Contract Compliance without Contract Workbench?
Ariba Community, We are going through an upgrade from 8.1 to 9R1. In our current 8.1 environment, we use the downstream Contract Compliance (aka - ACC) module in order to create contractual pricing...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between SPM and SIPM ?
Please explain the difference between SPM and SIPM?
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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 ArticleTracking user activities
Question: for security reasons it is important for us to track user activities on all contract workspaces. Is there a possibility to monitor these activities?
View ArticleLooking for a sourcing template for TEMs (telecommunication expense...
Does anyone have a TEMs (telecommunication expense management or wireless / wire line expense management) sourcing template that they are willing to share?
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 ArticleAriba csv Files field mapping with SAP
Hi Experts, Question 1: Does anyone have experience of implementing Ariba P2O with SAP ECC as backend system ( where SRM is replaced with Ariba - This is not essential ) ? Question 2: Does anyone have...
View ArticleCreating a Ariba Test account with Punchout integration...
Hi there -I'm attempting to understand how I can create an Ariba punchout test account. I have a number of customers asking us for punchout integration but so far I've only managed to conjure up...
View ArticleReverse Auctions
I have been tasked with trying to implement the use of more reverse auctions within our organization. We have held many forward auctions but we seem to meet a lot of resistance around reverse...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
View ArticleLooking for an On Demand Contracts Pro user group?
I have an on demand contracts professional customer who is looking for a customer-run on demand contracts user group to participate in. If you know of one or participate in one and would welcome...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between SPM and SIPM ?
Please explain the difference between SPM and SIPM?
View ArticleHow Does Social Media Help Procurement?
I'm meeting with Procurement Leaders editors to discuss how procurement and supply chain organizations are currently or can use social media -- e.g., blogs, LinkedIn, Twitter, and, yes, even, Facebook...
View ArticleSupplier evaluation for multiple suppliers
Hi, Our category teams want to evaluate their top 10 suppliers. we have 5 categories. So by the book it would mean: 5 x (10 different spm projects; 10 different surveys;10 separate email invitations...
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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 ArticleSourcing - Roles and permission to use for specific team member.
SOurcing Event Roles and Permissions: Can you tell me what group / permissions /roles I should use if I require a Team member to have the following functionality:- receive all participant...
View ArticlePros and Cons of using OCI and cXML in PunchOut.
Hi Guys.. Please help me out regarding the Pros and Cons of using OCI and cXML in PunchOut. Which is better out of these? Others parameters like features, usability, Licences, Training. Why OCI not...
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