Using SAP Ariba

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) uses SAP Ariba, a web-based tool that allows businesses to view and bid on tender opportunities. If you’re a PSPC buyer, get some help using this tool here!

Access SAP Ariba

Access the tool by logging in to your CanadaBuys account and then clicking the “SAP Ariba” button on the public service applications page.

Need help logging in or setting up your login profile?

> Refer to our step-by-step guide

How-to guides

We want to make the shift to using the CanadaBuys TMA as easy as possible. Select a resource guide below for instructions on how to create, edit or publish tender and awards notices.

Note: You will need to log in to your account first before clicking the links to view most of these guides.

List of resource guides

Title	User type	Category
Adding additional approvers in SAP Ariba	All	Approvals
Amending or cancelling a purchase requisition and purchase orders in SAP Ariba	Allocations user, Requester	Purchase requisitions, purchase orders
Approval tasks in SAP Ariba	Manager	Approvals, Purchase requisitions
Approving a catalogue in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Approvals, Catalogues
Approving a purchase requisition in SAP Ariba via email	Manager	Approvals, Purchase requisitions
Approving purchase requisitions in SAP Ariba	Manager	Purchase requisitions
Assigning purchase requisitions to buyers in SAP Ariba	Allocations user, Manager	Purchase requisitions
Awarding a contract in a SAP Ariba sourcing event	Buyer	Contracts
Bid evaluations in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Evaluations and reporting
Choosing expiry dates for standing offer call-ups and supply arrangement contracts	Buyer	Contracts
Contract amendments and terminations in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Contracts
Creating a contract workspace in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Contracts
Creating a non-catalogue purchase requisition in SAP Ariba	Allocations user, Requester	Purchase requisitions
Creating a purchase requisition from a 9200 requisition form in SAP Ariba	Allocations user, Requester	Purchase requisitions
Creating a purchase requisition in SAP Ariba	Allocations user, Requester	Purchase requisitions
Creating a sourcing event in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Sourcing
Creating a sourcing project in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Sourcing
Creating a supplier performance management project in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Evaluations and reporting
Deciding when to use collaborative request vs issuing an RFP against a supply arrangement in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Contracts
Deleting a section with a clause in a contract workspace	Buyer	Contracts
Escalating approvals on purchase requisitions	Buyer	Approvals, Purchase requisitions
Evaluations and consensus grading in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Evaluations and reporting
Generating an assembled PDF document in SAP Ariba	All	Documents
Getting an SAP Ariba viewer account for your team	Manager	Accounts
Getting started with SAP Ariba for Government of Canada users	All	Accounts
Logging in to your CanadaBuys account	All	Accounts
Purchasing assets without an existing asset number in SAP Ariba	Buyer, Requester	Purchase requisitions
Reporting for super users in SAP Ariba	Reporting analyst	Evaluations and reporting
Reporting in SAP Ariba	Reporting analyst	Evaluations and reporting
Reviewing contract spend in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Contracts
Reviewing purchase orders to complete section 33 and section 34 activities in SIGMA and SAP Ariba	Buyer, Manager	Purchase orders
Reviewing purchase requisitions in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Purchase requisitions
Running reports in SAP Ariba	Buyer, Reporting analyst	Evaluations and reporting
Submitting a request to upload a supplier catalogue to SAP Ariba	Buyer	Catalogues
Updating your user preferences and profile in SAP Ariba	All	Accounts
Using queues in SAP Ariba to distribute purchase requisitions among buyers	Allocations user, Manager	Purchase requisitions
Using the collaborative requisition feature to find suppliers for purchase requisitions in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Purchase requisitions
Using workspace documents in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Documents
Using workspace teams in SAP Ariba	Buyer	Contracts