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partitioned commodity codes

Partitioned commodity codes are commodity codes used when Ariba Buyer is integrated with one or more Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Vendors and ERP systems, such as Oracle or SAP, assign unique commodity codes to the products in their systems. The same product can appear in Oracle and in SAP with different commodity codes, each specific to that ERP system.

In Ariba Buyer, users generally specify a nonpartitioned commodity code that is then mapped to a partitioned commodity code associated with an ERP system. Mappings between commodity codes and partitioned commodity codes are defined in a partitioned commodity code map. When you generate reports that include commodity codes, nonpartitioned commodity codes appear in global reports (those run across partitions), and partitioned commodity codes appear in partition-specific reports.

Catalog orders use a preset commodity code for each item. When ordering non-catalog items, you provide an appropriate commodity code. If you order items from a supplier's PunchOut catalog, the Purchasing Department typically supplies the partitioned commodity code for your order after you submit the requisition.

Procurement category definitions can use ASCC (Ariba Services Classification Codes) or system commodity codes for the items they define. For more information on defining ASCC codes, see the Ariba Category Procurement Guide.

Note: In SAP partitions, the term Material Group may be used instead of Commodity Code.