When a supplier receives a purchase order through the SAP Business Network, they create an Order Confirmation to communicate their fulfillment intentions to the buyer. The system provides three primary actions: the supplier can Confirm Entire Order if they can fulfill it as requested, Reject Entire Order if they cannot fulfill it at all, or Update Line Items to propose changes to details like quantities, delivery dates, or prices. These options facilitate clear and efficient collaboration between the buyer and supplier before the fulfillment process begins.

A. Deliver Line Item: This action is associated with creating a Ship Notice (Advanced Shipping Notice - ASN) to inform the buyer that goods have been dispatched, which is a separate process that occurs after order confirmation.

E. Approve Entire Order: "Approve" is a term for a buyer-side action, such as approving a purchase requisition or an invoice. A supplier's corresponding action for a purchase order is to "confirm" or "reject".

1. SAP Business Network for Suppliers Documentation

"Creating and managing order confirmations": "When you receive a new purchase order from a customer

you can create an order confirmation to let them know whether you will be fulfilling the order. You can confirm the entire order

update line items (for example

if you need to backorder items)

or reject the entire order." (Accessed via SAP Help Portal for SAP Business Network).

2. SAP Ariba Sourcing and Procurement Learning Material (relevant to CARSCC2404 curriculum): The module on "Purchase Order Collaboration" in the S4C80 - SAP Ariba Cloud Integration and Extensibility courseware details the supplier's workflow. It explicitly shows the user interface options for suppliers to confirm

reject

or propose line-item level changes (backorders

quantity/price updates) on an order confirmation. This aligns with the options to Confirm

Reject

and Update.