Do you use UNSPSC's?
We are currently working to integrate commodity codes throughout our up and downstream systems. We are using a list of commodity codes we pulled from the UNSPSC website as a starting point, but find...
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Where are all the hot leads?
Let me introduce you to Marsha, our heroine from Ariba’s new graphic story: Adventures in e-commerce. Like many of you, she’s a marketing pro attempting to build awareness and increase demand....
View ArticleSuppliers guide - Auction stage
HELP..... Can anyone help, by sharing their notes on training suppliers at auction stage? Step by Step guide preferably. I have found a "suppliers guide" online but this is version 4.3 dated September...
View ArticleAriba Data Enrichment
Hello Experts, In the Q1 2013 SAP procurement road map, it is mentioned that Ariba Data Enrichment (ADE) will be the data enrichment tool going forward, and SAP is planning to offer ADE via “SV Basic...
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How do I customize dashboard items for contract management
To simplify things for my users, I would like to be able to customize these two items on the dashboard. Does anyone have any idea how to remove specific items from the list. For example on the Create...
View ArticleWhere is the best place to gain an understanding of the eSourcing and...
As the Project Manager, I want to explain to my team, the purpose and benefits of adopting Ariba. I would love to see any slidepacks that you have used within your companies, particularly how they...
View ArticleSpend Classification
Would like to receive best practices in classification of spend. UNSPSC levels do not go to detail needed for our industry.
View ArticleKeeping New Products and innovative Ideas Flowing
How would you bring 21 individual departments -- each playing separate roles in the innovation process -- together as one cohesive group focused on cost effective new product development? Steven...
View ArticleAutomation of ASN orders to sales order in SAP and load invoices from SAP to ASN
Hi All, At the supplier side, we are currently creating sales orders manually in SAP out of the orders received from our buyers through ASN using a separate customized form. Is there a way to automate...
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Ariba for begginers
Hello Community, I am very new to the exchange community. I am an SAP SRM Consultant and would like to gain knowledge on SAP Ariba Procurement, Sourcing, Contract solutions and catalog. Can some one...
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Connection lost between Ariba Network and Ariba adapter in PI
Problem descriptionSometimes it happens that files are not picked up from the ARIBA server and there are no errors in PI to be seen.The status of the message in Ariba is “waiting in queue”: In PI we...
View ArticleCourier Delivery Services (FedEx, UPS) P2P Process - Best Practices?
How do you currently manage your FedEx invoices? Are you using the AN? Are controls implemented on the purchasing side or the invoicing side?did you implement a individual or centralized reconciliation...
View ArticleProject Management in Sourcing?
Hi, First post here. Our company is just starting to use Ariba Sourcing, and has yet to utilize the project workflow piece of the tool. I would like to create a sample project with standard project...
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Supplier Profile Questionnaire - Looking for a balanced solution
The attraction of buyers and suppliers is simple and clear - suppliers have something to sell, and buyers have a need to buy. On the other hand, there is a division between [most] suppliers and buyers...
View ArticleHow to create score sheet in RFI ?
Hi,Can anybody tell me how to create supplier scoring in RFI in full project & right now am exporting the excel from ARIBA and do supplier scoring manually but I want to do it within the system...
View ArticleWeb-Service Error for Import Sourcing Project
Hi Experts, We are integrating our ERP with Ariba On-Demand solution. We will implement upstream intergation using web-services. We will call SourcingProjectImport web-service from our EAI to create...
View ArticleHow to battle multiple customer support issues?
Are constantly asked to save the day? Then, maybe you have something in common with Marty, our hero from Ariba’s new graphic story: Adventures in E-commerce. Please view his story and tell us: is your...
View ArticleThank you - Great new feature in Ariba Sourcing!
A lot of credit to David Morel and the Ariba team for adding the ZIP file upload feature to the sourcing module. Really good initiative and an extremely useful feature! This will remove a lot of the...
View ArticleToolkit errors
HiIm new to ariba. Ive been trying to setup the Toolkit along with the DBConnector to talk to my Oracle DB.However when i try to run the script to connect to Ariba from oracle i get the following...
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Hierarchy Chooser for Group/Roles in User Profile
Hi, I just want to ask if it's possible for the Chooser (when selecting groups/roles) to be in Hierarchy format? If it's possible how can it be done? Here's a sample screenshot for Commodity Codes that...
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