C_ARSUM Ariba Supplier Management Practice Question
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?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming any questionnaire sent to a supplier must be the registration questionnaire, when modular questionnaires exist specifically to assemble mixed content for registered suppliers.
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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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.
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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An SAP Ariba Supplier Risk engagement request
Why it's wrong here
Engagement requests in SAP Ariba Supplier Risk are used to evaluate specific risk exposures for a supplier, such as financial or compliance risk, and are triggered from risk workflows. They are not a general-purpose questionnaire assembly tool and cannot combine arbitrary internal questions with a maintained standard set. The described requirement is a qualification-content task, not a risk engagement.
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A modular questionnaire in the Supplier Lifecycle and Performance module
Why this is correct
Modular questionnaires in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance let internal users assemble content from multiple source modules, including buying-organization-maintained standard questions and ad hoc internal questions, then send them to a registered supplier for response. This directly matches the need to blend internally authored items with a maintained standard set without re-registering the supplier.
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A sourcing request template in SAP Ariba Sourcing
Why it's wrong here
Sourcing request templates belong to the sourcing event workflow and are used to collect bids, pricing, and commercial responses, not to administer supplier management questionnaires. They do not pull from the supplier management content library and are not designed to capture qualification-style answers. This would misfile the response and bypass the Supplier Lifecycle and Performance record.
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The supplier's registration questionnaire
Why it's wrong here
The registration questionnaire is tied to the supplier registration process and is completed during initial onboarding or when a supplier updates its profile. It cannot be freely assembled by a category manager to combine internal and standard questions for an existing registered supplier. Using it here would force the supplier through the wrong process and would not deliver the tailored mixed content required.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official SAP exam blueprint
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