Sourcing

After awarding a sourcing event, which SAP Ariba applications would you use to finalize the agreement with the supplier and monitor the supplier's quality and delivery metrics? There are 2 correct answers to this question. SAP Ariba Buying. SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. SAP Ariba Spend Analysis. SAP Ariba Contracts.

What are some of the limitations of a large event? There are 2 correct answers to this question. The system limit is 125 suppliers. The system limit is 30 terms per line. The system limits the bidding through Microsoft Excel only. The system limit is 2000 line items.

You want to build the following formula: Total Cost = (Price + Inventory Charge) * Quantity + Switching Cost What settings must you choose for the Inventory Charge cost term? Please choose the correct answer. • Include in Cost: Adder • Apply to cost for: All units. • Include in Cost: Adder • Apply to cost tor: Per unit. • Include in Cost: Total Cost • Apply to cost for: Quantity. • Include in Cost: None • Apply to cost for: Per unit.

Which of the following tasks must have an associated document? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Notification. To Do. Approval. Review.

What can a Designated Support Contact do? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Change the realm name. Upload files to share with SAP Ariba, such as service request documentation. Authorize administrative requests, such as enhancement requests. Submit service requests and review the status of these requests. Obtain service manager access to update the site.

Where do you customize project e-mail templates? Please choose the correct answer. Sourcing Library. Sourcing Project. Project Manager. Sourcing Project Template.

What are the goals of the testing phase? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Verity that core SAP Ariba functions are working. Validate the customer's unique configurations. Verify the configuration in both the test and production sites. Ensure that the customer's end users are fully trained on SAP Ariba Sourcing.

What type of content items could be created if a document does NOT require a response? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Line item. Attachment. Requirement. Section.

What services are included in a customer’s SAP Ariba Sourcing contract? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Onsite consulting services. Sourcing Support Desk services. Customized instructor-led training. SAP Ariba Best Practice Center consulting. Event day management.

What is the file size limit of a document in the sourcing project? Please choose the correct answer. 200 MB. 500 MB. 50 MB. 100 MB.

Why would you run an RFI before conducting an RFP or an auction? There are 2 correct answers to this question. To verify if suppliers can meet the specifications. To gather pricing and capability information. To gain a preliminary bid from each supplier. To narrow the list of suppliers to invite to later events.

Where can users see the task description? There are 3 correct answers to this question. On the Task Details page. On the Tasks tab when Show Details is turned on. On the Tasks tab when mousing over the task name. In e-mail notifications about the task. In the To Do content item on the Dashboard.

Which steps are required to set up a total cost term? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Designate if the term is an adder, subtracter, multiplier, or percentage discount. Add each term to the event template. Set the answer type and acceptable value for all non-numeric terms. Create a line item within the event. Access the Sourcing Library for a list of approved terms.

You are using the Add Content From Library option. In addition to the Sourcing Library, where can you get content using this option? Please choose the correct answer. SAP Ariba reports. Past sourcing events. Sourcing requests. A Microsoft Excel file.

What data is shared between all SAP Ariba modules? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Teams. Groups. Documents. Commodity codes. Units of measure.

You are reviewing users in the Supplier and Customer Manager workspace of the Administration area. Which field and values can you use to determine if the supplier has completed their Ariba Network registration? Please choose the correct answer. Type: Enabled or Not Enabled. Approval Status: Approved or Unapproved. Username: Contains Data or Empty. Status: Private or Public.

During a design session, a customer asks if it is possible to modify the help tip text for header fields in multiple languages. What is the correct advice? Please choose the correct answer. Custom help tip texts are available for most standard header fields and all custom fields, and translation is supported. Custom help tip texts are available for all header fields, but translation is NOT supported. Custom help tip texts are only available for standard headers, but translation is supported. Custom help tip texts are available for all custom header fields, but translation is NOT supported.

You want to allow suppliers to see the lowest bid in a reverse auction. What event rule do you set? Please choose the correct answer. Bid rank that triggers overtime: 1. Must participants beat lead bid: Yes. Show lead bid to all participants: Yes. No tie bids for rank: 1.

Who do you contact to change the RFX EnableRFX custom templates parameter? There are 2 correct answers to this question. A partner consultant. Customer support. Shared Services. An account executive.

What does Desktop File Sync/ActiveX do? There are 2 correct answers to this question. It streamlines document revisions. It exports reports directly to Microsoft Excel. It synchronizes responses from suppliers. It generates content in the Sourcing Library.

