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IBM Data Platform Ideas Portal for Customers


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against products and services offered by the IBM Data Platform organization. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:


Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,


Post your ideas

Post ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted and upvote them if they matter to you,

  1. Post an idea

  2. Upvote ideas that matter most to you

  3. Get feedback from the IBM team to refine your idea


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

IBM Employees should enter Ideas at https://ideas.ibm.com



Status Needs more information
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 18, 2025

SAP Ariba for procurement

Looking at agents that can perform below tasks in integration with SAP Ariba.

  • RFQ creation automation: Auto-generate RFQs from purchase requisitions or based on stock/consumption patterns.

  • Supplier communication agent: Automatically send RFQs, follow up on pending responses, and send reminders to suppliers.

  • Negotiation assistance: Use AI-driven chat/voice agents to negotiate pricing or delivery terms within pre-set business rules.

  • Push details to SAP Ariba: Automatically update Ariba with the latest supplier quotes, negotiation outcomes, and PO data.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Admin
    Saurabh Singh
    Dec 4, 2025

    Pls provide more details/examples/scenarios on:

    1. 'RFQ creation based on stock/consumption patterns'

    2. Preset business rules for negotiation

  • Admin
    Laurent Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre
    Dec 4, 2025