Integrating SAP Ariba with SAP S/4HANA

Ready to get the most out of SAP Ariba? Streamline your daily operations by integrating your sourcing and procurement data with your larger SAP system through the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway. This all-in-one resource walks you through each step of the integration, from add-on installation and configuration to integration of transactional data from Ariba Network and the SAP Ariba applications. This is your one-stop shop for connecting SAP Ariba with SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP! Highlights include:1) SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway2) Ariba Network3) Configuration4) Supplier lifecycle5) Procurement6) Strategic sourcing7) Transactional data8) Master data integration9) Custom mapping10) BAdIs

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1 ... Introduction ... 171.1 ... SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 181.2 ... Supported SAP ERP Systems ... 201.3 ... Supported SAP Ariba Solutions and SAP Business Network ... 211.4 ... Basic Architecture with Connected Systems ... 271.5 ... Summary ... 282 ... Installation and Activation of SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 292.1 ... Enabling SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway in SAP Ariba ... 292.2 ... Setting Up the Cloud Connector ... 342.3 ... Installing SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 402.4 ... Defining Authorizations ... 452.5 ... Summary ... 463 ... SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway Configuration ... 473.1 ... Configure and Enable in SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA ... 473.2 ... Set Up SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 723.3 ... Summary ... 1234 ... Configure SAP Business Network Transactional Data ... 1254.1 ... General Settings ... 1254.2 ... Purchase Requisition ... 1394.3 ... Purchase Order ... 1434.4 ... Scheduling Agreement Releases ... 1574.5 ... Order Enquiry ... 1674.6 ... Order Confirmation ... 1724.7 ... Order Confirmation Approval ... 1764.8 ... Advance Ship Notice ... 1814.9 ... Receipt Request ... 1854.10 ... ERP-Initiated Service Entry Sheets ... 1894.11 ... Service Sheet: Maintain Parameters for Service Sheet ... 1934.12 ... Service Sheet Response ... 1944.13 ... Invoice ... 2024.14 ... ERP-Initiated Invoice ... 2134.15 ... Invoice Status Update ... 2294.16 ... Payment Proposal ... 2354.17 ... PayMeNow ... 2394.18 ... Payment Remittance ... 2414.19 ... Payment Remittance Batch ... 2474.20 ... Payment Receipt Confirmation Request ... 2514.21 ... Remittance Advice: Maintain Parameters ... 2524.22 ... Liability Transfer ... 2544.23 ... SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration ... 2574.24 ... Summary ... 2885 ... Master Data Integration ... 2895.1 ... General Settings ... 2915.2 ... Purchase Info Records ... 3245.3 ... Maintain System ID for Master Data ... 3265.4 ... Connection Parameters for Master Data ... 3275.5 ... Maintain Date Time Stamp for Master Data ... 3295.6 ... Maintain User Profiles for User Master Data ... 3305.7 ... Schedule Jobs to Run Master Data ... 3315.8 ... Maintain Tax Type ... 3355.9 ... Resend Master Data or Catalog Upload Requests ... 3365.10 ... Enhancement ... 3375.11 ... Summary ... 3496 ... Master Data Native Integration ... 3516.1 ... General Settings ... 3526.2 ... Application-Specific Settings ... 3576.3 ... Maintain Timestamp for Master Data Native Integration ... 3596.4 ... Schedule Jobs for Master Data Native Integration ... 3606.5 ... Area Menu to Run Master Data Native Integration Programs ... 3616.6 ... Business Add-Ins for Master Data Native Integration Programs ... 3636.7 ... Summary ... 3657 ... Procurement Transactional Data ... 3677.1 ... General Settings ... 3677.2 ... Application-Specific Settings ... 3757.3 ... Summary ... 4288 ... Strategic Sourcing Transactional Integration ... 4298.1 ... SAP Ariba Spend Analysis ... 4308.2 ... General Settings ... 4318.3 ... Application-Specific Settings for Requests for Quotation ... 4338.4 ... Quote Message and Award Integration ... 4418.5 ... Contract Line-Item Integration ... 4428.6 ... Scheduling Agreements ... 4428.7 ... Summary ... 4429 ... SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance ... 4459.1 ... Standalone SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance ... 4479.2 ... SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance in the Context of Sourcing and Procurement Solutions ... 4479.3 ... Prerequisites, Supported Versions, and Limitations ... 4489.4 ... Configuring SAP ERP ... 4549.5 ... Configuring SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance ... 4649.6 ... Implementing Enhancements ... 4669.7 ... Testing Shortcuts ... 4679.8 ... Troubleshooting ... 4699.9 ... Summary ... 46910 ... Business Add-In Implementation and Customization ... 47110.1 ... SAP Business Network Transactions ... 47210.2 ... SAP Strategic Sourcing Solutions ... 48310.3 ... SAP Ariba Procurement ... 48510.4 ... Custom Mappings ... 49110.5 ... Summary ... 500A ... Migrating from SAP Ariba Cloud Integration to SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway ... 505A.1 ... Premigration Activities ... 506A.2 ... Migration Activities ... 511A.3 ... Postmigration Activities ... 522A.4 ... Modifications to Supported Transactions ... 528A.5 ... Additional Configuration Activities ... 530A.6 ... Summary ... 530B ... Troubleshooting ... 533B.1 ... SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway Troubleshooting ... 533B.2 ... Connection Errors ... 538B.3 ... Master Data-Related Errors ... 541B.4 ... Transaction-Based Errors ... 543C ... The Authors ... 551... Contributor ... 552... Index ... 553