You are creating a new sourcing event. When would you create and import event content via Microsoft Excel? There are 2 correct answers to this question. When creating a large number of lots. When loading translations to event content. When a supplier reports a technical issue and cannot submit their response. When an individual needs to contribute to content creation but does not have an SAP Ariba account.

What setting dictates the language displayed on the supplier user interface? Please choose the correct answer. Default currency. Browser language. Preferred language. Locale.

What are the customer’s responsibilities when SAP Ariba provides standard site enablement services? There are 2 correct answers to this question. The customer provides a single point of contact. The customer selects one of the following languages for all interactions with SAP Ariba: German, French, Italian, or Japanese. The customer provides the necessary resources for the deployment. The customer leads the project kickoff session.

Which tabs are unique to a published full sourcing project when compared to a published quick sourcing project? There are 3 correct answers to this question. History. Team. Tasks. Documents. Overview.

Which of the following solutions are included in the SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite? There are 2 correct answers to this question. SAP Ariba Spend Analysis. SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing. SAP Ariba Contracts.

What dashboard panel provides access to prepackaged reports? Please choose the correct answer. My Documents. Action Tiles. Common Actions. Event Status.

Who can support the field consultant to demonstrate SAP Ariba Discovery functionality during implementation? Please choose the correct answer. The program manager. The Ariba Buyer Discovery adoption team. Another customer who has used SAP Ariba Discovery. The Customer Engagement Executive.

You are configuring an approval task in a template. There is only one approver for the task. What are the advantages of creating the approver as a group instead of a user? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Ease of administration: It is easier to add/remove users to or from groups than it is to change the task. Notifications: You can only configure the notifications for groups, not for users. Delegation: Users cannot delegate approval tasks to others unless they are in the same group. Future-proofing: You may want to have multiple approvers in the future.

How can you notify suppliers to register on the Ariba Network? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Send an e-mail to the supplier users via the message board. Send invitations to the suppler users via SAP Ariba Discovery. Invite supplier users through sourcing events. Generate passwords for the supplier users in SAP Ariba.

What is a sourcing request? Please choose the correct answer. A document that is used to ask the company's authorized sourcing teams to bid a product or service. A project that automatically becomes a full sourcing project upon approval. A copy of an existing sourcing project used as a starting point for a new sourcing project. A document sent to a supplier to obtain information prior to a sourcing event.

When does SAP Ariba Shared Services configure a customer's test site? Please choose the correct answer. After the first draft of data collection files is received from the customer. Prior to project kick off. After the blueprint of the design is received from the customer. After the complete workbook is received from the customer.

Your customer wants SAP Ariba Sourcing to accommodate the following scenarios: - They want a single sourcing process to be used across the company. - They have several distinct business units. Each business unit must be able to see only sourcing projects created within their department. How can you satisfy these requirements? Please choose the correct answer. Set the default access control on the Ariba template to "Private to Team Members" and configure the team accordingly. Create a different sourcing template for each business unit. Create custom access controls and assign them to the sourcing templates. Leave the Team section of the SAP Ariba template blank and train users to add users to the team.

Your Overview tab is set to full view. What actions can you take on the Overview tab of the Sourcing Project? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Mark the project complete. Review quick links. Upload a document. Create project announcements. Add a task.

What does a Shared Services project manager do during an SAP Ariba Sourcing deployment? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Provides functional knowledge of SAP Ariba software capabilities. Performs configuration testing in test and production environments. Provides day-to-day project management. Delivers ongoing adoption support during the length of the customer contract.

What are some of the benefits of upgrading to Direct Materials sourcing for an SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite customer? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Eliminate home grown portals. Integrate your Product Lifecycle Management and ERP systems. Increase fill rates. Improve supplier qualification. Source directly from a bill of materials.

What are some of the responsibilities of a field consultant? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Load master data into the client’s test and production realms. Provide recommendations and best practices for configuration design. Work with the client to understand current business processes. Prepare and participate in weekly status meetings and nsk/issue meetings.

What is affected when you change the value selected in the Locale field? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Time zone used to specify event start and end dates. Language for supplier correspondence. Formatting of numbers and dates. Language for header fields and system-generated messages.

You are creating event content in Microsoft Excel. What can potentially cause errors when you upload a Microsoft Excel file into an SAP Ariba Sourcing event? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Creating a system ID for new rows. Editing the column headers. Editing the tab labels. Sorting and filtering the Excel file. Adding new rows.

