1. What activity information can you see when you access Item 360 view? (3) a. Sourcing Activity b. PIR Activity c. Contract Information d. Audit Log e. Pricing.
2. What grading feature allows you to change scores submitted by team graders? (1) a. Blind grading b. Pre-grading c. Review for team grading d. Adjust grades for consensus.
3. Which of the following scoring rules must be set to enable blind team grading? (2) a. Defaults grading method b. Allow participants to see scoring weights c. Enable blind grading on participant responses d. Enable scoring on participant response.
4. Where can you access tasks that have been assigned to you? (3) a. Manager > Personal workspace b. Manage > My task c. Dashboard calendar d. To-Do portlet e. Manage > to do.
5. What are the different methods the team graders can use to grade responses? (3) a. grade by a participant b. grade by content c. grade for consensus d. grade offline excels e. grade for the team.
6. What kind of auction type do you typically use when you want to sell things such as surplus inventory (sales auction)? (1) a. Japanese auction b. Reverse auction c. Forward auction d. Bid transformation e. Total cost.
7. How do you set up a site logo? (3) a. The maximum image size for the supplier logo is 75x75 pixels b. Image file (PNG) format with 60 pixels high which appears better in the SAP blue background. c. Image file (PNG) format with 60 pixels high which appears better on a light background. d. Image file (JPG) format with 60 pixels high which appears better on a light background. e. Image file (JPG) format with 60 pixels high which appears better in the SAP blue background.
8. What are the following items the sourcing template will determine after you select and answer the standard and custom fields? (3) a. Visibility of standard and custom header fields b. Sourcing Request item document and team member who can access the sourcing request c. Sourcing Request process, including to-do and approval workflow task d. Suppliers pre-selected e. Type of auction to be used.
9. When is the Ariba review button available? (2) a. On the summary step before publish b. When the event is in draft status c. When a test event is set to YES d. After publishing, while monitoring.
10. What is the best practice one the light auction? (2) a. When the supplier inserts the price, and it has automatic feedback based on the colour light the supplier received. b. When the supplier inserts the price, it has not had automatic feedback based on the colour light the supplier received. c. Traffic light bidding provides suppliers with a quick and easy way to view their position in an auction. d. Suppliers submit increasing bids and receive feedback about whether their bid will be considered in the form of green, yellow, and red traffic light icons.
11. Which of the following best describes a traffic light auction format? (1) a. Supplier submits decreasing bids within serial lots with durations displayed via colour-coded icons b. Suppliers submit decreasing bids and receive feedback on whether their bids will be considered via colour-coded icons. c. Supplier must pass an access gate with prerequisites before participating in the full auction d. Supplier submits decreasing bids within staggered lots that do not include overtime.
12. Which of the following price attributes will be used in calculating the saving within a line item? (1) a. Initial response b. Reverse price c. Historic price d. Ceiling/floor value.
13. Which of the following event types allow overtime rules? (1) a. Simple RFX b. Dutch auctions c. Japanese auction d. Reverse auction.
14. What SAP Ariba solution allows you to find new suppliers for future events? (1) a. SAP Ariba Discovery b. SAP Ariba Knowledge c. SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance d. SAP Ariba Connect.
15. What are the available event types when creating a quick project? (3) a. RFI b. RFQ c. Auction d. RFx e. RFP.
16. Which of the following integration options leverages comma-separated values (CSV) upload over HTTPS? (1) a. SAP direct connectivity b. Batch file channel transfer with the integration toolkit (ITK) c. Web services (SOAP) d. Mediated connectivity (Customer middleware).
17. Which of the following methods can be used to add suppliers to a sourcing event? (2) a. Added automatically from a test event b. Search for suppliers using the UI (Invite Participant button) c. Added automatically from an SAP Ariba Discovery posting d. Added manually via Excel import.
18. Which of the following activities does the SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite facilitate? (2) a. Send pricing information to external applications b. See supplier inventory in an external application c. Order direct materials from a supplier d. View supplier qualification data.
19. Which bidding format is intended to be used when pricing terms are not equal across suppliers? (1) a. Index-based b. Price breakdown c. Bid transformation d. Total cost.
20. Where can a project owner see which user or group is pending action on a submitted document? (1) a. View task details > Task History b. Overview tab c. Approval Flow tab d. View task details > Properties.
