Integrating SAP Ariba with SAP S/4HANA

by Mohana Singh, Divya Srivastava

Overview

Ready to get the most out of SAP Ariba? Streamline your daily operations by integrating your sourcing and procurement data with your larger SAP system through the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway. This all-in-one resource walks you through each step of the integration, from add-on installation and configuration to integration of transactional data from Ariba Network and the SAP Ariba applications. This is your one-stop shop for connecting SAP Ariba with SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP!

Highlights include:
1) SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway
2) Ariba Network
3) Configuration
4) Supplier lifecycle
5) Procurement
6) Strategic sourcing
7) Transactional data
8) Master data integration
9) Custom mapping
10) BAdIs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493221981
Publisher:	Rheinwerk Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	07/26/2022
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	567
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mohana Singh has spent more than 20 years working with SAP technologies. She joined the SAP Ariba product team in 2015 and designed and developed various features in SAP Cloud Platform Integration and SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway. She designed the basic architecture of the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway add-on and the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway migration component in 2017. She joined SAP’s Professional Services organization in 2019 as an SAP Ariba integration consultant. Mohana has completed multiple SAP ERP roll-outs; SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, commerce automation, and supply chain collaboration implementations; and migrations from SAP Cloud Platform Integration to SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.

Divya Srivastava is an SAP professional with more than 17 years of global IT experience in numerous geographic locations including Canada, India, and China. Over the past several years, Divya has worked on multiple SAP, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP Ariba implementations for global businesses in industries such as media and communications, oil and gas, retail, manufacturing, and federal services. She is a certified SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway integration specialist and also holds SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement certification. In her current role with SAP Ariba, she has been part of several implementation projects for various solutions including SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Contracts, and SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers. Her technical expertise includes SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway integration for both SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA, cloud integration to SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway migrations, integration of SAP Master Data Governance with SAP Ariba Supplier and Lifecycle Performance, ABAP, and APIs. She has experience working as a solution architect as well as managing development teams.

Table of Contents

1 ... Introduction ... 17

1.1 ... SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 18

1.2 ... Supported SAP ERP Systems ... 20

1.3 ... Supported SAP Ariba Solutions and SAP Business Network ... 21

1.4 ... Basic Architecture with Connected Systems ... 27

1.5 ... Summary ... 28

2 ... Installation and Activation of SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 29

2.1 ... Enabling SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway in SAP Ariba ... 29

2.2 ... Setting Up the Cloud Connector ... 34

2.3 ... Installing SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 40

2.4 ... Defining Authorizations ... 45

2.5 ... Summary ... 46

3 ... SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway Configuration ... 47

3.1 ... Configure and Enable in SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA ... 47

3.2 ... Set Up SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 72

3.3 ... Summary ... 123

4 ... Configure SAP Business Network Transactional Data ... 125

4.1 ... General Settings ... 125

4.2 ... Purchase Requisition ... 139

4.3 ... Purchase Order ... 143

4.4 ... Scheduling Agreement Releases ... 157

4.5 ... Order Enquiry ... 167

4.6 ... Order Confirmation ... 172

4.7 ... Order Confirmation Approval ... 176

4.8 ... Advance Ship Notice ... 181

4.9 ... Receipt Request ... 185

4.10 ... ERP-Initiated Service Entry Sheets ... 189

4.11 ... Service Sheet: Maintain Parameters for Service Sheet ... 193

4.12 ... Service Sheet Response ... 194

4.13 ... Invoice ... 202

4.14 ... ERP-Initiated Invoice ... 213

4.15 ... Invoice Status Update ... 229

4.16 ... Payment Proposal ... 235

4.17 ... PayMeNow ... 239

4.18 ... Payment Remittance ... 241

4.19 ... Payment Remittance Batch ... 247

4.20 ... Payment Receipt Confirmation Request ... 251

4.21 ... Remittance Advice: Maintain Parameters ... 252

4.22 ... Liability Transfer ... 254

4.23 ... SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration ... 257

4.24 ... Summary ... 288

5 ... Master Data Integration ... 289

5.1 ... General Settings ... 291

5.2 ... Purchase Info Records ... 324

5.3 ... Maintain System ID for Master Data ... 326

5.4 ... Connection Parameters for Master Data ... 327

5.5 ... Maintain Date Time Stamp for Master Data ... 329

5.6 ... Maintain User Profiles for User Master Data ... 330

5.7 ... Schedule Jobs to Run Master Data ... 331

5.8 ... Maintain Tax Type ... 335

5.9 ... Resend Master Data or Catalog Upload Requests ... 336

5.10 ... Enhancement ... 337

5.11 ... Summary ... 349

6 ... Master Data Native Integration ... 351

6.1 ... General Settings ... 352

6.2 ... Application-Specific Settings ... 357

6.3 ... Maintain Timestamp for Master Data Native Integration ... 359

6.4 ... Schedule Jobs for Master Data Native Integration ... 360

6.5 ... Area Menu to Run Master Data Native Integration Programs ... 361

6.6 ... Business Add-Ins for Master Data Native Integration Programs ... 363

6.7 ... Summary ... 365

7 ... Procurement Transactional Data ... 367

7.1 ... General Settings ... 367

7.2 ... Application-Specific Settings ... 375

7.3 ... Summary ... 428

8 ... Strategic Sourcing Transactional Integration ... 429

8.1 ... SAP Ariba Spend Analysis ... 430

8.2 ... General Settings ... 431

8.3 ... Application-Specific Settings for Requests for Quotation ... 433

8.4 ... Quote Message and Award Integration ... 441

8.5 ... Contract Line-Item Integration ... 442

8.6 ... Scheduling Agreements ... 442

8.7 ... Summary ... 442

9 ... SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance ... 445

9.1 ... Standalone SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance ... 447

9.2 ... SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance in the Context of Sourcing and Procurement Solutions ... 447

9.3 ... Prerequisites, Supported Versions, and Limitations ... 448

9.4 ... Configuring SAP ERP ... 454

9.5 ... Configuring SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance ... 464

9.6 ... Implementing Enhancements ... 466

9.7 ... Testing Shortcuts ... 467

9.8 ... Troubleshooting ... 469

9.9 ... Summary ... 469

10 ... Business Add-In Implementation and Customization ... 471

10.1 ... SAP Business Network Transactions ... 472

10.2 ... SAP Strategic Sourcing Solutions ... 483

10.3 ... SAP Ariba Procurement ... 485

10.4 ... Custom Mappings ... 491

10.5 ... Summary ... 500

A ... Migrating from SAP Ariba Cloud Integration to SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 505

A.1 ... Premigration Activities ... 506

A.2 ... Migration Activities ... 511

A.3 ... Postmigration Activities ... 522

A.4 ... Modifications to Supported Transactions ... 528

A.5 ... Additional Configuration Activities ... 530

A.6 ... Summary ... 530

B ... Troubleshooting ... 533

B.1 ... SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway Troubleshooting ... 533

B.2 ... Connection Errors ... 538

B.3 ... Master Data-Related Errors ... 541

B.4 ... Transaction-Based Errors ... 543

C ... The Authors ... 551

... Contributor ... 552

... Index ... 553