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To register with Ariba Network as a supplier, go to supplier.ariba.com and click Register as New Supplier.
If you have not yet completed the basic configuration steps, described in the Ariba Network Getting Started
Guide, do so before continuing in this guide. The remaining tasks for getting started with your Ariba
Network account are:
• Review your company profile and account information
• Set up your account for document routing
• Create users
• Publish and test your catalog
• View the contents of your Inbox and Outbox
Create Users
Ariba Network provides one predefined role, Administrator, for each account. The account administrator
creates roles and assigns them when adding users to the system. As a best practice, you create roles that
reflect the way you do business and assign a role to each user. You also create a user for each individual who
will access your Ariba Network account.
• Property Navigator. The Property Navigator at the top of the screen allows you easy access to Ariba
Network Discovery, which you can use to search for business opportunities and respond to postings
published by buying organizations. The right side of the Property Navigator allows you to access areas
shared by Ariba Network and Ariba Network Discovery: the Manage Services page and the Manage
Profile page. Use the Manage Services page to sign up for services and see which ones you currently
have. Use the Manage Profile page to provide information about your company.
To navigate to Ariba Network Discovery, click Ariba Network Discovery in the Property Navigator. To log
out of Ariba Network, click Logout.
For information on Help, see the Ariba Network Getting Started Guide.
Until August 31, 2010, suppliers of Ariba Network were subscribed to membership levels Basic, Premier,
and Elite based on their transaction frequency and volume on Ariba Network.
Starting on September 1, 2010, Ariba Network suppliers who are new or whose membership is up for yearly
renewal qualify for one of the following four packages that are bundled with their Supplier Membership
subscription:
• Basic Package
• Business Package
• Integrated Package
• Enterprise Package
The package levels are based on the number and volume of your qualifying customer relationships. A
qualifying relationship is a buyer-supplier relationship with greater than or equal to $50,000 USD in annual
transaction volume AND greater than or equal to 5 documents (POs and invoices) in annual document count.
• Annual transaction volume is the total USD Dollar value for the preceding 12 months based on either
• purchase orders (PO) and non-PO invoices, or
• invoices (both PO and non-PO)
Ariba distinguishes between PO invoices (i.e. invoices that have been generated from a purchase order
issued through Ariba) and non-PO invoices (i.e. invoices not associated with an Ariba-managed purchase
order) in order to ensure that fee calculations do not “double count” Ariba-generated purchase order and
invoice volumes.
• Annual document count is the number of purchase orders and all invoice documents (PO and non-PO
invoices) for the last 12 months. Order acknowledgements, change orders, advance ship notifications,
invoices sent to Ariba Network through the customer's invoice conversion service (ICS), and other
documents are excluded from the document count, ensuring that suppliers can continue to transact these
value-added transaction types at no additional cost.
All suppliers can optionally upgrade their package level to take advantage of additional transaction volume
capacity and other features.
If you have no qualifying relationships, you can optionally upgrade your membership level to take advantage
of additional transaction volume capacity and other features. For information, see “Subscribing to Optional
Services” on page 99.
Ariba Network offers four package levels-Basic, Business, Integrated, and Enterprise.
Basic Package
If you have no qualifying relationships, you qualify for a Basic Package user on Ariba Network. The Basic
Package provides a free, entry-level service for small volume suppliers and suppliers that require only basic
functionality from their Ariba Network accounts. A registered Ariba Network supplier automatically has a
Basic Package and can establish customer relationships and conduct minimal transactions at no cost.
Business Package
If you have at least one qualifying relationship, you qualify for a Business Package level on Ariba Network.
The Business Package offers a premium-level service for mid-sized suppliers seeking advantage through
value-added features. In addition to the services provided with the Basic Package, the Business package
provides enhanced reporting and access to Ariba Exchange.
Suppliers can optionally subscribe to this supplier membership package. For more information on the
benefits and pricing, go to www.ariba.com/suppliermembership.
Integrated Package
If you have at least one qualifying relationship and require unlimited use of Ariba integration technologies
(cXML, EDI) and advanced catalog technologies (CIF, PunchOut), you are required to upgrade to the
Integrated Package. The Integrated Package includes all the benefits of a Business Package, plus unlimited
use of Ariba integration and catalog technologies, and guaranteed, 24x7 high-priority technical support.
The fee for the Integrated Package is $495.00 USD per year per Ariba Network account in addition to the
NTS fees. For more information on NTS fees, see section “Network Transaction Service Fees” on page 15.
Suppliers can also optionally subscribe to this supplier membership package. For more information on the
benefits and pricing, go to www.ariba.com/suppliermembership.
Enterprise Package
If you have greater than $5M USD in annual volume in qualifying relationships, 5 or more documents, AND
2 or more customer relationships, you are joined at an Enterprise Package level on Ariba Network. The
Enterprise Package is designed for the largest and most active suppliers that view Ariba Network as strategic
to their business.
In addition to the services provided with the Integrated Package, the Enterprise Package provides:
• Unlimited number of transactions
• Dedicated account support to help suppliers take full advantage of the network capabilities and make the
most of their buyer-supplier relationships
• Extended Data Retention services
• Availability of advanced education and training
• A demo license to Ariba Procure-to-Pay software
Suppliers can optionally subscribe to this supplier membership package. For more information on the
benefits and pricing, go to www.ariba.com/suppliermembership.
Eligibility for Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package levels is evaluated on a yearly 12-month
historical basis. Subscriptions to these membership levels last for one year and membership fees and level
eligibility are re-evaluated only at the end of the one-year membership term.
If your organization is required to pay fees, Ariba Network displays an alert in the Alerts and Messages
content item on the Home dashboard, including details about the payment due date.
If your organization is not required to pay fees, you can perform an optional upgrade to take advantage of
Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package membership level features. To start the upgrade, click Manage
Services on the Property Navigator. For more information, see “Signing Up for Services” on page 98.
Ariba charges for future usage of Ariba Network based on historical usage. To determine whether a
supplier's participation requires a paid membership, on the first day of each month Ariba Network analyzes
each supplier's trailing 12-month activity. Once your organization’s transactional activity qualifies you for a
paid membership (i.e., after your organization has transacted 5 or more documents AND $50,000 USD or
more in transaction dollar volume), your Supplier Membership Program (SMP) subscription term will be
established, and you receive an invoice for fees that allow you to use Ariba Network for the next 12 months.
The next evaluation for qualification occurs one year later.
For detailed membership information, go to the Ariba Supplier Membership Program website at
www.ariba.com/suppliermembership.
You can use the transaction activity report to reconcile your transaction volume and document count with
your network transaction service fees.
If you dispute a transaction against a purchase order, the disputed amount is displayed against the document
in the report.
In this report, the first five columns (Buyer, Buyer ANID, Document Type, Document Number, Document Date, and
Document Currency) provide general information about your customers and the documents you have received
from or sent to them. The next three columns show the transaction value and volume details. The following
table provides details on these columns:
Qualifying Amount The total value of the purchase order, non-PO invoice, or invoice you received from
or sent to your customer. This value excludes any disputed amounts in purchase
orders, invoices, and non-PO invoices.
For example, if your customer has several purchase orders whose total value is
$1,100,000 and one purchase order for $100,000 is disputed, the Qualifying Amount
is $1,000,000 (the amount excluding the disputed amount).
Qualifying Currency If you have received purchase orders or created invoices in multiple currencies,
Ariba Network stores all amount values in USD internally using daily rates for
conversion. For each month, the USD equivalent values are aggregated and
converted to your preferred currency. This is reflected in the report.
For more information on account suspension, see “About Account Suspension” on page 105.
Where to Go Next
If you have not yet configured your account, see the Ariba Network Getting Started Guide. If you want to
configure additional settings, see Chapter 2, “Configuring Your Account.” If you have already configured
your account, go to the other chapters in this book.
During the registration process you enter basic information to make your organization visible to buying
organizations looking for products and services and to prepare for conducting transactions with your future
customers.
After you have set up your account and completed the basic configuration steps described in the Ariba
Network Getting Started Guide, you can configure additional options as described in this chapter.
• Electronic Invoice Routing—Enable online billing with your customers by choosing routing options for
electronic invoices and entering additional information about your company’s invoice process and policy.
See “Routing Electronic Invoices” on page 45.
• Settlement—Enable online payment for your account. You can also enter additional information about
your settlement process and policy. See “Configuring Settlement Options” on page 48.
• Accelerated Payments—View, accept, and reject accelerated payment terms for your account. See
“Working with Accelerated Payments” on page 53.
Property Navigator
Click Configure below a category you want to configure for your account. After you save configuration
options, Ariba Network displays the term “Configured” and the configuration date below the category on the
Profile Configuration page. You can change your options at any time by clicking Edit Configuration.
After you finish the registration process, you can log in and specify additional information about your
company, such as website information, and set options for extending business profile visibility. You might
need to update this information periodically, such as when a different individual at your company becomes
the administrator. To transfer ownership of the administrator account to another person, see “Transferring
Administration Ownership” on page 75.
The country that you specify for your organization affects values that Ariba Network displays on the Manage
Services dashboard page. Ariba Network uses the country to:
• Determine which currency to use when calculating service payment plan costs, non-credit card payment
surcharges, and total transaction amounts for qualifying customer relationships during the evaluation of
network service fees.
• Determines which remittance address Ariba Network displays on Ariba subscription invoices.
4 In the Company Details tab, enter or revise values. The description can contain a maximum of 100
characters. For information on specifying your commodities, sales territories, and industries, see
“Classifying Your Company” on page 28.
Optionally, in the Business Info tab, you can update these values:
• Type of Organization. Choose Corporation, Sole Proprietorship, Non-Profit Organization, or Partnership from
the pull-down menu.
• Company Tax Identification Number. Enter your company tax identification number without dashes.
• VAT ID. If you charge VAT, enter your company VAT ID.
• Legal Name. Enter the legal name of the owner of the SSN or TIN.
• Exempt from backup withholding. Click Yes or No.
• Year Founded. Enter years in yyyy format.
• Number of Employees. The approximate number of people who work for your organization.
• Annual Revenue. Choose a currency range. If you prefer not to state your annual revenue, scroll to the
bottom of the list and choose Contact company for information. If you choose this value, potential
customers searching by Annual Revenue will not see your company.
• State of Incorporation (U.S. suppliers only).
5 Click Save.
The information you provide in the Company Information tab is visible to buying organizations when they
locate your company in a search. To maximize your company’s visibility to potential customers, provide
accurate and detailed information.
4 Update values in the User Info section as necessary, noting the following constraints and guidelines:
• Username is a value you enter when you log in to Ariba Network. A username must be in the format of
an email address (name@domain.com); however, Ariba Network does not send messages to the
address. Usernames are case-sensitive, can contain any English character, and cannot contain any
punctuation except the @ sign and period required by the name@domain.com format.
• Email Address is where Ariba Network sends account notifications. By default, Ariba Network sends all
notifications to the account administrator. Users with notifications privileges can change notification
email addresses.
In addition, your email address is part of your account profile, which is visible to your customers or to
all buying organizations, depending on your account setting.
If you change your email address, Ariba Network sends an email to the newly updated email address
requesting you to confirm the email address. You must use the link in the email to activate and log in to
the account
• Current Password is a case-sensitive value you enter when you log in to Ariba Network. For increased
security on Ariba Network, passwords expire every 90 days for users who have PCard access and are
not the PCard owner, and also for the individual in the Administrator role.
Passwords are case-sensitive, must be at least eight characters long, and can include only alphabetic
letters (without accents), numbers, and common symbols. You cannot reuse your recent passwords. As
a best practice, you should include at least one numeral between the first and last characters and at least
one letter. To change your password, you must enter your current password as well as the new one, then
confirm the new password.
Note: The number of asterisks that appear onscreen after you have typed in your password might differ
from the number of characters in your password. This does not indicate a typing error. The difference
results from password encryption and occurs randomly.
• Secret Question and Secret Answer are values that Ariba Network uses to verify your identity if you
forget your password. Ariba Network provides a set of pre-determined secret questions for you to
choose from. Choose a secret question and provide an appropriate answer that you will easily
remember in the future.
• Preferred Language is the language of notifications that Ariba Network sends you. This is different than
your web browser’s language setting, which controls the user interface and actions you initiate there.
• Click the Hide my personal contact information check box if you want to hide your personal contact
information from organizations other than those you have a trading relationship with or any that you
have explicitly initiated or responded to with an intent to do business.
• Preferred Timezone controls how Ariba Network displays date and time on purchase orders routed by fax
or email. Date and time stamps are displayed as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) +/-.
Ariba Network uses this setting for documents sent by your administrator and user accounts, such as
invoices. In addition, Ariba Network uses the time zone for dates and times entered by users. For more
information on GMT, see http://www.timezoneconverter.com.
• Default Currency is the currency that Ariba Network uses for entered and displayed monetary amounts in
all areas of your account except your account service subscription area (click Manage Services on the
Property Navigator).
Note: The currency that Ariba Network uses in the service subscription area of your account is
controlled by your organization’s location, which you specify in Manage Profile > Basic Profile > Company
Info.
Buying organizations can see only the Administrator’s name and email address in your company profile; all
other information is hidden.
You can provide advantage profile information at any time, but it is visible to buying organizations only after
you subscribe to the Advantage program.
