Supplier Onboarding for SAP Sustainability Data Exchange (SDX)

[Jessica_Bartels]

Whether you're just starting out or looking to scale your carbon footprint data sharing, this step-by-step onboarding guide walks suppliers through everything — from setting up your SAP Universal ID to connecting with customers and sharing PCFs.

1. Create Your SAP Universal ID: Get started by creating your central login for all SAP services. 
2. Get SDX Access (free version) via SAP Store. Your Pay-as-you-go BTP account will be set-up automatically
3. Complete your initial set-up and create users, and assign roles. For more details you find a details 
4. Set Up Your Company Profile: Enter basic company info to make sure partners can find and connect with you.
5. Upload Product & Partner Master Data: This step is required to start sending or receiving PCF data.
6. Assign Product-Partner Relationships: Link products to the customers you supply.
7. (Optional) Assign Components to Products 
8. (Optional) Integrate with SAP Sustainability Footprint Management: If you use SFM, connect it with SDX for seamless data shari...
9. Optional) Connect with Catena-X: For suppliers in the automotive ecosystem
10. Set Up Peer Connections: Establish links with your customers to receive PCF requests.
11.  Exchange PCF Data: Respond to requests, view footprints, and share via the Process Outbounds app. 

If you have any questions, feel free to ask those in the comments below! 

[Elodie1]

Hello,

I am not sure to understand the Pay-As-You-Go pricing model for Suppliers.

If a Customer wants to be able to collect PCF from his main suppliers, he has to buy "SDX base membership", is that correct? Then, do the main suppliers of this customer just need to apply to "SDX free membership"?

What are the limited features accessed when you applied to the "SDX Free Membership" as a Supplier?  

Thank you,

Elodie

[Jessica_Bartels]

@Elodie1 

Dear Elodie, 

The Pay-As-You-Go pricing model for BTP (the platform to use an app like e.g. SDX) is that you can use BTP for free as long as you stay a small solution like SDX. You find the details here: SAP Business Technology Platform Try and Buy

Yes, it is correct that the buyer who wants to collect PCF needs the base membership and the suppliers can download the free membership. 

The features for free memberships include:

- Productive tenants for SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Sustainability Data Exchange.

- Limited functionalities for data provider only.

More details here: Pricing

Hope I could help. 

Warm regards, Jessica.