Procedure

1. Click Suppliers on the left side of the Event page.
2. Click Invite Participants.
3. Click Create New Participant.
4. In the Participant User Information area, enter details about the supplier user or contact. Be sure to enter the correct email address; SAP Ariba Sourcing sends the supplier’s invitation to this address, introducing them to the application and allowing them to set their initial password.
5. Specify the supplier’s Locale.
6. If your site uses supplier organizations, the Participant Organization Information section includes fields that allow you to create a new supplier in the event; in that section, click Select Existing.
7. On the Organization Name dropdown menu, perform one of the following actions:
   • Choose a supplier.
   • Choose Search more, select a supplier from the available supplier list, and click Done.
8. Click OK.

Supplier CONTACT creation: 

Only rules to respect :

1) USER ID : contact email address in lower case

2) Name: First Name + Last Name

3) Phone : No need to input, simple dash is enough "-"

4) email address : email address

5) Locale : language of the contact

6) Timezone: contact timezone

Results

The new participant is added to the event and is invited to participate after you publish the event. The new participant is also added to the existing supplier as a supplier user or contact.

If your site uses supplier organizations, in the search bar on the dashboard, choose Suppliers and Customers from the search type dropdown menu, enter the supplier's name, and press Enter. When you click on the supplier's name in the search results, you will see the participant in the Users area on the supplier's Profile tab.