Foreword Preface Target Audience Objective Structure of this Book Acknowledgments Introduction to SAP Ariba Procurement: From On-Premise Solutions to the Cloud SAP Ariba Cloud Solutions at a Glance Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Models Hybrid Deployments Cloud Implementation Model Summary Supplier Collaboration What Is Supplier Collaboration? Implementing the Ariba Network Onboarding Suppliers Enabling Suppliers Becoming a Supplier on the Sales Side Buying with the Ariba Network Purchase Order and Invoice Automation with the Ariba Network Summary Supplier Lifecycle Performance and Risk Management What Is Supplier Lifecycle Performance and Risk Management? SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Summary Sourcing What Is Sourcing? SAP Ariba Sourcing SAP Ariba Discovery SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing for Product Sourcing Summary Contract Management What Is Contract Management? Planning Your Implementation Configuring SAP Ariba Contracts Creating Contracts Consuming Contracts Amending Contracts Using Contracts with Other Applications Summary Guided Buying What Is Guiding Buying? Planning Your Implementation Configuring the SAP Ariba Guided Buying Capability SAP Ariba Guided Buying Capability in Procurement Operations Summary Operational Procurement SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Ariba Buying, and SAP Ariba Catalog Implementing SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing and SAP Ariba Buying SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System Implementing SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System Summary Invoice Management What Is Invoice Management? SAP Ariba Invoice Management SAP Ariba Payables Implementing and Configuring SAP Ariba Invoice Management and SAP Ariba Payables Summary Spend Analysis What Is Spend Analysis? Planning Your Implementation Configuring SAP Ariba Spend Analysis Integrating SAP Ariba Spend Analysis with SAP Analytics Cloud and On-Premise Data Sources Mining Procurement Operations for Data Summary SAP Ariba Integration SAP Ariba Integration Projects and Connectivity Options Ariba Network Purchase Order and Invoice Automation with Purchasing Integration Options SAP Ariba Sourcing Integration with SAP S/4HANA SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway Summary Conclusion Summary The Future of Procurement Solutions The Authors Index.