Welcome

Welcome to your SAP Ariba Category Management Onboarding Resource Center! This is your one-stop-shop for all the resources you need to seamlessly onboard your team and kickstart projects on the path to go live.

Get Started with SAP

We invite you to join a live 30- to 40-minute onboarding presentation, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A, or watch one of the replays. The session covers everything from the initial setup of your S-user to accessing your SAP Ariba Category Management.

Recommended for the following roles: IT Contact, Business Process Owners, other relevant implementation roles.

  • Setup S-user permissions
  • Review SAP for Me
  • Understand the provisioning process 
  • Select and manage your partner

Plan Your Implementation

Explore essential resources on SAP's recommended project methodology, tools, solution upgrades, testing, and more to plan your implementation!

Recommended for: Project Managers, Function Leads, Technical Leads, System Administrators, Customer Support Leads, other relevant implementation roles.

  • Understand SAP's recommended project methodology
  • Register to change management course
  • Build your project team

Access methodologies for the implementation of and transition to specific SAP Solutions deployed in the cloud.

SAP Cloud ALM helps you to implement and operate intelligent cloud and hybrid business solutions.

Driving Excellence in implementation and beyond, the underlying quality principals.

Read this guide if you are an IT administrator or a system administrator who subscribes to SAP Ariba Category Management and configures SAP Ariba Category Management to work with procurement data warehouse, SAP Master Data Integration service, Identity Authentication service, Identity Provisioning service, intelligent opportunity analyzer, and SAP Ariba Sourcing.

Complete the Change Management learning journey and learn how organizational change management can contribute to the success of your SAP cloud project.

You will find here the SAP recommended customer roles and responsibilities for a successful implementation.

Get Enabled

Discover here the top enablement resources to enhance your skills and understand the key capabilities of your solution.

Recommended for: Project Managers, Function Leads, Technical Leads, System Administrators, Customer Support Leads, other relevant implementation roles.

  • Understand the key capabilities of your solution
  • Leverage the learning journeys available
  • Become part of SAP Community

Within the SAP Help Portal customers can explore initial configuration steps, integration options, end-user guides, and administrative documentation.

 

Facing a challenge with your SAP product? Visit the SAP Support Portal and search for SAP Notes, SAP Knowledge Base Articles, get support by submitting a case, chat with an expert and more in SAP for Me.

SAP Leaning Journeys allow you to build skills at your own pace. A variety of content can be found which you can filter according to your learning needs. Filter by Role and/or Topic in order to discover and consume the best content relevant to your learning needs.

 

Learn, share knowledge, receive assistance, and stay up to date with the latest advancements in the field. 

Prepare to Go Live

Evaluate your readiness for go-live to ensure a smooth transition, and familiarize yourself with post-go-live maintenance activities.

Recommended to: Senior Leadership, Business Process Owners, other relevant implementation roles.

  • Prepare for cutover
  • Assess final activities
  • Plan post-go-live activities
  • Become future ready

  • Release Readiness Resources centralizes up-to-date information and materials to help you prepare for upcoming releases.
  • SAP Release Ready consolidates a majority of the necessary release information into one spot. Innovation Resources are available within this portal to learn more about SAP Cloud ALM Release & Deployment, Product Roadmaps, and Product Innovations.
  • Release Navigator simplifies the effort for you and your team by locating release essentials specific to SAP Ariba Category Management
  • Road Map Explorer allows you to understand the future direction of your solution.

Influence SAP software development, adopt new innovations early on, and request specific enhancements or features.