Ariba mForm enables salespeople and other field personnel who travel extensively or work remotely to record expenses more efficiently. Instead of waiting until they are connected to the network instance of Ariba Buyer, users can create expense reports any time. When reconnected to Ariba Buyer, the saved requests can be uploaded and submitted for approval.

To use Ariba mForm, you must have Sun Java Web Start on your computer. Java Web Start deploys the most current version of Ariba mForm and the correct version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Java Web Start runs on Microsoft Windows and UNIX platforms.

With Ariba mForm, the mobile version of Ariba Travel & Expense, you can create the same expense reports normally created in Ariba Travel & Expense when you are disconnected from the network instance. With a few exceptions, the process for creating expense reports is the same as in the connected instance.

Using Ariba mForm involves these basic steps:

1. When connected to your network instance of Ariba Buyer, download Ariba mForm and your latest travel and expense transaction data to your computer.
• Ariba mForm requires Sun Java Web Start. If it has not been previously installed on your computer, Ariba mForm prompts you to install it.
2. When convenient, create and save expense reports in Ariba mForm.
3. When reconnected to your network instance of Ariba Buyer, upload the saved expense reports and then submit them for approval.