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Implementing SAP Ariba Supplier Management

By the end of this learning journey, you will be able to implement SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions effectively. You'll develop the skills to summarize solution features and benefits, maintain supplier information, manage lifecycle processes, evaluate performance, monitor risk, generate reports, and perform setup and administration tasks

Course 1: Discovering SAP Ariba Supplier Management

After completing this course, administrators, architects, business users, and consultants will be able to summarize the features and benefits of the SAP Ariba Supplier Management portfolio and the processes it manages

Unit 1: Introducing SAP Ariba Supplier Management
1Identifying SAP Ariba Supplier Management Solutions
2Characterizing SAP Ariba Supplier Management Architecture
3Comparing Features of SAP Ariba Supplier Management Solutions
4Integrating Supplier Management into Procurement Processes
Unit 2: Recognizing Benefits and Capabilities of SAP Ariba Supplier Management Solutions
1Summarizing SAP Ariba Supplier Management Benefits
Unit 3: Exploring SAP Ariba Supplier Management Processes
1Summarizing Supplier Management Processes in SAP Ariba
2Explaining SAP Ariba's Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Processes
3Describing SAP Ariba's Supplier Risk Management Processes
Course 2: Managing Common Supplier Information in SAP Ariba Supplier Management

After completing this course, business users and consultants will be able to manage common supplier information using dashboards and supplier profiles in SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions

Unit 1: Introducing the Supplier Management Dashboard
1Navigating the Supplier Management Dashboard
2Searching for Suppliers on the Supplier Management Dashboard
Unit 2: Introducing the Supplier Risk Dashboard
1Navigating the Supplier Risk Dashboard
2Searching for Suppliers on the Supplier Risk Dashboard
Unit 3: Exploring Supplier Profiles
1Describing Supplier Profiles
2Navigating the Summary Area of Supplier 360° Profiles
3Recognizing Supplier IDs in Supplier Profiles
Unit 4: Managing Contacts
1Introducing Contacts
2Navigating the Contacts Area of Supplier Profiles
3Managing Supplier Contacts
4Managing Primary Supplier Managers
Course 3: Managing Supplier Requests

After completing this course, business users and consultants will be able to manage supplier requests in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance and SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)

Unit 1: Introducing Supplier Requests
1Characterizing Supplier Requests
2Describing the Supplier Request Process
3Explaining Duplicate Checks in Supplier Requests
Unit 2: Managing Supplier Requests
1Creating Internal Supplier Requests
2Creating Internal Supplier Requests with D&B Lookup
3Describing External Supplier Request Creation
4Working with Your Supplier Requests on the Dashboard
Course 4: Managing Supplier Registrations

After completing this course, business users and consultants will be able to manage supplier registrations in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance and SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)

Unit 1: Introducing Supplier Registrations
1Characterizing Supplier Registrations
2Describing the Supplier Registration Process
3Navigating the Registration Detail Area in Supplier Profiles
4Reassigning Completed External Questionnaires
Unit 2: Starting New Supplier Registrations
1Describing Methods for Starting Supplier Registrations
2Starting External Supplier Registrations
3Starting Internal Supplier Registrations
4Bypassing the Registration Process
Unit 3: Working with New Supplier Registrations
1Completing Registration Questionnaires and To Do Tasks
2Approving New Supplier Registrations
3Restarting Denied Registration Approval Tasks and Projects
4Canceling In-Progress Supplier Registrations
5Transferring Internal Registrations to Suppliers
6Recognizing the Registration Status Flow in New Supplier Registrations
Unit 4: Managing Supplier Registration Updates
1Reassigning Completed External Questionnaires
2Approving Supplier Registration Updates
3Recognizing the Registration Status Flow in Supplier Registration Updates
Course 5: Managing Modular Questionnaires and Supplier Certificates

After completing this course, business users and consultants will be able to manage standalone modular questionnaires and supplier certificates in SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions

Unit 1: Introducing Modular Questionnaires
1Characterizing Modular Questionnaires
2Describing the Standalone Modular Questionnaire Process
3Navigating the Questionnaires Area in Supplier Profiles
Unit 2: Introducing Supplier Certificate Management
1Characterizing Supplier Certificate Management
2Navigating the Certificates Area in Supplier Profiles
Unit 3: Managing Standalone Modular Questionnaires
1Inviting Suppliers to Fill Out Standalone Modular Questionnaires
2Approving New External Modular Questionnaires
3Requesting Updates for External Modular Questionnaires
4Approving External Modular Questionnaire Updates
5Recognizing the Modular Questionnaire Status Flow
Course 6: Managing Supplier Qualifications and Miscellaneous Processes

