C_ARSUM Ariba Supplier Management Practice Question
A buyer creates a modular questionnaire in SAP Ariba Supplier Management and needs to make sure that a supplier's answer to one control question determines whether a set of follow-up questions is displayed at all. Which configuration capability should the buyer use?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that template assignment or supplier status controls question visibility, when the conditional display logic inside the modular questionnaire is what actually governs which questions appear.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Conditional question display logic built into the modular questionnaire
Modular questionnaires include conditional display logic so that a supplier's answer to one question can reveal or hide dependent questions. This directly satisfies the requirement to show follow-up questions only when a control question is answered in a specific way, without creating duplicate templates or relying on unrelated configuration such as supplier groups or preferred status.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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A separate supplier qualification template triggered by a sourcing event rule
Why it's wrong here
Sourcing event rules govern how suppliers are invited and how events flow, not whether individual questions inside a modular questionnaire appear. Creating a separate template would duplicate content and would not dynamically reveal follow-up questions based on a supplier's earlier answer. It also adds administrative overhead instead of using the questionnaire's own conditional display capability.
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Conditional question display logic built into the modular questionnaire
Why this is correct
Modular questionnaires in SAP Ariba Supplier Management support conditional display logic, so a supplier's response to a triggering question can show or hide dependent questions in the same questionnaire. This keeps the supplier experience relevant and prevents irrelevant sections from being answered, which is exactly what the buyer needs when one control answer must govern whether follow-up questions appear.
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A preferred supplier status flag applied during registration approval
Why it's wrong here
Preferred status indicates a supplier's standing for sourcing and is applied after qualification or performance review; it has no effect on the runtime display of questions in a modular questionnaire. Using status to control question visibility would be indirect, unreliable, and would not produce the conditional behavior the buyer requires within a single questionnaire.
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A supplier group mapping that assigns the supplier to a commodity code
Why it's wrong here
Supplier group mappings associate suppliers with categories for sourcing and reporting purposes; they do not control question visibility inside a questionnaire. While groupings can influence which templates apply, they cannot make a specific follow-up question appear only when a prior control question is answered in a certain way, so this does not meet the requirement.
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