In SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions, subscriptions include a specific number of licensed users, while team members are not counted as licensed users. Group membership determines whether a user is considered a chargeable user or a team member.
Consult the Strategic sourcing and supplier management group descriptions guide for more information.
Groups for Monitoring Risk
This table provides a brief description of some of the global user groups relevant to monitoring risk in SAP Ariba Supplier Risk.
| User Group | Permissions | User or Team Member |
|---|---|---|
| Supplier Risk Manager | View supplier risk information on the Supplier Risk dashboard tab and in supplier 360° profiles. View modular questionnaires in supplier 360° profiles. Perform tasks in the SM Administration area, including importing and exporting supplier-related data. Configure risk exposure calculation and risk metrics reports. Register licenses for third-party providers of supplier risk data. | User |
| Supplier Risk User | View supplier risk information on the Supplier Risk dashboard tab and in supplier 360° profiles and receive and manage alerts for followed suppliers. View modular questionnaires in supplier 360° profiles. | User |
| Supplier Risk Engagement Requestor | Create engagement requests and view the engagements they have requested and add ad hoc approvers for those engagements if no approvers are defined in the template. View related issues for which they are the creator, assignee, or an approver or reviewer. View modular questionnaires in supplier 360° profiles. | Team Member |
| Supplier Risk Engagement Expert | Be designated as a control decision-maker and view engagements for which they are a control decision-maker. View related issues for which they are the creator, assignee, or an approver or reviewer. View modular questionnaires in supplier 360° profiles. | User |
| Supplier Risk Engagement Governance Analyst | View, edit, cancel, or delete all engagement requests; add ad hoc approvers for all engagements if no approvers are defined in the template, and be designated as a control decision-maker. View all related issues. View modular questionnaires in supplier 360° profiles. | User |
Groups for Administering SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
This table provides a brief description of some of the global user groups that are relevant to administering SAP Ariba Supplier Risk.
| User Group | Permissions | User or Team Member |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Administrator | Import site master data, including commodity, region, department, user, and risk master data, and manually create new users and add groups to existing users. | User for each licensed solution |
| Customer User Admin | Create new users and add groups to existing users. | Team Member |
| Template Creator | Edit and publish templates for engagement risk assessment projects and issue management projects. | User |
| SM Modular Questionnaire Manage | Create, edit, and publish modular supplier management questionnaire projects when also a member of the Template Creator group. | User |
| SM Ops Administrator | Import and export data in the SM Administration area. | User |