Spend Management Blogs by SAP

Deploying SAP Business Network Supplier Portal with SAP S/4 HANA Cloud

Learn about the benefits of SAP Business Network Supplier Portal with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Creating a Digital Thread: Streamlining Price Compliance with SAP Ariba

Streamlining procurement processes and maintaining price compliance is crucial for organizations aiming to maximize efficiency and cost savings. Discover how SAP Ariba products create a digital thread across sourcing, contracts, buying, and invoicing...

Category Management with SAP Ariba

Category Management is a strategic process of managing goods & services as a group. The SAP Ariba Category Management solution is an offering from SAP that digitalizes and streamlines the overall process.This Blog Post tries to explain Category Manag...

Advanced Returns Management for Supplier Returns

1 PurposeAdvanced returns Management for supplier returns is the end-to-end management of supplier returns. In Advanced returns Management, shipping processing for supplier is mandatory. It includes specifying logistical follow-up activities, ...

Why Financial Health Reviews are Crucial in Supplier Evaluation

This expert blog series by Rapid Ratings on the significant importance of financial health reviews in the process of evaluating and monitoring suppliers in the source to pay lifecycle.

Navigating the Risks of Sourcing Outside Your eSourcing Platform

SAP Ariba Guided Sourcing for Efficient and Compliant Sourcing Practices

Discover SAP Ariba REST API Try Out feature – an essential yet overlooked tool!

SAP Ariba REST API Try Out feature provides a (static) sandbox environment where developers can experiment with various API endpoints and methods without impacting production system or disrupting ongoing processes. It offers a safe and controlled spa...

AI in SAP Ariba Invoicing - Intelligent Invoice Conversion

Intelligent Invoice Conversion introduces a new channel for automating invoice processing through a guided self-service onboarding for suppliers on SAP Business Network. Solution leverages artificial intelligence (AI) for automatically extracting fie...

The Procurement Monthly - March 2024

Each month i review research, articles and webinars for procurement and external workforce, summarise them and identiy trends and takeaways

Where Guided Sourcing meets SLP

Where Guided Sourcing meets SLPIf you spend any time in the SAP blogosphere, you've probably seen the quarterly blog by our own Matt Montgomery titled "Things I Think are Cool" in the latest SAP Ariba release (link to the latest for 2402!). As a long...

Configuring and Testing REST APIs with SAP Fieldglass - Part 3 - Downloads

Part 3 – Calling Download Connectors Using a TokenIn this article we will show you how to call a download connector using the token that we have obtained previously on Part 1. HINT: Before doing any upload or download REST call you need to get a toke...

Getting Started as a New Supplier on SAP Business Network

That's it, the moment has come, you have signed up to join SAP Business Network as a supplying organization. The incentive might have come from one of your customers, or you may have heard from us in the news or after careful research. In any case, j...

Configuring and Testing REST APIs with SAP Fieldglass - Part 2 - Uploads

Part 2 – Calling Upload Connectors Using a TokenIn this article we will show you how to call an upload connector using the token that we have obtained previously on Part 1. HINT: Before doing any upload or download REST call you need to get a token f...

Revolutionizing E-Procurement with Generative AI: Enhancing Catalogs for Improved Decision making

GenAI alone doesn't produce the best result, but it will be interesting to see how leaders capitalize on its iterative speed.

SAP Ariba REST APIs: Gain a comprehensive understanding of rate limits!

SAP Ariba offers various REST APIs that enables developers to integrate their applications with SAP Ariba's robust procurement and supply chain management capabilities. In this article, we will delve into a crucial aspect of utilizing SAP Ariba REST ...