E-Bidding Functionality in SRM 7.0

[Former Member]

Hi SRM Gurus,

We are going to implement SRM and currently we have SRM 7.0 which is with Netweaver EHp1 with ECC 6 ( EHp4)

As far as Bidding is concern , we need simillar functionalities like E-Sourcng in SRM Bidding Process like maintaing the details documentaion , MOM, Differnet Panels for selecting the Bids ...etc.....Currently We have only SRM 5.0 in IDES and from that we are unable to trace exatly what functionalites availble in SRM 7.0 ( or in future in SRM 7.0 EHP1) and from SRM help documnetion only "Processing Collaborative Bidding Events Using cFolders " mentioned .

Also in link

http://solutioncomposer.sap.com/socoview(bD1lbiZjPTAwMSZkPW1pbg==)/render.asp?id=F8C59A32EA3748418BA...

it is *Project Preparation" step mentioned before RFX Preparation ...what that means ..?

Can you please suggest how above can be achived with current SRM 7.0 with Netweaver EHp1 with ECC 6 ( EHp4) or in future with SRM7.0 EHP1 ?

Thanks in advance

Regards

NAP

Edited by: Narendra Patil_111 on Oct 15, 2010 7:42 PM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

- E-Sourcing is not part of SRM solution. You would have to purchase it in addition.

- E-Sourcing, although developed as both on-premise and on-demand solutions, its on-demand side of the functionality is the one most advertised by SAP. SRM on the other hand, is mostly advertised as an on-premise solution.

- The concept behind E-Sourcing "Project" is largely internal (to E-Sourcing itself) and different from that in PLM. E-Sourcing provides no integration to PLM as SRM does (via cFolder).

- As compared to E-Sourcing, SRM sourcing with RFx and Auction provides integration functionalities for both strategic and operational sourcing. You can have the proceeding process from planning systems, such as PLM, APO, going through the sourcing cockpit, creating sourcing document (RFx / Auction), conducting strategic sourcing activities and have the follow-on process, such as PO and/or Contract generated for your execution system, such as MM, FI/CO. Such end-to-end process and tight integration with backend ECC systems is largely missing from E-Sourcing.

- There are other differences between the two solutions. It certainly would require that your business compiling a comprehensive requirement specification and your careful evaluation of different SAP solutions, hopefully with the help of your SAP account executives.

[Former Member]

Hi Narendra,

As far as 'project' concerned, it is more a SAP E-Sourcing term (mind you, they decided to market it as SAP Sourcing now without the E. You can find more details in:

http://www.sap.com/solutions/business-suite/srm/e-sourcing/index.epx

http://www.sap.com/solutions/business-suite/srm/e-sourcingondemand/index.epx

And SAP Sourcing provide more 'fancy' functions in bidding with CLM, dun think SRM core even with EHP1 would match-up.

My two c here, hope useful.

[Former Member]

Narendra

SRM Bids or Contract management only offers solution for Operational Contract Management. You dont have those fancy options around Projects, Documents etc (E-Sourcing has it all)

If you want to track the way it is in E-Sourcing, you will ve to use E-SOurcing/CLM system for this purpose.

cFolder integration with SRM may offer you some relief by giving you an option to store such contract documents which you will ve to create on your desktop for example.

Regards

Virender Singh