C_ARSUM Ariba Supplier Management Practice Question
A buying organization uses SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance. The supplier management lead needs to collect updated banking details and diversity certifications from 200 existing suppliers before the next sourcing wave. The suppliers are already registered and active in the system. Which capability should the lead use to request and track this information?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that any data request from a supplier must go through a registration or qualification project, when modular questionnaires are the correct vehicle for updating existing supplier records.
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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Send a modular questionnaire to the suppliers from the supplier profile
Modular questionnaires exist specifically to gather additional, targeted information from suppliers who are already in the system, without disturbing their registration or qualification state. Because the 200 suppliers are already active, the goal is incremental data collection tied to their existing profiles. Banking details and diversity certifications map naturally to questionnaire content modules that can be assigned, tracked, and reported on.
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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Launch a new sourcing event and attach the requested documents as event attachments
Why it's wrong here
Sourcing events are used to collect bids, pricing, and commercial responses for a defined category or requirement. They are not designed to persist supplier master data such as banking details or diversity certifications into the supplier profile. Documents attached to an event remain tied to that event and would not update the supplier's record, nor would they be trackable as supplier data requests.
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Send a modular questionnaire to the suppliers from the supplier profile
Why this is correct
Modular questionnaires let you solicit specific, targeted information from existing suppliers without restarting registration or qualification. You select the content modules you need, assign them to a supplier group, and track responses. This fits collecting banking details and diversity certifications from 200 already-registered suppliers precisely, because it is designed for incremental data collection against live supplier records.
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Initiate a supplier disqualification task and request the data during the disqualification review
Why it's wrong here
Disqualification is a lifecycle action that removes or restricts a supplier's ability to participate, and it triggers its own approval and notification flow. Using it purely to gather banking details would signal to the supplier that their status is at risk and would likely force them through an inappropriate review. It also does not provide a structured questionnaire to capture and store the requested fields.
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Create a new supplier registration project for each supplier
Why it's wrong here
Registration projects are intended for onboarding new suppliers, not for updating data on suppliers that are already registered and active. Forcing 200 existing suppliers through registration again would create duplicate records, reset their lifecycle state, and require approval workflows that are unnecessary here. The scenario explicitly states the suppliers are already registered, so a registration project is the wrong instrument.
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