Features & Capabilities
What changes for contract management in next-gen SAP Ariba?
Short answer
Contract management in next-gen SAP Ariba is being modernised with AI-assisted contract support and integration with Icertis Contract Intelligence, bringing stronger authoring, obligation tracking and AI-driven contract insights.
What is new
- AI contract support: summaries, answers to routine questions, quick access to terms.
- Icertis integration: advanced authoring and contract intelligence capabilities.
- Obligation tracking: better follow-up on commitments after signature.
- Connected data: contracts linked to sourcing, buying and invoicing.
What to prepare
- Inventory active contracts and their metadata quality.
- Standardise clause libraries and templates.
- Decide how legacy contracts will be migrated.
See also: SAP Ariba Contracts guide.