Spend Management Blog Posts by SAP

Attention Suppliers: Update Your SAP Integration Suite, managed Gateway URLs

Critical URL changes are coming to SAP Business Network by January 31, 2026. Read this and update your systems now to avoid disruptions!

Want to Help Shape What’s Next for SAP Business Network for Suppliers?

Think you’re ready to shape the future of global business?SAP Business Network is calling on innovative suppliers to join our Early Adopter Care Cohorts. This is your chance to collaborate with SAP experts, share your insights, and help build a smart...

Key Updates for Suppliers revealed in 'Live Series with the NEAT Team' event

Recap of the last installment of the 'Live Series with the NEAT Team', a must-attend webinar focused on providing suppliers deeper dives into crucial SBN solution updates and products.

Rates 2.0: Exploring the Latest Enhancements in SAP Fieldglass

Have you heard Rates 2.0 has been released, and that it’s made faster and simpler than ever to create and work with rates? No? Allow me to tell you: Rates 2.0 is here, trending, and with exciting updates in the latest release. The enhancements were d...

Complying to EUDR using SAP Ariba Supplier Management and SAP Green Token

Complying to European Union Deforestation Regulation using SAP Ariba Supplier Management and SAP Green TokenAuthors: Allan Soo, Gloria Figaroa, Sabrina Haller and Nike Klaubert

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!.

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 ...

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...

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...

SAP Integration with Concur Solutions: Replicating Authorized and Cost Object Approvers

With the S/4HANA 2023 release, the user replication of SAP Integration with Concur Solutions, the standard integration between SAP Concur and SAP S/4HANA a.k.a. ICS a.k.a. Native Integration, has been switched to the User Provisioning (UPS) v4 API. T...

SAP Integration with Concur Solutions becomes available for Concur Standard

Get ready for the next step in intelligent travel and expense management! Starting with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502, the SAP Integration with Concur Solutions (a.k.a. ICS a.k.a. native integration) supports a seamless integration with SAP C...

SAP Fieldglass: Learn More About New and Consolidated Features

Do you want to discover some of our new features? What about learning more about existing ones? In this article, you can find videos and guidebooks for that!

Unlocking New Possibilities with the GROW with SAP Premium Package

Last year SAP announced a new packaged solution that bundles various cloud-based solutions:GROW with SAP. This Blog will focus on the GROW with SAP Premium offering and how it relates toSpend Management with SAP Concur.

SAP Ariba 2502 Release Key Innovations Preview

We're happy to announce some great new features for Q1 2024 across various SAP Ariba modules. These updates are designed to provide exceptional functionality, streamline application management and give an amazing user experience across your procureme...

SAP Ariba Source to Contract 2502 Release Key Innovations Preview

Hello SAP Ariba Source to Contract Community and welcome to our 2502 key innovations blog.We're thrilled to unveil the latest features in our Q1 2025 release for SAP Ariba's source-to-contract solutions. These innovations are designed to help you max...

2502 Early Release Series for SAP Ariba and SAP Business Network releases

Sign up now for the 2502 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 Bus...

Configuration Manager at SAP Fieldglass: Watch the Configuration Manager Tutorial Series on YouTube

We’re thrilled to announce that our Configuration Manager Tutorial Series is now available on the SAP Product Help and Training YouTube channel. These concise tutorials demonstrate the capabilities of the Configuration Manager role, empowering you to...

AI Features to Enhance PMO Performance

Let's see how integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning features into SAP Fieldglass can greatly enhance PMO performance

Extending Journal Content and Structure with SAP Concur Expense Data

Extending Journal Content and Structure with SAP Concur Expense Data - Use case: Extending the Journal Entry with the vendor description

Revolutionizing Expense Management: SAP Concur App for Microsoft Teams

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the SAP Concur App for Microsoft Teams, now available in the Microsoft App Store. This powerful integration brings expense management directly into the flow of work, providing employees and approvers with sea...

What's new in SAP Business Network for Supply Chain - Release 2411

Spend Management Blogs by SAPStay current on SAP Ariba for direct and indirect spend, SAP Fieldglass for workforce management, and SAP Concur for travel and expense with blog posts by SAP.

Navigating Central Procurement: Your Map to Integrated Success

This Guided Answer was meant as a comprehensive resource designed to guide you through the intricacies of Central Procurement. After contributing to various wiki sites and knowledge-based articles (KBAs), I realized the need for a unified documentati...

FAQs regarding Receiving process in Ariba

Receiving is the process of confirming that the goods or services ordered from a supplier have been delivered and are satisfactory. It is an essential function in the P2P process, both from the audit and compliance perspectives. Receiving ensures tha...

SCIM API Support for Users and Groups in SAP Ariba Applications

SAP Ariba applications now supports User and Group integration via SCIM protocol and it has been made generally available in August 2024. So, what does it mean for you...

Generating High Quality Leads with an SAP Business Network Catalog

Suppliers can enjoy greater visibility for their company, products and services as well high quality lead generation by utilizing the SAP Business Network catalog feature currently available to all SAP Business Network, enterprise account users.

. Is there any documentation that explains the mechanism for integrating Supplier Operational Scorin

. Is there any documentation that explains the mechanism for integrating Supplier Operational Scoring from S/4HANA? Additionally, how can these scores be utilized in SAP Ariba SPM scorecards?

Watch SAP Fieldglass AI and Beyond: November Release Highlights Webinar

We recently hosted the SAP Fieldglass AI and Beyond: November Release Highlights webinar, where we showcased the latest AI features and enhancements in the SAP Fieldglass 2024.11 release. Our SAP experts provided a comprehensive overview of the main ...