Technical Details
- Applicable Products
- SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite
- User Type
- Buyer
- Enablement Model
- Automatically on
Description
This feature introduces additional options to the Due date rule in the Timing Rules section of the guided sourcing event templates to allow template administrators to:
- Specify a date and time value for the event end date.
- Delegate the event end date configuration to the event owners, or mark it as hidden or read-only.
As a template creator or a buyer administrator, you can choose to set the duration for the event ending time (Due date) or set a date and time. You can also choose one of the following rule options:
- Delegated: The ability to set the rule is transferred to the event owner. Both Duration and Time options for the event end date are displayed in the event. The event owner can choose one of the options and set the value.
- Read Only: Only the option selected in the template is displayed in the event. Event owner can set the value in the event.
- Hidden: Only the option selected in the template is displayed in the event. Event owner can set the value in the event.
Note
For eTendering events, it is recommended to select the Time option due to the uncertainty in the time taken to publish the notices on the public procurement portal.
Customer Benefits
This feature will help customers to get better control of configuring the bidding time.
Prerequisites
This feature is supported only in the guided sourcing user interface. To use this feature in the guided sourcing user interface, your site must have guided sourcing enabled.
Feature Details
Changes to Existing Functionality
Earlier, template administrators could set the Due date only as duration. Now, they can set it either as duration or a specific date and time. They can also mark the setting to be read-only or hidden, or delegate the setting of the event end date (Due date) to the event owner.
User Interface Changes
The Due date rule in the Timing Rules section in a guided sourcing project template now has the Time option to select the date and time. It also has a dropdown with the values Delegated, Read Only, and Hidden.
In the Event Duration section in a guided sourcing event, the Event bidding ends field displays the option that was selected in the template. If the rule was delegated, then both Time and Duration options are displayed.