3 Click Done.
3 Click the Advantage page tab and configure the appropriate settings additionally, as described in the
following sections:
• “Providing Company Description and Attachments” on page 24
• “Specifying Additional Resources”
• “Uploading Your Logo”
4 Click Save.
You might use this area to tell buying organizations why they should do business with you by offering
detailed company information that highlights your value proposition and offerings. You can also include
attachments.
Ariba Network displays a link to the profile elements you have not configured below the profile complete
meter on the Edit Profile page. You can click the link to configure the corresponding profile element. The
page tabs on the Edit Profile page also display the number of profile elements that have not been configured.
Receiving Notifications
Ariba Network can send automatic notifications when certain events affect your account. You can use these
notifications to monitor catalog access activity and debug problems with your account. The Alerts and
Messages content item on the Home dashboard displays other notifications, described in “Accessing the
Home Page” on page 11.
The following table lists the notification types and how Ariba Network can notify you. In several cases,
Ariba Network can send the notification to your Inbox. The term Inbox refers to your online Inbox, visible
when you log in to your Ariba Network account and click the Inbox tab on the Home dashboard.
Invoice Status Change An invoice’s status has been changed. Inbox and email
Standing Early A customer sends you a new standing early payment term. Email only
Payment Terms Offers
Catalog Service A customer subscribes to a publicly published catalog or sends status Inbox and email
updates on catalogs, including catalog errors.
Note: Only Ariba
Procure-to-Pay
customers can send
status updates to
suppliers.
Customer A customer sends you a relationship request or confirms your Email only
registration on Ariba Network.
Network Service No triggering event. Ariba Network notifies customers about planned Email only
downtimes or unplanned network service interruptions.
New Account A new account matches your email domain. Email only
Other Notifications Ariba Network sends other important notifications that do not belong Note: Ariba
to any of the specified notification categories, to the email address Network sends all
specified here. other important
notifications to the
email address you
specify here. You
cannot clear the
check box to stop
receiving these
notifications.
Supplier Enablement A supplier enablement activity is assigned or a task is overdue. Email only
Activity and Task
Reminder Note: This is
applicable only for
Ariba Supplier
Enablement
Automation.
Note: To update notification email addresses for Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package and Elite
Membership or optional service subscriptions, go to the Manage Services > My Services area of your account.
W To edit notifications:
1 In the Property Navigator, click Manage Profile.
The Profile Configuration page appears.
2 In the Email Notifications section, click Edit Configuration.
3 Enter up to three email addresses, separated by commas, for each notification type you want to activate.
For example:
johnc@abccompany,natalies@abccompany,nelss@abccompany
4 Click the check box for each notification type you want to activate.
If you want Ariba Network to stop sending a notification type, click to clear the check box. Ariba Network
retains your email addresses for your convenience, but does not send notifications.
To send one notification type to more than three email addresses, create a distribution list in your email
system and enter the name of that distribution list in the appropriate field on the Notifications page.
For more information about business opportunities, see “About Business Opportunities” on page 121.
The following sections describe how to classify your company by commodity, sales territory, and industry.
Ariba Network uses the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) to standardize
commodity classification. A UNSPSC code includes four levels: Segment, Family, Class, and Commodity. If
you supply all the commodities under a given segment, designate the segment alone. Buying organizations
searching on family, class, or commodity criteria within that segment will find your organization. If you
supply only select commodities within a given segment, family, or class, designate them as specifically as
possible. Defining your commodities in detail will enable buying organizations to better find your company.
When sending or receiving classification information to and from other Ariba applications, Ariba Network
can translate codes to and from any UNSPSC version.
For example, the UNSPSC code for wooden pencils is 44121706, which is composed of the following
categories:
You can look up codes for specific items on the UNDP website at: www.unspsc.org
ECCMA additionally provides audit files used by Ariba Buyer and Ariba Network so that UNSPSC codes
can be translated to the buying organization’s standard version. You can download the ECCMA code set at:
www.eccma.org
If there is no UNSPSC code for one of your products or services, you can contact these organizations and
request one. Within a short period, the managing organization either creates a new code or recommends an
existing number.
For more information on UNSPC codes, see the Ariba Catalog Format Reference.
3 In the Company Details section, locate the Commodities section and click Add/Remove.
Ariba Network displays the Commodity Selection page. If you have previously selected commodities,
they appear in the My Selections section.
4 Click the commodity segment you want to add and click Add.
5 To classify your products at a level other than by segment, click the commodity segment description and
navigate through commodity families, classes, and finally individual commodities.
Your company might provide unrelated product categories. In that case, classify your products
accordingly, as shown in the following example.
8 To delete a commodity, click Add/Change, select the check boxes of the commodities you want to remove
in the My Selections section, and click Remove.
9 Click OK. Ariba Network returns you to the Profile Configuration page.
If you supply all of the items at a given commodity level, select the name of the higher-level commodity
category instead of adding all of the lower-level commodities. This is called wildcarding, which provides
procurement applications with enough information to categorize the item correctly.
For example, if you are a furniture manufacturer that produces all of the categories of furniture listed under
the category “Furniture, Furnishings,” selecting only that category sufficiently identifies your company to
buying organizations searching for products in that segment.
If you do not provide commodity classification information, buying organizations will not see your profile
when they search for supplier profiles by classification. If you do not want to attract new customers, you can
leave the classification information blank.
Ariba Network categorizes territory information according to the ISO 3166 Code. The ISO 3166 standard is
supported by most computerized systems that store and process information related to countries and country
names.
3 In the Company Details section, locate the Sales Territories section and click Add.
4 Click the check box for a territory in the table. If the country includes regional divisions, Ariba Network
displays an expand arrow. To specify a specific regional division within a country, click the expand arrow.
If you serve all states in a country, click only the check box for the country, not all of its states.
5 Click OK.
6 Click Save on the Basic Profile page. Ariba Network returns you to the Profile Configuration page.
3 In the Company Details section, locate the Industries section and click Add. Ariba Network displays the
Industry Selection page.
5 Click OK.
6 Click Save on the Basic Profile page. Ariba Network returns you to the Profile Configuration page.
If you do not provide classification information, buying organizations will not see your profile when they
search for supplier profiles by classification. If you do not want to attract new customers, you can leave the
classification information blank.
Note: Depending on when it was created, your account might already be configured to receive business
opportunity notifications.
4 Enter the email address of a sales associate or other individual who is responsible for responding to RFIs,
RFPs, and RFQs in the Notifications section. You can enter up to three email addresses, separated by
commas, in the text box. For example:
nataliec@acme.com,nelss@acme.com,stephs@acme.com
5 Click Save.
If you no longer want to receive these notifications, click to clear the check box and click Save.
For a description of Ariba Network membership levels, see “Business Opportunity Capabilities and
Membership Levels” on page 122. For information on responding to business opportunities on Ariba
Network Discovery, see the tutorial on Help@Ariba.
Note: You can choose the routing method for incoming documents when your account is in either preview or
production mode.
The easiest order-routing methods are fax and email, because you probably already have a fax machine or an
email account. The most automated methods are cXML and EDI, which require some set-up work at your
site. Regardless of the routing method you choose, Ariba Network stores all transactions (including purchase
orders) in your online Inbox, where you can view them by logging on to your account.
Note: Additional order routing methods are available if your customer has requested Ariba Network to
provide you with custom routing methods. If you choose a custom routing method, documents are sent
through a mapping process to or from cXML. To learn more about this, contact your customer.
The following sections provide more detail on the document routing methods that Ariba Network supports.
Online Inbox
(Default) The online Inbox displays all incoming documents, such as purchase orders, payments, and
notifications. You can display the online Inbox by clicking the Inbox tab on the Home dashboard. For more
information, see the Ariba Network Transactions Guide.
For instructions on testing your order routing method to ensure both ends of the communication operate
correctly, see the Ariba Network Catalog Administration Guide for Suppliers.
cXML
cXML (commerce eXtensible Markup Language) is an open standard for communicating commerce-related
data across the Internet. To use the cXML order-routing method, you must implement a website that can
initiate and accept XML posts.
When you choose cXML as an order routing method, Ariba Network sends purchase orders as cXML posts
to your website. Ariba Network connects in secure mode so all communication is encrypted.
For information on setting up this website, see the Ariba cXML Solutions Guide.
Email
Ariba Network can send purchase orders as email messages. The message is similar to the purchase order
sent to your online Inbox.
If your organization uses software to block unwanted email messages, configure it to allow messages from
Ariba Network’s email address: ordersender-prod@ansmtp.ariba.com.
Note: To prevent Ariba Network from failing purchase orders sent to mailboxes that respond with an “Out of
Office” message, ensure that one of the following phrases appears in the auto-reply message:
Out of office
OOTO
On vacation
on holiday
out of town
away from the office
away until
out of the country
at an off site meeting
When Ariba Network detects an auto-reply containing one of these phrases, it indicates that it received the
auto-reply in the order history log and does not fail the purchase order.
EDI
Ariba Network can send purchase orders as ANSI X12 or EDIFACT EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
documents. It can use Value Added Network (VAN) routing or Applicability Statement 2 (AS2) Internet
routing. For more information, see Ariba Network EDI Configuration Guide.
Fax
Ariba Network can send purchase orders to your fax machine. The fax is similar to the purchase order sent to
your online Inbox.
If an order has multiple types, such as a new order with an attachment, Ariba Network uses the routing
method specified in the following table:
Important: Ariba Network automatically deletes purchase orders and their related documents when they are
18 months old. To retain orders longer than 18 months, you must subscribe to the Data Retention service.
For subscription information, see “Data Retention Optional Service” on page 97 and “Subscribing to
Optional Services” on page 101.
3 From the menus in the Routing Method column, choose a routing method for the document type you want
to configure.
4 Specify the appropriate configuration values in the Options column. The configuration settings vary
depending on your menu choice.
See the following sections for details about routing methods and options for each document type:
• “New Catalog Orders” on page 37
• “New Catalog and Non-Catalog Orders with Attachments” on page 38
• “New Non-Catalog Orders” on page 39
• “Change/Cancel Orders” on page 40
• “Blanket Purchase Orders” on page 41
• “Time Sheets” on page 42
• “Order Response Documents” on page 43
• “Payment Remittances” on page 44
Depending on the document type, each routing method has required and optional settings. The following
values are either required or optional, as defined in the routing method tables in the following sections:
• URL to send cXML documents: Enter the https URL of your website. Ariba Network does not display this
URL to customers or other suppliers.
• Leave attachments online: Click this option if you do not want Ariba Network to send attachments with
the documents. This applies to all orders with attachments that have the routing method “Same as new
catalog orders without attachments”.
• Attach cXML document in the email message: Click this option to receive cXML OrderRequest documents
as attachments to email purchase orders. This feature provides an easy way to receive cXML orders
without having to set up a cXML-enabled website. When you receive the attached cXML OrderRequest
documents, you can parse and process them as if they were sent through HTTP POST.
• Include document in the email message: Click this option to receive a full purchase order. By default,
Ariba Network sends only a brief notification containing a hyperlink to the order (this prevents the
transmission of unencrypted order contents in email). You must log in to see the full purchase order.
• Send a cover page with each fax: Click this option to receive a cover page on each fax. If the fax machine
is dedicated to your order-receiving department, you probably do not need cover pages.
• Include the full PO in the fax: Click this option to receive a full purchase order. By default, Ariba Network
sends only a brief notification. You must log in to see the full purchase order.
5 Click Save.
cXML The https URL of your Leave order attachments online Choose this method to receive orders
website. and do not include them with the in cXML format.
cXML order
Email The email address of your Attach cXML document in the Choose this method to receive orders
Internet mailbox. You can email message through email.
enter up to five email
addresses separated by Include document in the email You can prevent Ariba Network from
commas. message failing orders for mailboxes that
respond automatically with an “Out
Leave attachments online and do of Office” message. For more
not include them in the email information, see “Email” on page 34.
message
EDI Click the Click here... link to None Choose this method to receive orders
set configuration options. through ANSI X12 or EDIFACT.
Until Ariba activates EDI
order routing for your For information about EDI settings,
account, you receive orders in see Chapter 3 in Ariba Network EDI
your online Inbox. Configuration Guide.
Fax Your fax number, which is Send a cover page with each fax Choose this method to receive orders
called from the United States. by fax.
If you are outside of the Include the full PO in the fax
United States, enter your fax
number as if you were dialing
it from outside of your
country.
Note: The online Inbox can display purchase orders with up to 1,000 line items and up to 1 MB. If you
receive an order that is larger than this:
1 Choose Email as your routing method, specify your email address, and click Include document in the email
message.
2 In your online Inbox, display the purchase order and click Resend to receive the order via email.
Ariba Network always stores attachments online. Routed purchase orders indicate that attachments can be
viewed online. You can view attachments by logging on to Ariba Network and checking your online Inbox.
cXML The https URL of your website. None Choose this method to receive
Ariba Network does not display new orders with attachments
this URL to other customers or through cXML.
suppliers.
Email The email address of your Attach cXML document in the Choose this method to receive
Internet mailbox. You can enter email message new orders with attachments
up to five email addresses through email.
separated by commas. Include document in the email
message You can prevent Ariba
Network from failing orders
Leave attachments online and for mailboxes that respond
do not include them in the cXML automatically with an “Out of
order Office” message. For more
information, see “Email” on
page 34.
Ariba Network always stores attachments online. Routed purchase orders indicate that attachments can be
viewed online.
Note: The online Inbox can display purchase orders with up to 1000 line items and up to 1 MB. If you
receive an order that is larger than this:
1 Choose Email as your routing method, specify your email address, and click Include document in the email
message.
