SAP Business Suite Integration with the Ariba Network rapid-deployment solution

Process Diagram

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AR1- Procure to Pay – Purchase Order & Confirmation

Purchaser

SAP ERP 6.0

Buyer Account

Ariba Network

Supplier Account

1

Icon Name

ME21N – Create Purchase Order

WE02 – Monitor Messages

Ariba Buyer Account Outbox

Ariba Buyer Account Inbox

ME22N – Check Confirmation

SAP PI System with Ariba Adapter 11s2

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BB

CC

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Icon Legend

Create Purchase Order

Send Order via IDoc Message forwarded to Supplier Sales Order

Create ConfirmationMessage forwarded to Buyer

Monitor Message Delivery

1.3 create Confirmation

1.4 Check Confirmation

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BB

CC

DD

EE

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AR1- Procure to Pay – Advanced Shipment Notification

Purchaser

SAP ERP 6.0

Buyer Account

Ariba Network

Supplier Account

1

Icon Name

ME21N – Create Purchase Order

WE02 – Monitor Messages

Ariba Buyer Account Outbox

Ariba Buyer Account Inbox

ME22N – Check Confirmation

VL32N - Post Goods Receipt

SAP PI System with Ariba Adapter 11s2

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BB

CC

DD

EE

1

Icon Legend

Create Purchase Order

Send Order via IDoc Message forwarded to Supplier Sales Order

Create ASNMessage forwarded to Buyer

Monitor Message Delivery

1.3 create ASN Confirmation

1.4 Check ASN Confirmation

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CC

DD

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Create Goods Receipt

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AR1- Procure to Pay – Invoice

Purchaser

SAP ERP 6.0

Buyer Account

Ariba Network

Supplier Account

1

Icon Name

ME21N – Create Purchase Order

WE02 – Monitor Messages

Ariba Buyer Account Outbox

Ariba Buyer Account Inbox

MIR4 – Check Invoice

SAP PI System with Ariba Adapter 11s2

AA

BB

CC

DD

EE

1

Icon Legend

Create Purchase Order

Send Order via IDoc Message forwarded to Supplier Sales Order

Create InvoiceMessage forwarded to Buyer

Monitor Message Delivery

1.3 create Invoice

1.4 Check Invoice

1

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BB

CC

DD

EE

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AR1- Procure to Pay – ERP Initiated Invoice

Purchaser

SAP ERP 6.0

Buyer Account

Ariba Network

Supplier Account

1

Icon Name

MIRO – Create Invoice by Line Item

WE02 – Monitor Messages

Ariba Buyer Account Outbox

Ariba Buyer Account Inbox

SAP PI System with Ariba Adapter 11s2

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BB

CC

DD

1

Icon Legend

Create Invoice

Send Invoice via IDoc Message forwarded to Supplier Invoice received

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CCBB

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AR1- Procure to Pay – Invoice Status Update

Purchaser

SAP ERP 6.0

Buyer Account

Ariba Network

Supplier Account

1

Icon Name

MIR4 – Check Invoice

WE02 – Monitor Messages

Ariba Buyer Account Outbox

Ariba Buyer Account Inbox

SAP PI System with Ariba Adapter 11s2

AA

BB

CC

DD

1

Icon Legend

Send Status Update Message forwarded to Supplier Status Update received

CC

Invoice recieved

AA

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AR1- Procure to Pay – Goods Receipt

Storage Manager

SAP ERP 6.0

Buyer Account

Ariba Network

Supplier Account

1

Icon Name

VL32N - Post Goods Receipt

WE02 – Monitor Messages

Ariba Buyer Account Outbox

Ariba Buyer Account Inbox

SAP PI System with Ariba Adapter 11s2

AA

BB

CC

DD

1

Icon Legend

Send Goods Receipt

Create Goods Receipt

Check Goods Receipt

CC

AA

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AR6- Procure to Pay – Buyer Initiated Dynamic Discount

Purchaser

SAP ERP 6.0

Buyer Account

Ariba Network

Supplier Account

1

Icon Name

MIRO – Create Invoice by Line Item

Ariba Buyer Account - Administration

Ariba Supplier Account Inbox

SAP PI System with Ariba Adapter 11s2

AA

BB

CC

1

Icon Legend

Create & release Invoice

Send Scheduled Payment

Scheduled Payment forwarded to Supplier

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Create Buyer Initiated Dynamic Discount

Offer

Review Early Payment Discounts

Offered

BB

CC

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AR6- Procure to Pay – Supplier Initiated Dynamic Discount

Purchaser

SAP ERP 6.0

Buyer Account

Ariba Network

Supplier Account

1

Icon Name

MIRO – Create Invoice by Line Item

Ariba Buyer Account - Administration

Ariba Supplier Account Inbox

ERP – FB03

SAP PI System with Ariba Adapter 11s2

AA

BB

CC

1

Icon Legend

Create & release Invoice

Send Scheduled Payment

Scheduled Payment forwarded to Supplier

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Create Supplier Initiated Dynamic

Discount

Review payment eligible for Early Payment Offer

BB

CC

Supplier suggests an own discount

Discount forwarded to Supplier

Review new payment conditions

in ERP

DD

DD

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Process Diagram Legend

Sequence flow

Bridge

Helper Line on one side of bridge(straight connector)

Helper line without arrow head

Helper line for complex lines(square with height zero)

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User Interface (UI)

Batch Script

1

1 E-Mail

Mail

A2A/B2B Message1

Process Step outside SAP software

(<BBID>) Link to SAP Best

Practice Process

Page link

Optional Process Step outside SAP software

Manual Process Step

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Optional Manual Process Step

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Optional Process Step (manual or automatic)

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Process Step (manual or automatic)

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Optional Automatic Process Step

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Automatic Process Step

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Process steps outside SAP software are not in RDS scope

Process StepLane

Link

Interface

Connection

User Role

Software product (PPMS)

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Process Step is not part of the RDS scope

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