After completing this course, business users and consultants will be able to manage qualification, discontinuation (disqualification), and miscellaneous lifecycle processes using process projects in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance

Unit 1: Introducing Process Projects
1Characterizing Supplier Management Process Projects
2Describing the Process Project Workflow
3Navigating the Processes Area in Supplier Profiles
4Recognizing Project States and Process Statuses
Unit 2: Introducing Supplier Qualifications and Disqualifications
1Characterizing Supplier Qualifications
2Describing the Supplier Qualification Process
3Characterizing Supplier Disqualifications
4Describing the Discontinuation Process
5Transitioning from Legacy Qualifications to Process Qualifications
6Navigating the Qualifications Area in Supplier Profiles
7Recognizing the Supplier Qualification Status Flow in Process Projects
Unit 3: Creating Supplier Management Process Projects
1Creating Qualification or Miscellaneous Processes
2Creating Discontinuation Processes
Unit 4: Working with Forms and Questionnaires in Process Projects
1Differentiating Internal Forms and Questionnaires
2Filling Out Internal Forms in Modular Questionnaire Projects
3Filling Out Internal Questionnaires in Process Projects
4Approving Questionnaires in Process Projects
Unit 5: Managing Process Projects
1Making Status Decisions for Process Projects
2Renewing Process Projects
3Canceling Process Projects
Course 7: Managing Preferred Suppliers

After completing this course, business users and consultants will be able to manage preferred suppliers in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance

Unit 1: Introducing Preferred Supplier Management
1Characterizing Preferred Supplier Management
2Describing the Preferred Supplier Management Process
3Navigating the Preferred Area in Supplier Profiles
Unit 2: Managing Preferred Category Statuses
1Requesting Preferred Category Statuses
2Approving Preferred Category Status Requests
3Removing Preferred Category Statuses
Course 8: SAP Ariba Running Reports

Learners will explore fundamental features and functions related to running prepackaged reports, saving and sharing of reporting data

Unit 1: Working with Reports​
1Running Prepackaged and Saved Reports
2Saving Reports​
3Scheduling Background Reports​
4Exporting Reports
Course 9: SAP Ariba Creating Reports

After completing this course, you will be able to describe reporting concepts, perform basic field operations, edit reports to display the desired data, create custom analytical reports from scratch, create multi-fact reports, aggregate report fields by common dimension, create new compound reports, and run and filter compound reports

Unit 1: Investigating Data
1Introducing Report Elements
2Performing Common Field Operations
3Performing Additional Field Operations
Unit 2: Building Custom Reports​
1Building a Report
Unit 3: Creating Multi-Fact Reports
1Designing Multi-Fact Reports
2Configuring Aggregation by Common Dimension
Unit 4: Creating Compound Reports
1Creating Compound Reports
2Using Filters and Mapped Fields in Compound Reports
Course 10: Running SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Reports

After completing this course, business users and consultants will be able to report on supplier management projects and activities

Unit 1: Reporting on Supplier Management Projects and Activities
1Identifying Supplier Management Reporting Methods
2Creating Supplier Data Snapshots
3Running Prepackaged Supplier Lifecycle Reports
4Creating Analytical Reports on Supplier Management Projects
Course 11: Running SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Reports

This course will prepare you to: ​Recognize the methods available for reporting on supplier risk data and activities ​​Run a supplier risk administration report

Unit 1: Reporting on Supplier Management Projects and Activities
1Identifying SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Reporting Facts
2Creating Analytical Reports on Supplier Risk Projects
3Running the Risk Control Summary Report
Unit 2: Generating Supplier Risk Administration Reports
1Describing Supplier Risk Administration Reports
2Generating Supplier Risk Administration Reports
Course 12: SAP Ariba Supplier Management: Supplier Performance Management Projects

This course will prepare you to: Discuss the purpose of supplier performance management Manage an SPM project Manage scorecards and surveys Run SPM reports

Unit 1: Introducing Supplier Performance Management
1Discovering Supplier Performance Management
Unit 2: Exploring Application Orientation
1Working with Application Orientation
Unit 3: Creating SPM Projects
1Creating and Editing SPM Projects
Unit 4: Managing an SPM Project Planning Phase
1Completing SPM Project Planning Phase Activities
Unit 5: Managing an SPM Project Monitoring Phase
1Completing SPM Project Monitoring Phase Activities
Unit 6: Managing an SPM Project Closing Phase
1Completing SPM Project Closing Phase Activities
Unit 7: Managing Scorecards
1Creating Scorecards
Unit 8: Managing Surveys
1Creating Surveys
Unit 9: Exploring SPM Reports
1Explaining SPM Reports
Course 13: Getting Started with SAP Ariba Supplier Risk

