In SAP terminology, “Suite Integration” denotes the native, out-of-the-box connectivity that links the individual applications inside the SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing suite (Sourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance, Spend Analysis). Because the applications share the same data model and technical foundation, no separate integration project or middleware is required—making this native linkage one of the suite’s principal benefits. Option D captures that definition precisely; all other options describe external or cross-suite scenarios that SAP does not label “Suite Integration.”

A. Describes manual, third-party integrations; Suite Integration is automatic and internal to the suite.

B. Buying & Invoicing belongs to the procure-to-pay realm; integration with it is termed “down-stream” or “ERP” integration, not Suite Integration.

C. Links to SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud are covered by SAP Integration Suite / CIG, not by the internal “Suite Integration” concept.

1. SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite – Suite Integration Guide

v2023-08

Section 1.1 “Understanding Suite Integration

” p. 5.

2. SAP Help Portal: SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite

Topic “Key Benefits

” paragraph “Native suite integration” (accessed 2024-05-02).

3. SAP Learning Hub (CACDET25 curriculum)

Unit “Suite Integration Fundamentals

” Slide 6

rev. 2023-12.

4. MIT Sloan School of Management

“Digital Procurement Transformation with SAP” course pack

Lecture 7

p. 12 (2022) – discussion of native integration inside Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite.