Describing Supplier Profiles

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to describe supplier profiles in SAP Ariba Supplier Management.

Supplier Profiles

A supplier’s profile shows the information your organization has collected about a supplier. Depending on how your site is set up, you use either the supplier profile summary or the classic supplier 360° profile. The classic supplier 360° profile opens on a Summary area by default and includes a navigation panel with the supplier's name. If your site uses the profile summary instead, most of the same information is available there in a different layout.

You view a supplier's profile by choosing the supplier's name on dashboards, search results, and associated projects and events. If you have the appropriate permissions, you can manage common supplier information, lifecycle, and risk management activities for the supplier in their profile.

The Classic Supplier 360° Profile

The classic supplier 360° profile includes different areas for specific activities and types of information. The areas you see vary depending on your site's solution package and feature enablement.

Play the video below to learn about navigating supplier 360° profile areas.

Note

For information about the user groups that grant permission to view supplier 360° profiles, see the Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management Group Descriptions guide.

Supplier 360° Profile Areas and Applicable Solutions

Review the table below to see which profile areas apply to which SAP Ariba Supplier Management solutions.

Profile AreaApplicable Solutions
Summary
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Contacts
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
ERP data
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Certificates
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Activity log
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Risk
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Business activity
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk

Note

Sourcing event data only shows to users with access to events created in SAP Ariba Sourcing. Contract data is only displayed to users with access to contracts created in SAP Ariba Contracts.
View SAP Business Network profile
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Supplier request
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
Registration
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
Qualifications
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)

Note

In SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture), this area only shows if there's imported qualification data for the supplier. Associated lifecycle projects aren't available.
Preferred
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)

Note

In SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture), this area only shows if there's imported preferred data for the supplier. Associated lifecycle projects aren't available.
Questionnaires
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (new architecture)
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Processes
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance

The Supplier Profile Summary

The supplier profile summary includes different panels for specific activities and types of information. The panels you see can vary depending on your organization's solution package and feature configuration.

Note

For information about supplier profile summary panels and navigation, see About the Supplier Profile Summary.

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