Describing SAP Ariba 2505 Release Features

This feature adds the following to the ItemOut element in an OrderRequest document:

operation="block" attribute – When this attribute is included in an ItemOut element, the line item is blocked in the purchase order.

Buyers add reasons for blocking a purchase item.

The feature applies to SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, Release 2505 (Q2 2025, SP 23) and later.

To use the feature, you must configure the following steps in the add-on:

1. Run the transaction code SM30.
2. In the Table/View field, enter ARBCIG_MSG_ATTRS and choose Maintain.
3. Select New Entries and maintain the following values in the New Entries: Overview of Added Entries page:

   Field	Value
   Supplier	Select the supplier.
   CoC	Select the company code.
   Msg.Type	PO
   Vndr attr	BLCK
   Vendor specific attribute values	Maintain one of the following values: X: To enable the feature. A blank value to disable the feature.

A new attribute DeliveryCompleted indicates that the message type is Error or Warning. The attribute is mapped out to the indicator element in the Order Request cXML and SAP Business Network marks the Line Items as Closed.

The feature applies to SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, Release 2505 (Q2 2025, SP 23) and later.

To use the feature, you must configure the following steps in the add-on:

1. Run the transaction code SM30.
2. In the Table/View field, enter ARBCIG_MSG_ATTRS and choose Maintain.
3. Select New Entries and maintain the following values in the New Entries: Overview of Added Entries page:

   Field	Value
   Supplier	Select the supplier.
   CoC	Select the company code.
   Msg.Type	PO
   Vndr attr	CLMTYP
   Vendor specific attribute values	Maintain one of the following values: E: For error or hard validation. W: For warning or soft validation.