To compare versions of catalogs that appear on multiple pages in the supplier catalog list, search for the name of the catalog. The search results will display the versions of the catalog on the same page and you can then select the check boxes of the versions you want to compare.

To take an action on a multiple catalogs at once, select their check boxes and click Send for Approval, Activate, Deactivate, Delete Versions or Delete Subscription. Or use the multi-select check box in the column header to select all the catalogs in the list.

For information on correct format in supplier catalog files and deleting subscriptions from Ariba SN, see the Ariba Catalog Format Reference guide.

• View a specific supplier catalog:
  • To view details about a supplier, click a link in the From Supplier column. Catalog subscriptions containing partial items that were imported with the supplier missing display the supplier as Unspecified.
  • To view all versions of a supplier catalog or import a new version of a catalog, click a link in the Catalog Subscription Name column.
  • View whether the catalog's loadmode is full or incremental.
  • To view any errors and warnings, click a catalog's link in the Version column.
  • To review the status history of a supplier catalog, click a catalog's link in the Status column. The status of activated incremental catalogs have a "Activated + n" notation that indicates the number of incremental catalogs imported on top of the original catalog.
  • To view the content of a supplier catalog, click the link in the # of Items column.
  • If the supplier catalog list spans more than one page, use the page chooser to view a specific page.
  • If available, click the Table Options icon, located in the row above the column headers, to display commands that control the display of data in the table. For example, you can hide or show columns of data, group data, or export data to Excel.
• View catalogs that are marked with an exclamation mark:
  • Click a red exclamation mark next to the version number to view catalogs that contain errors or require attention.
  • If a catalog from an Ariba Supplier Network (Ariba SN) subscription is deleted on Ariba SN, the catalog is flagged with a red exclamation mark next to the subscription name. When a subscription is deleted on Ariba SN, no new versions of the catalog are imported into Ariba Buyer.

• Search for a supplier catalog:
  • Choose a status in the Search in pull-down menu and enter a catalog search criteria in the for field. Click Search to view the search results.
  • Click List All to see a list of all imported supplier catalogs.
• To import a new supplier catalog into Ariba Buyer, click Import New Catalog. You will have the opportunity to view or fix various part of the catalog before activating it.
• Take an action on an existing supplier catalog:
  • To compare different versions of the same supplier catalog, select the check box next to two versions of the same catalog and click Compare Versions.
  • To send a supplier catalog with the status of Verified through the approval process, click Send for Approval. Catalogs must be manually sent for approval if you selected Yes for Stop Before Sending for Approval when the catalog was imported.
  • To activate or deactivate a version of a supplier catalog, select its check box and click Activate or Deactivate.
  • To delete a version of a supplier catalog, select its check box and click Delete Versions. You cannot delete activated catalog versions.

• To delete a subscription and every catalog in the subscription, select a check box for one of the subscription's catalogs and click Delete Subscription. You cannot delete subscriptions with activated catalogs.