SRM Bid Evaluation & Awarding Vs E- Sourcing

[Former Member]

Hey guys,

according to the website SAP service market place SRM can Handle RFx Document generation and Management, bid evaluation and awrading. How far is that different from the E-sourcing functionality.

Cheers,

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Julian,

Sourcing in SRM provides full functionality to bidding and with LAC to auctioning. This is part of SRM Server, in combination with LAC. You can create, issue and evaluate RFx within SRM as well actions using LAC.

SAP acquired Frictionless Sourcing 2005 and offers these functionalities as well via eSourcing. These functions are part of eSourcing and can be integrated processually into the Sourcing process. They are not part of SRM Server. Depending on feavors of the customer you can use the sourcing functions in SRM or integrate eSourcing based on Frictionless technology.

Cheers,

Claudia