What event rule will allow you to reopen the lot if any of the suppliers have technical issues? Please choose the correct answer. Starting gate. Custom offline responses. Review period. Overtime rule.

A sourcing project is created from a fully approved sourcing request. What data is copied from the sourcing request to the sourcing project? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Commodity. Test project. Name. Region.

What solutions are included in the SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite? There are 2 correct answers to this question. SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. SAP Ariba Spend Analysis. SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing. SAP Ariba Contracts.

You have created a new supplier within a sourcing event and have published the event. Your supplier contacts you and says they already have an Ariba Network account. How should you proceed? Please choose the correct answer. Ask your supplier to click on the link in the invitation e-mail and to create a new account that is tied to your company's sourcing site. Remove them from the event and recreate their company and contact with the correct information. Ask your supplier to log in to their account and search for your sourcing event in the list of active events. Ask your supplier to click the link in the invitation e-mail and log in with their existing account.

What supplier data is stored in SAP Ariba Sourcing? Please choose the correct answer. Supplier location. Common supplier. Remittance location. Partitioned supplier.

What step of the Create Analytical Report process allows you to apply an initial filter before executing the report? Please choose the correct answer. View Report. Refine Data. Source Data. Pivot Layout.

What are some of the benefits of requiring pre-bids during the preview period of an auction? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Suppliers can review the number of suppliers participating in the auction. Suppliers can see their rank before the auction opens. Suppliers can be restricted from participating in an auction until they submit a starting price. Suppliers can verify if they can supply the items at or below the starting price. Suppliers can verify if they can supply the items as designed.

What user role must you have to load, export, and manage master data in the SAP Ariba system? Please choose the correct answer. Project mass edit administrator. Customer administrator. Project administrator. Customization administrator.

How do suppliers bid in a Dutch reverse auction? Please choose the correct answer. They read the buyer's specifications and submit their best price. They submit progressively lower bids to beat their competitors. They watch the buyer increase the price periodically and bid at their lowest acceptable price. They submit technical qualifications only with no pricing data.

What does Shared Services build in a standard deployment? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Up to 5 custom header fields. 1 sourcing request template. 1 analytical report. 3 custom dashboard templates. Up to 50 tasks/phases in the process.

In which SAP Ariba Sourcing design workbook can you find reference to conditions? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Dashboard Template. Enablement workbook. Sourcing Process Design Matrix. Header Field Data Collection Template. Form Data Collection Template.

Which SAP Ariba best practices for sourcing are addressed using sourcing project templates? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Business-approved, standardized process workflow. Sourcing of pipeline targets and goals. Configuration of prescheduled reports. Control event bidding dynamics and rules. Assignment of team members based on category or region.

What scoring field is used to dictate the weighting of a question within a specific section? Please choose the correct answer. Overall Percentage. Weight. Importance. Target Grade.

What data collection template can be used to load/import data directly into SAP Ariba? Please choose the correct answer. Process Design Matrix. RFX Data Collection Template. Custom Header Fields. Enablement Workbook.

How can you limit the number of instances of the dForm that can be created within a sourcing project? Please choose the correct answer. Update the dForm. Update task settings. Update system parameters. Update the template with an ad hoc create limit.

Which event types in SAP Ariba Sourcing can be configured to allow competition so that suppliers can see their bid rank or the current lead bid? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Request for Proposal. Reverse Auction. Request for Information. Quick Quote Posting.

How are due dates set? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Dates are set relative to the start of the project. Fixed dates are manually set by the project owner. Dates are set relative to the completion of the previous task. Dates are set relative to the start of the parent phase.

What interface can pass sourcing requests from an SAP ERP purchasing system to SAP Ariba Sourcing? Please choose the correct answer. Web services. HTTP requests. Ariba Network. UI import/export.

What master data is relevant for SAP Ariba Sourcing deployments? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Purchasing organizations. Commodity codes. Departments. Units of measure. Partitioned suppliers.

During a sourcing process design workshop, a consultant identifies that the customer does NOT have any documented processes. What method should you use to assist in the process design? Please choose the correct answer. Use the SAP Ariba Best Sourcing Practice template as the baseline template for developing the to-be process. Escalate the issue to the project sponsors for resolution. Facilitate a brainstorming session to elicit suggestions for improvements to the current process. Use the goals and objectives identified in the project charter to promote a discussion about the customer's current process.

Which field is required when setting up a section in an RFX? Please choose the correct answer. Prerequisite Value. Visible to Participant. Description. Name.

