Enablement service for catalog enablement with SAP Business Network for Procurement
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Enablement service for catalog enablement with SAP Business
Network for Procurement
SAP advises on how to set up catalog enablement.
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Business needs
• Catalog enablement facilitation and training covering functional, process, and project management insights
• A proven delivery framework that can be used by you to support catalog enablement activities
• Access to generic materials to support catalog enablement that can be modified by you to suit your needs
• Insights into the latest catalog enablement practices
Solution
• This train-and-assist service enables you to carry out a catalog enablement program
• SAP will provide you with leading practices relating to catalog enablement through workshops and coaching sessions
• Hands-on support is provided by SAP experts to enable catalogs for 3, 5, 10, or 15 pilot suppliers
Business outcomes
• Gain the knowledge to answer your catalog enablement-related questions
• Promote and drive adoption of SAP Business Network for Procurement through catalog enablement
• Save time and increase your readiness by leveraging generic materials
Enablement service for catalog enablement with SAP Business
Network for Procurement
SAP advises on how to set up catalog enablement.
© 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. See Legal Notice on www.sap.com/legal-notice for use terms, disclaimers, disclosures, or restrictions related to this material.
Business needs
• Catalog enablement facilitation and training covering functional, process, and project management insights
• A proven delivery framework that can be used by you to support catalog enablement activities
• Access to generic materials to support catalog enablement that can be modified by you to suit your needs
• Insights into the latest catalog enablement practices
Solution
• This train-and-assist service enables you to carry out a catalog enablement program
• SAP will provide you with leading practices relating to catalog enablement through workshops and coaching sessions
• Hands-on support is provided by SAP experts to enable catalogs for 3, 5, 10, or 15 pilot suppliers
Business outcomes
• Gain the knowledge to answer your catalog enablement-related questions
• Promote and drive adoption of SAP Business Network for Procurement through catalog enablement
• Save time and increase your readiness by leveraging generic materials
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Enablement service for catalog enablement with SAP Business
Network for Procurement
SAP advises on how to set up catalog enablement.
© 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. See Legal Notice on www.sap.com/legal-notice for use terms, disclaimers, disclosures, or restrictions related to this material.
Project deliverables
• Catalog creation templates
• Catalog manager training materials content
• Catalog business requirements template
Customer roles and responsibilities
• Project manager: Overall project oversight and coordination
• Technical lead: Integration requirements and system configurations
• Catalog manager: Catalog requirements, publication, and validation
Out-of-scope items
• Procure-to-pay transactions not enabled prior to start of service
• Catalog extensible types and parametric items
• Support beyond the pilot suppliers
• Supplier onboarding or B2B supplier integration
Estimated duration: 24 weeks
Engagement start
Week 1
• Project set-up and kick-off
• Confirm workshop schedule Week 2-3
• Conduct the catalog enablement
kick-off session
• Conduct the catalog business
requirements session and capture
customer-specific requirements
• Confirm catalog
management/approval rules
• Confirm the catalog approval
workflow is in place and operational
Week 4-8
• Build customer-specific catalog
creation templates
• Provide customer with catalog training
material & catalog creation templates
• Hold functional catalog manager
training knowledge transfer session
• Hold catalog enablement
fundamentals session
• Hold functional supplier training,
knowledge transfer session
Week 9-24
• Deliver catalog training to pilot
suppliers and provide them
with catalog creation templates
• Support pilot suppliers with
load and validation of catalogs
on test system, and loading to
production upon testing
completion
• Hold catalog enablement
progress sessions
• Conduct exit meeting
Enablement service for catalog enablement with SAP Business
Network for Procurement
SAP advises on how to set up catalog enablement.
© 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. See Legal Notice on www.sap.com/legal-notice for use terms, disclaimers, disclosures, or restrictions related to this material.
Project deliverables
• Catalog creation templates
• Catalog manager training materials content
• Catalog business requirements template
Customer roles and responsibilities
• Project manager: Overall project oversight and coordination
• Technical lead: Integration requirements and system configurations
• Catalog manager: Catalog requirements, publication, and validation
Out-of-scope items
• Procure-to-pay transactions not enabled prior to start of service
• Catalog extensible types and parametric items
• Support beyond the pilot suppliers
• Supplier onboarding or B2B supplier integration
Estimated duration: 24 weeks
Engagement start
Week 1
• Project set-up and kick-off
• Confirm workshop schedule Week 2-3
• Conduct the catalog enablement
kick-off session
• Conduct the catalog business
requirements session and capture
customer-specific requirements
• Confirm catalog
management/approval rules
• Confirm the catalog approval
workflow is in place and operational
Week 4-8
• Build customer-specific catalog
creation templates
• Provide customer with catalog training
material & catalog creation templates
• Hold functional catalog manager
training knowledge transfer session
• Hold catalog enablement
fundamentals session
• Hold functional supplier training,
knowledge transfer session
Week 9-24
• Deliver catalog training to pilot
suppliers and provide them
with catalog creation templates
• Support pilot suppliers with
load and validation of catalogs
on test system, and loading to
production upon testing
completion
• Hold catalog enablement
progress sessions
• Conduct exit meeting