C_ARSUM Ariba Supplier Management Practice Question
A buyer at Northwind Components is creating a new modular questionnaire in the SAP Ariba Supplier Management template library. The buyer needs respondents to attach a current ISO 9001 certificate, and the system must prevent the questionnaire from being submitted if the file is missing. Which configuration should the buyer apply to the question?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming any question that can hold a certificate reference will enforce it, when only an Attachment question marked required blocks submission.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Set the question type to Attachment and mark it as required.
The Attachment question type is purpose-built for file collection, and combining it with the required setting creates a hard stop at submission. Alternatives that use text fields, internal documents, or profile references fail to both capture the binary certificate and enforce its presence before the questionnaire can be completed.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Add a Document question and rely on the supplier's Supplier 360 profile to hold the certificate.
Why it's wrong here
The Supplier 360 profile is a consolidated view of supplier data, not the mechanism that solicits a new upload inside a questionnaire. A Document question may reference content, but relying on the profile alone gives no mandatory gate at submission time, so missing certificates would still pass through.
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Set the question type to Text and add a validation rule that checks for a .pdf extension.
Why it's wrong here
A Text question captures free-form typing only; it cannot store or transmit a binary file. A validation rule on the string value could check for the literal characters '.pdf', but that merely confirms the supplier typed a filename, not that a certificate was actually uploaded, so the requirement would not be genuinely enforced.
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Set the question type to Attachment and mark it as required.
Why this is correct
An Attachment question type lets the supplier upload a document such as the ISO 9001 certificate, and the required flag blocks submission until the file is provided. This satisfies both the collection and the enforcement needs in one configuration step, without needing a separate approval task or manual chase.
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Create a separate supplier registration project and make the certificate an internal-only document.
Why it's wrong here
An internal-only document is visible to the buying organization but is not something the supplier populates in the questionnaire. Spinning up a registration project to collect a certificate during an existing modular questionnaire adds an unnecessary project and does not enforce completeness of the current questionnaire.
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