What format does SAP Ariba recommend for supplier user IDs? Please choose the correct answer. <first initial><last name>. <first name>.<last name>. <company name>-<unique number>. <email address>.

Which event timing is represented by the attached graphic? Please choose the correct answer. Parallel. Staggered. Dutch. Serial.

You are creating a sourcing event and want to ensure that your participants do not see confidential information in a specific section of the event until they have read and agreed to a confidentiality agreement. What can you use to restrict this section? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Visibility conditions. A prerequisite with an access gate. A prerequisite with restricted response submission. Envelope bidding.

On which tab of the enablement workbook do you update custom event message verbiage? Please choose the correct answer. Instructions. Company Logo & Custom Messages. Worksheet Descriptions. Appendix tab for enabled language(s).

In the enablement workbook, what does U* stand for? Please choose the correct answer. User ID for each licensed solution. User license applicable only to SAP Ariba Sourcing. User license for each licensed solution. User license applicable only to SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management.

When do auctions have a high likelihood of success? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Raw material prices for the suppliers are rising. There is wide variation in product standards. The supply base is competitive. The business is commercially attractive.

When should a customer identify the resources for each role on the client deployment team? Please choose the correct answer. As part of the kickoff meeting. During the pre-kickoff phase. After the project charter is complete. Any time before the design is complete.

Who benefits from the online communication in SAP Ariba Sourcing? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Sourcing stakeholders. Sourcing managers. Invoice managers. Requisitioners. Suppliers.

What are the responsibilities of the customer project sponsor? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Serve as the primary point of contact for the project. Manage the project timeline. Serve as the escalation point for project issues. Drive the change management effort. Provide the overall project vision.

Which of the following master data have a hierarchical structure? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Departments. Regions. Commodity codes. Exchange rates. Units of measure.

What deployment activities are performed by Shared Services? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Onsite project management. Project kickoff. Project go live. End-of-project quality review.

Which activity in the sourcing process takes place in SAP Ariba Sourcing? Please choose the correct answer. Analyze supplier bids. Negotiate contract terms. Request periodic changes to supplier information. Monitor long-term supplier performance.

What documentation is provided by the Shared Services team during an SAP Ariba Sourcing deployment? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Functional design specification. Kick-off presentation. Standard project plan. Weekly steering committee updates presentation. Deployment summary/wrap-up collateral.

Which of the following task types must the task owner manually mark as complete when they are created as a required task? There are 3 correct answers to this question. Review. Approval. Notification. To Do. Negotiation.

Which are the benefits of using advanced conditions instead of basic conditions? There are 2 correct answers to this question. Ability to use fields from the Sourcing Project header. Ability to assign conditional expressions. Ability to include multiple questions. Ability to apply conditions to specific suppliers.

Why do you use a price breakdown in a sourcing event? There are 2 correct answers to this question. To gain insight into how suppliers arrive at their prices. To require suppliers to bid on the cost components of an item. To obtain pricing for every item within a lot. To account for non-price factors using a formula.

What options are available to split or partially award lots with multiple line items? There are 2 correct answers to this question. All line items in the lot split by a percentage. All line items in the lot split by a quantity. Each line item awarded to a different supplier. Only a partial percentage of the lot awarded.

You want to ensure that any user creating an event can enable scoring and ensure that participants never see the scoring weights. What settings do you select in the Scoring Rule section of the event template to achieve this? Please choose the correct answer. Set "Enable scoring on participant responses" to Yes and Delegated Set "Allow participants to see scoring weights" to No and Read Only. Set "Enable scoring on participant responses" to Yes and Delegated Set "Allow participants to see scoring weights" to Yes and Delegated. Set "Enable scoring on participant responses" to Yes and Hidden Set "Allow participants to see scoring weights" to Yes and Delegated. Set "Enable scoring on participant responses" to No and Read Only Set "Allow participants to see scoring weights" to No and Delegated.

What grading feature allows you to change scores submitted by team graders? Please choose the correct answer. Pre-grading. Blind grading. Adjust grades for consensus. Review for team grading.

When would you choose to allow suppliers to see only rank in an auction? There are 2 correct answers to this question. There are many suppliers invited to the auction. The market for the product on auction is highly competitive. Price data is highly sensitive. You expect a wide variation in bids.

In which data collection document can you find the Supplier Bidder Agreement? Please choose the correct answer. Process Design Matrix. Enablement workbook. Header Field Data Collection Template. Form Data Collection Template.