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 Purchasing
With this release,
- You can now use the configured custom fields in the Mass Changes to Centrally Managed Purchase Requisitions in Offline Mode.
- For a centrally managed purchase order workflow, you can view the actual approver name of all the roles (such as Manager of last Approver, Agent Determination by BAdI, Self-service Approver, Central Purchasing and Workflow Administration) of the next planned step.
- When you add, modify, or delete header or item texts, you can view the configured texts in the centrally managed purchase order output in the hub system.
- You can now create a central supplier confirmation for a centrally managed purchase order with E (Enhanced Limit) in the Manage Central Supplier Confirmations app. You can add, view and change confirmation items of item categories Standard (blank), lean services and E (Enhanced Limit).
- You can now view the Approval Details facet for a central supplier confirmation in the Manage Central Supplier Confirmations app.
Central Purchase Contracts
With this release,
- You can now undelete the central purchase contract line items and header and item distribution lines by using the new button Restore. The Restore feature is available for central purchase contracts in the apps Manage Central Purchase Contracts and Mass Changes to Central Purchase Contracts for central purchase contracts in offline and online mode.
- You can view the new field Planned Delivery Duration in Days, which specifies the delivery timeframe in days, under GR / IR Control facet within the item section of the app Manage Central Purchase Contracts for central purchase contracts and central purchase contract hierarchies and the app Mass Changes to Central Purchase Contracts in online and offline modes.
- You can view/use additional fields that are added to the app Mass Changes to Central Purchase Contracts for central purchase contracts and central purchase contract hierarchies.
Section | Fields Added | Description |
Central Purchase Contract Header Hierarchy Central Cont. Header | PurgContractIsInPreparation | Purchase Contract is in-Preparation |
Central Purchase Contract Item Hierarchy Central Cont. Item | OrderPriceUnitToOrderUnitNmrtr OrdPriceUnitToOrderUnitDnmntr PlannedDeliveryDurationInDays PurchasingDocumentItemCategory | Numerator for Conversion of Order Price Unit into Order Unit Denominator for Conversion of Order Price Unit into Order Unit Planned Delivery Time in Days Item Category in Purchasing Document |
Central Purchase Contract Header Distribution Hierarchy Cont. Header Dist. | IncotermsClassification IncotermsLocation1 | Incoterms (Part 1) Incoterms Location 1 |
Central Purchase Contract Item Distribution Hierarchy Cont. Item Dist. | IncotermsClassification IncotermsLocation1 | Incoterms (Part 1) Incoterms Location 1 |
Central Purchase Contract Item Pricing Hierarchy Cont. Item Pricing | ConditionToBaseQtyDnmntr ConditionToBaseQtyNmrtr | Denominator for Converting Condition Units to Base Units Numerator for Converting Condition Units to Base Units |
- You can use the Save in Preparation field in the Central Contract Header and Hierarchy Central Cont. Header worksheets to save new central purchase contracts and central purchase contract hierarchies respectively without releasing them.
- You can now upload or download the Scale values for item condition types that are configured in the new worksheet Central Contract Item Price Scale during the creation of central purchase contracts or in the new worksheet Hierarchy Cont. Item Prc Scale of central purchase contract hierarchies using the Mass Changes to Central Purchase Contracts app in the offline mode. You can edit the values in the Scale field for the relevant condition types even if there are existing values or newly created, and use the scale types A (Base scale or From scale) and B ( To - scale ). It is not applicable to scale type D (Graduated-to interval scale).
- You can maintain separate conversion factors for the quantity based on main condition and supplementary conditions in the unit of measure, for item conditions of a central purchase contract and central purchase contract hierarchy in the Manage Central Purchase Contracts app.
- You can now select multiple distribution lines and line items to perform any action such as Create or Delete or Restore, and Block or Unblock in the Manage Central Purchase Contracts app.
Commodities in Central Purchase Contracts
With this release, the Commodities feature of the apps Manage Central Purchase Contracts for central purchase contracts and central purchase contract hierarchies and Mass Changes to Central Purchase Contracts in both online and offline modes is removed and is no longer available.
Furthermore, the entity Commodity Quantity (A_CntrlPurContrItmCmmdtyQty) of the OData V2 API Central Purchase Contract (API_CENTRAL_PURCHASECONTRACT) is also removed and is no longer available with this release.
Central Purchasing Analytics
With this release, as a central purchaser, you can monitor the open central purchase requisition items (along with open quantities) using the app Monitor Central Purchase Requisition Items. Deleted and closed central purchase requisition items are not visible in this app.
Central Procurement with SAP Business Network for Procurement (6BJ)
With this scope item, you can now connect your hub system (SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition) to SAP Business Network.
Order confirmations can be created by suppliers in the SAP Business Network for centrally managed purchase orders. These order confirmations are transferred back to the hub system and further to the connected system.
Configuration in Central Procurement
With this release,
- You can now use a new field Product Type Group (PRODUCTTYPE) for the customizing activities Create Condition Tables and Change Condition Tables.
- The SSCUI is enabled for the customizing activity Define Number Ranges for Version Management so you can configure version number range for purchase contract and central purchase contract.
- The BAdI Change of Central Purchase Contract Item Before Saving, has been enhanced with the new field procmthubrefcdconnectedsystem. You can now configure the default connected system, which can be viewed in the Connected System ID field for material field of a central purchase contract item in the Manage Central Purchase Contracts app. In the material value help dialog, the configured connected system ID value will be defaulted to the filter input and if required this can be changed according to the requirement.
This is a brief overview of the new features available in SAP Ariba Central Procurement for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502. I hope you found this blog post insightful.
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