Introducing SAP Ariba Direct Materials Sourcing for Automotive and Industrial Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA

Explaining Key Direct Material Sourcing Processes

Setting Up SAP Ariba Direct Materials Sourcing for Automotive and Industrial Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA

Setting Up SAP Business Technology Platform

Activating Business Functionalities in Direct Materials Sourcing

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to activate business functionalities to enable SAP Ariba Direct Materials Sourcing for Automotive and Industrial Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA.

Business Functionalities

Business Purpose

Before you can use SAP Ariba Direct Materials Sourcing for Automotive and Industrial Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA, you need to activate new business functionalities. Upon activation, the system enables sourcing projects and supplier quotation features.

Technical Explanation

The business function is called MM_PUR_EXT_PR_CL_ONP_SWTCH_FUN. It needs to be activated in transaction SFW5. The Planned Status will indicate if the business function is activated.

How to Activate Business Functionalities in Direct Materials Sourcing

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Summary

New business functionalities must be activated to use SAP Ariba Direct Materials Sourcing.
Activation enables Central Procurement settings in the hub system for enhanced sourcing and supplier management.
The Planned Status indicates whether the business function is activated.

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