Typically, Designated Support Contact (DSC) will be assigned the role of administrator users. Customer organization must have a minimum of one administrator user, but additional administrator and developer users are allowed. There are two types of users in customer organization: Administrator and Developer users.

Customer access are given with registration to the respective portal, with Customers being classified as organizations within the Developer portal.

Ariba Network APIs and CIG are only available from United States Developer Portal.

Customer access will depends on which API are going to used and also where the customer realm(s) resides.

As of October 2021, There are several SAP Ariba Developer portals divided into region: United States, Europe, Russia, China, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Australia, and Japan.

I will divide this into Two sections: Developer portal and API Gateway. ⚡ If you are familiar with the Developer Portal or this blog is TL DR, you can skip to the Access Token and Rate Limit validation section, which I think is a must read for API developers. I will briefly lists the basic overview of SAP Ariba Developer Portal and lists several key process to be considered in order to avoid the common API issues related to SAP Ariba Developer Portal and API gateway itself. Being part of the Ariba Network positions suppliers to attract more business from existing customers, as well as gain new ones.In this blog, I will be discussing the best practice and FAQ to the SAP Ariba API Developer portal and gateway.

The Ariba Network offers suppliers a broad range of solutions and services to manage business transactions and content through a web browser or electronically through EDI/cXML. Companies around the world use the Ariba Network to simplify inter-enterprise commerce and enhance the results that they deliver. Using the Ariba Network, businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading partners anywhere, at any time, from any application or device to buy, sell, and manage their cash more efficiently and effectively than ever before. Ariba combines industry-leading cloud-based applications with the world's largest web-based trading community to help companies discover and collaborate with a global network of partners. The Ariba Network is the world’s largest business commerce network.

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