The SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Solution is a powerful tool that helps streamline sourcing processes and improve organizational efficiency. To ensure the system functions optimally, it is crucial to understand and maintain the various parameters within the SAP system to define factors and conditions while exporting master data to SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing solutions. This lesson will provide an overview of the critical parameters and best practices for maintaining them effectively.
Maintaining parameters refers to configuring and managing various settings that control the behavior and functionality of the master data export. These parameters are customer-specific. Maintaining parameters helps you achieve a specific use case scenario relevant to you and your business.
Follow these steps to maintain the parameters for SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing solutions:
- Using the transaction code SPRO, navigate to Integration with Other SAP Components>Managed Gateway for Spend&Network for Buyer>Master Data Integration>General Settings>Maintain Parameters.
- Expand the Maintain Parameters section and select IMG-Activity for Sourcing.
- On the Parameters - Ariba Sourcing Master Datascreen, choose Modify.
- Input values in the flowing fields, as appropriate. For guidance, refer to the table provided in this lesson.
- Variable Name
- Field Name
- Number
- Variant
- Partition
- Low
- Once all the necessary parameters are maintained, select Save.
| Parameter Name | Description | Supported Values |
|---|---|---|
| DC_WAITTIME | Applicable for SAP Ariba Sourcing. This is an optional field. This parameter allows you to specify the wait time between more than one master data export batch task. This is useful when you want to split the large master data export tasks in batches. Specify the wait time in seconds. The default value is one second. You must specify a value for this parameter if you have also configured the SPLIT_NOMREC parameter to split the master data export into multiple batches. | Variable Name: DC_WAITTIME Field Name: Leave it blank Number: 0000 Variant: The unique variant name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, VREALM_1. Partition: The unique site name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, PREALM_1. Low: Enter the wait time in seconds. For example, 5. |
| EXTERNAL_SID | Applicable for SAP Ariba Sourcing. This is a mandatory field. This parameter allows you to specify the system ID name that you have defined in your SAP Ariba Sourcing system. The value you specify in this field must exactly match the value available on your SAP Ariba Sourcing system. Specify the system ID that you have maintained in the Master Data Manager>External System Configuration page on your SAP Ariba Sourcing system. | Variable Name: EXTERAL_SID Field Name: Leave it blank Number: 0000 Variant: The unique variant name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, VREALM_1. Partition: The unique site name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, PREALM_1. Low: Enter the Logical System ID of the SAP system. For example, T90CLNT90. |
| MATERIAL_ONLY_AML | Applicable for SAP Ariba Sourcing. This is an optional field. This parameter allows you to include the customized code for the Material Type field. If you have customized the code for the material type for the Manufacturer Parts, maintain the parameter for the customized code. If you do not maintain the parameter with the customized code, the master data program uses the default value, HERS. | Variable Name: MATERIAL_ONLY_AML Field Name: Leave it blank Number: 0000 Variant: The unique variant name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, VREALM_1. Partition: The unique site name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, PREALM_1. Low: Enter the customized code for the material type for the Manufacturer Parts. For example, HERS. |
| SPLIT_NOMREC | Applicable for SAP Ariba Sourcing. This is an optional field. This parameter allows you to split the large master data export tasks into batches. Specify the number of records that need to be included in each master data export batch task. You must specify a value for this parameter if you have also configured the DC_WAITTIME parameter and specified the time duration to wait in-between one master data export task and the other. If you do not specify the number of records that must be included for each master data export task, the program could take a considerable amount of time and cause timeout errors. SAP Ariba recommends 40,000 as the maximum value of records you could include in a batch. | Variable Name: SPLIT_NOMREC Field Name: Leave it blank Number: 0000 Variant: The unique variant name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, VREALM_1. Partition: The unique site name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, PREALM_1. Low: Enter the number of records that need to be included in each master data export batch task. For example, 40000. |
| MATERIAL_CLASSIFICATION | Applicable only for SAP Ariba Sourcing with Product sourcing. This is an optional field. This parameter allows you to include the Classification view for the material master. Set this parameter to X to import the values for the Classification view for the material master. When you do not set this parameter, the master data program does not import the fields maintained in the Classification view. | Variable Name: MATERIAL_CLASSIFICATION Field Name: Leave it blank Number: 0000 Variant: The unique variant name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, VREALM_1. Partition: The unique site name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, PREALM_1. Low: Enter X to import the values for the Classification view for the material master. |
| ENABLE_CONV_MATERIAL_ONLY | Applicable to SAP Ariba Sourcing. This field is optional. This parameter allows you to specify the option to include or ignore the preceding zeros for a material number. When you set the value to X, the master data program ignores the preceding zeroes for the material number. If you do not specify this parameter, the master data program includes the preceding zeros for the material number available in the material master when you run the master data program. | Variable Name: ENABLE_CONV_MATERIAL_ONLY Field Name: Leave it blank Number: 0000 Variant: The unique variant name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, VREALM_1. Partition: The unique site name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, PREALM_1. Low: Enter X to ignore the preceding zeros for a material number. |
| IGNORE_PLANT_EXTN | Applicable to SAP Ariba Sourcing. This field is optional for the ARBCIG_MASTER_DATA_EXPORT program. This parameter enables you to extract all the material master information irrespective of the material being extended to a plant. Set the value to X to extract all materials with and without plant extensions. If you leave this field blank, only materials with plant extensions are extracted. | Variable Name: IGNORE_PLANT_EXTN Field Name: Leave it blank Number: 0000 Variant: The unique variant name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, VREALM_1. Partition: The unique site name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, PREALM_1. Low: Enter X to extract all materials with and without plant extensions. If you leave this field blank, only materials with plant extensions are extracted. |
Additionally, you can also maintain the parameters required for enabling the integration of pricing scales from SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Solutions with the Purchase Info Records (PIR) in your SAP system.
Follow these steps to maintain parameters for enabling the integration of Pricing Scales with Purchase Info Records:
- Using the transaction code SPRO, navigate to Integration with Other SAP Components>Managed Gateway for Spend&Network for Buyer>Master Data Integration>Purchase Info Records.
- Expand the Purchase Info Records section and select IMG-Activity for Maintain Parameters.
- On the Parameters – Purchase Info Record screen, choose Modify.
- Input values in the following fields, as appropriate. For guidance, refer to the table provided in this lesson.
- Variable Name
- Field Name
- Number
- Variant
- Partition
- Low
- Once all the necessary values are maintained, choose Save.
| Parameter Name | Description | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ENABLE_SCALES_PIR | Applicable for SAP Ariba Sourcing. This is an optional field. Use this parameter to enable the integration of scales from SAP Ariba strategic sourcing solutions with PIR. This parameter applies to the SAP ERP version EHP 7 and higher, and all the supported versions of SAP S/4HANA (on premise). | Variable Name: ENABLE_SCALES_PIR Field Name: Leave it blank Number: 0000 Variant: The unique variant name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, VREALM_1. Partition: The unique site name for the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution in SAP ERP. For example, PREALM_1. Low: Enter X to enable the integration of scales from SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing solutions with PIR. Leave it blank to disable the integration of pricing scales. Disabling this feature will not prevent you from using the PIR integration. |