Can Ariba send POs to Non-enabled suppliers via Email without enabling them

[Calvin_W]

In Ariba Buying and Invoicing we would like to send Non-enabled suppliers POs online via the email in their supplier location, with the Preferred Ordering Method set as "Email", but we don't expect to quick enable them via the PO. We have turned off the "Allow Quick Enablement" option in the AN rule so suppliers will not be quick enabled via the PO email. The PO is failing to send to suppliers since we turned this option off. 

Our question is, does Ariba mandate to quick enable the supplier in order to send POs via email to them? Is it possible not to enable them but still being able to send POs via email to them on SAP Business Network? 

Thanks for your comments in advance.

[Prem_Tracz · Accepted solution]

technically if supplier does not register on Network and not take ownership of the account then you can consider such supplier a non-enabled one.. account is there on Network but nobody has any ownership of it.

these suppliers will keep receiving Purchase Orders to their email 

[Calvin_W · Accepted solution]

That makes sense. It looks like Ariba requires the Quick Enablement option to be on for buyers to send POs via email to suppliers over network, but if suppliers are not required to sign up an account then they would be considered non-enabled. Thanks for the reply.