Milestones capability can be used to receive against contracts.

a requisition can be auto-approved if all the items are covered by a contract. SAP Ariba Procurement approval processes contain predefined contract-related requisition approval rules, e.

For a no-release order contract, contract terms are applied when users create invoices or receipts against the contract.

For a release order contract, they are applied during the order process when users add items associated with the contract to a purchase requisition, applicable contracts get automatically selected.

They can be applied when users create orders, invoices, or receipts as follows: When users create contracts, they decide when the contract terms are applied. The solution supports the following four levels of purchasing contracts: LevelĪll products identified by specific commodity codes from a supplier

Searching and reporting functionality that allows tracking of ordering activity and spend against contracts.

A hierarchical contract structure that allows aggregation and accumulation of contract pricing terms (discounts) as well as a roll-up of spend against contracts.

Strict control over who can create, maintain and buy against contracts in the system.

Procure to Pay process under control – contract definitions support internal compliance as well as supplier invoice compliance with respect to contracts.

Contract Compliance is a set of features and functions incorporated into SAP Ariba Procurement and SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing solutions that allow companies to enforce compliance to contracts as part of the transactional activity that occurs in the system.Ĭontract Compliance offers the following benefits:

Ariba sourcing module