C_ARSUM Ariba Supplier Management Practice Question
A buying organization runs a modular questionnaire during supplier registration. The template includes a 'Business License Number' question of type 'Text'. A supplier enters a value that does not match the required alphanumeric pattern, yet the registration still submits successfully. The template designer needs to block submission until the format is correct. Which configuration should the designer apply to the question?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that making a question Required also validates its format, when Required only checks for presence, not pattern correctness.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Set the question as Required and add a validation rule using a regular expression (regex) pattern.
The requirement is to enforce a specific alphanumeric format on a supplier-entered license number before registration can be submitted. In SAP Ariba modular questionnaires, validation rules—including regular expression patterns—are applied to questions to enforce such formats, and marking the question Required ensures a value is present. Together, these settings block submission until the entry matches the defined pattern, directly resolving the scenario.
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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Mark the question as 'Internal Only' so suppliers cannot see or edit it.
Why it's wrong here
'Internal Only' hides the question from suppliers and prevents their input, which conflicts with the need to collect the license number from the supplier. It also provides no format enforcement. This setting is used for buyer-side notes or scoring, not for validating supplier-provided data, so it fails the scenario's requirement entirely.
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Change the question type to 'Attachment' so the supplier uploads a scanned copy of the license.
Why it's wrong here
Changing to 'Attachment' removes the text entry and instead asks for a file, which does not enforce a format on a license number. This does not solve the requirement to validate the alphanumeric pattern at submission. The scenario specifically needs format validation on a text value, so an attachment type is inappropriate and would not block an incorrectly formatted entry.
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Enable 'Allow Multiple Responses' on the question to let the supplier correct the value later.
Why it's wrong here
'Allow Multiple Responses' permits repeated answers but does not validate the format of any response. The supplier could still submit an invalid license number. This option addresses response multiplicity, not data validation, and therefore does not prevent submission of a malformed value. It is unrelated to regex or format enforcement in modular questionnaires.
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Set the question as Required and add a validation rule using a regular expression (regex) pattern.
Why this is correct
Required ensures the field is populated, and a regex validation rule enforces the exact alphanumeric format so the supplier cannot submit until the value matches. This directly addresses the scenario where an incorrectly formatted license number was accepted. In SAP Ariba Supplier Management, modular questionnaire questions support validation rules, including regex patterns, making this the correct configuration.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official SAP exam blueprint
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