Do you want timely recommendations of potential suppliers/clients?.Do you want to be able to onboard suppliers easily? (Something I'd argue Ariba isn't ideal for I'll get to that).Isn't this about helping customers solve vexing supplier issues in volatile markets? Customers don't tell me " Jon, I really need a network of networks." But if you ask: I've always felt SAP's "business networks" messaging is off. I've poked fun at SAP's keynote catchphrase "network of networks" so many times, I'm at risk of becoming a Las Vegas lounge act. SAP has accumulated some formidable assets in the business network/spend management market - but I struggled with how it was presented. Sometimes the product is better than the messaging. Sometimes the messaging over-reaches the product. SAP's business networks messaging - my stubborn takeĮnterprise software vendors have different kinds of weaknesses. It all started with a random-but-revealing SAP Sapphire Orlando run-in with Muhammad Alam, President & Chief Product Officer, Intelligent Spend and Business Network at SAP. These three factors are starting to change my views on SAP's business networks moves. (Notice I did not say "market the living heck out of the solution." That's not going to move my position - if anything, I'll dig my heels in). Customer adoption and advocacy - use cases I can validate.New leadership team engages openly - and inspires confidence.Trusted colleague(s) challenge me to take another look.Take my previously negative perceptions of SAP's business networks play - an opinion that is starting to change. This is the preferred protocol for asynchronous messaging (error handling).My retired colleague Den Howlett spiced up his email correspondence with the tagline "strong opinions, loosely held." I need to work on the "loosely held" part, but it's a darn good mantra for covering the enterprise. Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is a protocol for exchanging information in distributed environments. It is designed to provide standard CRUD access via HTTP(S) and send a synchronous request with response. Open Data Protocol (OData) is a data access protocol used to query and update data and to trigger the business logic. The OData and SOAP services are used for the connectivity. The APIs are helpful in messaging with SAP family apps and non-SAP apps. T he integration of SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Ariba allows the following processes:įor the S/4HANA Cloud integration, the communication is established using HTTP(s) based APIs. Ariba Network enables buyers and suppliers to do business with each other worldwide over the Internet and to access multiple network-delivered services to enhance interaction and collaboration. The Ariba Network (AN) is a global network that provides connectivity and online services to organizations engaged in business-to-business e-commerce.
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