2 In your online Inbox, display the purchase order and click Resend to receive the order via email.
To detect non-catalog items, Ariba Network examines incoming orders and looks for either:
• The isAdHoc flag (used by Ariba Buyer 8.0 and later).
• Supplier Part IDs that are blank or set to “not available.”
W To route non-catalog orders containing items with manually entered part numbers as catalog orders:
1 In the Property Navigator, click Manage Profile.
The Profile Configuration page appears.
2 In the Electronic Order Routing section, click Configure.
3 In the Non-Catalog Orders with Part Numbers section, click Process non-catalog orders...
All incoming non-catalog orders with manually entered part numbers will be processed with the same
routing method as catalog orders.
Choose one of the following routing methods. In the Options section, specify your routing preference for
items that have manually-entered part IDs. These items have both the isAdHoc flag and Supplier Part IDs,
and you might be able to process them as if they were regular orders.:
cXML The https URL of your website. None Choose this method to receive
Ariba Network does not display non-catalog orders through
this URL to other customers or cXML.
suppliers.
EDI Click the Click here... link to set None Click to receive non-catalog
configuration options. orders through ANSI X12 or
EDIFACT.
Fax Choose your country and enter Send a cover page with each Choose this method to receive
your area code and fax number, fax non-catalog orders through
which is called from the United your fax machine.
States. If you are outside of the Include the full PO in the fax
U.S., enter your fax number as if
you were dialling it from outside
of your country.
Change/Cancel Orders
Your customers might send change orders to modify purchase orders previously sent. Or, they might send
cancel orders to tell you to ignore purchase orders previously sent.
Choose one of the following routing methods for change orders and cancel orders:
EDI Click the Click here... link to set Choose this method to receive
configuration options. change/cancel orders through
ANSI X12 or EDIFACT.
Fax Your fax number, which is Send a cover page with each Choose this method to receive
called from the United States. If fax change/cancel orders through
you are outside of the United your fax machine.
States, enter your fax number as Include the full PO in the fax
if you were dialling it from
outside of your country.
Email Enter a single email address Attach cXML document in the Choose this method to receive
only—the address of your email message BPOs through email.
Internet mailbox. To route BPOs
to multiple addresses, enter the Include document in the email
address of an email alias. You message
might want to use this method to
ensure that BPOs are routed if Leave attachments online and
the primary order receiver is do not include them in the
absent. email message
Time Sheets
If you are a supplier of services and intend to receive time sheets from your customers for work completed,
choose your preferred routing method for time sheets.
cXML The https URL of your website. None Choose this method to receive
Ariba Network does not display time sheets through cXML.
this URL to other customers or
suppliers.
Email Enter a single email address Attach cXML document in the Choose this method to receive
only—the address of your email message time sheets through email.
Internet mailbox. To route time
sheets to multiple addresses, Include document in the email
enter the address of an email message
alias. You might want to use this
method to ensure that time
sheets are executed if the
primary order receiver is absent.
For information on working with collaboration requests (a request for collaboration on a proposal for
products or services), see the Ariba Network Transactions Guide.
Use the cXML or EDI methods if you have an automated order management system that can send cXML or
EDI documents to Ariba Network. When Ariba Network receives these status documents, it applies the
information in them to the affected line items.
Note: If you have set the order confirmation status through cXML or EDI, you cannot subsequently update
the order confirmation status manually using the Create Confirmation button. If you have set the shipping
status through cXML or EDI, you can subsequently update the shipping status manually using the Create
Ship Notice button for that order.
Suppliers should ensure that they keep the source system up-to-date when they change their order shipping
status manually.
ConfirmationRequest
(purchase order confirmation)
ShipNoticeRequest (advance
ship notice)
EDI Click the Click here... link to None Choose this method to accept
configure EDI routing options. the following ANSI X12 or
See “Configuring EDI Routing EDIFACT fulfillment status
Options” on page 60 for details. documents:
Until Ariba activates EDI order
routing for your account, you X12 855 (Purchase Order
receive orders in your online Acknowledgment)
Inbox. For information about X12 856 (Ship
EDI settings, see Chapter 3 in Notice/Manifest)
Ariba Network EDI EDIFACT DESADV (Despatch
Configuration Guide. Advice)
Your customers can see updated line item status by logging on to Ariba Network or by punching out to Ariba
Network from their procurement applications. Ariba Buyer 8.1 or later can automatically download order
confirmations and ship notices from Ariba Network.
Payment Remittances
When customers send you payment remittances, Ariba Network routes them according to the setting you
choose here. Choose the routing method that complements your workflow.
cXML The https URL of your website. None Choose this method to receive
Ariba Network does not display payment remittances through
this URL to customers or other cXML.
suppliers.
Email Enter a single email address Attach cXML document in the Choose this method to receive
only—the address of your email message payment remittances through
Internet mailbox. To route email.
payment remittances to multiple Include document in the email
addresses, enter the address of message
an email alias. You might want
to use this method to ensure that
someone in your company has
access to payment remittances if
the primary order receiver is
absent.
EDI Click the Click here... link to set None Choose this method to receive
configuration options. payment remittances through
EDI.
To learn more about routing methods, see “About Routing Methods” on page 34.
Note: To specify the routing method for outgoing documents, such as invoices, your account must be in
production mode.
Note: You can use manually generate invoices online regardless of the settings in this section. For more
information, see Chapter 4 of the Ariba Network Transactions Guide.
When Ariba Network receives invoices, it creates an online invoice visible to both you and your customer.
Your customers can configure Ariba Network to route invoices to their procurement applications for
reconciliation and payment.
4 Set options and enter text to describe your invoice document policies.
5 Click Save.
Specifying business policies is optional and used by buying organizations for informational purposes only—
it does not affect the way that Ariba Network functions.
If you want to archive your invoices without waiting for a 30 day period, then choose the “Archive Without
Delay” option. Ariba Network starts archiving invoices the next day after the invoice archival period ends.
For example, if you have specified the option, “Weekly” and clicked the Start button on December 12, the
start date for your invoice archival is Dec 12 and the end date of your invoice archival period is Dec 18. After
seven days (or on Dec 19), Ariba Network waits for a 30 day period and then archives invoices for the seven
day period (Weekly option – Dec 12-18) you specified.
The next period for invoice archival would start on December 19 for another seven days (if the “Weekly”
option is still specified).
Note: Regardless of the options (Weekly, Biweekly, or Monthly), Ariba Network waits for a period of 30 days
before scheduling the archival of the next set of invoices. If you do not want a 30 day delay before
scheduling the next archival period, select the “Archive Without Delay” option.
You can download your archived invoices from the Archived Invoices page in your Outbox or configure Ariba
Network to automatically deliver archived zip files (via HTTPS) as soon as they are available. The Archived
Invoices page is available only after you indicate how often you want Ariba Network to archive your
invoices and click Start.
Note: The zip files are not included in the Data Retention service.
3 In the Invoice Archival section, indicate how often you want Ariba Network to automatically archive your
invoices by clicking one of the following:
• Weekly
• Biweekly
• Monthly
Note: If you choose any of the options, Ariba Network collects invoices for one month before posting the
first archive in your Outbox, so that any invoices that arrive just before the first period starts can be
included in the first archive.
4 Select Archive Without Delay if you do not want Ariba Network to wait for a 30 day period before archiving
the invoices.
5 Click Start.
You can change how frequently Ariba Network automatically archives your invoices at any time. Click
another invoice archival frequency and click Update Frequency. To stop Ariba Network from automatically
archiving your invoices, click Stop. You can also check the Invoice Archival section to see when the next
archive file will be available.
6 Click Save.
Regardless of whether your organization chooses to utilize the HTTPS web server option, archive invoice
files continue to be stored for up to three months in your Outbox.
Note: Ariba Customer Support assistance is required for those organizations who need to include old
invoices (created prior to AN49) in automatically delivered ZIP files.
You can view information about automatic delivery attempts in the Delivery Status and Delivery Date columns
on the Archive Invoices page.
If a delivery attempt of an archive fails, then Ariba Network sends you an email notification explaining the
failure. As an alternative, you can check the status in the Delivery Failure Reason column of the Archive
Invoices page.
3 In the Invoice Archival section, indicate how often you want Ariba Network to automatically archive your
invoices by clicking one of the following:
• Weekly
• Biweekly
• Monthly
Note: If you choose any of the options, Ariba Network collects invoices for one month before posting the
first archive in your Outbox, so that any invoices that arrive just before the first period starts can be
included in the first archive.
4 Select Archive Without Delay if you do not want Ariba Network to wait for a 30 day period before archiving
the invoices.
5 Click Start.
6 In the Archive Delivery URL field, enter the URL you want Ariba to automatically deliver archived zip files
(via HTTPS) as soon as they are available.
7 Click Save.
The zip file uses the same filename structure as the history file, status file, and attachments. These meta
attributes allow easy retrieval of stored/archived invoices and provide the following data:
• Invoice or credit memo date
• Buyer AN-ID / Supplier AN-ID (for the supplier download)
You can facilitate payment receipt by including ACH or wire transfer information in your Ariba Network
account. Ariba Network includes this information on invoices you generate.
If you update your remittance address and ACH information, Ariba Network sends an ACH pre-notification
(pre-note) to your bank. A pre-note is a zero dollar transaction used to verify the accuracy of the bank
account information. The bank verifies the information in the pre-note and, if necessary, sends a notification
of change (NOC) to Ariba Network. In that case, Ariba updates the remittance information in your account
and sends you a notification informing you of the change. If the bank reports an error in the remittance
information, Ariba Network sends you a notification requesting you to correct the information.
Note: ACH payment is available in North America only, and your customers must invite you to use it.
4 On the Create Remittance Address/Payment Info page, enter a complete mailing address.
5 In the Default field, indicate whether you want to designate this address as the default.
6 Assign remittance IDs for this address for each of your customers. They might ask you to assign IDs to
your addresses so they can refer to them uniquely. You can assign different IDs for each customer.
7 If you are setting up payment using ACH or wire transfers, click Include Bank Account Information in
invoices.
c In the Credit Card field, indicate whether you accept credit card payments.
9 Click OK to create the remittance address and save payment method information.
10 Create a remittance entry for each type of payment you accept. A remittance address is required for each
entry.
11 Click Save to return to the Settlement page.
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Users whose roles have the Credit Card Number Access permission can view complete credit card numbers. For
information on creating a new user role that includes the Credit Card Number Access permission, see “Creating
Roles” on page 69. For information on modifying a user role to include the permission, see “Modifying
Roles” on page 71.
Note: Ghosted PCards are accounts that do not have a physical card; they are used by organizations to
process charges for corporate expenses. Ghosted PCard account numbers are usually communicated
between suppliers and their customers ahead of time, not within purchase orders.
4 Set options and enter text to describe the payment options you support.
5 Click Save.
3 In the PCard Charge Methods section, click one or more charge methods. These determine the options
available when you charge PCards.
• Sale—This method is the simplest to use and is used by most suppliers. It performs card authorization
and settlement at the same time.
• Authorize/Settle—This method is a two-step process and is most often used by suppliers that provide
services, custom products, or expensive items. You authorize the charge, which is an approval from
American Express to charge the card for a specific amount .
• Credit—This method allows you to credit the card, which moves money from your account to the card.
You can credit only cards for which you have performed a sale or a settlement.
If you click more than one method, Ariba Network allows you to choose a method when you charge the
card.
This setting affects only the online payment request pages. .
4 In the PCard Processing Notifications section, click the notifications you want to receive.
Enter up to three email addresses or aliases per notification type. Separate multiple email addresses by
commas, for example:
alice@acme.com,barry@acme.com,carson@acme.com
5 Click Save.
Specifying business policies is optional and used by buying organizations for informational purposes only—
it does not affect the way that Ariba Network functions.
3 Use the links in the Actions column to view, accept, or reject early payment terms. You can also configure
the notifications Ariba Network sends you when customers propose early payment offers and standing
early payment terms offers.
You can also display this page using the Early Payment Terms section of the Quick Links panel on the
Home dashboard.
For more information on working with discount management, see the Ariba Network Transactions Guide.
Note: Specifying business policies is optional and used by buying organizations for informational purposes
only—it does not affect the way that Ariba Network functions.
4 Select options and enter additional information where necessary to specify information about your
implementation time frames.
See the following sections for details about the business policy settings:
• “Specifying Your Implementation Time Frame” on page 53
• “Setting Shipping Address Options” on page 54
• “Specifying Policies for Returns and Credits” on page 54
• “Specifying Policies for cXML or EDI Order Request Documents” on page 54
• “Specifying Policies for Change and Cancel Orders” on page 55
• “Specifying Policies for Order Response Documents” on page 55
5 Click Save.
Choose options and enter additional information where necessary to specify your implementation time
frame policies.
• Choose an option from the menu for the question How long does it take you to perform production….
• (Optional) Enter additional information about your implementation time in the text box.
• Choose an option from the menus for the questions on CIF catalogs.
• Click an answer to the question Do you provide a detailed supplier implementation guide?
• If so, indicate how to locate the guide by entering a contact name or URL.
Choose options and enter additional information where necessary to specify your order request document
requirements.
• If you receive purchase orders by cXML or EDI, indicate any specific requirements for cXML
OrderRequest documents sent by procurement applications. Include information such as required fields or
field length restrictions. For example, you might request that customers always include a Ship To address,
with no more than three street lines, and each address having fewer than 50 characters.
