Ariba Buyer 8.2.2 Upgrade
Benefits/Enhancements
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Streamlined User Interface
 Requisition Function and Company eForms
Increased Performance Tuning Opportunities
Enhanced Chooser Functionality
Catalog Enhancements
 Add multiple Catalog line items by desired ordered quantity
 Keyword Search: Use ‘And’ & ‘Or’ operator, Exact Phrase and Exclude
Words
 Favorites:
 Catalog will ‘flag’ your Favorites,
 Create Favorites groups
Login Menu Options
 Go-to Capabilities
Session Timeout Warning Feature
 Allow session to timeout or extend session
Export to Excel – System Search Results
 Export all rows
 Export current page
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Technical Infrastructure
Technical Infrastructure
Plan
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Develop
Build
Test
Training
Deploy
Technical Infrastructure – This involves the tasks needed to select
and design, install and build, and test the development and
operations environments.
 Physical Hardware
 Code Migration
 Data Conversion
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Plan Stage
Technical Infrastructure
Plan
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Develop
Build
Test
Training
Deploy
Plan Stage - This involves the analyzing existing functionality and existing
code to determine upgrade effort.
 Code enhancement analysis
 Evaluation of implemented change requests and SIRs
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Develop Stage
Technical Infrastructure
Plan
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Develop
Build
Test
Training
Deploy
Develop Stage – This stage involves updates to the existing code to establish
a usable functional base install.
 Improved enhancements
 Any additional/new enhancements identified and approved
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Build Stage
Technical Infrastructure
Plan
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Develop
Build
Test
Training
Deploy
Build Stage - This stage involves the development of the application, technical
architecture, technical infrastructure, and the application training.
 Build code line for Buyer 8.2.2
 Build environments for Buyer 8.2.2
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Test Stage
Technical Infrastructure
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Develop
Build
Test
Training
Deploy
Test Stage – This stage involves testing the components and validating the
solution with users.
 System Test (Pass 1 through Pass 3)
 Performance Testing
 User Acceptance Testing
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Training Stage
Technical Infrastructure
Plan
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Develop
Build
Test
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Deploy
Training – This involves development of training materials.
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What’s New for Buyer 8.2.2 Training
Any additional training provided by the Process Improvement Team
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Deploy Stage
Technical Infrastructure
Plan
Develop
Build
Test
Training
Deploy
Deploy Stage – This stage involves the rollout of the application, technical
architecture, technical infrastructure, and training to the organization. Key
tasks include:
- User Acceptance Testing
- Disaster Recovery Test Execution
- Production Support Tuning
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Deploy Stage
Technical Infrastructure
Plan
Develop
Build
Test
Training
Deploy
Deploy Stage – This stage involves the rollout of the application, technical
architecture, technical infrastructure, and training to the organization. Key
tasks include:
- User Acceptance Testing
- Disaster Recovery Test Execution
- Production Support Tuning
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Change Review Board Involvement
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How this impacts you
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