SAP C_ARSOR Ariba Sourcing Practice Exam

A category manager needs to run a competitive bidding process for a new packaging-materials contract with several potential suppliers. What is the first step in setting up a sourcing event in SAP Ariba Sourcing?

1. Award the contract to the lowest-cost supplier immediately
2. Send purchase orders to all potential suppliers
3. Create a sourcing project and select the appropriate event template
4. Execute a reverse auction without defining requirements

The sourcing team wants to gather information about supplier capabilities before inviting anyone to a formal bidding process. Which RFx event type fits?

1. Request for Proposal (RFP)
2. Request for Information (RFI)
3. Request for Quotation (RFQ)
4. Reverse auction

During an RFP, the evaluation team must score supplier responses on both technical capability (60%) and price (40%). How should this be configured in SAP Ariba Sourcing?

1. Evaluate on price only and disregard technical capability
2. Let suppliers assign their own weights to the criteria
3. Define weighted scoring criteria with technical and pricing sections at 60% and 40%
4. Use a random selection process for fairness

The procurement team wants to drive the lowest possible price from a set of pre-qualified suppliers for a commodity purchase. Which event type is best suited?

1. Request for Information
2. Forward auction
3. Reverse auction
4. Supplier qualification questionnaire

After all bids are received in an RFQ, the sourcing manager needs to compare supplier responses side by side to make an award decision. Which capability supports this?

1. The supplier registration portal
2. The contract amendment workflow
3. The invoice reconciliation dashboard
4. Bid comparison and analysis tools within the sourcing project

A sourcing event has concluded and the best supplier is identified. The team needs to formally communicate the award and initiate contract creation. What is the process in SAP Ariba?

1. Verbally inform the supplier and skip formal documentation
2. Create an award scenario, notify the winning supplier, and optionally link to a contract workspace
3. Automatically generate a purchase order without any award notification
4. Close the event without selecting a winner

To reduce risk and ensure supply continuity for a critical component, the team wants to split an award across multiple suppliers. Does SAP Ariba Sourcing support this?

1. Yes, through multi-supplier award scenarios with volume or lot allocation
2. No, an award must go to a single supplier only
3. Only if a separate sourcing event is created for each supplier
4. Only by exporting bids to a third-party tool

An organization wants awarded terms from a sourcing event to automatically populate a new contract. How are sourcing results connected to contract creation in SAP Ariba?

1. Through integration between Ariba Sourcing and Ariba Contracts, auto-populating a contract workspace from award data
2. By manually copying sourcing data into a separate contract system
3. Sourcing and contracts are entirely separate with no integration
4. Contracts must always be created before the sourcing event

A global sourcing team needs to run the same type of event across multiple regions with consistent evaluation criteria and governance. How is consistency best ensured?

1. Let each region build events from scratch with no guidelines
2. Conduct all sourcing centrally from one region only
3. Create standardized sourcing templates that can be reused across regions
4. Use email-based bidding instead of the platform

The chief procurement officer wants to measure sourcing effectiveness by tracking realized savings from events. Which feature supports this?

1. Supplier registration statistics
2. Contract expiration calendars
3. Purchase-order volume reports
4. Sourcing analytics with savings tracking, participation rates, and cycle-time metrics