21. In the context of a BOM quote, which option should be used to enable suppliers to provide bids for certain materials only? (1) a. Quotable part types b. Material part types c. Active part types d. Visible part types.
22. Which pricing option is recommended when cost components in a line item vary by supplier and are not visible to participants? (1) a. Bid transformation b. Total cost c. Price breakdown d. Alternative responses.
23. What is under the "Create" menu of the content step of the sourcing event? (3) a. Section b. Line item c. Term d. Custom offline bid sheet e. Attachment.
24. When you manage event templates (rank, lead bid, etc.) which of the following rule types controls the visibility of participant information? (1) a. Supplier eligibility criteria b. Market feedback rules c. Bidding rules d. Bid agreement rules.
25. What are the steps for creating a BOM quote? (1) a. On SAP Ariba Dashboard > click on create > BOM quote b. Select material > get quote > BOM quote c. Select the parent BOM > Get quote > using sourcing project >Bom quote d. Select material >Bom quote > using sourcing project.
26. Which of the following services can auction administrators/market integrity specialists provide? (3) a. Extend and reduce timing b. Surrogate bid c. Actively monitor all events d. Delete bids e. Assist with test auctions.
27. What functionality allows you to send the same event to multiple contacts of one supplier? (1) a. Supplier response team b. Mass invitation c. Incumbent suppliers d. Supplier research posting.
28. Concept of a bid buffer rule. (2) a. If your event uses bid buffers, participants cannot place a bid in a certain buffer zone in front of and behind the market-leading bid. b. The lead bid protection buffer allows you to control how much the lead bid must improve and how close behind it another bid can get. c. Bid buffer is only available in Japanese auction d. If your event uses bid buffers, participants can place a bid in a certain buffer zone in front of and behind the market-leading bid.
29. Which auction setting prevents a tied or near-tied lead bid? (1) a. Front buffer and back buffer b. Bid decrement c. Market feedback rules d. Improve bid by a nominal amount.
30. Which auction types must include "Serial" for the event rule "Specify how lot bidding will begin and end"? (2) a. English reverse auction b. Dutch reverse auction c. Traffic light auction d. Japanese reverse auction.
31. Which of the following customization Manager activities can be performed by the customization administrator system group? (2) a. Update site-wide company logo b. Update enumerations c. Access field configuration d. Update bidder agreement text.
32. Which of the following can be used to ensure that a supplier's new bids meet a minimum percentage difference from their previous bid? (1) a. Alternative responses b. Bid decrement c. Bid buffer d. Bid transformation.
33. Which of the following can be used to prevent suppliers from outbidding the lead bid by marginal amounts? (2) a. Protect lead bid with a front buffer of b. Bid guardian percentage c. Bid decrement d. Protect lead bid with a back buffer of.
34. What interface can pass sourcing requests from an SAP ERP purchasing system to SAP Ariba Sourcing? (1) a. Web services b. Ariba Network c. Ul import/export d. HTTP requests.
35. What type of lot strategy should be used if you want to collect bids on the lots as quickly as possible? (1) a. Serial b. Staggered c. Dutch d. Parallel.
36. Which of the following sourcing event types should be used to collect each component of the price of a good or service? (1) a. Index-based event b. Price breakdown c. Bid transformation d. Total cost.
37. Which of the following user groups are needed to use product sourcing functionality? (2) a. Materiel viewer b. Materials Manager c. BOM Administrator d. Materials User.
38. Which auction template includes the "Show number of active participants" market feedback rule? (1) a. Reverse Dutch auction b. Japanese auction c. Auction with envelopes d. Traffic light auction.
39. You have created a new supplier within a sourcing event and have published the event. Your supplier contacts you and says they already have an Ariba Network account. How should you proceed? (1) a. Ask your supplier to click the link in the invitation e-mail and log in with their existing account. b. Ask your supplier to log in to their account and search for your sourcing event in the list of active events. c. Ask your supplier to click on the link in the invitation e-mail and to create a new account that is tied to your company's sourcing site. d. Remove them from the event and recreate their company and contact with the correct information.
40. How do you create a supplier SAP Ariba Discovery posting? (2) a. From a sourcing event b. By creating a posting on SAP Ariba Discovery before you create your event c. From a Sourcing request d. From a message comminutor.
41. Which of the following templates are available with SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management (SIPM) new architecture enabled? (2) a. Supplier Request template b. Supplier Self-Registration template c. Sourcing Request d. Sourcing Project.
