Develop 3rd party application to connect SAP ariba account

[darshan7465]

I want to develop an application for one of my customers who is using SAP Ariba as a supplier to receive orders from buyers. I want to create an application for them to download orders and upload invoices and other docs in the CXML structure.

How should I start?

I am not getting the concept of DSC. How can I get one?

I have registered myself as SAP supplier free user in the EU to try out supplier portal but I can not get the full version until I pay. Is there any developer account or something to build API integration?

[moshenaveh]

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[rlaspada]

Hello,

Designated Support Contact (DSC) is a contact in the Buying org. Suppliers don't have DSCs. From the supplier side, Configuring an SAP Business Network Account for cXML Routing provides steps and info!