Spend Management Blog Posts by SAP

The Procurement Monthly - May 2025

Monthly review of procurement research and news

Catch Up On-Demand - SAP Fieldglass May 2025 Release Highlights Webinar

We recently hosted the Innovate & Elevate: What's New in the May 2025 SAP Fieldglass Release webinar that showcased some of the latest features and enhancements. Updates under the following areas were highlighted:Activity ItemsAI & Contingent LaborCo...

SAP Business Network Catalog Management and Product Discovery (BNCAT-363)

IntroductionSAP Business Network Catalog Management and Product Discovery (BNCAT-363) feature is beneficial for both buyers and suppliers as it allows buyers to find new sources of supply by searching inside the network for products and services from...

Category Management in Procurement: A Comprehensive Guide (Part 1 of 3)

Over the past few weeks, I have been working on a “knowledge document” about Category Management in Procurement. I wrote this guide both to satisfy my own curiosity and to help colleagues and others gain a clearer understanding of this important topi...

Watch the SAP Fieldglass 2025.05 Release Highlights Video Series

The SAP Fieldglass 2025.05 Release Highlights videos are now available. These videos showcase exciting self-service innovations for Configuration Manager users, general highlights including exciting AI and Contingent Labor updates that focus on the i...

Machine Translation On-the-Fly: Removing the Language Barrier

Have you ever had difficulties reading non-translated SAP documentation? Or that you don’t fully understand the text? The age of AI is officially here! This time, it’s revolutionizing how we consume knowledge. We’re taking an important step towards t...

Layout Manager is upgraded: New enhancements to make your life easier

Hello again, SAP Fieldglass admins! You may already know the last kid that joined the block: the Layout Manager admin object. Well, what was good is now even better since there are three new kids joining the neighborhood and ready to help you: the S...

Check out the SAP Fieldglass 2025.05 Release – Spotlight Features Guide

With every release, SAP Fieldglass delivers new and innovative features aimed at enhancing user experience, increasing efficiency, and fostering improved business results. The most recent release continues this trend of providing a variety of new fea...

How SAP Global Procurement Runs SAP: A Category Management Success Story

In this recap of the Procurement Leaders webinar, Leveraging AI for Category Management, learn how SAP, a global leader in enterprise software, not only provides cutting-edge procurement solutions but also puts them into practice.

Procurement’s Common Thread: Supplier Management

Outside of AI of course, the term I hear most frequently these days when it comes to procurement transformation is orchestration. Procurement orchestration is usually meant to describe an additive collaborative layer connecting processes, tools, and ...

What's New in 2505 - Release Navigator for Spend Management

Hello Spend Management Community,We’re excited to let you know that SAP Enterprise Support’s Readiness@Scale team is currently rolling out an update to the Release Navigator for Spend Management, aligned with the upcoming 2505 release.As part of this...

Ready to Deploy SAP Fieldglass? There's a Remote Service for That!

Getting ready to go live with SAP Fieldglass? Ensure your solution is set up for success. With SAP Enterprise Support, you can tap into remote services to spot issues early, optimize performance, and go live with confidence. And the best part? It’s a...

Our e-invoicing strategy for suppliers on SAP Business Network

This article dives into the evolving world of e-invoice mandates and regulations, and how SAP Business Network plans on remaining compliant while keeping offering superior value to suppliers.

SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle Management 2505 Release Key Innovations

In our efforts to continuously simplify, streamline, and secure your data, we are very happy to introduce enhancements within SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle Management that are focused on providing our customers with streamlined, efficient, and secure ...

SAP Ariba Source to Contract 2505 Release Highlights

Hello SAP Community! We're very happy to highlight some of our latest features available in the 2505 release for the Source to Contract process. As businesses strive for efficiency and agility in today’s fast-paced environment, SAP Ariba continues t...

SAP Ariba Category Management 2505 Release Highlights

Hello SAP Ariba Source to Contract Community and welcome to the 2505 key innovations blog for SAP Ariba Category Management SAP Ariba has introduced several significant updates to its Category Management module, enhancing functionality and user exper...

