You can access a sourcing event to which you have been invited in two ways:

• Through the invitation email the buyer sends
• By going to the Proposals page (click app drop-down menu in the upper-left corner of the application and select Proposals.)

If the event you are looking for is not listed on the Proposals page, please see here for troubleshooting steps.

Please keep in mind that in order to participate in a sourcing event, you must first be invited. If you have not been invited, please reach out to the buyer.

Source: https://uex.ariba.com/auc/node/97516?a_lang=en

In order to participate in a SAP Ariba Proposals & Questionnaires event, you must first register an account and connect it with your customer’s Proposals & Questionnaires site.

Before initiating this process, it is strongly recommended that you confirm whether or not your company has an existing Ariba Network account identified by an Ariba Network ID (ANID) number. If so, please request to be added as a user to this account with the Proposals & Contracts Access permission before proceeding with the following steps.

1. Click the link in the invitation email you received from your customer.

2. Click either Sign Up or Login depending on which applies to you.

3. If you chose Sign Up, complete all required fields marked with an asterisk (*) and then click Create account and Continue.

4. If you chose Login, enter your existing username and password and click Continue.

You should now see SAP Ariba Proposals & Questionnaires in the upper left corner along with your customer’s name and any Customer Requested Profile information that may be required by your customer.

Please note that once you've successfully registered through the invitation email, the invitation link becomes expired. You can login to your account in the future by using the following URL: https://proposals.seller.ariba.com.

Source: https://uex.ariba.com/auc/node/1188?a_lang=en

There are a number of reasons you may not be seeing a sourcing event your company was invited to. Below are various scenarios that may apply:

1. Did you receive an event invitation in your email inbox?

• Buyers invite suppliers to events by selecting each participant, so there is a chance that only one person from the company received an invitation. Only those who are invited to the event will have access.
• If you would like to request an invitation for yourself or additional people from your organization, you will need to contact the project owner.
• It is also a common user error to have a typo in the email address field. Double-check the email address and if there is a typo the buyer will need to edit it.

2. Did you log in to the correct account?

• You might have more than one SAP Ariba account. If you have multiple accounts, make sure you are logged into the account that was invited.

3. Do you have permissions to see the page?

• To view your organization's Ariba Sourcing events, questionnaires, and Ariba Contract Management contracts, documents, and tasks, sub users need to have the permission Access Proposals and Contracts assigned. If you do not have the correct permissions, please contact your administrator. You can find the administrator's contact information by clicking your initials in the upper-right corner of the page and selecting Contact Administrator.

4. Is your user activated? Is your profile approved?

• It is possible that your user or organization profile is deactivated which will restrict your access to Ariba.
• If your organization profile on the buyer's site is Rejected you will not be able to register. If it is Unapproved you will be able to register but may not participate in sourcing events.
• You must contact your buyer to approve the organization profile.

5. Are you on the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution?

• If you see Ariba Discovery, Ariba Contract Management, or Ariba Network in the upper-left corner of the application, you are currently accessing another app within your SAP Ariba Commerce Cloud account and will not see the event here. Click the app drop-down in the upper-left corner of the application and select Ariba Proposals & Questionnaires. This action will take you to the SAP Ariba Sourcing platform and show any events to which you have been invited. You may need to switch to the relevant buyer by clicking More... and selecting the correct buyer.

6. Is the event in Open status?

• In the top right corner of your screen the status will be displayed. If there is a countdown timer, then the event is published/open. If it is Closed, Paused, Pending Selection then you must contact the buyer to open the event.

7. Did you complete the Customer Requested Profile?

• Some customers require you to fill out specific information before you can see any bids. If you log in to your account and receive the following message, you must complete the Customer Requested Profile:
  • Your customer has requested that you complete the following information before they conduct business with you.
  • If you need help completing your Customer Requested Profile, please refer to How do I complete my customer requested profile?

8. Are you locked out of the event?

• You will not see the event on your dashboard if the buyer has locked your account from the event. Check your email to see if you were notified of being locked out of the event. In this instance, please contact the project owner to gain access.

9. Are you directed to a blank page when you click on an event within your account?

• Security features on your computer might cause a blank page when accessing an event. Use the following steps to resolve this issue:
  • Check the URL on the blank or black page.
  • If the URL starts with HTTP, change this to HTTPS.
  • Navigate to the new page.
  • Accept any security warnings that appear in your browser.
  • Ad Blockers can also cause this issue. Check to see if an ad blocker is installed, such as AdBlock Plus and uBlock. If one is installed, disable it and load the page again. If neither of these options help, try to log in using a different browser.

Source: https://uex.ariba.com/auc/node/1881?a_lang=en

On your supplier login page https://supplier.ariba.com and click on the circle with a question mark logo in it at the top right of the page to access the Support Center. Alternatively you can click here for direct access.

It depends on the supplier that the buyer chooses to send the RFQ invitation, and only the invitee will receive the notification email. Suppliers can also be confirmed through the company's Ariba account.

Yes, it is. Any individual case will be decided by the business group.

According to the requirements of the buyer, only invited and qualified suppliers may participate in the quotation.

After the evaluation process is completed and all approvals are obtained, the supplier will be notified of the evaluation result via email and the Ariba account.

Please submit the unit price excluding tax.

If the buyer decides to allows additional time for the supplier to quote after the evaluation, the quotation deadline will be changed accordingly.

Yes, you can modify it before the event ends.

The Ariba platform only deals with product inquiries and price quotation.We will contact you separately regarding contract related issues.

No, this system is only for product inquiry and price quotation.

It depends. Any further negotiations will be subject to the discretion of the RFP issuing party.

Yes, every activity in Ariba will be recorded.