§... Preface ... 11§§1 ... Introduction to SAP Cloud Solutions for Procurement ... 17§§1.1 ... Procurement: From On-Premise Solutions to the Cloud ... 18§§1.2 ... SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass ... 20§§1.3 ... Cloud Solutions at a Glance ... 23§§1.4 ... Pure Cloud, Pure On-Premise, and Hybrid Models ... 24§§1.5 ... Cloud Implementation Model ... 27§§1.6 ... Summary ... 36§§2 ... Sourcing ... 37§§2.1 ... SAP Ariba Sourcing ... 38§§2.2 ... SAP Ariba Discovery ... 57§§2.3 ... Implementing SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Discovery ... 62§§2.4 ... Summary ... 72§§3 ... Contract Management ... 73§§3.1 ... SAP Ariba Contract Management ... 75§§3.2 ... Implementing SAP Ariba Contract Management ... 95§§3.3 ... Summary ... 122§§4 ... Operational Procurement ... 123§§4.1 ... SAP Ariba P2P, SAP Ariba P2O, SAP APC, and SAP Ariba Services Procurement ... 123§§4.2 ... Implementing SAP Ariba P2P, SAP Ariba P2O, and SAP Ariba Services Procurement ... 140§§4.3 ... SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System ... 197§§4.4 ... Implementing SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System ... 204§§4.5 ... Summary ... 215§§5 ... Invoice Management ... 217§§5.1 ... Accounts Payable Solutions ... 218§§5.2 ... Implementing SAP Ariba Invoice Professional, SAP AribaPay, and SAP Ariba Discount Professional ... 232§§5.3 ... Summary ... 259§§6 ... Supplier Information and Performance Management ... 261§§6.1 ... SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management ... 262§§6.2 ... Implementing SAP Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management ... 269§§6.3 ... Summary ... 284§§7 ... Supplier Collaboration ... 287§§7.1 ... The SAP Ariba Network ... 287§§7.2 ... Implementing the SAP Ariba Network ... 310§§7.3 ... Summary ... 321§§8 ... Spend Analysis ... 323§§8.1 ... Introduction to SAP Ariba Spend Visibility ... 323§§8.2 ... Mining Procurement Operations for Data ... 326§§8.3 ... Implementing SAP Ariba Spend Visibility ... 342§§8.4 ... Summary ... 351§§9 ... Integrating SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass with SAP ERP ... 353§§9.1 ... SAP Ariba Network Purchase Order/Invoice Automation with SAP ERP MM-PUR Integration Options ... 354§§9.2 ... SAP Ariba Procure-to-Pay Integration ... 388§§9.3 ... SAP Ariba Collaborative Supply Chain Integration ... 424§§9.4 ... SAP Fieldglass Integration Points with SAP ERP and HR Systems ... 440§§9.5 ... Summary ... 447§§10 ... Conclusion ... 449§§10.1 ... Summary ... 450§§10.2 ... The Future of Procurement Solutions ... 453§§... The Author ... 455§§... Index ... 457§§