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

Configuring Control Plane for the Central Procurement APIs

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to activate operations in the control plane in your logical system.

Control Plane

Business Purpose

The control plane provides transparency in management of services and connections between the hub system and connected systems.

Technical Explanation

You need to activate several operations in connection with your logical system. The following operations need to be activated with the required drivers:

  • 2AH – Archive Local Contracts
  • 2CD – Central Purchase Contract Check Distribution
  • 2DI – Distribute Central Purchase Contract
  • 2ED – Outline Agreement Editability
  • 2OM – Central Procurement Operations Monitor for CCTR
  • 2RD – Central Purchase Contract Read Release Info
  • 2RM – Central Purchase Contract Read Material
  • 2RR – Central Purchase contract Read Related Information
  • 2LS – Update Source List

Required API Driver: CL_MMPUR_CENTRAL_CTR_DRIVER

  • 6CP – Direct Materials Sourcing Create PO
  • 6RA- Direct Materials Souring Read Delivery Address
  • 6RD- Direct Materials Sourcing Read Document Type
  • 6RM – Direct Materials Sourcing Read Material
  • 6RP – Direct Materials Sourcing Read Purchasing Group
  • 6RS – Direct Materials Sourcing Read Storage Location Data

Required API Driver: CL_MMPUR_DIRECT_MAT_SRC_DRIVER

Screenshot of control plane configuration.

How to Configure Control Plane

Summary

  • Activate operations in the control plane to manage services between the hub and connected systems.
  • Employ API driver CL_MMPUR_CENTRAL_CTR_DRIVER for central purchasing operations.
  • Use API driver CL_MMPUR_DIRECT_MAT_SRC_DRIVER for direct materials sourcing tasks.