The Purchasing Workbench in SAP Ariba provides a centralized interface for Purchasing Agents and Purchasing Managers to consolidate and manage line items held for aggregation. This tool is designed to streamline the procurement process, making it easier to handle bulk purchases, and create aggregated requisitions.
Exploring the Purchasing Workbench
Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
- Access and navigate the Purchasing Workbench
- View and analyze held line items
Introduction to the Purchasing Workbench
Demand Aggregation Workflow
Access the Purchasing Workbench
To access the Purchasing Workbench from the dashboard, select Manage, then choose Purchasing Workbench.
The View dropdown menu can be used to filter requisitions.
Assigned to Me– displays held line items assigned to you via demand assignment rules.
Unassigned– displays held line items not currently assigned to anyone.
Marked for Auto-Aggregation– displays held line items that have been marked for auto-aggregation via the demand aggregation rules.
Show All– displays all currently held line items.
The View dropdown menu can be used to filter requisitions.
Assigned to Me– displays held line items assigned to you via demand assignment rules.
Unassigned– displays held line items not currently assigned to anyone.
Marked for Auto-Aggregation– displays held line items that have been marked for auto-aggregation via the demand aggregation rules.
Show All– displays all currently held line items.
Auto-aggregation:
If enabled and configured by your administrator, held line items marked for auto-aggregation via the demand aggregation rules are automatically grouped and converted into aggregated requisitions based on predefined rules.
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