Bidding Engine & Live Auction Config Doc ....

Hi All,
If anyone has the configuration document for Bidding Engine and Live Auction cockpit for SRM 4.0 or SRM 5.0 ?.
It would be a great help if anyone can share a copy of this and full points will be rewarded.
My email address is [email protected]
Thanks in advance
Nisha

Hi Nisha
These are available in sap site.
http://service.sap.com/ibc-srm (for config guides of all SRM components)
http://service.sap.com/instguides (for LAC installation guide)
Best regards
Ramki

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ARE YOU WITHIN THESE PREREQUISITES?
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SAP Bidding Engine is part of the solution mySAP Supplier Relationship Management.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/56/c34e3c59bfe747e10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/5a/4cc5376848616ae10000009b38f889/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/d9/cbd33b8dca2c43e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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Logging On and Requesting Users http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/f7/2df2377a044c16e10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
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[http://service.sap.com/ibc-srm|http://service.sap.com/ibc-srm]
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Source SAP.
BI including Price and non-price variables but LAC Bidding is based on price only.
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file location: <drive>:\usr\sap\<J2EE_engine>\global\config\srmla\srmla.properties
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UM_SAP_SYSTEM_EBD_client=<your client>
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