• Indicate whether you require customers to specify a SupplierID for each line item.
Choose options and enter additional information where necessary to specify your policies for change and
cancel orders.
• Indicate whether you accept change orders.
• Indicate whether you accept cancel orders.
• (Optional) Enter additional information about these policies.
You can optionally provide additional information about your policies for order status updates and ship
notices. For example, if you provide order status updates through another means, you might indicate how
customers can access this information. Also, if you provide shipment information on a website, you might
want to give the URL.
You can send these messages through cXML or EDI, or generate them online from your account.
Specifying catalog capabilities is optional and used by buying organizations for informational purposes
only—it does not affect the way that Ariba Network functions.
For an overview of supported catalog formats, see the Ariba Network Catalog Administration Guide for
Suppliers. For information on creating catalogs, see the Ariba Catalog Format Reference.
4 Select options and enter additional information where necessary to specify information about your catalog
capabilities.
See the following sections for details:
• “Specifying General Catalog Capabilities” on page 56
5 Click Save.
For information on providing catalogs in multiple languages, see the Ariba Catalog Format Reference.
For information on the CIF catalog format, see the Ariba Catalog Format Reference.
For information on implementing a PunchOut site, see the Ariba cXML Solutions Guide.
For more information about these options, see the Ariba cXML Solutions Guide.
If you forget your shared secret, Ariba Network Customer Support must reset it. Choose Contact Support
from the Help menu, and in the Support page set Category of Issue to “Reset Shared Secret” and click
Submit.
• Certificate. You purchase and maintain a digital certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority. Paste
the signed client certificate into the Certificate text box. Your website and Ariba Network use this
certificate for cXML authentication.
You can also use a backup digital certificate. Ariba Network uses the backup certificate if your primary
certificate becomes invalid. Backup certificates are useful when your primary certificate expires or
when you need to perform certificate maintenance.
Digital certificates require more setup steps, they cost money, and they expire over time. However, they
might be more compatible with your organization’s security strategy.
5 In the Profile URL section, enter the URL of the cXML-enabled application to which Ariba Network
sends the ProfileRequest. Specify a URL with an https prefix so communication is encrypted.
To identify your organization as “PunchOut-enabled” for buying organizations that are searching for
suppliers, you must also enter a value in the PunchOut Setup Request URL text box (see step 6).
Click Reset Profile to clear your cXML profile cached on Ariba Network. The next time Ariba Network
needs to send you a cXML document, it gets your cXML profile instead of using the cached profile,
which can be up to 24 hours old. This function is helpful when developing support for the Profile
transaction.
6 In the PunchOutSetupRequest section, enter the URL to which Ariba Network forwards cXML
PunchOutSetupRequest documents. Use a URL with an https prefix so communication is encrypted.
Entering the URL also identifies your organization as “PunchOut-enabled” for buying organizations
searching for suppliers.
7 In the Pricing Update section, choose an option to the enable the customer to receive pricing updates (for
Level 2 PunchOut items only).
Choose one of the following:
• Use the PunchOut Site URL. If you want to specify the same URL as the PunchOutSetUpRequest. Use a
URL with an https prefix so communication is encrypted.
• Custom URL. If you want to enter a specific URL for customers to punch in and view the pricing updates
for the catalog items.
8 Click OK.
For information about PunchOut catalogs or a list of the Ariba Network trusted certificate authorities, see the
Ariba cXML Solutions Guide.
4 Click the Click here for Configuration link. Ariba Network displays the EDI Routing Configuration page.
Interchange Control Number Interchange sequence start number. The default is 100. 123
7 Fill in the configuration fields for the EDI standard you select. Do not leave any fields blank unless they
are optional.
ANSI X12
Interchange (ISA) Identifier The ID your VAN uses for your mailbox 942888710
EDIFACT
8 Enter an email address for receiving warning and failed routing notifications. Enter only one email
address. Click Send notification if outgoing documents are undeliverable or FAs are overdue to enable these
notifications.
9 Click Submit.
Whenever you make changes to the EDI Configuration page, you must send an EDI interconnect request to
Ariba Network Customer Support.
Until Ariba activates EDI order routing for your account, you receive orders in your online Inbox.
For Ariba Network ANSI X12 or EDIFACT mappings, see the EDI documents on the Help@Ariba website.
If one or more of your customers requires a customized profile, Ariba Network displays a
Customer-Requested Profile section on the Profile Configuration page. If none of your customers requires a
customized profile, the link does not appear.
3 Click the name of the customer whose customized profile you want to update. Ariba Network displays a
custom profile page.
4 Enter the requested information (required fields are marked with an asterisk) and click Next.
The Ariba Network administrator creates the roles that are appropriate for your organization and selects the
associated permissions. For example, the Administrator might create an Invoice Generator role for
individuals who are responsible for monitoring your online Inbox for incoming purchase orders and
generating electronic invoices for them.
A user is a username/password that a single individual at your organization enters when logging into Ariba
Network. Each user is assigned to a particular role. An Ariba Network user’s role typically corresponds to
his or her functional role in your organization. For example, the Administrator might create a user account
for the person who is responsible for generating paper invoices from purchase orders and assign that user to
the Invoice Generator role.
For more information, see “How Users Access Ariba Network” on page 68.
The Administrator role should be assigned to the individual at your organization who is responsible for
setting configuration options, managing customer relationships, subscribing to services, and maintaining the
account over time. The Administrator serves as the primary point of contact for users with questions or
problems.
Note: Only one Ariba Network user can be assigned to the Administrator role. You cannot modify this role or
assign it to another user. The administrator is the only user who can add, modify, and delete users.
Administrators can also reset passwords.
As the Ariba Network administrator, you control who can log in to your organization’s Ariba Network
account and which areas of the service each user can access. To do this, you create roles, which include one
or more permissions that grant access to specific functionality, add users to the system, and assign users to
roles.
As a best practice, plan your approach to roles and create roles that reflect the way your company does
business to prevent confusion for your account users and maximize the efficiency of your team once roles
are in place. See “Creating Roles” on page 69 for instructions on creating roles and selecting permissions.
To minimize disruption to older supplier accounts, Ariba Network provides a small set of predefined roles to
be used as templates for custom roles. Ariba Network assigned the Full Access role to all preexisting users
when it introduced roles and permissions. Administrators for older supplier accounts should review the
predefined roles and their permissions and consider using them as the basis for custom roles.
Full Access All areas of Ariba Network, except areas that are reserved for administrators and new
permissions added since roles and permissions were first introduced
About Permissions
A permission grants access to a certain area of the Ariba Network user interface. Each role includes one or
more permissions. For example, the Inbox Access permission grants access to the Inbox and the
functionality of the Inbox. Any user who is assigned a role that includes the Inbox Access permission can
access the Inbox.
The following table lists each permission you can assign to a user role. The right-hand column briefly
describes what each permission enables a user to do and specifies the area in your Ariba Network account to
which the permission grants access. The list does not include User Administration and Test Account
Administration, which are visible to administrators only.
The permissions that are available to you in Ariba Network depend on whether your account is in preview or
production mode. Only a subset of permissions is available in preview accounts. For more information, see
the Ariba Network Getting Started Guide.
Note: The table below is organized alphabetically by permission name. Ariba Network lists permissions on
the Permissions page.
To use the Link Account feature, you must either be an account administrator or have
the Account Hierarchy Administration permission.
Auction Receivables View and select approved invoices for auction. Enables the Select for Auction button on
the Early Payment and Auction > Eligible for Auction tab or on the invoice detail page.
Allows users to review invoice auction progress on the Sent to Auction and Auction tabs
in the Early Payment and Auction page. Enables the
Note: You must be a registered user with the auction service provider to be able to select
and transmit invoices to them.
Catalog Management Set up and manage catalog-related activities. Grants access to this area:
Catalogs
Child Account Access Sign on to child accounts to manage Ariba Network services. Grants access to this area:
To assign this permission, you must also assign the Inbox Access permission.
Credit Card Number Access View complete PCard account numbers on purchase orders. Users without this
permission see masked account numbers.
For increased security on Ariba Network, users with this permission are required to
change their password every 90 days.
Administration > Configuration > Electronic Order Routing > cXML Setup
Inbox Access View and search for documents in the Inbox and take actions based on your role. This
includes reviewing purchase orders, generating one-time purchase order reports,
creating order confirmations and ship notices, reviewing Inbox notifications, and
downloading transaction audit reports. Grants access to this area:
Inbox
Invoice Generation Create invoices against purchase orders routed to Ariba Network, against purchase
orders not routed to Ariba Network, and/or against contracts. Customers can enable any
or all of these invoicing types. Grants access to this area:
A user assigned to this role must also have a relationship with a customer that accepts
invoices. To assign this permission, you must also assign the Inbox Access and Outbox
Access permissions.
Invoice Report Create, delete, modify, run, and download invoice reports. Grants access to this area:
Administration
Reports (invoice report type only)
Outbox Access View and search for documents in the Outbox and take actions based on your role. This
includes reviewing invoices including invoices eligible for auction, canceling invoices,
generating one-time invoice reports, and searching for specific invoices. Grants access
to this area:
Outbox
Payment Activities View payments in your Inbox. Grants access to this area:
Premium Membership and View, subscribe, and manage your organization’s Business, Integrated, or Enterprise
Services Management Package Membership, Data Retention, Supplier Technical Support (STS), and
eSignature subscriptions. Grants access to these areas:
Purchase Order Report Create, delete, modify, run, and download purchase order, and order summary reports.
Administration Grants access to this area:
Routing Overrides Override document routing method settings for incoming documents by customer or
customer group. (For Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package members only.)
To assign this permission, you must also assign the Customer Administration
permission.
Supplier Discount Accept and reject early payment offers and define early payment requests. Grants access
Management Program to this area:
Administrator
Administration > Configuration > Accelerated Payments
Inbox > Early Payments and Auctions
Enables the Early Payment Terms links on the Quick Link panel.
Supplier Treasury Agent Displays the Early Payment content item on the Home page if the Supplier Discount
Management Program Administrator permission is also enabled. Requires Inbox Access
and Outbox Access permission.
Tax Book Report Create, delete, modify, run, and download tax book reports. Grants access to this area:
Administration
Reports (Tax Book report type only)
Time Sheet Management View time sheets in your online Inbox. Grants access to this area:
Time Sheet Report Create, delete, modify, run, and download time sheet reports. Grants access to this area:
Administration
Reports (Time Sheet report type only)
Transaction Configuration Configure the account for electronic transactions. This includes specifying requirements
and/or preferences for routing and responding to purchase orders, order request
messages, cancel orders, order response documents, and invoices. Grants access to these
areas:
You can view the list of available permissions while creating a role. See “Creating Roles” on page 69.
All users have access to a Personal Profile page, in the Administration > Profile Configuration area. The
permissions described here provide additional access to areas of Ariba Network.
For security, account administrators and users who have PCard access but are not the PCard owner are
required to update their password every 90 days. As a best practice, users should not share their secret
question and secret answer.
To ensure your organization and users have secure accounts on Ariba Network:
• Create individual user accounts for different roles in the organization. By default, add one role per user.
User can have multiple related roles, depending on the tasks assigned to the user.
For more information, see “Creating Roles” on page 69.
While users can update their own personal information, the administrator is responsible for overall user
maintenance, which includes deleting users or reassigning user logins when individuals leave the company,
and resetting user passwords. See “Reassigning User Logins” on page 73, “Deleting Users” on page 74, and
“Changing User Roles and Resetting Passwords” on page 73.
Creating Roles
Before creating your first role, you might want to review the list of permissions. This list is useful for
planning your approach to roles. Some companies create broadly defined roles that include all or most of the
available permissions, while others create specialized roles that include narrow sets of permissions. By
planning your approach to roles, you can prevent confusion for your account users, and maximize the
efficiency of your team after roles are in place.
W To create a role:
1 On the Home dashboard, click the Administration tab.
The Users page appears.
4 (Optional) Enter a description to record your intentions for this role. Descriptions can be very useful later,
if you want to review or revise the structure of your roles.
5 Click a check box next to one or more permissions for the new role. Each role must have at least one
permission. Ariba Network does not display the administrator-specific permissions in the list. For more
information on permissions, see “About Permissions” on page 65.
6 Click Save. Ariba Network creates the role and returns you to the Users page.
You assign roles when you create users. For instructions, see “Creating Users” on page 72.
Ariba Network does not notify users of changes to roles. You might want to inform users before making
changes.
Modifying Roles
W To modify a role:
1 On the Home dashboard, click the Administration tab.
Ariba Network displays the Users page.
2 In the Manage Roles section, click Edit for the role you want to update.
Ariba Network displays the Edit Role page.
3 Update the role name, description, and/or assigned permissions.
4 Click Save.
Ariba Network applies your changes to all users assigned to the role. Changes will take effect for each user
at their next login.
Ariba Network does not notify users of changes to roles. You might want to inform users before making
changes.
Deleting Roles
You can delete roles that you create for testing purposes or that are no longer used. Before you can delete a
role, you must reassign any users who are associated with it.
W To reassign users:
1 On the Home dashboard, click the Administration tab.
Ariba Network displays the Users page.
2 In the Manage Users section, Ariba Network displays a list of all account users.
3 Find a user in the list whose Role Assigned column contains the role you want to delete.
7 Repeat steps 3-6 for each user assigned the role to be deleted.
W To delete a role:
1 On the Home dashboard, click the Administration tab.
Ariba Network displays the Users page.
