Hello SAP Ariba community!
We're thrilled to introduce you to the new features found in our 2402 release for SAP Ariba. These enhancements aim to provide advancements including artificial intelligence, cutting edge user experience enhancements and advanced collaboration to help elevate your procurement processes and strengthen your strategic standing in the evolving business environment. Let's dive right in!
Accelerating enterprise category strategy development with generative AI-enhanced content recommendations in SAP Ariba Category Management
Say goodbye to data entry hassles with our new dynamic content recommendations. This feature is set to revolutionize your strategy planning in SAP Ariba Category Management by providing context-aware insights. This means more efficiency and a strategic edge for your category managers. Watch for our detailed blog for the 2402 source to contract release blog coming soon.
Scoutbee Supplier Discovery™ integration with guided sourcing in SAP Ariba Sourcing
We've integrated Scoutbee Supplier Discovery™ capabilities with guided sourcing, a strategic move to enhance your sourcing process. Keep an eye out for our detailed blog for the 2402 source to contract release coming soon.
New supplier profile summary in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
Our new Supplier Profile Summary feature enhances user experience by leveraging the latest SAP capabilities. It offers a new Operational Score panel with data from integrated S/4 HANA operational KPIs, providing a comprehensive view of your suppliers.
The new supplier profile summary is enabled through our new provisioning process using your s-user ID and SAP for me. You can find out more at Learn All About S-User IDs! and SAP for Me – More for You! as well as the SAP Ariba Supplier Management 2402 release key innovations preview for more details and additional features
Bulk engagement request creation and corresponding actions in SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Imagine being able to create and work with multiple supplier risk engagement requests, all at once. This feature allows you to do just that. Enter your business details once, specify a list of suppliers, and voila! You have a new engagement request for each supplier. This feature is a game-changer for streamlining your supplier risk engagement process and accelerating your business operations. Stay tuned for more details in the SAP Ariba Supplier Management 2402 release key innovations preview as well as additional new features.
Multi-line RFQ tiles support "allowSubcategory" in SAP Ariba guided buying capability
We're giving you more control over your RFQs. The new RFQ tiles now support the allowSubcategory attribute, enabling you to select a more specific product or service. This gives you finer control over your policies, better management of RFQs, and more detailed reporting. Please take a look at our SAP Ariba Procure to Order 2402 Release Key Innovations for further details and additional features.
Ability to configure SAML authentication settings in intelligent configuration manager
Customer administrators can now enable and update SAML authentication for their site without having to request assistance from SAP Ariba representatives. This feature promotes autonomy and efficiency in managing your site's authentication settings.
Request for information workflow in SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management
The new Request for Information Workflow feature empowers the Accounts Payable Accountant to ask questions or clarify any information from any user in their organization before an Invoice can be Submitted and Processed. This promotes transparency and accuracy in your invoicing process. Get the full picture in our SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management - Key Innovations 2402 Release blog.
We're excited about these new features and hope you find them as beneficial as we do. We look forward to continually innovating and providing our customers with the best procurement solutions.
Stay tuned and subscribe for more updates!
- Register for our 2402 early release series webcasts Early Release Series - 2402 release
- Feature information portal (SAP Ariba Connect) available here
- Help Portal Product Page for Procurement and Network
- SAP Procurement Community: here
- What’s New here
- Revisit prior release blogs from 2023: Q2 – 2305 / Q3 – 2308 / Q4 - 2311
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