Version 24.3.9120

• Add the SAP Ariba Source Connector
• Authenticate to SAP Ariba Source
  • Supplier Data API
  • Sourcing Project Management API
  • Contract API
  • Risk Category Information API for Supplier Risk Exposure
• Complete Your Connection
• More Information

You can use the SAP Ariba Source connector from the CData Sync application to capture data from SAP Ariba Source and move it to any supported destination. To do so, you need to add the connector, authenticate to the connector, and complete your connection.

Add the SAP Ariba Source Connector

To enable Sync to use data from SAP Ariba Source, you first must add the connector, as follows:

1. Open the Connections page of the Sync dashboard.

2. Click Add Connection to open the Select Connectors page.

3. Click the Sources tab and locate the SAP Ariba Source row.

4. Click the Configure Connection icon at the end of that row to open the New Connection page. If the Configure Connection icon is not available, click the Download Connector icon to install the SAP Ariba Source connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections.

Authenticate to SAP Ariba Source

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.

• Connection Name - Enter a connection name of your choice.

• API Key - Enter your OAuth application key.

• Realm - Enter the realm from which you want to access data.

• API - Select the API from which Sync should retrieve SAP Ariba Source data.

  • Supplier Data API (default)

  • Sourcing Project Management API

  • Contract API

  • Risk Category Information API for Supplier Risk Exposure

• Auth Scheme - By default, the authentication scheme is OAuthClient. For this scheme, specify the following settings:

  • OAuth Client Id - Enter the client Id that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.

  • OAuth Client Secret - Enter the client secret that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.

Supplier Data API

For the Supplier Data API, specify the following settings:

• API: - Select SupplierDataAPIWithPagination-V4.

• Type Detection Scheme (optional) - Select the detection-scheme type (None or RowScan) that you want to use. The default type is Row Scan.

• Include Custom Fields (optional) - Specify whether you want Sync to expose custom fields as columns in SAP Ariba Source tables. The default value is False.

Sourcing Project Management API

For the Sourcing Project Management API, specify the following settings:

• API: Select SourcingProjectManagementAPI-V2.

• Project Id - Enter the identifier (Id) of the sourcing project for which you want to retrieve information.

• User - Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your SAP Ariba Source account.

• Password Adapter - Enter the password that you use to authenticate to your SAP Ariba Source account.

• Include Custom Fields (optional) - Specify whether you want Sync to expose custom fields as columns in SAP Ariba Source tables. The default value is False.

Contract API

For the Contract API, specify the following settings:

• API: Select ContractAPI-V1.

• User - Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your SAP Ariba Source account.

• Password Adapter - Enter the password that you use to authenticate to your SAP Ariba Source account.

• Include Custom Fields (optional) - Specify whether you want Sync to expose custom fields as columns in SAP Ariba Source tables. The default value is False.

Risk Category Information API for Supplier Risk Exposure

For the Risk Category Information API for Supplier Risk, select RiskCategoryInformationAPIForSupplierRiskExposure-V1 for API. No additional properties are required.

Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:

1. Specify the following properties:

   • Max Threads (optional) - Enter the maximum number of concurrent requests that Sync can execute to SAP Ariba Source. The default number is 5.

   • Environment (optional) - Select the environment that you want to use when you connect to SAP Ariba Source.

2. Define advanced connection settings on the Advanced tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)

3. Click Create & Test to create your connection.

More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Sync and SAP Ariba Source, see SAP Ariba Source Connector for CData Sync.