Business Details
This feature enables you to modify the duration of sourcing events and search for sourcing requests by using Joule, the AI copilot. You can extend or reduce the time for RFP and RFI events that are in the open state using the Joule digital assistant.
If an event has a task, the approver must approve the event timing change task in the Tasks list whenever the event duration is modified through Joule to finalize the update. However, the duration of auction events cannot be modified using Joule. Additionally, you can view a list of sourcing requests created within a specified time frame and access a specific sourcing request using Joule.
The following capabilities are now available in the Joule Base offering for guided sourcing:
| Use Case | Description | Example Prompts |
|---|---|---|
| Extend event end time for a sourcing event without associated task | Updates and displays the new end time for the sourcing event. | Extend the event end time for the sourcing event with event ID Doc12345 by 2 hours (hours/minutes/days). |
| Extend event end date for a sourcing event without associated task | Updates and displays the new end date for the sourcing event. | Extend the event end date for the sourcing event with event ID Doc12345 to 25th November 2025, 4:30 AM IST. |
| Extend event end time for a sourcing event with associated task | Sends a timing change task for approval to the relevant approver. The approval task is added to the Tasks list for the event. | Extend the event end time for the sourcing event with event ID Doc66677 by 2 hours (hours/minutes/days). |
| Extend event end date for a sourcing event with associated task | Sends a timing change task for approval to the relevant approver. The approval task is added to the Tasks list for the event. | Extend the event end date for the sourcing event with event ID Doc66677 to 25th November 2025, 4:30 AM IST. |
| Reduce event end time for a sourcing event without associated task | Updates and displays the new end time for the sourcing event. | Reduce the end time for the sourcing event with event ID Doc12345 by 2 hours (hours/minutes/days). |
| Reduce event end date for a sourcing event without associated task | Updates and displays the new end date for the sourcing event. | Reduce the end date for the sourcing event with event ID Doc12345 to 5th November 2025, 5 PM IST. |
| Reduce event end time for a sourcing event with associated task | Sends a timing change task for approval to the relevant approver. The approval task is added to the Tasks list for the event. | Reduce the end time for the sourcing event with event ID Doc66677 by 2 hours (hours/minutes/days). |
| Reduce event end date for a sourcing event without associated task | Sends a timing change task for approval to the relevant approver. The approval task is added to the Tasks list for the event. | Reduce the end date for the sourcing event with event ID Doc66677 to 5th November 2025, 5 PM IST. |
| List sourcing requests | Displays the list of sourcing requests created within a specified number of past days. | Give me the list of sourcing requests created in the past 10 days. |
| Navigate the user to a sourcing request | Navigates the user to a specified sourcing request. | Navigate to the sourcing request with request ID SR123. |
Changes to the User Interface
A new button, Open in App, appears when an event duration is modified or when sourcing requests are searched. Selecting this button opens the event or sourcing request in a new tab.
Implementation Details
General Prerequisites
- This feature is supported in the classic SAP Ariba Sourcing user interface and the guided sourcing user interface.
- To use this feature in the guided sourcing user interface, your site must have guided sourcing enabled, and you must be a member of the Category Buyer group.
- Joule must be integrated with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite.
- To extend or reduce event timing for non-competitive events by using Joule, you must be a member of any of the following groups at the project level:
- Event Administrator
- Limited Event Administrator
- Sourcing Project Administrator
- To extend or reduce event timing for competitive events by using Joule, you must be a member of the Event Administrator group at the project level.
- To search for sourcing requests by using Joule, you must be a member of one of the following groups:
- Junior Sourcing Agent
- Sourcing Agent
- Sourcing Manager
- Sourcing Project Administrator
- Sourcing Approver
- Event Administrator
- Limited Event Administrator
- Operational Junior Sourcing Agent
Technical Details
| Product | SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite SAP Ariba Sourcing SAP Strategic Procurement |
| Enablement | Automatically On |
| Reference Number | SOURCE-2534 |
| User Type | Buyer |