side ... 89

2.6 ... Buying with the Ariba Network ... 92

2.7 ... Purchase Order and Invoice Automation with the Ariba Network ... 93

2.8 ... Summary ... 99

3 ... Supplier Lifecycle Performance and Risk Management ... 101

3.1 ... What Is Supplier Lifecycle Performance and Risk Management? ... 102

3.2 ... SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance ... 105

3.3 ... SAP Ariba Supplier Risk ... 181

3.4 ... Summary ... 198

4 ... Sourcing ... 199

4.1 ... What Is Sourcing? ... 200

4.2 ... SAP Ariba Sourcing ... 202

4.3 ... SAP Ariba Discovery ... 243

4.4 ... SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing for Product Sourcing ... 247

4.5 ... Summary ... 262

5 ... Contract Management ... 265

5.1 ... What Is Contract Management? ... 266

5.2 ... Planning Your Implementation ... 271

5.3 ... Configuring SAP Ariba Contracts ... 276

5.4 ... Creating Contracts ... 305

5.5 ... Consuming Contracts ... 311

5.6 ... Amending Contracts ... 312

5.7 ... Using Contracts with Other Applications ... 315

5.8 ... Summary ... 319

6 ... Guided Buying ... 321

6.1 ... What Is Guiding Buying? ... 321

6.2 ... Planning Your

Ashlock, Justin
Justin Ashlock has spent over half of his more than 20-year career in technology with SAP America, joining SAP's Professional Services organization in 2005, serving eventually as a platinum consultant, and then as the practice engineer for hundreds of global SAP customer projects and engagements supporting over $100 billion in procurement and logistics activities and pursuits worldwide. In 2013, Justin began managing the SRM cloud practice for SAP North America, focusing on SAP Ariba, SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement, Materials Management, SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), as well as SAP CLM and Sourcing. Since 2018, Justin also serves as the global practice lead for SAP's procurement solutions in parallel. Justin is also a longtime SAP PRESS author, having published two books (SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement and SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass: Functionality and Implementation), as well as two procurement chapters as a contributing author in Discover SAP, 3rd edition and an e-Bite entitled Introducing Central Procurement for S/4HANA. Justin holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame. He resides in Chicago with his wife and two young sons.Srinivas, Rachith
Rachith Srinivas is a technical consultant at SAP for procurement projects with more than 12 years of business technology experience and more than 8 years of SAP experience. He is also an expert in SAP Ariba cloud solutions such as SAP Ariba Contracts Management, SAP Ariba Sourcing Professional and SAP Ariba SIPM. He is a subject matter expert in SAP on-premise procurement solutions such as SAP Sourcing/CLM, SAP MM (purchasing), and SAP SRM.