This table stores the description of position and the ID of group which is A_ or I _. Group Export FileĪbove table needs to be designed based on example provided. Position ID stored in ECC is an 8 digit number that is associated with Each employee in the HR system.Īriba workflow needs following files to be uploaded in the system.Ībove two files are common between Sourcing and Buying solution. SAP Business Suite Organization Management It is important that the Organizational Authority for Approval is clearly understood between both the domains HR and Ariba.

The basic design definition must start with this step where you determine how would you identify the Approver and Initiator user group.Īn approach that this article recommends is very simple.Īs we are implementing role based approval the focus needs to go back to the HR solution.

Each user can be mapped to Ariba user group.Ariba understands Workflow approver by user so each data export is used based.

The Need is to Extract this data from either of the systems.Īriba workflow Engine needs following file formats to interpret workflow data. This blog explains a possible approach which can help an organization run Role Based Approval between SAP ECC Business Suite on HANA and Ariba.Īriba is divided into primarily Two AreasĪriba has its own workflow engine which directly cannot consume the HR organization data either from Business Suite on HANA or Success Factors. Sample Organization Structure (applicable to success factors or on-premise HR solution)Īny Re Organization is executed in the HR box and there is a strong need to synchronize this data into the Ariba system to implement successful Role Based Approval Scenarios. HR Data is stored in the Business Suite on HANA and Ariba is being used for Sourcing and Buying. The details about direct integratio with successfactors is provided at the bottom as well. We will discuss a scenario where the customer is having below landscape.Ībove diagram depicts HR solution with Suite on HANA based on-premise solution. This blog is built to guide customers to achieve role based or HR Organization Structure based approvals in ARIBA.ĭefinition of Role is by Position and Ariba product is not directly integrated to Position Management of SuccessFactors or Business Suite on HANA. Objective – The objective of this blog is to solve a common issue that today’s customer base faces around Ariba integration with HXM solution.

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