42. What do you have to enable to allow the Custom Offline Responses to the event? (3) a. Template must be published and set to allow offline responses b. Event must also have bidding rules enabled for offline responses c. Content Items (questions/lots/line items) must also be set for offline response d. Suppliers must be preferred suppliers e. The event bidding time must be set up as a serial.
43. Which parameter do you have to enable to allow the store the History of BOM changes? (1) a. ENABLE_ITEM_VERSIONING b. ENABLE_ITEM_VERSIONING.VIEW c. ENABLE_BOM_VERSIONING d. ENABLE_BOM_VERSIONING.VIEW.
44. Which action can the customer take if the ENABLE_ITEM_VERSIONING parameter is active? (1) a. Assign the BOM to different programs b. Add different versions of the same material to sourcing events c. Assign different versions of the same item to different users d. Store the History of BOM changes.
45. What difference can you view with the BOM comparison feature? (2) a. BOMs imported from the ERP and those created via CSV import b. Two distinct BOMs c. Designed BOM and finished BOM d. Different version of the same BOM .
46. What are 2 types of BOM splits? (2) a. Approved Manufacture List (AML) – splits across every item and contract manufacture b. BOM – splits between item groups in a particular BOM c. Manual Individual– splits a specific item line in a BOM d. Manual All – splits all item lines in a BOM by percentage or quantity.
47. How to split BOMs? (3) a. You must be an owner of the material to add split b. On the Product Sourcing dashboard click on the BOM item groups without 100% split action tile c. The data table will automatically be displayed, then select the BOM IDs for which you want to enter split percentages and click View / Edit BOM split info. d. Split the BOM by selecting child item e. Any user can create a BOM quotes .
48. How to get quotes for BOMs? (3) a. You must be a member of the Material Manager or Material Viewer group b. On the Product Sourcing dashboard click one of the BOM action tiles you want c. The data table will automatically be displayed, then select the parent BOM for which you want to collect supplier quotes and click BOM Quotes. d. Select the BOM from your past Simple RFx e. Any user can create a BOM quotes .
49. Which tabs are unique to a published full sourcing project when compared to a published quick sourcing project? (3) a. History b. Documents c. Tasks d. Overview e. Team.
50. Your Overview tab is set to full view. What actions can you take on the Overview tab of the Sourcing Project? (3) a. Mark the project complete b. Upload a document c. Add a task d. Review Quick links e. Create project announcements.
51. What activities can you perform from the Overview tab or a project when the view is set to full view instead of compact view? (2) a. Audit project history b. Create project announcements c. Manage team groups d. Create a follow-on project.
52. Which of the following content items can be created as a prerequisite to view event content? (1) a. Question b. Requirement c. Lot/Line Items d. Attachment.
53. Which are the benefits of using advanced conditions instead of basic conditions? (2) a. Ability to include multiple questions. b. Ability to assign conditional expressions. c. Ability to use fields from the Sourcing Project header d. Ability to apply conditions to specific suppliers.
54. What master data is relevant for SAP Ariba Sourcing deployments? (3) a. Units of measure b. Commodity codes c. Departments d. Purchasing organizations e. Partitioned suppliers.
55. When do auctions have a high likelihood of success? (2) a. Raw material prices for suppliers are rising. b. The supply base is competitive c. The business is commercially attractive d. There is wide variation in product standards.
56. A folder in the Sourcing Library contains highly confidential information. How do you ensure that this confidential information is only visible to authorized users? (2) a. Set a password on the folder b. Hide the folder in a subfolder c. Set an access control on the folder d. Add the users to the Team tab in the Sourcing Library.
57. When would you choose to allow suppliers to see only rank in an auction? (2) a. You expect a wide variation in bids b. Price data is highly sensitive c. There are many suppliers invited to the auction d. The market for the product on auction is highly competitive.
58. What scoring field is used to dictate the weighting of a question within a specific section? (1) a. Weight b. Target Grade c. Overall Percentage d. Importance.
59. What preference needs to be set with a value of 1 or above to make content scorable? (1) a. Target grade b. Overall percentage c. Weight d. Importance.
60. How are due dates set? (2) a. Fixed dates are manually set by the project owner. b. Dates are set relative to the start of the parent phase c. Dates are set relative to the complete of the previous task d. Dates are set relative to the start of the project.
