When the requester of a spot purchase sourcing request (SR) or a contract sourcing request (CSR) selects a selected supplier in Ariba Sourcing Enterprise that is unknown to Ariba Contract Compliance, users with the SupplierManager permission are notified of the problem.

If the Supplier Manager does not resolve a problem with an unknown supplier within a specified time limit, the requester of the sourcing request receives an email notification message that resolution of the unknown supplier is overdue.

After receiving this notification, the requester can either directly contact the Supplier Manager to confirm whether the unknown supplier can be added to Ariba Contract Compliance, or select a replacement selected supplier. The requester cannot proceed with the request until the unknown supplier is resolved.