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SAP Certified Associate - Implementation Consultant - SAP Ariba Sourcing

Preparation for implementing SAP Ariba Sourcing, including projects, event and auction design, direct-spend event scenarios, advanced evaluation and bidding capabilities, administration, and applicable integration. The approved domains and objectives and their concept graph are grounded in the attached material.

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The syllabus

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SRC-1

Sourcing Solution and Project Management

4 objectives
  1. SRC-1.1Position SAP Ariba Sourcing capabilities
    • Sourcing Solution Boundaries
    • Sourcing Integration Flow
  2. SRC-1.2Select project and request structures
    • Sourcing Project Structures
    • Template Governance
  3. SRC-1.3Configure project workflow and collaboration
    • Project Workflow
    • Project Teams and Access
  4. SRC-1.4Govern project and event templates
    • Template Governance
    • Sourcing Generation and Feature Applicability
SRC-2

Event and Auction Design

5 objectives
  1. SRC-2.1Select an event or auction strategy
    • Event Type Selection
    • Market Feedback
  2. SRC-2.2Build event content and pricing structures
    • Event Content Model
    • Pricing and Response Design
  3. SRC-2.3Configure event rules and timing
    • Event Rules and Timing
    • Market Feedback
  4. SRC-2.4Manage participants and supplier readiness
    • Project Teams and Access
    • Participant Readiness
  5. SRC-2.5Design direct-spend material and BOM events
    • Direct-Spend Master Data
    • Material and BOM Events
    • Direct-Material Costing
SRC-3

Advanced Bidding, Evaluation, and Award

4 objectives
  1. SRC-3.1Apply advanced pricing and response tactics
    • Total-Cost Bidding
    • Bid Transformation
    • Alternative and Tiered Responses
  2. SRC-3.2Design grading and scoring models
    • Grading and Scoring
    • Team and Blind Grading
  3. SRC-3.3Analyze responses and construct award scenarios
    • Direct-Material Costing
    • Response Analysis
    • Award Scenarios and Optimization
  4. SRC-3.4Approve, award, and create follow-on outcomes
    • Award Governance and Follow-On
    • Sourcing Integration Flow
SRC-4

Event Execution and Lifecycle Management

3 objectives
  1. SRC-4.1Publish and monitor live events
    • Event Lifecycle and Status
    • Live Event Controls
  2. SRC-4.2Manage event communication and controlled changes
    • Participant Readiness
    • Live Event Controls
  3. SRC-4.3Troubleshoot event and response issues
    • Event Rules and Timing
    • Event Lifecycle and Status
    • Event Integrity Troubleshooting
SRC-5

Administration, Master Data, and Integration

4 objectives
  1. SRC-5.1Configure users, groups, and access
    • Project Teams and Access
    • Sourcing Access Administration
  2. SRC-5.2Administer sourcing master data and reusable content
    • Event Content Model
    • Sourcing Master Data and Library
  3. SRC-5.3Design upstream and downstream integrations
    • Award Governance and Follow-On
    • Sourcing Integration Flow
    • Central Procurement–Sourcing Integration
  4. SRC-5.4Apply generation- and feature-dependent configuration
    • Template Governance
    • Sourcing Generation and Feature Applicability
Explore concept graph30 concepts · 13 prerequisite links
Sourcing Solution BoundariesSourcing Project StructuresProject WorkflowProject Teams and AccessTemplate GovernanceEvent Type SelectionEvent Content ModelPricing and Response DesignEvent Rules and TimingMarket FeedbackParticipant ReadinessDirect-Spend Master DataMaterial and BOM EventsDirect-Material CostingTotal-Cost BiddingBid TransformationAlternative and Tiered ResponsesGrading and ScoringTeam and Blind GradingResponse AnalysisAward Scenarios and OptimizationAward Governance and Follow-OnEvent Lifecycle and StatusLive Event ControlsEvent Integrity TroubleshootingSourcing Access AdministrationSourcing Master Data and LibrarySourcing Integration FlowCentral Procurement–Sourcing IntegrationSourcing Generation and Feature Applicability

Prerequisite relationships

  1. Event Content ModelPricing and Response DesignRequired
  2. Sourcing Project StructuresProject WorkflowHelpful
  3. Material and BOM EventsDirect-Material CostingHelpful
  4. Project WorkflowTemplate GovernanceHelpful
  5. Grading and ScoringTeam and Blind GradingRequired
  6. Direct-Spend Master DataMaterial and BOM EventsRequired
  7. Template GovernanceSourcing Generation and Feature ApplicabilityHelpful
  8. Event Lifecycle and StatusLive Event ControlsRequired
  9. Sourcing Integration FlowCentral Procurement–Sourcing IntegrationHelpful
  10. Pricing and Response DesignBid TransformationRequired
  11. Award Scenarios and OptimizationAward Governance and Follow-OnRequired
  12. Event Rules and TimingMarket FeedbackRequired
  13. Response AnalysisAward Scenarios and OptimizationRequired

Who this is for

Implementation consultants and administrators who configure, operate, or support SAP Ariba Sourcing and sourcing-event processes.

Before you begin

No course-specific prerequisites have yet been approved. Sourcing-process and SAP Ariba project experience is helpful but is not recorded here as an official certification prerequisite.

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