61. Your client wants to create automated approvals using the Sourcing Process Design Matrix workbook. Which fields are required within the workbook? (2) a. Group b. User c. Condition d. Project group.
62. Which area under the Project Manager menu contains the DocuSign accounts that allow you to see enhanced features for SAP Ariba Contracts? (1) a. Import Legacy Contracts b. Manage keywords c. Mass Edit Project d. Signature providers.
63. What options are available to split or partially award lots with multiple line items? (2) a. All line items in the lot split by a quantity b. Each line item awarded to a different supplier c. Only a partial percentage of the lot awarded d. All line items in the lot are split by percentage.
64. Which of the following task types must the task owner manually mark as complete when they are created as a required task? (3) a. Negotiation b. To-do c. Approval d. Notification e. Review.
65. How can you add content when modifying your event? (2) a. Add information manually to the event b. Import information from supplier registration c. Details are inherited from the template d. Copy information from clause library.
66. You are using the Add Content From Library option. In addition to the Sourcing Library, where can you get content using this option? (1) a. Sourcing requests b. SAP Ariba reports c. A Microsoft Excel file d. Past sourcing events.
67. What user role must you have to load, export, and manage master data in the SAP Ariba system? (1) a. Customization administrator b. Project mass edit administrator c. Customer administrator d. Project administrator.
68. How do suppliers bid in a Dutch reverse auction? (1) a. They watch the buyer increase the price periodically and bid at their lowest acceptable price b. They submit technical qualifications only with no pricing data c. They read the buyers specifications and submit their best price d. They submit progressively lower bids to beat their competitors.
69. Why do you use a price breakdown in a sourcing event? (2) a. To gain insight into how suppliers’ attire at their prices b. To require suppliers to bid on the cost component of an item c. To account for non-price factors using a formula d. To obtain pricing for every item within a lot.
70. Which factor determine how rules are displayed in event templates? (3) a. Event type b. Currency rules c. Rules that are preset/hidden in a template d. Conditional values from other rules e. Conditionals Sourcing Library content .
71. In a multistage event, what is the purpose of running an RFI before conducting an RFP or an auction? (2) a. To narrow the list of suppliers to invite to later events b. To verify if suppliers can meet the specifications c. To gain a preliminary bid from each supplier d. To gather pricing and capability information.
72. What are some of the limitations of a large event? (2) a. The system limit is 125 suppliers b. The system limits the bidding through M excel only c. The system limit is 2000 line items d. The system limit is 30 terms per line. .
73. Large-capacity RFPs are non-competitive RFPs that must have a dedicated template with the capacity type rule enabled. The event can contain: (3) a. 10000 line items b. 700 suppliers c. 50 terms per line item d. Max of 150 conditions terms per item e. 1000 suppliers.
74. What data is shared between all SAP Ariba modules? (3) a. Teams b. Documents c. Commodity codes d. Units of measure e. Groups.
75. Which event types in SAP Ariba Sourcing can be configured to allow competition so that suppliers can see their bid rank or the current lead bid? (2) a. Reverse Auction b. Request for proposal c. Quick Quote posting d. Request for Information.
76. Which project types can contain custom header fields created within field configuration? (3) a. Contract workspace b. Supplier registration questionnaire c. Sourcing project d. Sourcing request e. Knowledge project .
77. Which of the following import operations creates and modifies objects in the database using values in the data file? (1) a. Deactivate b. Update only c. Load d. Create.
78. Which of the following fields contains a list of values that can act as a mini database where the selected value becomes a hyperlink that can open a window displaying additional data fields? (1) a. Flex Master Data b. URL Link c. Integer d. Text Multiple Select.
79. How can BOMs be imported to SAP? (2) a. Via SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway b. Via cXML c. Via Simple Excel import d. Via a manual CSV import.
80. Which of the following master data have a hierarchical structure? (3) a. Units of measure b. Exchange rates c. Departments d. Commodity codes e. Regions.
81. Which event timing is represented by the attached graphic? (1) a. Staggered b. Parallel c. Serial d. Dutch.
82. What are some of the benefits of upgrading to Direct Materials sourcing for an SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite customer? (3) a. Improve supplier qualification. b. Source directly from a bill of materials c. Integrate you PLM and ERP systems d. Increase fill rates e. Eliminate home grown portals.
