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C ARSOR Sourcing (C_ARSOR_2404)
The course teaches associate‑level mastery of SAP Ariba Sourcing, covering project configuration, supplier discovery, award scenario management, category strategies, and analytics to efficiently run RFx events and auctions.
Who Should Take This
Procurement analysts, sourcing specialists, and supply‑chain managers who have basic SAP Ariba exposure and aim to lead or support sourcing events will benefit. The certification prepares them to configure projects, discover suppliers, manage awards, design category strategies, and leverage analytics for data‑driven decisions.
What's Covered
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Domain 1: Sourcing Project Configuration
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Domain 2: Supplier Discovery
3
Domain 3: Award Scenario Management
4
Domain 4: Category Sourcing Strategies
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Domain 5: Sourcing Analytics
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Course Outline
62 learning goals
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Domain 1: Sourcing Project Configuration
2 topics
Sourcing Project Configuration
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for sourcing project configuration within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure sourcing project configuration settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze sourcing project configuration effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Identify the key sourcing project configuration components, terminology, and standard configuration options available in the SAP system
- Configure sourcing project configuration parameters including relevant settings, thresholds, and control indicators for production readiness
Rfx Event Creation
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for RFx event creation and management within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure RFx event creation and management settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze RFx event creation and management effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for auction configuration and execution within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure auction configuration and execution settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze auction configuration and execution effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Configure monitoring and alerting for rfx event creation processes using standard SAP tools and threshold-based notifications
- Analyze rfx event creation performance metrics and KPIs to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and optimization opportunities
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Domain 2: Supplier Discovery
2 topics
Supplier Discovery
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for supplier discovery and qualification within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure supplier discovery and qualification settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze supplier discovery and qualification effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Configure supplier discovery parameters including relevant settings, thresholds, and control indicators for production readiness
- Assess the impact of supplier discovery changes on downstream processes, reporting accuracy, and cross-module integration
Bid Evaluation
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for bid evaluation and scoring within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure bid evaluation and scoring settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze bid evaluation and scoring effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for total cost analysis within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure total cost analysis settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze total cost analysis effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Implement bid evaluation data validation rules, consistency checks, and error handling procedures for data quality assurance
- Identify the key bid evaluation components, terminology, and standard configuration options available in the SAP system
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Domain 3: Award Scenario Management
2 topics
Award Scenario Management
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for award scenario management within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure award scenario management settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze award scenario management effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Implement award scenario management workflows including approval routing, escalation rules, and notification settings for process automation
- Name the integration points between award scenario management and other SAP modules including data flows and triggering events
Sourcing Approval Workflows
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for sourcing approval workflows within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure sourcing approval workflows settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze sourcing approval workflows effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for supplier response management within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure supplier response management settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze supplier response management effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Evaluate sourcing approval workflows configuration decisions against business requirements and recommend improvements for process optimization
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Domain 4: Category Sourcing Strategies
2 topics
Category Sourcing Strategies
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for category sourcing strategies within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure category sourcing strategies settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze category sourcing strategies effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Analyze category sourcing strategies performance metrics and KPIs to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and optimization opportunities
- Implement category sourcing strategies workflows including approval routing, escalation rules, and notification settings for process automation
Sourcing Template Management
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for sourcing template management within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure sourcing template management settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze sourcing template management effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for compliance and audit trail within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure compliance and audit trail settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze compliance and audit trail effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- List the standard sourcing template management reports, monitoring tools, and diagnostic transactions available for operational oversight
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Domain 5: Sourcing Analytics
2 topics
Sourcing Analytics
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for sourcing analytics and reporting within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure sourcing analytics and reporting settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze sourcing analytics and reporting effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Describe the sourcing analytics process flow including prerequisites, execution steps, and expected outcomes in S/4HANA
- Configure monitoring and alerting for sourcing analytics processes using standard SAP tools and threshold-based notifications
Market Intelligence Integration
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for market intelligence integration within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure market intelligence integration settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze market intelligence integration effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Identify the key components, configuration options, and standard process flows for integration with contracts and procurement within the SAP ecosystem
- Configure integration with contracts and procurement settings including parameters, organizational assignments, and integration points for operational deployment
- Analyze integration with contracts and procurement effectiveness using standard metrics and recommend configuration improvements for optimization
- Configure market intelligence integration output templates, communication channels, and distribution rules for stakeholder notification
Scope
Included Topics
- All topics in SAP Ariba Sourcing (C_ARSOR_2404).
- Configuration, implementation, and analysis of SAP Ariba Sourcing including sourcing events, auctions, RFx management, supplier selection, and award management.
- Integration with other SAP modules and cross-functional processes.
- Best practices, troubleshooting, analytics, and reporting.
Not Covered
- Topics outside this certification scope.
- ABAP programming.
- Basis administration.
- Deprecated functionality.
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