2505 Early Release Series for SAP Ariba and SAP Business Network releases

Sign up now for the 2505 Early Release SeriesFollow this blog to receive notification of new series as soon as registration opens. SAP strives to equip our customers and partners with valuable release readiness resources for each SAP Ariba and SAP Bu...

SAP Fieldglass May 2025 Release: Dive into the Latest Features with the What’s New Viewer

Discover the exciting innovations in the upcoming SAP Fieldglass May 2025 Release by exploring the What’s New Viewer.The What's New Viewer on the SAP Help Portal offers an interactive and customizable experience that showcases all the latest features...

Transform Your Document Management: Unleash SAP Fieldglass XSL Templates

Discover the magic of SAP Fieldglass XSL templates – the tool for converting XML documents into polished PDFs. Say goodbye to manual formatting and hello to an automated solution that turns your contingent work orders, invoices, and statements of wor...

SAP Business Network's response to e-invoicing mandates

The introduction of government mandated e-invoicing regulations presents significant challenges for businesses. This article introduces the vision and strategy that SAP commits to for SAP Business Network.

SAP Ariba SLP - Optical character recognition and Extraction for Supplier Registration Process

Streamlining Supplier Onboarding Through Intelligent Document AutomationManual processing of supplier-submitted documents introduces delays, increases the risk of errors, and demands significant administrative effort. This article explores how automa...

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What's New in SAP Cloud Identity Access Governance: Elevating Enterprise Access Security

In today’s digital age, safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring robust access governance has become paramount for organizations across all industries. The rapid adoption of cloud technologies and regulatory demands necessitate a sophisticated...

Spend Savvy: Mastering Procurement – A Transformative Learning Experience

We're excited to launch the second year of Spend Savvy, featuring a focused and dynamic program designed to upskill procurement professionals. This year, we introduce three exclusive learning streams tailored to meet the evolving needs of our custome...

What's New in Business Network for Supply Chain - 2025 Q1 Release

SAP Business Network for Supply ChainDiscover the Latest in SAP Business Network for Supply Chain: 2025 Q1 Update. Dive into our newest blog post, "What’s New in SAP Business Network for Supply Chain" for 2025. This article focuses on the exciting fe...

Inside SAP's Own Procurement Transformation with SAP Ariba Category Management

In my latest blog, I reflect on a standout Procurement Leaders session featuring SAP’s own Nouh Abed Assad, who gave an unfiltered look at how SAP is transforming procurement with SAP Ariba Category Management. From strategic alignment to AI-driven i...

Join Us: Innovate & Elevate - What's New in the May 2025 SAP Fieldglass Release Webinars

Join us for the upcoming Innovate & Elevate: What's New in the May 2025 SAP Fieldglass Release webinars, where we will dive into the exciting new features and innovations of the May 2025 SAP Fieldglass Release.Webinar DetailsTitle: Innovate & Elevate...

SAP Ariba Procure to Order 2502 Release Key Innovations

Hello SAP Ariba Community, We're thrilled to unveil some great new features and innovations in our upcoming release, 2502. Our latest enhancements focus on elevating the buying experience, driving improved compliance, and automating core procure-to-o...

Subscribing to SAP Concur’s Event Subscription Service

SAP Concur's event subscription service (ESS) can send real-time events to external applications. This allows such applications to act immediately based on triggers from Concur. Find out here how you can utilize this for your integrations.

Interview Scheduling with Calendar Integration in SAP Fieldglass

Calendar integration allows Buyers and Suppliers to create Job Seeker interviews/meetings in SAP Fieldglass that automatically sync with the interviewer’s Microsoft Office 365, Google, or G Suite calendar.When enabled, this feature will streamline th...

SAP Integration with Concur Solutions: Budget checks/reservations for Public Sector customers

Budget checks and reservations for Public Sector customers are available as part of SAP Integration with Concur Solutions, a.k.a. ICS or Native Integration. In this blog post, I want to show the interactions between Concur and the Financials system w...

SAP Concur - Creating Invoice Purchase Requests via API

This is the second part of a series on utilizing SAP Concur Invoice APIs. Part one deals with vendor management and can be found here. This post will focus on creating purchase requests.PrerequisitesYou must be contracted for Invoice Processing, Purc...

