C_ARSUM Ariba Supplier Management Practice Question
A buying organization runs a modular questionnaire in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance that combines internal and external recipients. The internal category manager must answer questions about the supplier's strategic fit, while the supplier must answer compliance questions. The project owner needs both sets of answers to trigger the same downstream qualification decision, but the supplier should never see the internal questions. What is the most appropriate configuration to achieve this?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that a single modular questionnaire can hide sections based on who the recipient is, when conditional logic is driven by answers rather than recipient identity.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Create two separate modular questionnaires and link them to the same supplier qualification project, assigning one to the internal category manager and one to the supplier.
Using separate modular questionnaires linked to the same qualification project isolates internal and supplier-facing content while still consolidating both into one qualification decision. It preserves confidentiality, keeps recipients scoped to relevant questions, and allows the project owner to evaluate combined results without manual workarounds.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Configure a supplier registration questionnaire and an internal survey, then merge the responses manually into the supplier's qualification record.
Why it's wrong here
Supplier registration questionnaires are tied to the registration process, not to a qualification project's decision logic. Manual merging does not trigger automated qualification decisions and introduces error and delay. It also fails to give the project owner a unified response view.
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Use a single modular questionnaire with a conditional section that hides internal questions from the supplier based on the recipient's registration status.
Why it's wrong here
Conditional sections in a modular questionnaire control question flow based on answers, not recipient identity. There is no recipient-based visibility rule that hides a section from one recipient group while showing it to another. The supplier could potentially see or be asked internal questions, breaking confidentiality.
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Create two separate modular questionnaires and link them to the same supplier qualification project, assigning one to the internal category manager and one to the supplier.
Why this is correct
Separate modular questionnaires let you control visibility and recipients independently while both feed the same qualification project. Internal-only questions stay hidden from the supplier, and the project owner can consolidate responses before the qualification decision. This is the standard approach when answer confidentiality differs by audience.
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Send the supplier the full questionnaire and instruct them to skip internal questions, then have the category manager edit the submitted response afterward.
Why it's wrong here
Exposing internal questions to the supplier violates confidentiality even if they are instructed to skip them, and editing a submitted response does not create a clean internal record. This approach also lacks auditability and does not reliably trigger the qualification decision from both answer sets.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official SAP exam blueprint
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