C_ARSUM Practice Test 15 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A supplier manager needs to send a supplier a follow-up questionnaire that requests updated compliance certificates. The supplier previously completed a modular questionnaire, and the manager wants only the specific module about certifications to be reopened for editing. What should the manager do in SAP Ariba Supplier Management?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

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Reopen the specific module of the existing questionnaire for supplier editing.. Modular questionnaires support module-level reopening, which preserves submitted data while allowing targeted updates. Reopening just the certification module satisfies the request efficiently and maintains the integrity of the remaining responses and the audit trail.

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Change the questionnaire template status to Draft so the supplier can edit it.

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Delete the supplier's previous response and resend the entire questionnaire.

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Create a new modular questionnaire from scratch and assign it to the supplier.

Question 2

A supplier manager is configuring a supplier performance management project in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. The manager wants the scorecard to reflect both objective transactional data and subjective survey feedback. (Choose two.)

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Configure a scorecard with metrics sourced from transactional systems such as SAP Ariba Procurement.. A balanced supplier performance scorecard combines objective transactional metrics with subjective survey-based ratings. Configuring metrics from transactional systems supplies quantitative data, while survey-based metrics collect internal stakeholder input. Together they populate the scorecard with both dimensions. Self-assessment, qualification questionnaires, and document attachments do not deliver the required combination of objective and subjective scorecard inputs.

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Use a qualification questionnaire to collect performance ratings from buyers.

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Enable supplier self-assessment so the supplier reports its own performance scores.

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Attach historical sourcing event results as a document to the performance project.

Question 3

A buying organization's category manager needs to send a supplier a questionnaire that includes a mix of internally authored questions and a standard set of questions maintained by the buying organization. The supplier has already been registered in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. Which feature should the category manager use to assemble and send this questionnaire?

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A modular questionnaire in the Supplier Lifecycle and Performance module. Modular questionnaires are the correct mechanism because they draw content from multiple modules and allow a buying organization to combine its own standard questions with one-off internal questions, then issue the questionnaire to an already-registered supplier. Registration questionnaires and sourcing templates serve different processes and cannot produce the blended, supplier-management-focused content the category manager needs.

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An SAP Ariba Supplier Risk engagement request

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A sourcing request template in SAP Ariba Sourcing

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The supplier's registration questionnaire

Question 4

A supplier management administrator is configuring supplier segmentation for a large manufacturing company. The administrator wants segmentation to drive which qualification template is assigned to a supplier and how frequently performance reviews are scheduled. Which two configuration elements must the administrator define to make segmentation drive those outcomes? (Choose two.)

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Rules that map segmentation values to templates and to review frequencies. Segmentation becomes actionable only when two things exist: the categories and values that classify suppliers, and the rules that translate those values into specific outcomes. Categories such as spend tier or risk level provide the vocabulary, while mapping rules connect that vocabulary to a qualification template and a review cadence. Both are indispensable, and neither alone produces the desired automation.

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A supplier registration template with mandatory diversity questions

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A preferred supplier designation applied to all tier-one suppliers

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A background verification integration connected to an external credit bureau

Question 5

A supplier management lead wants to ensure that when a supplier's qualification expires, the supplier is automatically prevented from being invited to new sourcing events until requalification is complete, while existing contracts remain unaffected. Which approach achieves this?

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Configure qualification expiration with automatic status change so the supplier is excluded from sourcing candidate lists. Qualification expiration with an automatic status change is the built-in mechanism that removes a lapsed supplier from sourcing candidate selection the moment the qualification expires. Existing contracts are separate objects, so they are unaffected. Manual deactivation, risk alerts, and removing commodity mapping are either reactive, merely informational, or disproportionately disruptive.

