C_ARSUM Ariba Supplier Management Practice Question
A buying organization's supplier administrator needs to configure the system so that when a supplier's qualification questionnaire is submitted, it must be reviewed by both the commodity manager and the compliance officer before the supplier can be awarded a 'Qualified' status. Which SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance feature should the administrator use to enforce this two-step approval?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that supplier registration templates control qualification approvals, when in fact the qualification template's approval workflow governs that process.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure the qualification template's approval workflow to include both the commodity manager and the compliance officer as approvers.
The qualification template in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance contains both the questionnaire and the approval workflow. To enforce a two-step approval by the commodity manager and compliance officer, the administrator must configure the approval workflow within that template. This ensures the supplier's status remains pending until both approvers have acted, meeting the requirement precisely.
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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Set up a supplier group and assign both the commodity manager and compliance officer as members with approval rights.
Why it's wrong here
Supplier groups are used to organize suppliers for segmentation and access control, not to define approval routing for qualification questionnaires. While group membership can influence visibility, it does not automatically create an approval step in the qualification process. The approval workflow must be explicitly configured in the template.
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Configure the qualification template's approval workflow to include both the commodity manager and the compliance officer as approvers.
Why this is correct
In SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, the qualification template defines the questionnaire content and the associated approval workflow. By configuring the approval workflow within the qualification template to include both roles as sequential or parallel approvers, the system enforces that both must approve before the supplier's qualification status is updated to 'Qualified'.
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Create a custom field in the supplier profile for 'Compliance Approval' and require the compliance officer to manually update it.
Why it's wrong here
A custom field is a data element, not a workflow control. It would not enforce that the compliance officer reviews the submission before the status changes; it would only record a manual update. The system would not block the qualification status change based on that field, so the required two-step approval would not be guaranteed.
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Modify the supplier registration template to add a required approval task for the compliance officer.
Why it's wrong here
The supplier registration template governs the initial registration process, not the qualification questionnaire approval workflow. Adding an approval task there would affect registration submissions, not qualification submissions, and would not enforce the two-step approval specifically for the qualification questionnaire. The administrator needs a feature that controls the approval routing of the qualification process itself.
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