
Error-> Displays an error message on requisition. Justification-> Displays a message requesting user to provide justification for raising a requisition. Info-> Displays a text message that set in the policy. Severity: When users violate a policy, guided buying displays either of the messages to them Policy Name: Copy it from ‘Expression’ tab || operator triggers policy if condition of first line or the next line is met. & operator triggers policy if conditions of all the lines are met. Logical Operator: & and || operators are applicable, if there are more than 1 line in the policy. Operator:, =, !=, =, contains, hasAllValues, or hasAnyValues operators decides whether to apply policy or not Right hand side Field: Enter the associated value or details of fields mentioned in the Left-hand side Field (Column C). Right hand side Type: It should always be “constant” Left hand side Field: Enter the value of field to evaluate. Left hand side Type: Enter value “Field” to evaluate Policy Name: Copy it from ‘Key Definition’ tab Lookup Kay Value: It can be a user purchasing unit or defaulted to “ALL” Lookup Key: It should be ProcurementUnit or PurchasingUnit Policy Name: Copy it from ‘Description’ tab
Policy Applicable Type: It can be requisition, non-catalog request, line item form or tile Policy Description: let’s administrator to know what the requirement is. Policy Name: Enter the name of the purchasing policy. Login to Guided buying->click on Admin->Click Manage Policies->Download a sample policy from Validation Policy sectionĪn excel template consists of four sheets a description, a key definition, an expression and a message Let’s discuss how to configure validation policy in Ariba guided buying
Note: Error message doesn’t allow users to submit requisition until they correct the error on it It displays an informational message, an error message or request for justification on requisition page.
Validation policies can be setup by using header level or line-item level fields of requisition. When user submits a requisition, guided buying validates the fields of it against policies. Validation policy guides user to follow the right procedures while creating requisition. Hello, welcome to my blog post! It’s a complete guide for Ariba consultants and administrators who configures and manages validation policies in Ariba guided buying