What’s New in Purchase Requisitions - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502

Hi Friends, let us look at some of the exciting features in purchase requisitions for the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502. Order Acknowledgment and Advance Shipping Notification for a Purchase Requisition ItemUsing the app My Purchase Requisiti...

What’s New in SAP Ariba Central Procurement – SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502

This blog post contains the latest capabilities and features in SAP Ariba Central Procurement in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.Click here for a recap of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2408 release highlights.Central PurchasingWith this release,Y...

SAP Concur user authentication to concursolutions.com

I have been a Technical Consultant at SAP Concur for many years and I understand how important security is in our digital world today. Security has always been a crucial element throughout the entire product lifecycle of all SAP products, including p...

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Embracing the Future: Chatbots, Copilots, and Agents in Procurement

Over the years, technology has advanced significantly, from the early challenges of voice recognition to the more sophisticated virtual assistants we use today. This evolution is now making a substantial impact on procurement. AI-assisted chatbots, c...

One Network, Many Journeys

As SAP Business Network grows to include procurement, supply chain, logistic and asset management operations, the trading partners transacting on the platform become more varied than buyers and suppliers. This post introduces a deck that covers the m...

No Business Does Business Alone

Introducing: SAP Business Network, promote subscription, a new offering for suppliers on SAP Business Network.

Your Supplier Stories and Successes on SAP Business Network

For the first time, all testimonials of suppliers on SAP Business Network have been bundled in an engaging digital magazine to be shared with the world. It's Showtime!.

Get Discovered as a Supplier on SAP Business Network

With over $69 billion in business opportunities posted on the network last year, there is no shortage of potential for suppliers to get discovered by global buyers and grow their business. You can get started building your presence on SAP Business Ne...

Flexible and Faster Service Procurement with SAP Fieldglass and SAP S/4HANA

Efficient and flexible service procurement is essential for organizations aiming to streamline their operations and maintain agility. Integrating(scope item 22K or 4R2 depending customer needs) SAP Fieldglass with SAP S/4HANA introduces a powerful me...

The Procurement Monthly - Feb 2025

Summary of recently released research

SAP Finance and Spend Management - Cloud Onboarding Services

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new Continuous Quality Check service (CQC) specifically for Customer Onboarding! Now, all customers, regardless of account classification can request a 1:1 Onboarding session covering important topics such ...

WalkMe – More than a walk through

The Concur User Assistant, powered by WalkMe, provides more than just the ability to create on-screen guides for users to follow.

An Overview at Concur Mobile Security

In this time, where mobility is essential. As more employees work remotely and travel for business, finding secure mobile solutions has never been more critical. SAP Concur offers a robust mobile app that meets the needs of today’s mobile workforce. ...

Configure your SAP Business Network Supplier Account and Start Transacting

So, your customer has invited you to join SAP Business Network to digitally collaborate and do business together in a more efficient way, increasing transparency and trust. You’ve registered for an account. Now what? To make sure you are receiving or...

Meet the SAP BTP Services for Spend: SAP Build

Welcome to 2025! Near the end of last year, I got to speak about SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) at Spend Connect Live and Virtual and was able to hear from customers firsthand. There were a lot of questions surrounding how SAP BTP can be used...

Optimize Your Company Profile for Better Lead Matching

All B2B sales organizations know how crucial lead generation is to the success of their business. As critical as it is, 68% of B2B businesses report that they struggle with lead generation. Clearly, lead generation, and in particular, high quality le...

The Importance and Dynamics of a Well-Structured Procurement Process"

A well-planned procurement process is key to a successful buying organization. Imagine a high-tech company sourcing special parts to keep its reputation for quality and innovation. This isn't just about buying goods; it's about building relationships...

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What's New in 2502 - Release Navigator for Spend Management and Business Network

The Readiness@Scale team is excited to announce that the first release of 2025 is coming up quickly! In 2024, the Release Navigators were accessed over 90,000 times to prepare for SAP releases. Make sure to visit the 2502 edition of the Release Navig...