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SAP Certified Associate - Configuring SAP
Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite Practice
Exam & Study Guide
Q1. What is the primary tool used to create custom fields in
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite?
A) Configuration Manager
B) Intelligent Configuration Manager (ICM)
C) Customization Manager
D) Field Builder
Answer: C
Rationale: Customization Manager is the primary interface for
creating custom fields in SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing. It allows
administrators to add new fields to business objects (classes), set
properties, and manage field behavior without code .
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Q2. (Scenario) A customer needs to add a "Risk Level" field to
the Sourcing Project class. The field should only accept three
values: Low, Medium, High. Which field type should you use?
A) Text Field
B) Number Field
C) List Field
D) Date Field
Answer: C
Rationale: A List Field allows you to define a predefined set of
values (Low, Medium, High) that users can select from. This
ensures data consistency and simplifies user input.
Q3. Which of the following languages is used to define
defaults on fields within SAP Ariba?
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A) ABAP
B) Ariba Expression Language
C) Python
D) JavaScript
Answer: B
Rationale: Ariba Expression Language (AEL) is used throughout
the platform to define default values, visibility conditions,
editability conditions, and validation rules on custom fields .
Q4. What happens when a custom field is created, published,
and then later Un-published?
A) The field type is immediately available for reuse
B) The field is removed from all templates but data remains in
database
C) The field slot remains consumed; you must delete the field to
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free resources
D) The field becomes read-only in all existing records
Answer: C
Rationale: Un-publishing a field does not reclaim the field slot.
Each class has a finite number of field slots per data type. To
free a slot, the field must be deleted entirely .
Q5. Which of the following considerations are important when
creating custom fields? (Select 2)
A) When a field has been created and published, that field type
has been consumed from the number of available fields on the
class
B) Published field changes can be reverted via Un-publish to free
up memory
C) The data type of a field can be dynamically changed,
depending on data type availability
SAP Certified Associate - Configuring SAP
Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite Practice
Exam & Study Guide
Q1. What is the primary tool used to create custom fields in
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite?
A) Configuration Manager
B) Intelligent Configuration Manager (ICM)
C) Customization Manager
D) Field Builder
Answer: C
Rationale: Customization Manager is the primary interface for
creating custom fields in SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing. It allows
administrators to add new fields to business objects (classes), set
properties, and manage field behavior without code .
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Q2. (Scenario) A customer needs to add a "Risk Level" field to
the Sourcing Project class. The field should only accept three
values: Low, Medium, High. Which field type should you use?
A) Text Field
B) Number Field
C) List Field
D) Date Field
Answer: C
Rationale: A List Field allows you to define a predefined set of
values (Low, Medium, High) that users can select from. This
ensures data consistency and simplifies user input.
Q3. Which of the following languages is used to define
defaults on fields within SAP Ariba?
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A) ABAP
B) Ariba Expression Language
C) Python
D) JavaScript
Answer: B
Rationale: Ariba Expression Language (AEL) is used throughout
the platform to define default values, visibility conditions,
editability conditions, and validation rules on custom fields .
Q4. What happens when a custom field is created, published,
and then later Un-published?
A) The field type is immediately available for reuse
B) The field is removed from all templates but data remains in
database
C) The field slot remains consumed; you must delete the field to
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free resources
D) The field becomes read-only in all existing records
Answer: C
Rationale: Un-publishing a field does not reclaim the field slot.
Each class has a finite number of field slots per data type. To
free a slot, the field must be deleted entirely .
Q5. Which of the following considerations are important when
creating custom fields? (Select 2)
A) When a field has been created and published, that field type
has been consumed from the number of available fields on the
class
B) Published field changes can be reverted via Un-publish to free
up memory
C) The data type of a field can be dynamically changed,
depending on data type availability
