Manually trigger flows or subflows in SAP Ariba (Inbound)

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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  • You can manually trigger flows or subflows in SAP Ariba on demand.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_fcms_intg.admin

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Finance – ERP Integration > ERP Source Configuration.
    2. In the ERP Configurations view, select the SAP Ariba REST ERP source to manually trigger the flows or subflows.
    3. In the Integration Services list, select the subflows that you want to manually trigger.
    4. Select Run job to trigger the flow or subflow.
      Figure 1. Run subflows in SAP Ariba
      Select and run the subflows
    5. Navigate to All > Process Automation > Workflow Studio.
    6. From the Workflow Studio home page, select the Operations tab and then select Flows tab.
      Figure 2. Flow execution in SAP Ariba
      List of executed flows in SAP Ariba
      The list of flow executions appear. You can look up the status of the flows or subflows that you triggered. If there were any errors during execution, you can view them under the processing message column.
    7. Navigate back to the Homepage tab, and select Flows or Subflows.
    8. Select the More icon More icon corresponding to the flow, subflow, or application name, use the filter condition, and select Apply.
      Figure 3. Filter flow, subflow, or application
      Filter the subflows
      You can view the flows or subflows that you triggered.
    9. Use the trigger condition defined in the base system, to execute the flow or subflow.
      Note:
      Don’t modify the trigger condition.
      The flow or subflow gets executed.