

SAP S/4 HANA customers do not need to migrate to the BP model since it has it by default Customer using the old SAP vendor model will not be able to use bi-directional integration w/ SLP Customer must have moved to the SAP Business Partner (BP) model, supplier What does this integration require? - Customer must be on SAP ECC 6.0 EhP 6 SP1 or higher + SAP Business Services Foundation 731. That blanket terms refers to upstream in general (12 AR820 SAP Ariba Integration Points - SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Integrations) (SLP Integration with SAP ERP) Buyers integrated with SLP through CIG can use the unified vendor model to integrate business partner and vendor master data between the solution and SAP ERP, SAP Master Data Governance, and SAP S/4 HANA.

SAP Strategic Sourcing Suite covers strategic procurement (SAP Ariba Sourcing/SAP Ariba Contracts/SAP Ariba SLP).

(11 AR820 SAP Ariba Integration Points - SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Integrations) Why is SAP Strategic Sourcing integrated with SAP ERP on-prem/cloud solutions? What is SAP Strategic Sourcing Suite? It's implemented when a company wants to manage their strategic procurement process (supplier relationships, sourcing, negotiations, and related contracts and spend) separate from their operational procurement process
