C_ARSUM Ariba Supplier Management Practice Question
A buying organization uses SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. The supplier manager needs to collect a new compliance certificate from an already-registered supplier and have it reviewed by the legal team before it becomes part of the supplier's record. Which SAP Ariba feature should the supplier manager use to accomplish this?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that any new supplier information must be collected through a fresh registration project, when SAP Ariba actually provides modular questionnaires for incremental data collection from existing suppliers.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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A modular questionnaire triggered from the supplier's profile
Modular questionnaires are the SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance mechanism for gathering incremental information from an existing supplier. They can be initiated from the supplier profile, targeted to specific internal reviewers, and their approved responses become part of the supplier's record. This makes them the correct tool for collecting a compliance certificate and securing legal review without creating duplicate supplier records or misusing sourcing or contracting modules.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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A modular questionnaire triggered from the supplier's profile
Why this is correct
Modular questionnaires in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance are designed to collect additional information from an existing supplier after registration. They can be sent from the supplier profile, routed for internal review, and the responses become part of the supplier's record. This matches the need to gather a compliance certificate and have legal approve it before it is finalized.
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A contract workspace created in SAP Ariba Contracts
Why it's wrong here
Contract workspaces manage the drafting, negotiation, and execution of contractual documents. A compliance certificate is not a contract, and placing it in a contract workspace would not attach it to the supplier's profile or trigger the supplier management review workflow. This approach misuses the contract module for a supplier data-collection task.
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A sourcing event created in SAP Ariba Sourcing
Why it's wrong here
Sourcing events are used to solicit bids, quotations, and proposals for goods or services. They are not designed to collect compliance documents or route them for internal approval. Using a sourcing event here would not update the supplier's profile with the certificate and would introduce unnecessary complexity for a simple document request.
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A new supplier registration project initiated for the same supplier
Why it's wrong here
Registration projects are intended to onboard new suppliers or re-register existing ones under controlled conditions, not to collect a single incremental document. Starting a new registration for an already-registered supplier would duplicate records and bypass the incremental data-collection workflow. It also would not route the certificate specifically to legal for review as part of the existing supplier profile.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official SAP exam blueprint
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