User Acceptance Testing: Best practices
Team, Many among you might have done multiple iterations of User Acceptance Testing before going live on Ariba. These might be specific to the industry you operate. However, there could be some best...
View ArticleFormatting RFx Content
I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations on a formatting issue we continue to have with Ariba Sourcing. During the RFx creation process, we use a number of different documents to copy data into...
View ArticleScheduling an ITK Event
We need help learning how to schedule a new ITK event. We already make use of other events and know the server that runs the ITK. Our challenge is that all internal technical resources have turned over...
View ArticleSAP GRC and Ariba Integration
Hello Everyone - As Ariba is a SAP Company, I am wondering the feasibility to integrate the capabilities from SAP GRC into Ariba.If so, could you provide documentation to achieve this integration? I...
View ArticleTraining for suppliers invited to respond to RFPs
I would be interested to know how are other Ariba Sourcing users address the issue of training suppliers invited to respond to an RFP who are first time Ariba users. What best practices are out there....
View ArticleSupply Risk - What is your company doing?
I have been doing some research with companies to hear how they have been tackling Supply Risk within their companies. I am interested in hearing about what your company is doing. At what points in...
View ArticleExcel 2010 - export limit
Has anyone experienced a problem exporting to excel 2010? Excel 2007 allows more than 64,000 rows of data but there is a problem with Ariba exporting to Excel 2010 and the 64k limit is back. Has anyone...
View ArticleClosing Orders and Accruals
Within Ariba Procure-to-Pay only the Purchasing Manager group can manually close purchase orders. The Purchasing Manager group also comes with many other permissions which we don't want a typical...
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Testing Custom PunchOut Catalog
First, I am an Ariba newbie. We are looking to integrate our existing web application, that allows buyers to purchase services, with Ariba. Due to the custom nature of our services, we have...
View ArticleAdding more commodities
"How do I add more commodities onto Ariba?" ***This question was submitted by an Ariba User Conference 2009 attendee via the online registration form***
View ArticleAriba is a scam: Forced to pay thousands for services I do not need in order...
The Buyers are unaware this is taking place. Companies such as UPS and others have no idea that Ariba is forcing Sellers to pay Thousands of dollars a year for services they do not need just to get...
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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...
View ArticleArthur Laffer predicts collapse when Bush tax cuts expire in 2010
Arthur Laffer is predicting the U.S. economy will collapse next year when George W. Bush tax cuts expire in 2010. His theory on the Obama tax plan is based on how the super-rich can choose when and...
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Ariba Easter Eggs - This thread is my 'Discovery' of Ariba P2O - On-Demand -...
When i was new to Ariba, i was running from Pillar-to-Post to find out information about Ariba. Now with some self-exploration, i have found some interesting and perhaps 'UNDOCUMENTED ' points about...
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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 ArticleSupplier evaluation of subsidiaries of top 10 global suppliers in...
We are a diversified manufacturing company with hundreds of business units around the globe. Each of these decentralized business units have multiple suppliers. Our goal is that want to evaluate the...
View ArticlePunch-out site without checkout to Ariba?
I have a customer (supplier) who wants its customer (buyer) to punch out to its (would be) punch-out website through Ariba CSN. But once the buyer is ready to check out the shopping cart, the punch out...
View ArticleTraining for suppliers invited to respond to RFPs
I would be interested to know how are other Ariba Sourcing users address the issue of training suppliers invited to respond to an RFP who are first time Ariba users. What best practices are out there....
View ArticleThe Network Architecture for SAP PI and Ariba Integration for Purchase Order...
Hi, I'm looking to integrate Ariba with SAP R/3 for Purchase Order Automation and Invoice Automation.My concern is How can i connect my R/3 & PI within my Firewall to Ariba Network.Is it...
View ArticleError when sending the document to Ariba Network
Hi Experts, While sending data through PI to Ariba using Ariba Network Adapter , i am getting the below error message. An error occurred when sending the document to Ariba Network Error: [[Code]:...
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