Objective
SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG), enabled by SAP Cloud Platform Integration, overcomes these traditional challenges. CIG provides a fast, simple way to connect SAP Ariba solutions to SAP back-end systems.
SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway: The next-gen integration solution
| # Index | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SAP® Ariba® Cloud Integration Gateway delivers powerful features and functionality that make integration faster and easier than ever before. It gives companies a single gateway to integrate their SAP ERP systems, SAP Ariba cloud applications, and Ariba Network using a simple, three-step process – helping them cut costs, increase efficiency, and optimize procurement results. |
| 2 | The SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway is a self-service gateway that ALSO allows suppliers to configure and integrate to Ariba Network and transact with buyers seamlessly. Using the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway, suppliers can:
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| Traditional Integration | SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Integration timeline | Months | Weeks |
| Technical sophistication required | High | Moderate |
| Technology used | AribaCloud Integration: an Outdated on-premise-based technology, which is on maintenance | SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway: a cutting-edge, cloud-based technology with active, ongoing enhancement and development |
| Administration | Requires physical on-site presence with the system | Accessible anywhere via browser with secure authentication and single sign-on through Ariba Network |
| Method | Hand coding | Wizard-based |
| Security | Open firewall ports, external application access | No firewall changes; data pushed to external application via HTTPS |
| Initial implementation | High effort | Moderate effort |
| Subsequent implementations | High effort, as if each new solution is the first | Low effort, where each additional application requires only incremental setup |
| Interface maintenance | High effort, as if each new solution is the first requires ongoing monitoring, with potential for non-SAP interfaces to fail following updates to the underlying systems | Minimal monitoring required, as SAP-based interfaces maintain compatibility before and after SAP and SAP Ariba systems upgrades |
While customers with existing integrated solutions will still receive support, they can access newly developed features and functionalities easier when they use SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway
December 31, 2023:
End-of-Life occurs for
Note
Till December 31, 2023, both these solutions are on maintenance status, and innovations will be delivered only through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway.
The diagram above depicts the architecture of the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway. Leveraging the SAP Cloud Platform, the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway integrates customers SAP system to SAP Ariba solutions.
The SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway add-on sits within the customers SAP system and is required for integration. The Cloud connector is used to establish connectivity to the SAP Cloud Platform, without the customers firewall having to open an inbound port.
SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway supports the following versions of SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA:
To use the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway, a buyer needs to have:
and/or a procure-to-pay* or sourcing realm*
For more information, customers can refer to the deployment description details when they become available on the SAP ONE Support Launchpad or contact their SAP or SAP Ariba customer engagement executive.
* indicates the need to have both test and production
*SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway supports the integration of the following SAP Ariba cloud solutions with SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA on premise:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Ariba Network | SAP Ariba Invoice Management |
| SAP Ariba Buying | SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing |
| SAP Ariba Buying, multi-ERP edition | SAP Ariba Catalog |
| SAP Ariba Sourcing | SAP Ariba Contract Invoicing |
| SAP Ariba Collaborative Sourcing | SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite |
| SAP Ariba Commerce Automation | SAP Ariba Contracts |
| SAP Ariba Discounting | SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration |
| SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance |
* For most accurate list of supported solutions (including limitations), please always refer to the official product documentation via https://help.sap.com/docs/sisgw
Inbound transactions: Data that is being imported into an SAP system from the SAP Ariba solution.
Outbound transactions: Data that is being pushed from an SAP system to the SAP Ariba solution.
