Ramprasad Medindrao

8 years of Technical and Functional experience on Ariba Spend Management Modules and its integrations that includes:

• Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG), Integration Tool Kit (ITK) & CI9 Methods
• SLP – Supplier Life Cycle and Performance
• S2C - Sourcing and Contract Management
• P2P - Procure To Pay and Catalog Management
• CA - E-commerce Automation & SCC - Supply Chain Collaboration
• SV - Ariba Spend Visibility
• Ariba Open APIs
• MDNI (Master Data Native Integration)
• Experience in integrating and developing various standard and non-standard interfaces between Ariba Suite, SAP ERP & External systems using CI - Ariba Network (cXML) Adapter, ITK Shell Scripts and CIG Middleware
• Experience working at client location (Onsite), which includes preparing Blueprint, Gathering & Implementing new requirements, Test cases and Script’s preparation and Execution
• Experience working with Ariba APIs and SSO Enablement for Ariba Solutions including AN
• Experience including on functional part of Ariba solutions like Templates creation, Validations on fields, parameters enablement
• Immense knowledge in troubleshooting Ariba Interfaces, Custom Mappings, IDoc & Webservice errors technically and functionally as well with ERP
• Experience in SAP MM transaction documents creations, table maintenance and trouble shoot push back errors and provide support
• Experience in Third Party systems integration with Ariba for business process setup
• Experience working on various SAP PI /PO Adapters like Ariba Network Adapter, SOAP, REST, RFC, IDoc, PROXY and HTTP.

Role Overview: SAP Ariba On Demand Solution Implementation with SAP ECC, S/4 HANA, and External Systems.

Contributions:

• Designed Ariba Realms setup for Multi ERP requirement for various Ariba modules.
• Designed Data flow & Implemented Technical Interfaces for Ariba Sourcing (RFQ, PO and OA), SLP, Ariba P2O, SCC, Spend Visibility implementation for multi-ERPs and Master Data integration from SAP ECC and S/4 HANA to Ariba in Multi ERP scenarios.
• Designed different Integration Solutions in connecting External SAAS User provisioning system (Saviynt-Workday) with SAP Ariba.
• Experience in implementing complex Custom Mappings for various CIG Interfaces based on Client's requirements and can setup entire CIG Setup for SAP ERPs.
• Implemented various Ariba APIs with External Systems for different approval flows and data validations using OAuth secure mechanism.
• Implemented Ariba ITK for Spend Visibility solution integration with multi-ERPs.
• Implemented SSO Enablement for Buying and Ariba Network Solutions.
• Implemented Ariba SOD checks using Blueprint mechanism for user provisioning.
• Tested usability of MDNI Feature for data loads from external non-SAP systems.

Role Overview: SAP Ariba On Demand Solution integration with two different clients for Direct & Indirect procurement

Contributions:

• Master and Transactional Data Integration between Ariba Spend and ERP system using standard, non-standard interfaces (Catalog Item Search and Order Confirmation) and ITK shell scripts
• Installation and Configurations of Ariba Network Adapter (cXML) for data transmission between Ariba Network and ERP systems for Upstream Sourcing and Contract Management
• Ecommerce Configuration & Integration for Orders data transmission from ERP to AN
• Developed Configurations to partition the P2O data between two organizations
• Integration of two SAP PO systems for build and support of Downstream interfaces
• Experience on creating different Requisitions, Orders and APC configuration and troubleshooting errors in SAP
• Integration for internal vendors from Ariba P2O/GB and ERP systems

Role Overview: SAP Ariba On Demand Solution integration with two different clients for Indirect procurement

• Implemented custom interfaces of Validation & Enrichment, Catalog Item Search and Delivery data updating using scheduled Order Confirmation Report to ERP
• Working Knowledge in Integrating SLP, Sourcing and Contracts Interfaces with ERP
• Experience in Catalog Management process and Approval Flow Design and Configuration
• Good hands on knowledge on Ariba Buyer Network for system End points on document routings, Active relationships
• Experience in Ariba URLs upgradation to TLS 1.1/1.2 and for any Ariba Network related Certificates.
• Service Process Integration for German Regions using Fact Sheet Validation and Enrichment.
• Swiss multinational food and drink processing Company

Role Overview: SAP Ariba On Demand SLP Module Integration and A2A & B2B process integration and Support

• Implemented Vendor management interfaces for Ariba SLP Module using CI9 - SAP PO middleware methodology.
• Implemented End to End scenarios using File, SOAP, PROXY, HTTP, IDoc_AAE, IDoc and RFC Adapters
• Enterprise Service Repository related configurations like Data types, Message types, Service Interfaces, Message Mappings & Operation Mappings
• Worked on Integration Directory related configurations
• This includes communication channels, receiver determination, Interface determination, Sender & Receiver agreements
• Supported Ariba and various A2A interfaces
• Worked on SAP ALE configurations like RFC, Partner profiles, Ports and Distribution Models
• Created Batch Jobs for IDoc processing and extensively worked on troubleshooting IDoc errors