After completing this course, you will be able to describe key aspects of managing supplier risk in SAP Ariba, including its role in procurement decisions, risk exposure characteristics, and the basic risk management workflow

Unit 1: Introducing Supplier Risk
1Factoring Risk into Procurement Decisions
2Characterizing Risk Exposure
3Outlining the Supplier Risk Workflow
Course 14: SAP Ariba Supplier Management: Monitoring Supplier Risk

Explain the capabilities and core processes of the SAP Ariba Supplier Risk solution Monitor overall risk and risk for individual suppliers Describe the control-based engagement risk assessment process, including issue management Manage control-based engagement risk assessment projects and their related issues Explain how SAP Ariba Supplier Risk integrates with other SAP Ariba solutions Describe the available reports and reporting facts for SAP Ariba Supplier Risk

Unit 1: Describing SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
1Introducing SAP Ariba Supplier Management Solutions and Capabilities
2Explaining the Business Case for SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
3Describing SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Core Processes
4Introducing Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Terminology
Unit 2: Monitoring Overall Risk and Managing Alerts
1Describing Risk Exposure
2Using the Supplier Risk Dashboard
3Following Suppliers
4Managing Alerts
Unit 3: Monitoring Risk for Individual Suppliers
1Monitoring Risk From the Supplier 360° Profile
2Submitting a Supplier to a Provider for Risk Evaluation
3Running Updates for Risk Compliance Reports
Unit 4: Defining Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessments
1Introducing Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Terminology
2Describing the Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Process
3Explaining the Relationship Between Controls, Assessments, and Issues
4Differentiating Risk Types
5Using the Action Queue
6Using the Controls List Page
Unit 5: Managing Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Project
1Creating an Engagement Request
2Approving an Engagement Request
3Sending Assessments
4Completing an External and Internal Assessment
5Reviewing a Risk Control for Effectiveness
Unit 6: Managing Issue
1Reviewing the Issue Management Process
2Creating an Issue for a Risk Control
3Defining an Issue for a Risk Control
4Analyzing an Issue for a Risk Control
5Resolving an Issue for a Risk Control
6Accepting an Issue for a Risk Control
Unit 7: Managing Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Project (Continued)
1Viewing Engagement-Level Residual Risk
2Changing Engagement-Level Residual Risk
3Approving an Engagement
Unit 8: Integrating with SAP Ariba Contracts
1Integrating Supplier Engagement Risk Information with SAP Ariba Contracts
2Associating an Engagement Risk Project to a Contract Workspace (Procurement)
Unit 9: Reporting
1Analytical Reporting for Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Projects
2Running the Risk Control Summary Report
Unit 10: Upgrading Templates for Existing Engagement Projects
1Upgrading Engagement Projects to the Latest Template Version
Course 15: Configuring a New Strategic Sourcing Realm

At the end of this course, you will be able to confidently perform various administrative activities within the Administration page of an SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing realm. Customer Administrators will learn how to navigate the Administration page, which contains various site management tools for performing administrative duties that update data and settings within the site that can affect end-user abilities.

Unit 1: Introducing Administration within SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing
1Introducing SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Administration
Unit 2: Administering Data Imports
1Importing Data and Data Sources
2Building Data Import File
3Analyzing Import Errors
4Identifying Common Master Data Imports
Unit 3: Managing Users and Groups within SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing
1Administering Users within SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing
2Managing Group Assignments
Unit 4: Reviewing Supplier Management Options
1Outlining Supplier Organizations within SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcin
2Navigating the Supplier Management dashboard and Supplier Profiles
3Summarizing SM Administration Tools
Unit 5: Identifying Project and Event Manager Features
1Discovering Knowledge Projects and Knowledge Matching
2Performing Mass Edits
3Customizing Project and Event Email Templates
4Importing Legacy Contracts and the Legacy Load Process
Unit 6: Managing Site Customizations
1Recognizing Notable Strategic Sourcing Parameters
2Describing Field Configuration and field attributes
Course 16: Managing Project Templates

Learn how SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Template Administrators effectively manage their project workspace templates to optimize their various project workflows and functions. Template Administrators will learn the various workflows, template types, administration activities, and responsibilities that make the project creation process seamless. See how to edit templates, create new project templates from existing templates, and how to organize the documents, groups, tasks, and activities that are included and specific to each solution’s workflow. Discover how administrators can simplify the project creation process for their users by establishing approval flows, approval rules, helper files, document choices, and smart documents, among other project workspace template features.

