How to avail the integration-related benefits with the help of SAP Ariba resources?

 The Ariba functional resource if implemented properly in any of the organisation will always help in increasing the computing power along with advanced analytics so that organisations can witness a great revolution in speed, efficacy and magnitude of the procurement process. The procurement processes of the organisations are nowadays shifting to the cloud-based solutions so that there are continuous interactions all the time and inefficiency element from the phone calls and emails can be easily removed.

Following are some of the key benefits which the SAP Ariba systems will bring into the procurement practices:

• The organisations will be able to create easy cloud-based and business to business procurement as well as sourcing solutions so that the government process is highly synchronised with the implementation of SAP and SRM systems.
• The cloud-based software solutions will also make sure that purchase orders, payments and financials or in the best possible manner.
• Customers of the organisations will be able to experience the simpler procurement processes with the help of advanced supply chain transactions so that digital transformation experience can be enhanced and customer experiences can be improved. Having the customers who focus on the value-added activities will always make sure their problems, collections, useful tasks and activities are removed from the whole process.
• The Ariba cloud systems will also make sure that there will be full implementation of the systems so that there are no disruptions throughout the things and organisations can easily choose the functionalities which can be updated to make sure that supply chain environment is not adversely impacted.
• The Ariba-based cloud systems can be termed as the driver which will be performing the comprehensive data and cleaning stages. The review and direction of the vendor base will also make sure that electronic transmissions of the suppliers are lower down and procurement functionality, as well as execution problems, are dealt very easily.
• SAP Ariba procurement content solutions will also help in creating the unified as well as single catalogue-based solutions for the suppliers as well as buyers. This particular catalogue will also help in duplicating the internet searches which are very much similar to the Amazon purchasing experience. Hence, the user experience will be significantly enriched throughout the process.
• Many of the suppliers are very much familiar with the concept of SAP Ariba which very well helps in reducing the needs associated with the training procedures. Hence, the Ariba processes are highly standardised in case the suppliers are utilising it with the help of few exceptions.

For the integration there are two main scenarios throughout the process which have been mentioned as follows:

•  The procure to pay scenario:

Under this particular system, the whole thing will begin with the Ariba whenever the procurement in the purchase order for selecting the catalogue will be done. The whole process will continue with the receipts, invoices, approvals, suppliers and several other things so that processing of invoices is done very well. The purchasing documents are also replicated into the SAP ERP and the release of ongoing payments will be done very well. The integration scenario will also make sure that transparency of the status of production is there and adjustments required by the businesses are reflected very well throughout the concept.

The organisations can very easily extend the procure to order processes with the help of goods receipt and can also involve the Ariba systems very easily throughout the invoices reconciliation. The Ariba systems will always help in triggering The creation of the invoices receipts for the payments and the electronic automation will always make sure that business schools are very well allowed so that increase in order accuracy, clarity on several kinds of exceptions and improvements in process efficiency are always there.

• Procure to order scenario:

This particular scenario can be created by the help of shopping carts for the catalogue as well as the non-catalogue items. Shopping carts are considered to be the administered things which can be utilised with the help of predefined business rules and in case the cart has been approved the purchase orders will be automatically created in the Ariba systems and there will be a higher level of integration throughout the process. The integration options help in connecting the systems most optimally and the traditional data will always be there so that business objectives are easily achieved and with the help of this particular concept integration tool kit will be present so that ERP is always linked with the Ariba systems. The web services will also include the proper availability of the items and the cost related things so that messages from the Ariba systems to the ERP can help in endorsing the invoice payments.

Procurement ways document processing integration will include the following things:

• SAP Ariba invoices automation
• Discount management at this particular step is optional
• Procurement content which includes the supplier catalogues and this particular concept is also optional.

The technical connectivity for the procurement document systems include:

• Web service-based connectivity with the help of middleware
• Web service-based connectivity with the help of SAPHAN a cloud integration
• Web service-based connectivity with the help of SAP process orchestration
• Idoc based connectivity with the help of SAP process Orchestration

The best part of these kinds of practices is that higher level of streamlined operations will be present throughout the organisation and everything will be always making sure that there are no additional costs with the help of SAP-integrated options. There will be synchronous integration throughout the process and integration will be very well streamlined with the help of best of the practices so that consumers are assisted throughout the process. The connectivity with the help of Ariba systems will always make sure that there are no licensing costs and zero additional IT footprints will be there which makes it very much favourable to be deployed. 

Hence, going with the option of SAP Ariba implementation is one of the best possible decisions which any of the business organisation can make so that they can have comprehensive digital transformation solutions for the suppliers, customers, users along with the high level of simplicity throughout the process.