83. You are reviewing users in the Supplier and Customer Manager workspace of the Administration area. Which field and values can you use to determine if the supplier has completed their Ariba Network registration? (1) a. Approval Status: Approves or unapproved b. Username: Contains Data or Empty c. Type: Enabled or Not Enabled d. Status: Private or Public.
84. You are creating event content in Microsoft Excel. What can potentially cause errors when you upload a Microsoft Excel file into an SAP Ariba Sourcing event? (3) a. Creating a system ID for new rows b. Editing the tab labels c. Sorting and filtering the excel file d. Adding new rows e. Editing the columns headers.
85. A sourcing project is created from a fully approved sourcing request. What data is copied from the sourcing request to the sourcing project? (2) a. Region b. Commodity c. Name d. Test project.
86. Once the sourcing request is fully approved, which of the following data is copied into the sourcing project from the sourcing request? (2) a. Departments b. Currency c. Name d. Process status.
87. What is affected when you change the value selected in the Locale field? (2) a. Language for supplier correspondence b. Time zone used to specify event start and end dates c. Language for header fields and system-generated messages d. Formatting of numbers and dates.
88. You are creating a sourcing event and want to ensure that your participants do not see confidential information in a specific section of the event until they have read and agreed to a confidentiality agreement. (2) a. Visibility conditions b. Envelope bidding c. A prerequisite with an access gate d. A prerequisite with restricted response submission.
89. What are some of the benefits of requiring pre-bids during the preview period of an auction? (3) a. Supplier can verify if they can supply the items as designed; b. Suppliers can be restricted from participating in an action until they submit a starting price; c. Suppliers can verify if they can supply the items at or below the starting price d. Suppliers can review the number of suppliers participating in the auction e. Suppliers can see their rank before the auction opens.
90. Which steps are required to set up a total cost term? (3) a. Create the line item within the event; b. Designate if the term is an adder, subtracter… c. Set the answer type and acceptable value for all non-numeric terms d. Access the Sourcing Library for a list of approved terms e. Add each term to the event template.
91. What step of the Create Analytical Report process allows you to apply an initial filter before executing the report? (1) a. Pivot Layout b. View Report c. Source Data d. Refine Data.
92. What action would allow a user to be able to create or edit a sourcing project? (2) a. Ensure the user is assigned to the Sourcing Approver system group b. Ensure a sourcing request was created before the sourcing project c. Ensure the user is assigned to the Project Owner group within a sourcing project; d. Ensure the user is assigned to the Sourcing Agent system group.
93. What event rule will allow you to reopen the lot if any of the suppliers have technical issues? (1) a. Review period b. Starting gate c. Overtime rule d. Custom offline responses.
94. Which tiles on the product sourcing dashboard can the Materials Viewer group see? (2) a. BOMs missing programs b. Materials with owners c. BOMs missing contract MFRs d. Materials with missing price.
95. Where can users see the task description? (3) a. In the To-do content item on the Dashboard b. On the Tasks tab when Show Details is turned on c. In email notification about task d. On the task tab when mousing over task name e. On the task details page.
96. What event type does the unstructured Excel import support? (1) a. RFI events b. Large-capacity events c. RFP events d. Auctions .
97. What does the BOM buy view allow you to do? (1) a. Add the entire BOM to cart and purchase the parts b. View the BOM hierarchy from the quote level and up c. See which materials will be ordered from suppliers d. Edit the BOM and add new materials.
98. What are the different types of alternative responses available? (3) a. Bundles b. Pricing c. Terms d. Lots/line items e. Tier.
99. Which of the following import fields require a domain column on the import file? (1) a. Commodity Codes b. Regions c. Currency Conversion Rates d. Users.
100. Which advantages apply to a Simple RFX? (3) a. Customers can schedule Simple RFx events for materials b. Customers can use Simple RFx event within auctions c. Customers can specify time periods for which they need a quote d. Customers can capture pricing information on an ongoing basis e. Supplier can specify for how long their quotes are valid .
101. When building a new term for your lot or line item, what is the purpose of the "Include in Cost" field? (1) a. Includes another line for cost b. Determines the acceptable value c. Determines how the term is added to the formula d. Makes it visible to the participant.
102. You are creating a new sourcing event. When would you create and import event content via Microsoft Excel? (2) a. When creating a large number of lots b. When individual needs to contribute to content but does not have an Ariba account c. When loading translations to event content d. When a supplier reports a technical issue and cannot submit their response.
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