Unit 1: Introducing Project Templates within SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing
1Introducing Project Template Types
2Introducing Project Template Workflows
Unit 2: Organizing Project Templates and Template Administration Access
1Describing Project Template Administration
2Managing Project Template Ownership
Unit 3: Creating and Revising Project Templates
1Creating New Project Templates
2Publishing Project Templates
3Reverting Project Templates
4Deleting Project Templates
5Exporting and Importing Project Templates
Unit 4: Organizing Template Groups and Team Members
1Setting Project Groups
2Preparing a Team Member Rules File
Unit 5: Reviewing Tasks and Approval Rules within Templates
1Distinguishing Tasks within Templates
2Summarizing Notification Profiles
3Configuring Approval Tasks and Flows within Project Templates
4Defining Supervisor Rules
5Adding Approvers Using Approver Lookup Tables
Unit 6: Establishing Documents within Project Templates
1Arranging Documents within Templates and Document Types
2Identifying Document Choice documents
Unit 7: Creating and Applying Template Questions and Conditions
1Creating Template Conditions
2Creating Template Questions
Course 17: SAP Ariba Supplier Management: Configuration and Administration

* User personas to assign user groups * Identify elements involved in configuring SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance templates * Configure and upgrade SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle Performance templates * Explain the differences between classic architecture and new architecture in SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions * Describe the supplier migration process * Identify available options for integrating SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance with external systems

Unit 1: Introducing Supplier Management User Groups and Personas
1Describing the user groups specific to SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
Unit 2: Exploring Configuration Parameters
1Describing Supplier Management Configuration Parameters
Unit 3: Discovering Data and Architecture
1Identifying Site Master Data and Supplier Data Used in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
2Migrating Supplier Data from Classic Architecture to New Architecture
3Managing Partitioned Supplier Data in SM Administration
Unit 4: Understanding Supplier Lifecycle Templates and Features
1Introducing SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Templates
2Outlining Configuring SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Templates Elements
3Configuring Specific Templates and Features
4Upgrading Templates
Unit 5: Integrating SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance With Other SAP Ariba Solutions
1Introducing How SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Integrates with Other SAP Ariba Solutions
2Describing Options for Integrating SAP Ariba Supplier Management Solutions With External Systems
Unit 6: Unfolding Project Administration
1Canceling an In-progress Supplier Registration
Unit 7: Unlinking Network Account Link Manager
1Managing Suppliers' Ariba Network Account Links
Course 18: SAP Ariba Supplier Management: Supplier Risk Configuration and Administration

Describe the workflow for setting up SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Describe relevant user groups Describe the Unified Vendor Model Identify data used in SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Describe Risk Exposure Calculation Models Explain how to flag suppliers for enrichment review Set up control-based Engagement Risk Assessment process Configure the Supplier Risk Engagement Project template Configure modular Supplier Management Questionnaire project templates for control-based Engagement Risk assessments Describe components of issue management Run and update relevant reports

Unit 1: Introducing SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Setup
1Setting Up SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
2Preparing for Production Cut Over
Unit 2: Describing User Groups
1Describing SAP Ariba Supplier Risk User Groups
Unit 3: Explaining Architecture and Data
1Describing the Unified Vendor Model
2Adding Supplier Data in Different Deployment Scenarios
3Identifying Data Used in SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
4Explaining Minimum Data Requirements for Suppliers and Supplier Contacts
Unit 4: Configuring Risk Exposure
1Describing Risk Exposure Calculation Models
2Using the Risk Exposure Configuration Interface
Unit 5: Enriching Supplier Data
1Flagging Suppliers for Enrichment Review
2Performing Manual Enrichment Reviews
Unit 6: Managing Third-Party Providers
1Registering Third-Party Provider Licenses
Unit 7: Introducing Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Setup
1Explaining Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Components
2Setting Up the Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Process
3Enabling Optional Features for Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment Projects
4Configuring Settings for Periodic Reviews of Controls
5Configuring Settings for Periodic Reviews of Engagements
Unit 8: Setting Up Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment
1Describing the Supplier Risk Engagement Project Template and Associated Data Configuration Process
2Configuring the Supplier Risk Engagement Project Template
3Defining Master Data for Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessment
Unit 9: Setting Up Modular Supplier Management Questionnaire
1Defining Questionnaire Types
2Configuring Modular Supplier Management Questionnaire Project Templates for Control-Based Engagement Risk Assessments
Unit 10: Setting Up Issue Management
1Introducing the Components of Issue Management
2Describing the Issue Management Configuration Process
3Introducing Optional Features for Issue Management
4Configuring the Issue Management Template
5Defining Master Data for Issue Management
Unit 11: Upgrading Engagement Risk Assessment Projects
1Describing the Template Upgrade Process
2Applying Template Process Updates to Existing Engagement Projects
Unit 12: Generating Administrative Reports
1Describing and Running Administrative Reports