commodity codes
A set of classification codes used in Ariba Buyer for classifying goods and services and grouping them into categories. For example, all items included in the category 'Office Supplies' are assigned one commodity code (a name or number). Commodity codes are typically internal to a particular company. There are also international codes and standardized codes, for example, SPSC and UNSPSC. By using required commodity codes for every item, a company can effectively track requisitions and purchasing trends.
When catalog items come in from a supplier with the supplier’s commodity codes, Ariba Buyer maps their commodity codes to its system commodity codes, using commodity code domain mappings.
See also partitioned commodity codes, commodity code domain.
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