2 In the Manager Roles section, click Delete in the Actions column for the role you want to remove.
3 Review the information displayed, and click OK to delete the role or Cancel to cancel the operation.
Ariba Network deletes the role and returns to the Users page.
Ariba Network does not notify users of changes to roles. You might want to inform users about role changes
that affect them.
Creating Users
You create one user for each employee who will perform tasks on Ariba Network. If an employee leaves
your company or changes jobs, and no longer uses the Ariba Network account, you can delete the user. You
must be the account administrator to create users.
Note: You can add up to 250 users to your Ariba Network account.
W To create a user:
1 On the Home dashboard, click the Administration tab.
Ariba Network displays the Users page, which lists any existing users. You can view details, edit, or
delete a user by clicking a link in the Actions column.
3 Enter a username, email address, first and last name, and optionally a phone number for this user. When
users create transaction audit reports or submit documents such as invoices, order confirmations, and ship
notices, Ariba Network captures the user’s first and last name, so ensure that these values are correct.
4 Select a role in the Role Assignment section.
5 Click Save.
After you create a user, Ariba Network sends an email message to that user with a randomly-generated
password and a link to Ariba Network. New users should log in and change the password to something they
can remember.
Remind users to store their usernames and passwords in a safe place. Users who forget their username or
passwords can go to the login page, click Forgot Username? or Forgot Password?, and follow the instructions
for regaining access to their account. Administrators can also reset passwords, as described in the following
section.
All users should store their username and password (login information) in a safe place. Users can forget their
login information if they do not log in to Ariba Network regularly. Ariba Network provides a secure and
quick way for users to recover login information and reset passwords.
2 In the Manage Users section, click Edit for the user whose password you want to reset.
• To change a user’s role, select a different role in the Role Assignment section and click Save.
• To reset the user’s password, click Reset Password.
If you reset the user’s password, Ariba Network sends an email to the user containing a new
randomly-generated password. The password update takes effect immediately.
Alternatively, you can instruct the user to click Forgot Password? on the Ariba Network login page. After a
user submits a username, Ariba Network Customer Support sends the user an email containing a link to
create a new password and log in.
5 Click Save.
If the user whose login you are reassigning was managing services, ensure that you assign the responsibility
of managing subscriptions and their associated credit cards to another user. For more information on
services, see “Managing Services” on page 95. If the user was receiving notifications, ensure that you
configure the notifications to be sent to another user.
4 Click OK.
Deleting Users
W To delete a user:
1 If the user has catalogs:
3 In the Manage Users section, click Delete for the user you want to delete.
4 Click OK.
Ariba Network deletes the account and refreshes the page content. It does not maintain a record of deleted
users.
To facilitate deleting users with catalogs, you might want to track storage of catalogs outside of your Ariba
Network account and ensure you have a current record of login information for users with catalog
permissions.
Notes:
• If you delete a user who has uploaded catalogs to Ariba Network, the catalogs are not deleted. Instead, the
account administrator becomes the catalog creator and point of contact for the catalogs.
• User deletion is permanent, and no record of deleted users is retained. You cannot recover deleted users.
3 In the Main Email text box, enter the email address of the new administrator.
3 Click Save.
To begin transacting business with a customer on Ariba Network, you must establish a relationship with that
organization. As a supplier who receives a relationship request, you can either accept or reject it. When you
accept a relationship request, Ariba Network automatically establishes your relationship with that buying
organization, which then becomes your customer.
This two-step process ensures that buying organizations are not inundated with catalogs, and that suppliers’
product/service content is treated confidentially. It also permits suppliers to accept only those relationships
they are prepared to pursue. For example, suppliers might want to configure their back-end systems to
receive orders before customers begin sending orders.
By default, Ariba Network sets up new accounts to accept relationship requests automatically. This makes it
easy for new suppliers to establish trading relationships and begin transacting on Ariba Network. You can
configure your account to handle customer relationship requests as follows:
Setting Result
Automatically accept all relationship requests (Default) Ariba Network displays all new relationship requests in the
Current section.
Manually review all relationship requests Ariba Network displays all new relationship requests in the Pending
section.
Buying organizations can create customized profile pages to collect additional information about their
suppliers. When you approve a request from a buying organization that requires a customized profile, Ariba
Network automatically displays the custom pages that you must complete.
Rejected Requests
The Rejected section of the Customer Relationships page includes buying organizations whose relationship
requests you have rejected or with which you have terminated a relationship. For more information, see
“Rejecting Relationship Requests” on page 80.
Suspended Relationships
If your account has been suspended, Ariba Network displays your current relationships in the Suspended
section of the Customer Relationships page. This section appears only if your account is suspended.
While your account is suspended you cannot transact with customers with which you have chargeable
relationships, and you no longer have access to Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package Membership
features, such as customer groups and routing overrides. For detailed information on suspended accounts
and how to restore a suspended account, see “About Account Suspension” on page 105.
Note: If your chargeable customer pays the fee for that relationship, Ariba Network displays the customer in
the Current section and you can continue to transact with the customer.
3 Click Approve.
4 Click Submit.
Ariba Network moves the customer to the Current section of the page and sends a notification about the
approval to both you and the customer. Your Ariba Network account can now receive purchase orders from
this customer.
Buying organizations can create custom profile pages to collect additional information about their suppliers.
If you establish a relationship with a buying organization that requires a customized profile, Ariba Network
sends you an email that indicates the relationship has been established and instructs you to log in and
complete the customized profile. See “Updating Your Customer-Requested Profile” on page 63 for
instructions.
Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package members can customize purchase order routing and cXML
document transformation options for each customer or customer group. See “Overriding Routing (Business,
Integrated, and Enterprise Package Members Only)” on page 84.
3 Click Reject. Ariba Network moves the buying organization to the Rejected section of the page.
Ariba Network sends a notification about the rejection to you and the buying organization.
You can view only those projects from buying organizations that you do not already have a trading
relationship with on Ariba Network.
You can respond if you meet the buying organization’s requirements or if you indicate the buying
organization is a current customer, but not through Ariba Network. After reviewing your request, the buying
organization can accept or decline it.
4 Click the name of a buying organization and then click View Project to view the details and request a
trading relationship.
Note: You can view projects only for customers that do not have a trading relationship with you.
6 Click Next.
For example, you might group companies by geographic region, by buying habits, or by industries that
require specialized catalogs.
Creating Groups
W To create customer groups:
1 In the Administration tab on the Home dashboard, click Customer Relationships.
Note: Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package Members with suspended accounts (see “About
Account Suspension” on page 105) and Basic Members cannot see the My Groups section in the Customer
Relationships page.
Ariba Network displays the Customer Relationships page, which shows Pending, Current, and Rejected
requests and customer groups. You can create groups of current customers only.
Note: Only you can see customer groups—they are not visible to your customers.
5 Click Submit.
Ariba Network displays the new group in the My Groups section. See “Modifying Customer Groups” on
page 83.
Note: Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package members with suspended accounts (see “About
Account Suspension” on page 105) and Basic Members cannot see the My Groups section in the Customer
Relationships page.
2 Click a customer group name. Ariba Network displays the Customer Group page, which displays the
group’s name, description, and current members.
3 If required, modify the customer name or description.
4 To remove members from the group, select them in the Members list and click Remove.
5 To add members to the group, select them in the Select Members list and click Add.
6 Click Submit to save your changes and return to the Customer Relationships page.
You can publish custom catalogs for any group. For more information, see the Ariba Network Catalog
Administration Guide for Suppliers.
The ability to override routing options is available only to Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package
members. Basic members cannot see Override Routing links in the Customer Relationships page. For more
information on these membership programs, see “Supplier Membership Levels” on page 13.
Note: If a customer with which you have a chargeable relationship pays the fee for that relationship, you can
continue to transact with the customer even though Ariba Network has suspended your account. If you have
routing overrides set for that customer, however, Ariba Network reverts to the default routing method.
This might affect your ability to receive documents from the customer.
2 Click Actions and then click Override Routing for a customer or customer group.
a Click the Use the default routing preferences specified in the Configuration section radio button to use the
default routing preference and then click OK.
b Click Customize routing preferences and then click OK.
Ariba Network displays the Order Routing wizard.
• Use the first three pages of the Order Routing wizard to modify document routing settings for new
orders, change/cancel orders, orders with attachments, non-catalog orders, time sheets, payment
remittances, and routing method visibility.
For detailed information about these settings, see “About Routing Methods” on page 34.
• Click Submit in the Order Routing Summary page. Ariba Network returns you to the Customer
Relationships page.
To change routing preferences for documents from all your customers, use the Manage Profile > Electronic
Order Routing area of your account instead.
For example, some buying organizations generate purchase orders (cXML OrderRequest documents) that use
Extrinsic elements for the user’s address. Ariba Network can convert those Extrinsic elements to regular
Street, City, State, and Country elements, which are fully supported by the cXML specification. Or, some
buying organizations send purchase orders with custom Extrinsic elements that are difficult to interpret.
Ariba Network can convert custom Extrinsic elements to standard Ariba Network Extrinsic elements.
If you enable cXML/EDI transformation, you might need to make changes to your order receiving system or
PunchOut website.
2 Click Actions and then click cXML/EDI Transformation for a customer or customer group.
Ariba Network displays the cXML/EDI Transformation page.
You can enable cXML transformation for OrderRequest and PunchOutSetupRequest documents. You can
also map custom extrinsics to standard Ariba Network extrinsics or to EDI REF segments.
For information about these transformations, see the Ariba cXML Solutions Guide.
3 Click OK. Ariba Network returns you to the Customer Relationships page.
To compare old and new cXML documents, you can turn on this feature, select an old purchase order, and
click Resend. Ariba Network performs cXML transformation when it sends documents.
The Invoice Setup section appears if your customer accepts electronic invoices. Viewing invoicing rules can
tell you whether your customer allows you to:
• Send non-PO (ad hoc) invoices
• Change unit prices
• Add line items to invoices
• Change Ship To information
The Order Routing Rules section indicates whether your customer can send you:
• Change orders for fully shipped orders
• Change orders for partially shipped orders
• Cancel orders for fully shipped orders
• Cancel orders for partially shipped orders
• Order Collaboration. This setting indicates whether you can collaborate with the customer on changes to
purchase orders. For example, you might want to split a shipment or modify order details, such as
quantity, price, delivery date, or supplier part number. If the customer allows order collaboration, Ariba
Network displays a Change Order button on your Inbox page and in the purchase order’s Order Details tab.
If you have questions about a customer’s invoicing rules, contact the customer directly.
By default, Ariba Network does not accept change or cancel orders for purchase orders that you have already
updated to “shipped” status.
2 Select a customer that you want to view the catalog validation preferences and click Actions and then click
Catalog Validation Preferences in the Pending or Current section.
Ariba Network displays details of the catalog validation preferences of the customer.
Viewing the catalog validation preferences tells you the validation criteria specified by your customer for the
following:
• UNSPSC (United Nations Standard Products and Services Code) version supported in the customer's
Ariba Buyer configuration
• If Commodity code (UNSPSC) checking must ignore the differences between the commodity codes
specified in the catalog and the commodity codes supported by the customer
• If Unit of Measure (UOM) checking must ignore differences between the UOM specified in catalog and
the UOM supported by the customer
• If zero(0) price values must ignore items with price of 0
You can also punch in to your customer's site to view the catalog validation preferences. If you have
questions about these preferences, contact the customer directly.
Note: You can also view these catalog validation preferences for a customer in the Subscription page of the
catalog wizard.
To get started with company contacts, you must first create a list of individuals in your organization who are
designated contact personnel, providing a first and last name, and either a valid email address or a phone
number for each person. You can provide a single method of contact per employee—phone or email. Some
inquiries are easily handled by email, such as requests for prepared information that can be sent over the
Internet or by mail. Other inquiries are more easily handled by phone, such as an inquiry about how to
configure an order processing system to ensure smooth order routing with a specific customer.
Once you have created a contact personnel pool, you can designate those individuals as companywide or
customer-specific contacts.
Before you begin setting up customer contacts, you might want to ask employees which contact methods
they prefer to ensure they are prepared to handle inquiries effectively.
a Click Create.
c (Optional) Enter the person’s title in the Business Title text box.
a Click the radio button next to the contact’s name and click Edit.
b Modify the contact’s name, email address, and/or phone number. You can also change the contact’s
companywide or customer-specific contact assignments.
c Click Save.
5 To remove a contact:
a Click the radio button next to the contact’s name and click Delete.
b Click OK.
You can provide both companywide and customer-specific assignment types. You can use these two groups
to create contact assignments that reflect the way your company does business.
For example, large companies might direct inquiries to a public relations manager, or administrative
assistants for their legal and sales departments. Small companies might prefer to provide individual contacts,
such as their accountant, the receiving manager, or the office manager. The standard companywide contacts
are:
• Business Contact. Customers might want to contact someone at your company to discuss business issues.
You could provide the name and number of a sales representative or customer service specialist, for
example.
• Sourcing Contact. If you participate in online auctions, provide a contact for buying organizations that
want to discuss your participation in auctions. Your sourcing contact does not necessarily need to know
details of your Ariba Network account.
• Main Sales Representative. Buying organizations might want to contact a sales representative to ask
high-level questions about your sales organization.
• Custom contacts. You can create custom companywide and customer-specific contacts. Ariba Network
provides a field for you to specify each contact type. For example, you might specify a Widget Sales
Contact, a Custom Colors Contact, and a Shipping Contact.
