SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions, such as SAP Ariba Supplier Risk, use the unified vendor model.
- Referred to as "new architecture"
Supplier data in the new architecture includes:
- Suppliers
- Supplier contacts
In the new architecture, supplier data is managed in SM Administration.
Other SAP Ariba solutions, such as SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Buying, use the SAP Ariba supplier organization data model.
- Referred to as "classic architecture"
Supplier data in the classic architecture includes:
- Supplier organizations
- Supplier users
In the classic architecture, supplier data is managed in Ariba Administrator.
Note
- Your overall SAP Ariba solution package and the order of solution deployment determine the steps you use to add supplier data.
- Customers with existing SAP Ariba solutions who want to start using SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions that are based on the unified vendor model must migrate their supplier data from the supplier organization data model to the unified vendor model.