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Manually deactivate the supplier record when the qualification lapses

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Add a risk alert to the supplier profile when the certification date approaches

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Remove the supplier's commodity mapping when the qualification is due to expire

Question 6

A category manager wants to invite a new supplier to register in SAP Ariba Supplier Management and ensure the supplier completes a specific set of questions and uploads required documents before any buyer reviews the data. Which artifact should the category manager select when creating the invitation?

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A supplier registration template. The supplier registration template is the SAP Ariba Supplier Management artifact that defines exactly what a supplier must provide during registration, including questions and required documents. Selecting it on the invitation guarantees the supplier completes that content before the registration enters the buyer's review queue.

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A performance scorecard template

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A sourcing event template

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A contract workspace template

Question 7

A global procurement organization uses SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. They want to ensure that a supplier's qualification remains valid over time and that any changes to the supplier's risk profile are detected. The administrator is configuring automated processes. Which two actions can be scheduled or triggered to support ongoing supplier qualification and risk monitoring? (Choose two.)

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Set up a recurring supplier qualification questionnaire that is sent automatically at defined intervals.. Recurring qualification questionnaires and risk alerts are both automated mechanisms that support ongoing supplier qualification and risk monitoring. Recurring questionnaires ensure that supplier information is refreshed periodically, while risk alerts notify buyers of significant changes in risk scores. The other options either bypass controls or do not provide automated, scheduled monitoring.

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Set the supplier's status to 'Preferred' so that they are exempt from future risk assessments.

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Manually review each supplier's profile every quarter and update the qualification status by editing the supplier record.

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Enable automatic approval of all supplier registration requests to reduce cycle time.

Question 8

A buyer at a manufacturing company needs to onboard a new supplier for a critical component. The supplier must be assessed for financial stability and compliance with quality standards before any purchase order can be issued. The buyer creates a supplier request in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. Which feature should the buyer use to ensure that the supplier undergoes the required assessments?

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Assign a qualification template to the supplier request.. Qualification templates are the mechanism in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance to define and enforce assessments such as financial and quality reviews. Assigning a qualification template to the supplier request ensures the supplier undergoes the required evaluations before approval. Other options do not provide the structured assessment process needed for qualification.

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Add the supplier to a preferred supplier list.

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Create a sourcing project and invite the supplier to participate.

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Send the supplier a registration questionnaire.

Question 9

A buyer administrator is configuring a modular questionnaire for a new supplier qualification project. The questionnaire must include a section that only appears when a supplier selects 'Yes' to a question about handling hazardous materials. Which configuration element in the SAP Ariba Supplier Management template should the administrator use to achieve this conditional display?

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Use a 'Visibility Condition' on the section, referencing the hazardous materials question and setting the condition to 'Equals Yes'.. Visibility Conditions are the correct mechanism to conditionally display content in SAP Ariba modular questionnaires. They evaluate responses to earlier questions and show or hide sections or questions accordingly. Using a condition on the section that references the hazardous materials question and checks for 'Yes' ensures the section appears only when relevant, streamlining the supplier's experience.

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Configure a 'Skip Logic' rule on the hazardous materials question that jumps the supplier to the end of the questionnaire if they answer 'No'.

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Add a 'Dependent Field' to the section header that pulls the answer from the hazardous materials question and displays it as a read-only value.

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Create a separate qualification template for hazardous materials and assign it as a follow-on project after the initial questionnaire is submitted.

Question 10

A supplier management administrator is configuring a new supplier qualification project template. The business wants suppliers to be automatically disqualified if they fail a mandatory anti-bribery compliance question, regardless of their scores on other sections. Which configuration should the administrator apply to enforce this behavior?

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Set the anti-bribery question as a disqualifying response with a failing threshold.. A disqualifying response with a failing threshold creates a hard gate that overrides aggregate scoring, ensuring a failed mandatory compliance question automatically disqualifies the supplier. Weighting, required flags, or optional modules only influence or defer the decision and cannot guarantee the absolute behavior the business demands.

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Mark the anti-bribery question as required and rely on the approver to reject manually.