One person can serve as the contact for multiple contact types.
2 Click Customer Contacts on the navigation bar.Find the Companywide Assignments area in the page.
This area contains a list of your standard and custom companywide assignments.
a Click Create.
b Enter a name for this new assignment. This name will be visible to buying organizations on Ariba
Network and to others within your company.
c Select a contact person.
d Click Save. Ariba Network displays your new assignment in the list.
You must add personnel to your list of contact personnel before you can make contact assignments.
4 To edit a companywide contact:
b To change the name of a custom contact type, change the value in the Contact Type text box. For
standard contact types, this text box is not editable.
c To change the assigned contact person, select a different individual from the Contact Person list.
d Click Save.
a Click Delete in the Actions column for the contact type you want to remove.
5 To create a new contact type, enter its name in the empty text box at the bottom of the Contact Type list.
6 Modify the selected contact person for one or more contact types. To remove a contact person from a
customer and leave no assigned contact, deselect the existing contact person.
7 Click Save.
Each customer sees only its own customer-specific assignments, in addition to any companywide contacts
you provide.
About Services
Ariba Network services provide your organization with additional benefits and features beyond what is
available with a standard account. Ariba Network provides the following services on a subscription basis for
a nominal fee:
• Business Membership provides a paid, premium-level service that provides features, functionality, and
content that is not available to Basic Members. For more information, see “Business Package” on
page 12.
• Integrated Membership provides a paid, premium-level service that provides features, functionality, and
content that is not available to Basic Members, plus unlimited access to Ariba integration and advanced
catalog technologies CIF, PunchOut, cXML, and EDI. For more information, see “Integrated Package” on
page 12.
• Enterprise Membership is a paid premium-level service that provides all the premium content and
features offered at the Integrated Membership level, plus additional exclusive features. For more
information, see “Enterprise Package” on page 13.
• Ariba Network DiscoveryAdvantage program is a paid, premium-level service that allows you to
increase your sales opportunities when buying organizations search for new suppliers on Ariba Network
Discovery. For more information, see “Ariba Network Discovery Advantage Program” on page 96.
• The Supplier Technical Support optional service offers an enhanced level of support, such as the ability
to view online case status, extended support hours, guaranteed response times, and an escalation path. For
more information, see “Supplier Technical Support Optional Service” on page 96.
• The Data Retention optional service enables you to retain your transactional documents beyond the default
18-month expiration period. For more information, see “Data Retention Optional Service” on page 97.
• The eSignature free service enables you to add digital signatures to invoice documents for only those
customers that require invoices to be signed. For more information, see “eSignature Free Service” on
page 99.
Services are available in both preview and production accounts. See the following topics for information on
managing services:
• “Signing Up for Services” on page 100
• “Viewing Service and Subscription Information” on page 102
• “Canceling Service Subscriptions” on page 107
The service offerings and their payment plans might change over time—for information about the current
offerings, see the Manage Services > My Services area of your account.
Note: Only Ariba Network administrators, or users who have been granted the appropriate permission, can
access and manage services. For information, see “About Permissions” on page 65.
For more information on EDI, see Ariba Network EDI Configuration Guide.
Some Ariba support services request your ANID (Ariba Network ID) for identification purposes. To view
your ANID, click Home at the top right of the screen. The ID number appears in the masthead. When
prompted, enter the last nine digits (shown in bold below):
ANxx-xxx-xxx-xxx
When Ariba Network deletes your documents according to its data retention policy, it deletes them
permanently. It does not notify you when it deletes documents and maintains no record of those that it
deletes. You can no longer access the documents or view them in reports. There is no way to retrieve deleted
documents, either through the Ariba Network user interface or by contacting Ariba.
Documents continue to contain links to deleted documents, but you cannot view deleted documents. When
you click the link, Ariba Network displays a message indicating that the document has expired.
If you do not subscribe to the Data Retention service, you only have access to:
• Documents that are not yet 18 months old
• Expired documents sent to and from your customers that have subscribed to the service
Note: Subscribing to Data Retention does not restore previously deleted attachments.
Transaction documents expire and are deleted in groups. All documents related to a purchase order expire
when the most recent document in the group reaches 18 months old. Each time a new document related to
the purchase order is sent, Ariba Network resets the 18-month expiration clock to 0 days.
Example: A buying organization sends a purchase order on day 1 and the supplier issues an invoice against
the purchase order on day 544 (one day short of 18 months), resetting the 18-month clock to 0. If no other
document is generated in relation to the purchase order, the purchase order and invoice expire 18 months
after the invoice was generated.
During the subscription process, you select the year from which you want Ariba Network to start retaining
your data. Ariba Network calculates the yearly subscription cost for retaining your data from the selected
year through the current year.
The cost of the service is based on your data volume tier and how many calendar years of data you want to
store on Ariba Network, calculated as follows:
Example: ABC Company started transacting on Ariba Network in 2006. It subscribes to the Data Retention
service and chooses to retain its transaction data from 2008 through the current year (2010). ABC
Company’s total transaction volume for the last 12 months, including all purchase orders received, invoices,
and ship notices submitted, is 7,500 documents. Therefore, ABC Company’s Data Retention cost is:
$500 (the yearly tier cost for the 5,000–50,000 document range) X 2 years (2009, 2010) = $1,000
Upon subscription, Ariba Network stores ABC Company’s transaction data (2008–2010) for the next year
and deletes all unwanted 2006 and 2007 data. Ariba Network reassesses the Data Retention cost at the end of
each annual subscription term.
After you subscribe to the Data Retention service, Ariba Network stores all the data for the years you
selected for retention and deletes the data for the years that you did not select. Ariba Network retains data for
the selected years for an additional 12 months after you subscribe.
Ariba Network charges to retain full years of data—it does not prorate the cost for the current year based on
the month in which you subscribe. This means that if you subscribe too early in the year, Ariba Network
charges you to retain data it would have already retained by default under its 18-month data retention policy.
If you subscribe too late in the year, you still pay to retain data for the entire year, but Ariba Network has
already deleted some of the year’s data under its 18-month retention policy.
For purposes of clarification, (1) this service shall not include confirmation of the accuracy of the actual
Invoice Data entered by You, and (2) such confirmation shall not be construed as a “certificate” as such term
is defined under Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament dated December 13, 1999, nor shall
Ariba be considered a “certification service provider” as such term is defined therein. Ariba makes no
representation as to whether the service satisfies the applicable legal requirements regarding VAT, and
hereby advises You to consult with your tax adviser on such issues. Ariba does not guarantee the security of
Invoice Data and Ariba will not be responsible in the event of any infiltration of its security systems,
provided that Ariba has used commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any such infiltration.
You are responsible for ensuring that the data transmitted in conjunction with the services (including but not
limited to the information contained in Your invoices and invoicing documents (whether entered by You or
on Your behalf or auto-generated) (“Invoice Data”) is accurate, complete and in the form as requested by
Ariba, and is not corrupted due to Your systems.
You are responsible for ensuring compliance with local requirements including but not limited to
requirements concerning data storage periods.
You are responsible for complying with all applicable privacy, consumer and other laws and regulations with
respect to Your provision, use and disclosure of the Invoice Data.
You are responsible for ensuring payment of all recurring and nonrecurring charges, taxes, VAT and
assessments applicable to Your Invoice Data.
Subject to Ariba's then current data retention policy for the Network, Ariba will keep available to You the
invoices sent through the Network in Your name and on Your behalf.
You remain responsible for Your legal obligations regarding invoicing sent to or from your trading partner,
despite this service. Within this framework, You need to undertake to: (a) declare to the applicable tax
authority the due collected tax relating to each invoice; (b) pay to the applicable tax authority such tax; (c)
notify Ariba immediately if an invoice has not been made available; and, (d) notify Ariba if you believe the
invoice has been modified by Ariba or the Network.
In the event you attempt to use the service to send Invoice Data relating to a jurisdiction which requires
verification from a government-approved certification authority for the authentication to be valid, Ariba is
providing the service based on the assumption that (a) such government has actually recognized a
certification authority, and (b) Ariba can arrange with such certification authority to obtain such
authentication.
For information on how digital signatures appear in invoices, see the Ariba Network Transactions Guide.
If you don’t want to use Ariba Network’s eSignature service, you can implement your own cXML digital
signing mechanism. For more information, see the cXML User’s Guide.
Before starting the sign-up process, do one of the following to obtain information related to the payment
method you intend to use:
• If you intend to request an invoice, obtain a purchase order number. This number is for your
organization’s internal use only and can be any number you choose.
• If you intend to pay by credit card and have not yet registered the credit card with Ariba Network, obtain
the credit card number, expiration date, name that appears on the card, and card verification number.
The country specified in your company profile determines the currency Ariba Network uses when
calculating subscription costs, non-credit card payment surcharges, and total transaction values for your
customer relationships during a Business, Integrated, or Enterprise Package Membership upgrade. It also
determines which remittance address appears on subscription invoices that Ariba sends you. To verify that
your organization address is correct, click Edit Configuration in the Basic Profile area of the Profile
Configuration page.
Ariba Network sends email confirmations of your successful subscriptions to the email addresses you
specified for each service.
If a credit card charge fails, Ariba Network sends an email indicating that your subscription is not active and
requesting that you submit your subscription request again.
Note: The My Subsidiaries’ Services section of the Services page appears only if you are the account
administrator for multiple child accounts. For more information, see “Signing Up for Services” on
page 100.
To view... Do this...
Service benefits Click More in the Service Description column for the service. This information is available
before and after you sign up.
Subscription Click Details in the My Subscription column for the service after you have subscribed.
information
Ariba Network displays the subscription term, payment method, and other
subscription-specific information, such as the years for which you want Ariba Network to
retain your data if you subscribed to Data Retention. If your parent account has subscribed
to a service on your behalf, you cannot view payment information.
To review the agreement that you accepted when you subscribed to a service, click Ariba
Network Terms of Service.
Subscription status Look in the Status column. See “Network Transaction Service Fee Statuses” on page 103
and “Optional Service Statuses” on page 104 for information on statuses.
Terms of Use and Scroll down to view when the Terms of Use and Terms of Service were accepted and by
Terms of Service whom.
acceptance
The following table provides status information for Network Transaction Service Fees:
Status Description
Good Standing You are not required to pay network transaction service fees.
Good Standing Your network transaction service fees have been paid.
Paid
Good Standing You are exempt from paying network transaction service fees; however you must
Exempt complete the subscription sign up process to activate your Business, Integrated, or
Enterprise Package Membership.
Action Required Your annual transaction volume requires you to pay network transaction fees. See
Renewal “About Subscription Expiration and Renewal” on page 108 for more information.
Action Required Your annual transaction volume requires you to pay network transaction fees. The
Payment Due payment due date is displayed in the Home page.
Suspension Pending Ariba Network will suspend your account if you do not remit payment for network
Payment Past Due transaction fees by the scheduled suspension date. For more information, see “About
Account Suspension” on page 105.
Suspended Your account has been suspended for failure to remit payment for network transaction
Payment Past Due service fees. See “Restoring a Suspended Account” on page 106 for instructions.
Not Subscribed You are exempt from service fees and you are not subscribed to the service.
Exempt
Auto-Renew Pending Your service subscription has expired and is up for renewal. See “About Subscription
Payment Due Expiration and Renewal” on page 108 for more information.
Payment Due You must remit payment by the due date. See the invoice in the Manage Services >
Billing area of your account for the payment due date and remittance information.
Payment Past Due You did not pay the service fees by the due date. See the invoice in the Manage
Services > Billing area of your account for the payment due date and remittance
information.
Subscribed You have subscribed to the service and selected credit card as your payment method.
Processing Your credit card payment is processing.
Subscribed You have subscribed to the service and selected credit card as your payment method.
Payment Due Your credit card payment failed within 90 days of your chargeable date.
Subscribed You have subscribed to the service and your service fees are paid in full.
Paid
Subscribed You have subscribed to the service and your organization is exempt from service fees.
Exempt
Suspension Pending Ariba Network will suspend the optional service if you do not remit payment for
Payment Past Due service fees. See the alert on your Home page for the scheduled suspension date. See
“About Optional Service Suspension” on page 106 for more information.
Important: This status indicates that immediate action is required to avoid suspension
of the optional service. If Ariba Network suspends your Data Retention service, it
permanently deletes all expired documents that you have stored on Ariba Network.
Suspended Ariba Network suspended the optional service for failure to remit payment for service
Payment Past Due fees. See “Restoring a Suspended Service” on page 106 for instructions.
Ariba Network displays alerts on your Home page that notify you in advance about payment due dates, as
well as warnings when deadlines have passed and your account is pending suspension. You can also view
your network transaction service fees and payment statuses in the Manage Services > My Services area of your
account.
Note: If a customer with which you have a qualifying relationship pays the fee for that relationship, you
can continue to transact with the customer while your account is suspended.
For information on qualifying customer relationships, see “Network Transaction Service Fees” on page 15.
You can view the payment status for your network transaction service fees in the Manage Services > My
Services area of your account. If, for example, you are required to pay network transaction service fees and
the deadline for completing the upgrade has passed, Ariba Network displays your statuses as:
Past Due
Payment Past Due
Ariba Network displays alerts on your Home page that notify you about upcoming subscription deadlines, as
well as warnings when deadlines have passed and an optional service is pending suspension. You can also
check service payment statuses in the Manage Services > My Services area of your account.
