Migrating Supplier Data from Classic Architecture to New Architecture

Classic architecture refers to SAP Ariba solutions that use the supplier organization data model. The supplier organization data model has an SAP Ariba-specific structure.

Supplier data in the classic architecture includes:

• Supplier organization
• Supplier users

In the classic architecture:

• Supplier data is managed in Ariba Administrator
• Your organization collects information about suppliers using the supplier profile questionnaire

New architecture refers to SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions that use the unified vendor model. As the unified vendor model is based on the SAP ERP business partner data model, its structure resembles the ERP structure.

Supplier data in the new architecture includes:

• Suppliers
• Supplier contacts

In the new architecture:

• Supplier data is managed in SM Administration
• Your organization collects information about suppliers using dedicated project templates and modular questionnaires

To migrate your suppliers to the unified vendor model, complete the following steps:

1. Choose your migration tools.
2. Prepare your existing supplier organization and user data for migration.
3. Enter migration mode.
4. Set up the Supplier Request template and the Supplier Registration template.
5. Migrate your supplier data with migration tools.
6. Exit migration mode.

For more information, consult Migrating suppliers to the unified vendor model.