Not only does SAP Ariba integrate with SAP ECC S/4HANA for materials procurement, but also for services procurement.The Ariba Network is a central collaboration hub between buyers and suppliers and remains so until the buyer assigns a purchase order to a selected supplier, in Ariba Network Solution Integration.

The goods receipt in Ariba triggers an automatic goods receipt in ECC S/4 HANA In Ariba Downstream Solution Integration the supplier maintains information in Ariba such as confirming having received the purchase order and informing on advanced shipping notification.

When a procurement planner awards a supplier with an order, the data is transferred back to SAP ECC S/4HANA in the form of contracts or purchase orders. The remaining procurement steps (such as suppliers’ quotes, submissions, delivery, and payment terms’ comparison) takes place in Ariba Sourcing. In Ariba Upstream Solution Integration the purchase requisition created in ECC S/4HANA, followed by the creation of the request for quotation gets transferred to Ariba Sourcing via Process Integration.The data between SAP and Ariba flowing in and out via the process integration tool is referred to as the integration approach.SAP S/4HANA Digital Transformation Planning Bundle.On-Premise or Managed by Cloud Provider Hyperscalers.SAP S/4HANA Cloud Extended Edition (EX).

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Essentials Edition (ES).

Ariba sourcing tool