To resolve the issue that resulted in your optional service suspension and restore a suspended service, do one
of the following:
• Remit payment according to the terms specified in your Ariba subscription invoice. For instructions on
viewing invoices, see “Viewing Subscription Invoices and Modifying Delivery Options” on page 114.
• Select a valid credit card for your service fees. For instructions, see “Adding Credit Cards” on page 111.
You can view the payment and subscription status for your optional services in the Manage Services > My
Services area of your account.
If a parent account signed up for a service on your behalf, you cannot update subscription information or
cancel a service—you must have your parent account make these changes for you. For more information, see
“Signing Up for Services” on page 100.
2 In the Services page, click Cancel Service in the Status column of a service. Ariba Network displays Cancel
Service until payment for the service is made.
Ariba Network displays a confirmation page after you click Cancel Service. You can confirm the
cancelation or quit without canceling the service.
3 Click OK.
If you cancel a service and want to re-subscribe later, the payment plan associated with your original
subscription might no longer be available.
To update information about the credit card linked to a subscription, see “Updating Credit Card Information”
on page 113.
On the day that your old service subscription expires, Ariba Network starts the renewal period for your new
subscription and does the following:
• Sends an email to notify you that the renewal period for your new subscription has begun. You can click a
link in this email to go to the Renew Service Subscriptions page and manually renew or cancel the
subscription, as well as any other subscriptions whose renewal period overlaps.
• Changes the subscription’s status in My Services to Auto-Renew Pending.
• Displays a message in the Alerts and Messages content item on the Home dashboard indicating the
renewal period has started.
During the 30-day renewal period you can renew your subscription manually or cancel your renewal. If you
do nothing, Ariba Network automatically renews your subscription. The sections below describe these
options.
Auto-Renewals
If you do nothing, Ariba Network automatically renews your subscription 30 days after your old
subscription expires. Go to the Alerts and Messages content item on the Home dashboard to view the date on
which auto-renewal will occur.
When performing an automatic renewal, Ariba Network uses the options (notification email addresses and
Data Retention start year) and payment method you specified for your previous subscription. Note the
following special cases:
• If you paid for your expired subscription by credit card and Ariba Network cannot validate the card for
your new subscription fees, it renews your subscription but begins the failed credit card email notification
process described in “About Failed Credit Card Charges” on page 110.
• If you were exempt from fees for the expired subscription but are no longer exempt for the new
subscription, Ariba Network automatically sends you an invoice that displays your company’s billing
address. See “Viewing Subscription Invoices and Modifying Delivery Options” on page 114 for
information.
To renew your subsidiaries’ subscriptions, you must contact Ariba Network Customer Support.
2 For each subscription pending renewal, select one of the following options in the Status column:
• Pay Invoice to renew your subscription immediately. Select this option if you want to renew multiple
subscriptions at once.
• Cancel Service terminates your new subscription. Ariba Network maintains your service for a specified
number of days, enabling you to return to the Services page and reactivate the renewal if you change
your mind.
3 Select a payment method for your renewed subscriptions.
4 Read the Terms of Service carefully and then select the check box to indicate that you have read them.
Ariba Network displays the invoice for your subscription. You can pay your subscription directly from the
invoice or you can view it in the Manage Services > Billing area of your account.
For instructions on adding credit cards, see “Adding Credit Cards” on page 111.
Any member of your organization with permission to access the Manage Services area can remove a credit
card that was designated for use by other account users. If a credit card has not been designated for other
account users, only the person who added it can view and remove it.
To update credit card information, you must be the user who registered the card originally. Ariba Network
requires you to reenter the card verification number before submitting your changes.
For instructions on viewing your credit card charges, see “Viewing Credit Card Statements” on page 114.
Your organization should use caution when deciding which credit cards to register on Ariba Network and
who is responsible for managing them.
2 Click Create.
3 Enter a unique name for this card in the Card Nickname text box.
This value helps you to easily differentiate the card from other cards that you and other members of your
organization have registered with Ariba Network. Card nicknames are unique across your Ariba Network
account.
4 Specify the credit card number, type, expiration date, verification number, and cardholder information.
For Visa and MasterCard, the verification number is the last three numbers that appear in the signature
box on the back of the card. For American Express, the verification number is a 4-digit number that
appears on the front of the card, slightly above and to the right of the card number.
5 Select one of the Allow other account users to use this card... options to control access to this credit card:
• Click No to hide this card from other account users. Ariba Network only displays it when you are
logged in.
• Click Yes to enable anyone with permission to access the Manage Services area to see this credit card in
the list of available cards, use it to subscribe to a service, or remove it from Ariba Network.
6 Click OK.
Ariba Network validates your credit card. If the card is invalid, Ariba Network displays the Create Credit
Card page again, indicating which values it could not validate. If you receive an error indicating that your
card nickname is not unique, another member of your organization has already chosen that nickname. If
someone has designated a card as personal, you cannot see it in the list of available cards.
If valid, Ariba Network returns you to the Services page and displays the new card in the list.
After you submit your credit card information, Ariba Network never displays the entire credit card number,
to you or to any member of your organization. To change the credit card number, you must delete the card
and add a new card.
4 Click Delete.
5 Click OK.
You cannot remove a credit card if it is linked to a service subscription. If the credit card is still linked to a
service subscription, Ariba Network prompts you to exit and select a different card for the subscription
before allowing you to delete the card.
You cannot modify the card number of an existing credit card. To change credit card numbers, you must
remove the card and add a new one.
You can change a credit card associated with a service subscription before your payment is processed and
during the subscription renewal period. See “Manually Renewing or Canceling Subscriptions” on page 109
for more information.
3 Select the credit card you want to update, and then click Edit.
5 Click OK.
To ensure that your service continues without interruption, you should periodically check the credit card
information registered with Ariba Network to make sure it is up to date.
3 Click a value whose payment method is credit card in the Invoice Number column.
You can receive an email each time a new credit card statement is available for viewing. For instructions, see
“About Credit Card Charges and Service Statements” on page 110.
You can select one of the following delivery options to control how Ariba Network notifies you that a new
invoice has been generated:
• Receive a copy of the invoice in the body of an email.
• Receive an email notifying you that a new invoice is available for viewing in the Manage Services > Billing
area of your account. This option is more secure, as it requires Ariba Network to authenticate users before
they can view the invoice.
Whichever notification option you choose, you can always view your subscription invoices in the Manage
Services > Billing area of your account.
2 In the Service Email Notifications section, enter the email address of the individuals who will receive
notifications about Ariba subscription invoices.
Any user whose email address you specify for receiving invoices must have permission to access the
Manage Services area.
3 Click Update.
If your account is a subsidiary in an account hierarchy and the parent account subscribed to a service on your
behalf, you cannot view the invoice in your account—it is viewable only in the parent account. The
subscription invoice for the parent account shows a separate charge for each subsidiary’s subscription. For
more information about account hierarchies, see “Signing Up for Services” on page 100.
After the account hierarchy has been created, you can view and manage the hierarchy in the Account
Hierarchy page, as well as automatically sign on to child accounts.
Note: You cannot use your test account to create an account hierarchy.
W To link accounts:
1 On the Home dashboard, click the Administration tab.
2 Click Account Hierarchy on the navigation bar.
Ariba Network displays the Account Hierarchy page. The Account Hierarchy page displays current,
pending, and declined links. Subsidiary accounts can accept or deny an account link request on this page.
Parent and subsidiary accounts can view details of their linked accounts and remove any associations in
the Account Hierarchy page.
3 Click Link Accounts.
The Link Accounts page allows you to link accounts that you administer automatically, or send a request
to the administrator for the subsidiary account you want to link with.
4 To link with a child account you administer:
a Enter the username and password for the account you want to link as a child and click Link.
Ariba Network displays the Link Accounts Confirmation page.
b Click Done.
Ariba Network displays the Account Hierarchy page. The Account Hierarchy page will display the
subsidiary account in the Current Links section.
5 To link with a child account you do not administer:
c Select the accounts to link with in the Matching Accounts section and click OK.
Ariba Network displays the Request for Account Linkage page. The Accounts Being Linked section
displays the accounts that will receive a request to link as a subsidiary to your account. Enter any
additional information into the Comments field. This additional information will be visible to the
account administrator processing your request.
d Click Send Request.
Ariba Network sends an email request to the subsidiary account administrator. The Account Hierarchy
page displays the submitted request in the Pending Links section.
The following table lists the features that are available, depending on your permissions and whether you are
in a parent or child account:
User of a parent account Account Hierarchy Administration Link Account option and Sign On button
permission
Administrator of a child All permissions Account details for the linked parent account.
account The Remove button is available
Administrator of a child All permissions Account details for the linked parent account.
account with a pending link The Approve/Decline link is available
request
User of a child account Account Hierarchy Administration Account details for the linked parent account.
permission The Remove button is available
User of a child account Child Account Access permission Account details for the linked parent account
User of a parent account Account Hierarchy Administration Account details for the linked parent account
signed on to a child account permission
The administrator for the parent account must contact Ariba Network Customer Support to manage services
for child accounts; however, the administrator can view the status of each child account’s subscriptions in the
My Services > My Subsidiaries’ Services area of the parent account. See “Viewing Service and Subscription
Information” on page 102 for more information.
If an administrator chooses to align subscription terms for multiple child accounts and one or more of the
child accounts have already subscribed to services on their own, the Ariba Network Customer Support team
cancels the existing subscriptions and begins a new subscription on the date specified by the parent account
administrator.
Note: The My Subsidiaries’ Services section appears in the Services page only if you are the parent account
administrator.
This section contains a table that lists all of your subsidiaries’ service subscriptions and their current
statuses. By default, the table is grouped by subsidiary account name.
By default, the Subsidiary Subscription Statuses table is grouped by subsidiary account. To group the table by
another value, click the table options icon and choose a value in the Group by Column section.
A business opportunity might be a request for information (RFI), a request for quote (RFQ), a request for
proposal (RFP), or a negotiation. Any specific business opportunity is called a posting in Ariba Network
Discovery.
Depending on when your Ariba Network account was created, you either automatically receive notifications
when new business opportunities are published that match your commodities or you configure your account
to receive notifications. For more information, see “Signing Up to Receive Business Opportunity
Notifications” on page 122.
If you are already registered with Ariba Network, you can use the same username and password to log in to
Ariba Network Discovery. If you are already logged in to Ariba Network, click Ariba Network Discovery in the
Property Navigator to switch applications.
On Ariba Network Discovery, registered and unregistered suppliers can search for and view information
about business opportunities, but only registered users with the Participate in RFPs permission can respond
to postings.
To register with Ariba Network, go to supplier.ariba.com and click Register as New Supplier. To register with
Ariba Network Discovery, go to discovery.ariba.com and click Log in or Register.
For information on becoming a paid Business, Integrated, or Enterprise Package member, see “Subscribing
to Optional Services” on page 101.
How to Participate
Ariba Network Discovery enables you to access business opportunities that are posted by buying
organizations. This means that you can do the following interactively online:
• Review details about the business opportunity, such as requirements, terms, and attachments
• Use a bidding checklist to gather information before you prepare a bid
• Enter information about your bid or response
• Submit your bid or response
All Basic, Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package Members can now view summary information,
receive email notifications, and respond interactively to both Ariba Sourcing and Ariba Network Discovery
opportunities.
During the registration process, Ariba Network provides options to enable you to receive email notifications
when opportunities are published in your selected commodities. If you did not select those options, follow
the instructions in “Receiving Business Opportunity Notifications” on page 33 to enable them.
Only certified Ariba Network representatives have direct access to these computers and the data they
contain. Outside organizations cannot access your transactions or catalogs. Only the organizations involved
in a transaction can see that transaction. The only parties that can see catalogs are buying organizations to
whom suppliers have given permission.
Ariba Network uses a high-speed connection to an Internet Service Provider (ISP). A firewall prevents
unauthorized access.
Note: Users can view the operational status of Ariba Network by going to the Event Website at
netstat.ariba.com. The website is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Error Handling
Ariba Buyer and Ariba Network have built-in order error handling at all stages of the transaction process.
1 When Ariba Network receives a transaction from Ariba Buyer, it first stores the transaction within a
secure database before any processing takes place. This action ensures that no transactions are lost.
2 Ariba Network sends an acknowledgment to Ariba Buyer that it received the transaction. If this
acknowledgment does not take place, Ariba Buyer considers the transaction transmission to have failed.
If an error occurs during transaction transmission, Ariba Network notifies the Ariba Buyer administrator
and Ariba Buyer automatically resends the transaction.
3 If the supplier selected the cXML order-routing method, Ariba Network sends the transaction to the
supplier’s website.
4 The supplier’s website sends an acknowledgment to Ariba Network that it received the transaction. If this
acknowledgment does not take place, Ariba Network considers the transaction transmission to have failed
and it automatically resends the transaction.
At any time, both the supplier and its customer can view the status of orders on Ariba Network.
Fail-over
Ariba Network runs redundant copies of all critical software subsystems related to transaction routing. This
redundancy enables automatic fail-over in the event of an error so that there is no disruption of service. Even
if automatic fail-over for order routing does not work, you can view orders online on Ariba Network.
Operational Status
Ariba Network hosts a user-accessible Event Website that disseminates notifications about operational
issues. It also contains archived notifications from the previous 60 days. The Event Website displays the
same event notifications sent out through email.
Users can view the operational status of Ariba Network by going to the Event Website at netstat.ariba.com.
