Commodity code maps are bidirectional, although you must take into account the from and to directions in a map when searching for commodity code maps in Ariba Buyer Administrator.

You cannot create commodity code maps between commodity codes in the same domain.

You can create commodity code map entries between commodity codes that are not currently loaded. In this way you can create commodity code maps between domains without loading the actual commodity codes in those domains. However, the actual commodity codes in the system domain at the end of the mapping chain must be loaded for Ariba Buyer to work with them, for example, in requisitions and contracts.

When you click Save, your changes are saved to the database. Objects (such as users, roles, and commodity codes) with the Adapter Source set to ManuallyMaintained are maintained within your Ariba Spend Management application and not updated by integration events. Objects with the Adapter Source not set to ManuallyMaintained can be overwritten or deleted by integration events. For more information, see About the adapter source

1. Select the adapter source from the Adapter Source pull-down menu.
2. Select the commodity code domains to be mapped from the Domain From and Domain To pull-down menus.
3. Specify commodity code values for the commodity code domains you selected.
   • If you know the commodity code IDs, enter them directly in the Value From and Value To text fields. Verify that the commodity code IDs are correct before saving to ensure there are no errors in the map entry.
   • If you do not know the commodity code IDs, use the pull-down menu for each field to select commodity code names. If you select commodity code names, the corresponding commodity code ID is automatically updated.
4. Click Save to save the new commodity code map in the database, or Cancel to return to the previous screen without saving the new commodity code map.
   • A log message is created in the database audit log when a commodity code map is created.