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Assign a high negative weight to the anti-bribery question in the scoring model.

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Move the anti-bribery question into a separate optional module that is not scored.

Question 11

A buying organization uses SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. A category manager needs to send a detailed questionnaire to three suppliers to collect financial and compliance data for a new qualification process. The questionnaire must be reusable across future qualification projects. Which SAP Ariba feature should be used to create and manage this questionnaire?

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Modular Questionnaire in the Supplier Qualification template. The Modular Questionnaire is the correct choice because it is a reusable component that can be incorporated into Supplier Qualification templates. It enables the category manager to create a questionnaire once and deploy it across multiple suppliers and future qualification projects, ensuring consistency and efficiency. The other options are tied to different processes (registration, sourcing, or profile updates) and do not support the required reuse for qualification.

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Sourcing Project questionnaire

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Supplier Registration questionnaire

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Supplier 360 profile survey

Question 12

A supplier manager is reviewing the Supplier 360 profile for a key supplier. They need to quickly assess the supplier's overall health and compliance. Which two types of information are directly accessible from the Supplier 360 profile? (Choose two.)

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Supplier's current qualification status and expiry dates. The Supplier 360 profile is designed to provide a holistic view of a supplier's relationship with the buying organization. It aggregates data from various modules, prominently featuring the supplier's qualification status and expiry dates, as well as performance scorecards and KPI trends. These two elements are essential for quickly assessing overall health and compliance. Other details like financial statements, org charts, or full sourcing event lists are either not included or require accessing separate areas of the system.

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The supplier's internal organizational chart with employee names

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A list of all sourcing events the supplier has participated in

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Detailed financial statements from the supplier's last fiscal year

Question 13

A global retailer is implementing SAP Ariba Supplier Risk. The risk team wants to understand which data inputs contribute to a supplier's risk exposure calculation so they can prioritize monitoring. Which two data inputs are used by SAP Ariba Supplier Risk to calculate risk exposure? (Choose two.)

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Supplier engagement data such as purchase order spend and contract value. SAP Ariba Supplier Risk calculates exposure by combining how much the organization engages with a supplier and what external risk indicators say about that supplier. Engagement data such as spend and contract value establishes the potential impact, while third-party risk data feeds supply financial, legal, and operational signals. Together these inputs produce a risk exposure view that helps the risk team prioritize monitoring and mitigation activities.

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Number of years the supplier has been in business alone

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Supplier's internal employee satisfaction survey results

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Supplier's marketing campaign performance metrics

Question 14

A procurement analyst needs to find all suppliers in the system that are currently in the 'Registered' lifecycle state and belong to the 'IT Hardware' commodity. Which SAP Ariba Supplier Management feature should the analyst use to retrieve this list?

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Supplier Search with lifecycle state and commodity filters. Supplier Search is the designated tool for querying the supplier master by attributes such as lifecycle state and commodity. It returns a filtered list in one operation, whereas the other options are single-supplier views, performance reports, or configuration artifacts that cannot produce the requested list.

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Supplier Performance Management scorecard

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Supplier registration questionnaire template

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Supplier 360 profile page

Question 15

A supplier manager is preparing to send a supplier registration questionnaire to a new potential supplier in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. The manager wants to ensure the supplier can access and complete the questionnaire. Which two actions are required to enable supplier access? (Choose two.)

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The supplier must have a valid SAP Ariba account and be invited to the registration project. Supplier access to a registration questionnaire requires two things: the supplier must have a valid SAP Ariba account and be invited to the registration project, and the registration template must be published and associated with that project. These enable the supplier to log in and see the correct questionnaire. Category assignment, risk scoring, and prior modular questionnaires are not prerequisites and would incorrectly block or delay registration.

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The supplier's risk score must be calculated before access is granted

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The supplier must complete a modular questionnaire before the registration questionnaire

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The supplier must be assigned to a sourcing category before registration