The website is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Communication
For increased security, Ariba Network communicates using HTTPS, which is HTTP over SSL (Secure
Sockets Layer). SSL is the industry-standard method for protecting Web communications. The SSL security
protocol provides RSA data encryption, server authentication, message integrity, and optional client
authentication for TCP/IP connections. It is built into both Microsoft’s and Mozilla’s web browsers.
For information about enabling SSL for external cXML sites, such as PunchOut sites and order receiving
systems, see the cXML Solutions Guide.
Ariba Network and Ariba Discovery redirect interactive sessions to https URLs, which instruct web
browsers to encrypt all communication. The level of encryption is determined by the web browser.
Suppliers upload catalogs while logged on to interactive sessions. Catalogs are encrypted for transport like
all other data in the sessions.
Ariba Network authenticates the received data to ensure that it comes from a valid buying organization. For
more information, see “Authentication” on page 128.
Ariba Network Web servers use a server digital certificate to enable SSL connections. Ariba Network
supports 40-bit, 56-bit, and 128-bit encryption. The longer the key, the more difficult it is to break the
encryption code. Both Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer can support 128-bit keys.
cXML Routing
The cXML order routing method posts cXML documents to the Web URL that the supplier specifies during
account configuration. Because this URL has an https prefix, Ariba Network encrypts all communication.
The level of encryption is determined by the supplier’s web server.
If the supplier’s web server is down or if it rejects the cXML post, Ariba Network retries the post every hour.
After 10 retries, Ariba Network holds the transaction and labels it “Failed.”
HTTPS connections require SSL. For information about enabling SSL for external cXML sites, such as
PunchOut sites and order receiving systems, see the Ariba cXML Solutions Guide.
Fax Routing
The fax order routing method sends faxes to the supplier’s fax machine or fax modem using standard Group
III protocol. Faxes transmit at speeds up to 14.4 kbps and have a resolution of 200 x 200 dpi.
Ariba Network uses a fax service provider to send faxes. Ariba Network submits fax messages to the fax
service provider securely over the Internet through HTTPS using SSL v3.0. Faxes are then sent to the
supplier’s fax machine over private telephone lines.
Ariba Network does not fax purchase orders larger than 1 MB or that have more than 1,000 line items. It
indicates that these purchase orders exceed the maximum limit for display. It can transmit these purchase
orders through email, cXML, and EDI routing.
Buying organizations can configure Ariba Network to print only the last four digits of credit card and PCard
numbers in fax purchase orders. (By default, the numbers are masked in email purchase orders.) They might
want to hide these numbers for increased security if their suppliers already have them on file. Suppliers will
continue to see credit card and PCard numbers in cXML and online purchase orders.
Ariba Network correctly handles routing or fax problems. If the fax machine does not connect, Ariba
Network tries calling it five more times.
Email Routing
The email order routing method uses standard SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) Internet electronic
mail. Ariba Network sends email to the addresses specified by the supplier. Suppliers can specify up to five
email addresses.
Each email order contains both a plain-text message and a duplicate message in HTML format. The email
recipient should use an HTML-aware email reader for the best looking results. An example of an HTML-
aware email reader is Microsoft Outlook.
Suppliers can optionally configure Ariba Network to attach the cXML OrderRequest document to all email
purchase orders.
Buying organizations can configure Ariba Network to print only the last four digits of credit card and PCard
numbers in fax purchase orders. They might want to hide these numbers for increased security if their
suppliers already have them on file. For security reasons, credit card and PCard numbers (except for the last
four digits) are masked by default in email purchase orders. Suppliers see full credit card and PCard numbers
in cXML and online purchase orders.
When Ariba Network sends purchase orders to mailboxes that respond automatically with “Out of Office”
messages, it does not fail the orders if it detects one of the following phrases in the auto-reply message:
Out of office
OOTO
On vacation
on holiday
out of town
away from the office
away until
out of the country
at an off site meeting
When Ariba Network detects an auto-reply containing one of these phrases, it indicates that it received the
auto-reply in the order history log.
Email is not considered secure, because it is sent as clear text. However, suppliers can configure Ariba
Network to send just a brief email notification for each order. Then, they can log in and read their orders
online, which is more secure.
If an email purchase order bounces back to Ariba Network, its status is set to Failed and the reason for the
bounce is recorded in the purchase order’s Comments field. Both the supplier and its customer can view this
field online.
Online Inbox
The online Inbox order routing method requires suppliers to log in to Ariba Network with a web browser to
manually read transactions.
To connect to Ariba Network, the supplier uses the URL http://supplier.ariba.com. Ariba Network
redirects the session to an HTTPS connection, so all communication for that session is encrypted.
Ariba Network does not display purchase orders larger than 1 MB or that have more than 1,000 line items. It
indicates that these purchase orders exceed the maximum limit for display. It can transmit these purchase
orders through email, cXML, and EDI routing.
EDI Routing
Ariba Network supports two kinds of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) document routing:
• ANSI ASC X12 EDI v004010
• UN EDIFACT version D98A with syntax version 3
Suppliers can select either type of EDI routing when configuring their Ariba Network accounts.
It is recommended that suppliers subscribe to the Supplier Technical Support (STS) service. STS
membership offers an enhanced level of support that a standard account does not include, such as the ability
to view online case status, extended support hours, guaranteed response times, and an escalation path.
Suppliers choose one of these methods when setting their EDI configuration.
Inovis, Inc. (formerly Harbinger and Extricity) has provided B2B solutions to the world’s most successful
companies since 1984. The Inovisworks network provides mission critical and flexible connectivity to
electronic B2B trading communities. For more information, see www.inovis.com.
EDI Setup
When suppliers select X12 or EDIFACT document routing in their Ariba Network accounts, they enter data
about their EDI profile, including their EDI IDs and VAN names. Suppliers must also contact Customer
Support, specifying their NetworkId and their customers’ NetworkIds and names.
When Ariba Network maps data between cXML and EDI documents, it passes as much of the sender’s
original data as possible. For example, the EDI purchase order generated by Ariba Network is as complete a
rendering of the cXML OrderRequest that can be produced within the confines of the X12 or EDIFACT
standards. So, generated documents might contain what appears to be verbose optional content, such as
currency declarations, redundant postal addresses, and text comments, because that data is present in the
original document.
For EDI and EDIFACT implementation guidelines, go to the Help@Ariba website by clicking Help on the
top right of any screen.
Suppliers retrieve purchase orders using the medium their VAN supports—usually private telephone lines.
They use EDI retrieval and translation software to read their EDI mailboxes and to translate orders for their
order fulfillment system.
For more information about setting up EDI routing, see Ariba Network EDI Configuration Guide.
Authentication
For secure access, Ariba Network and supplier organizations perform authentication of both interactive user
sessions and cXML documents.
Suppliers can explicitly publish catalogs to make them visible to specific customers. Transactions between a
supplier and its customer can be seen by both parties. Supplier company profiles can be viewed by buying
organizations when they search for new suppliers.
Ariba Network provides two methods for authenticating received cXML documents:
• Shared Secret—(default) You enter a confidential text string into a field in your Ariba Network account.
All documents passed between you and Ariba Network contain this shared secret for authentication.
• Digital Certificate—Organizations purchase and maintain a digital certificate from a trusted Certificate
Authority and then enter that certificate into their Ariba Network account. Ariba Network refers to that
digital certificate for authentication. Ariba Network supports backup certificates, which are useful when
the primary certificate expires or when you need to perform certificate maintenance.
For instructions on specifying your cXML authentication method, see “Configuring cXML Routing
Options” on page 57.
For instructions on setting up digital certificates, see the Ariba cXML Solutions Guide.
Ariba Network receives periodic preventive maintenance. This preventive maintenance is scheduled for low-
use times, such as weekends and late at night. Transaction queues wait while maintenance occurs, and they
resume processing when maintenance concludes. Ariba usually lists planned preventive maintenance times
on the Event Website. For more information, see “Operational Status” on page 124.
See “Data Retention” on page 129 for information on Ariba Network’s data retention policy.
Data Retention
Under Ariba’s data retention policy, Ariba Network deletes expired transaction documents after 18 months
to reduce the volume of data stored on Ariba Network. To retain your transaction documents beyond 18
months, you must subscribe to the Data Retention service.
The Data Retention service covers all expired transaction data: purchase orders, change/cancel orders, order
confirmations, ship notices, time sheets, invoices, credit memos, payment remittances, and document
attachments. However, you cannot prevent Ariba Network from deleting catalogs and Inbox notifications by
subscribing to the Data Retention service. Catalogs and Inbox notifications have their own data retention
policy:
• Catalogs that have never been published and contain more than one version expire 18 months after they
were last viewed by the supplier. If a catalog has been published or contains only one version, it never
expires.
• Online Inbox notifications expire 100 days after they arrive.
For detailed information on the Data Retention service, see “Data Retention Optional Service” on page 97.
Transaction documents expire and are deleted in groups. All documents related to a purchase order expire
when the most recent document in the group reaches 18 months old. Each time a new document related to
the purchase order is sent, Ariba Network resets the 18-month expiration clock to 0 days.
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Inovis, Inc. 127 routing through email 40
Integrated Package Membership Management routing through fax 40
permission 67 routing through online Inbox 39
interactive sessions, Ariba Network 124 non-catalog orders with attachments 35
international transactions 50 non-PO invoices 86
introduction to Ariba Network 9 notifications 12
invoice archival 46 for business opportunities 122
Invoice Generation permission 66 receiving in online Inbox 26
Invoice Report Administration permission 66
Invoice Status content item 12
invoices O
archived 46, 98 online Inbox
digitally signing 99 notification deletion policy 98, 129
non-PO (ad hoc) 86 receiving large purchase orders 38–39
receiving notification for status changes 26 receiving notifications in 26
receiving notification if undeliverable 26 routing method 34
selecting routing methods 45 security of 127
service. See subscription invoices using to route blanket purchase orders 41
specifying business policies for 45 using to route change/cancel orders 40
viewing customer invoicing rules 86 using to route new orders 37
isAdHoc flag 39 using to route non-catalog orders 39
ISO 3166 country codes 30 using to route orders with attachments 38
using to route payment remittances 44
using to route time sheets 42
L Online routing method, for new orders 37
language operational status event website 124
setting for notifications 23 optional services 95
specifying for catalog item descriptions 56 eSignature 99
logos, uploading 25 statuses 104
subscribing to 101
Supplier Technical Support (STS) 96
M suspension of 106
Main Sales Representative 91 order confirmations 55
order history log 35
R Online 37
reassigning administrators 75 orders with attachments 38
reassigning user logins 73 overriding 84
Refresh Content 12 payment remittances 44
registration, getting help with 97 selecting for invoices 45
rejecting relationship requests 80 selecting for order response documents 43
relationship requests 77 supported methods 34
accepting 80 testing 34
configuring 78 time sheets 42
receiving notification for 26 visible to buying organizations 34
rejecting 80 routing options, enabling advanced 57
requesting 82 Routing Overrides permission 67
setting receipt options for 79 RSA encryption 124
reliability, of Ariba Network 123
remittance addresses
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adding 48
updating 49 sales territory classifications 30
and your organization’s location 21 Search content item 12
remittances, specifying a bank 50 secret question and answer, specifying 23
renewal 109 secure communication, on Ariba Network 124
renewing service subscriptions 108 segment, classifying your company by 28
automatically 108 selecting routing method 39
Business, Integrated, and Enterprise Package service invoices. See subscription invoices
Membership 109 services 95
Data Retention 109 accessing on Property Manager 13
how renewal cost s are calculated 109 adding credit cards 111
manually 108, 109 Ariba Discovery Advantage program 96
Supplier Technical Support 109 automatic renewals 108
resetting passwords 72, 73 canceling 107
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) 54 canceling renewal 108
returns and credits controlling access to credit cards 110
configuring 54 credit card charges 110
specifying business policies for 54 Data Retention 129
RFPs. See postings eSignature 99
RFQs, RFPs, RFIs 121 expiration 108
RFXs. See business opportunities; postings; public RFX failed credit card charges 110
RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) introduction to 95
entering contact information 54 managing credit cards 110
roles 63 manual renewals 108
Administrator 63 modifying subscription invoice delivery options 114
changing for users 73 removing credit cards 113
creating 69, 69–70 renewal 108
deleting 71 statements of service 110
modifying 71 subscribing to 100
predefined 64 Supplier Technical Support 96
routing method for other document types 35 suspended 106
routing methods 34 updating credit card information 110, 113
ANSI X12 EDI 850 35 updating information 107
blanket purchase orders 41–42 viewing credit card statements 114
change/cancel orders 40 viewing for subsidiaries 119
configuring for EDI 60 viewing information on 102
custom 34 viewing status of 103
EDIFACT 35 viewing subscription invoices 114
email 34 shared secret 58, 128
fax 35 ship notices 55
for large orders 38 shipping addresses, specifying policies for 54
new catalog orders 37 Sourcing Contact 91
non-catalog orders 39 sourcing events 121
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X12 EDI document routing 127
Tax Book Report Administration permission 67
technical infrastructure, Ariba Network 123
technical support, premium 96 Y
Terms of Service 103
year founded, specifying in company profile 22
Terms of Use 103
territory classifications 30
test account 9
time frames, implementation, specifying 53
Time Sheet Management permission 67
Time Sheet Report Administration permission 67
time sheets 42
notifications for 26
routing through cXML 42
routing through email 42
routing through online Inbox 42
selecting a routing method 42
time zone, specifying for your organization’s account 23
Transaction Activity Report 16
transaction audit reports 66