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Ariba Cloud Integration for SAP Business Suite Rapid-Deployment Solution V7 – How to access and use it
Andreas Muno, Senior Solution Expert Scale – Enablement – Transformation, SAP Labs LLC, June, 2015
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Best Practices™
Cloud Hybrid Cloud On-Premise
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Ariba Network
Purchase OrderCreate
Ariba Network Integration for SAP Suite - Process Flows
SAP ERP Buyer
OrderConfirmation
Purchase OrderAdvance Ship
NoticeInvoice
Purchase OrderUpdate
PO update & Inbound Delivery
Logistics Invoice
Invoiceupdate
FI Invoice PaymentRun
RemittanceAdvice
Payment Proposal
Payment Proposal
(w/ Discounts)
Ariba Collaborative Commerce Subscription Ariba Collaborative Finance Subscription
Ariba Procurement
Content
Purchase Requisition
Create
Ariba
Network
Integration
RDS Scope
XOR
PO & Invoice Automation Discount Management
Ariba Network Integration for SAP Business Suite RDS System Landscape and Technical Connectivity Options
ON-PREMISE
SAP ERP
SUPPLIER
http://service.sap.com/public/rds-ariba
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-64734
SAP
PI
SAP
Add
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HC
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Documents: Purchase Order PO Response
Advance Shipping Notice Goods Receipt Service Entry Sheet
Supplier Invoice Payment Proposal Remittance Advice
Connectivity Options
The best-practices scope covers integration between SAP Business Suite and the Ariba Network for:
Technical connectivity options include:
Purchase Order and Invoice Automation
Discount Management
Business Suite Add-on / Web Services direct
Add-on via SAP HCI as middleware in the cloud
Add-on via SAP PI as middleware on premise
IDOC mapped & mediated via SAP PI on premise
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Walk-through of RDS-packaged SAP Best Practices™ for Ariba Network Integration
1. Access and evaluate RDS on SAP Service Marketplace: http://service.sap.com/rds-ariba
2. Download Ariba Network Integration Step-by-Step-Guide zip file to your computer & launch
3. Navigate to:1. Software & Delivery Requirements (MS Word document)2. Customer Presentation3. Scoping Questionnaire
4. Example Scenario: Web Service Based Connectivity Without Middleware (Direct)
1. Review Scope ItemPO & Invoice Automation-Web Service Based Connectivity w/o Middleware (Direct)
2. Review Scope Documents • Scope item overview (HTML Page)• Process Diagram (MS PPT)• Test Script (MS Word)• Configuration Guide
On the Service Marketplace, evaluate the RDS by browsing
through its online assets
Return to the overview
Browse some more through the solution scope by expanding all, or go ahead and download the RDS assets to your local file
system
Tap on Installation
Tap on the number to download zip file to your local file system
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Open the zip file (without extracting it)
right from your file system
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Start with start.htm
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Some browsers may prevent scripts or ActiveX controls to run
automatically, so please allow blocked content
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Select one of the scope options
and scroll down
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Only the building blocks relevant for the selected scope option and item(s) will show. In
order to understand what business process steps will be
enabled by configuring this scope item, tap on the process
diagram file.
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Open the PowerPoint file
ARA – PO & Invoice Automation - Web Service based connectivity without middleware (direct) (1/4) – Purchase Order & Confirmation
Purchaser
SAP ERP
Purchaser (Buyer Account)
Ariba Network
Supplier (Supplier Account)Icon Name
ME21N: SAP Menu: Logistics -> Materials Management -> Purchasing -> Purchase Order -> Create
ME22N: SAP Menu: Logistics -> Materials Management -> Purchasing -> Purchase Order -> Change
Ariba Supplier Account: Inbox -> Purchase Orders
ME23N: SAP Menu: Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Purchase Order → Display
Direct Integration via Business Suite Add-On (cXML OrderRequest)
Direct Integration via Business Suite Add-On (cXML ConfirmationRequest)
Icon Legend
A
B
C
Create Purchase Order
A
Forward Purchase Order to Supplier
1Display Purchase Order
Create Order Confirmation
Forward Order Confir-mation to Buyer
2Create Order Confirmation
Display Order Confirmation
D 1
C
C
D
Change Purchase Order
B
2
Page 2
Assess that this is indeed the business process you’d like to
integrate
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Evaluate how to test the successful configuration of this
scope item
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Assess and understand the test prerequisites, like
master, organizational, and
other data.
Familiarize yourself with the test
process.
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Understand the test procedure
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Once you are clear about the scope item, you can begin
implementing it. Access the SAP Note to get started. Then follow
the Configuration Guides
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The configuration guide walks you through the IMG and
explains configuration settings, occasionally with sample data
When your configuration was
successfully tested, your business process should run
like in this video:http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=59xA-YM1Uyk
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Ariba Network Integration with SAP Business SuiteRDS Benefits
• Rapidly connect your SAP Business Suite system securely and reliably to cloud-based Ariba Procurement solution
• Quickly realize consistent onboarding and integration in a predictable project
• Significantly improve the overall implementation experience and avoid delays in implementation and go-live.
• Finally resolve integration issues like manual errors, integration failures, inconsistent data
• Provides flexible integration options without or with middleware like SAP HANA Cloud Integration or SAP NetWeaver PI
Where to find more information
Check out SAP’s Hybrid Scenarios• http://service.sap.com/hybrid
Download the Ariba Integration RDS packages & use them in your next projects
• http://service.sap.com/rds-ariba• http://service.sap.com/rds-aribap2p
Return often as cloud integration content will be frequently updated with new versions
Consult with other procurement experts in the SAP Community Network http://scn.sap.com/community/erp/logistics-mm