Maintaining operational excellence in Atmus Purchasing demands we use a good, standard tool to streamline the transactions between Atmus and our suppliers. Atmus has therefore selected Ariba as our Indirect Purchasing software and Ariba Supplier Network as our electronic transaction solution. As a preferred supplier, you are invited to join our Ariba Supplier Network and begin electronic transactions with Atmus on items such as purchase orders and invoices.
Ariba has various levels of membership to fit your particular needs when transacting with Atmus and other customers. For you, our supplier, there are numerous benefits to using this software, including potentially lowering your cost of doing business with Atmus, optimizing the process, improving the payment cycle through more accurate documentation and helping you avoid late payments due to missing information issues. The Ariba Supplier Network will help Atmus identify potential new providers for opportunities where we do not yet have a partner identified.
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To enhance the efficiency of supplier transactions, Atmus utilizes Ariba for indirect purchasing and the Ariba Supplier Network as our electronic transaction platform. We invite our suppliers to join the Ariba Supplier Network to facilitate electronic transactions, including purchase orders and invoices.
As our valued supplier, you'll enjoy several advantages by using this software. It can help reduce your costs of doing business with Atmus, streamline your processes, enhance payment cycles with more accurate documentation, and minimize the risk of late payments due to missing information.
Supported Documents:
Purchase orders, specific invoice types, order confirmations, shipping notices, and more.
Please review the list of supported documents below
Unsupported Documents:
Certain invoice categories and documents that do not comply with Atmus requirements.
Please read for further details of unsupported documents.
Please review the specific invoice types in the list below.
Ariba offers multiple account levels, including Standard and Enterprise accounts. Suppliers can select the option that best fits their transaction volume and integration needs.
| Standard Account | Enterprise Account | |
| Access | Through Email notifications | Online dashboard |
| Company profile | Yes | Yes |
| Purchase order, order confirmation ( full & partial ), Ship notice, Service entry sheet, ( Non-PO ) Invoice, Credit Memo | Yes | Yes |
| Electric catalogs | No | Yes |
| Invoice status | Email notifications | Outbox with easy access from any browser |
| Legal archive | Email notifications & Online Download |
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| Ariba support | Online help center |
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| Integration | No | Yes |
| Reporting | No | Yes |
| Multiple customer relationships | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-users | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
The Ariba Network offers five(5) different types of accounts which are described in further detail.
Ariba transaction fees may apply depending on account type and transaction volume. Suppliers can review the detailed fee structure in the Ariba documentation.
• Purchase orders can be received via Ariba, email, fax, or EDI; email is recommended.
• Notification settings allow suppliers to route alerts to up to three email addresses.
• Only one administrator is allowed per Ariba Network ID (ANID).
• Administrators can create users and assign roles.
• Multi-organization consolidation and test accounts are available.
- View all purchase orders from the inbox tab.
- Within the inbox tab, click the link on the order number column to view details. The order header includes the order date and information about the buying organization and supplier.
- Click the PO number to see order details. The order header includes the order date and information about the buying organization and supplier.
- You can resend a PO that was not sent to your email address, cXML or EDI properly by clicking the “Resend” button
- Supported invoice types can be submitted electronically through Ariba.
- Suppliers may copy existing invoices, modify them, or search for invoices from the outbox.
- Invoice status indicators include Obsoleted, Failed, Queued, Sent, and Acknowledged.
- Reports and invoice archival options are available.For more details visit the following link
- Order confirmations can be created manually or automatically.
- Suppliers can specify estimated shipping or delivery dates.
- Orders may be rejected or updated depending on line-item changes.
- To reject an order: From the PO view, click the Create Order Confirmation button and select to Confirm Entire Order, Update Line Items for individual line items or Reject Entire Order.
- Suppliers can confirm or change data in the purchase orders. Data that can be modified is line items, price, backorder or rejection.
- Shipping notices can be created once items are shipped.
- SAP Ariba Customer Support is available for technical assistance.
- Atmus buyer documentation and webinars can be accessed for additional guidance.