Ariba Contract Management: Control, Collaboration and Content – Part 1
Since SAP went into the Ariba cloud, you surely heard about Ariba Contract Management (ACM) replacing SAP Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM). In fact ACM already bypassed CLM as the preferred legal contract application with the richest contract functionality. I wrote...
Tweaking SAP Invoice Management by OpenText
I noticed it in my SAP career several times and maybe you recognize it too: Sometimes we forget that implementing and/or activating a small functionality in a system, can result in a major improvement. There are various reasons why these features are not implemented,...
Ariba On-Demand Solution: Hands on Experiences
The acquisition of Ariba by SAP has raised some questions for some time now. This applies to both SAP SRM consultants and purchasing professionals within companies. By now it is clear that SAP has positioned Ariba as its "On Demand" solution while SRM has been...
integrate Ariba in SAP Invoice Management by Opentext
Do you already have plans of moving to the Ariba cloud and do you scan your invoices currently by SAP Invoice Management by OpenText? Then you are aware of the multiple advantages of digitally receiving invoices and probably ask yourself how this can be integrated...
Get more out of SAP Procurement with SAP Fiori
Does it get any better? As of the 3rd of June, SAP Fiori is included for free within underlying licenses of SAP software. So it's about time to write a hands-on blog regarding if and how you can use Fiori right away to improve your procurement processes. Like I...
Integrate SAP Invoice Management from OpenText with SAP SRM!
Do you recognize these exceptions upon processing invoices within SAP Invoice Management by OpenText (VIM)? Goods receipts are missing for SRM related purchase orders; Invoices having quantity discrepancies for SRM related purchase orders which requires confirmation...
Central Contracts in SRM 7.0
SAP has introduced a renewed concept for contract management in SRM 7.0: Central Contract Management. At first sight there doesn't seem to have changed too much. For instance, just like in SRM 5 contracts can be distributed to the desired backend(s). Also contracts...
Unknown, unloved sap supplier lifecycle management
Suppliers play a vital role for any company to achieve their goals. They form an important link in the supply chain. The success of the company depends in part on the extent to which its suppliers are able to deliver the purchased goods and services on time in...
Cross Catalog Search in SRM User Interface Add-On 1.0
SAP is heavily developing in the area of User Interaction and User Interfaces: SAPUI5. It’s SAP’s new way of presenting applications to the end-user. In this context SAP developed for SRM the SRM User Interface Add-On 1.0. Its main advantages are: Improved usability...