Item: SAP Ariba
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Ariba

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Ariba helps my organization with procurement solutions.
It provides guided buying and integration with SAP S4 platform for the procuremnt cycle from Purchase order , good receipt and invoice processing.
Data processed in Ariba is integrated via CIG tool to SAP platform in a real time mode.
The master data(supplier, GL ) is loaded at regular interval to Ariba tool

Pros and Cons

Pros

Guided buying
authorization matrix for PO approval
Auto Good receipt below a threshold for Purchase Orders

Cons

Tax engine needs to be integrated for multiple countries
With holding tax functionality not available for US and india region
Good receipt for Asset procurement needs improvment

Most Important Features

Authorization matrix works real time.
Realtime integration with SAP via CIG.
Autoflipping of Purchase Requistion to Purchase Order

Return on Investment

Authorization level workflow well during the Purchase Requistion approval.
negative - enrolment fees to be paid to beonboarded to the Ariba network for suppliers
Autoflipping of Purchase Requistion to Purchase Order