The conversion from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA renders the concept of classic customers and vendors obsolete. SAP Business Partner is now the leading object for processing master data information for customers and vendors. Transactions such as FD01/FK01, FD02/FK02, and XK01/XK02 are automatically redirected to the leading transaction BP.
This practical guide provides a step-by-step tutorial on working with SAP Business Partner, including primary customization settings and the creation of an SAP business partner with single and grouped roles. Specialized topics like search help, field attributes, and authorizations are also covered. A comparison of greenfield and brownfield approaches is an essential aspect of this book. Guidance is provided on business partner conversion types for readers who want or need to migrate their current data. This guide focuses on master data synchronization via the CVI Cockpit, including the assignment of number ranges and intervals.
Topics Covered:
- The SAP Business Partner concept
- SAP Business Partner integration in SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA
- SAP Business Partner synchronization and Customer-Vendor Integration (CVI)
- Overview of customization settings and master data maintenance
The SAP Business Partner
- Concept
- Advantages of the SAP Business Partner Approach
- The SAP Business Partner under SAP S/4HANA
- Basic Structure
- Configuration of the SAP Business Partner
- Basic Settings for the SAP Business Partner
- Business Partner/Customer/Vendor—identical number
- Only Business Partners/Customers with matching number
- Only Business Partner/Vendor with identical number
- Customer/Vendor—different numbers
- Preliminary Considerations
- Business Partners with Company Code (FI), Sales and Distribution (SD) and Purchasing (MM) views
- Special Business Partner Roles
- Pre-considerations/Preliminary Work
- Business Partner (Customer FI/Customer SD) with combined Company Code (FI) and Sales and Distribution (SD) view
- Business Partner (Vendor FI/Vendor MM) with combined Company Code (FI) and Purchasing (MM) view
- BP Role Exclusion Groups
- Pre-considerations/Preliminary Work
Transaction "BUSD"
- Search helps in comparison: ERP vs. SAP S/4HANA
- Worklist
- Field Attributes
- Deleting Business Partners
- Business Partner Relationship
- Contact Person
- Task menu transaction BUPT
- Authorizations
- CPD accounts with the Business Partner
- Multiple assignment
- Creating a Business Partner with reference
- Configuration of screen sequences
- Unique number of the BP in the entire system
- Fiori-App, "Maintain Business Partner"
- Tasks of the CVI
- Implementation scenarios of the CVI
- BP for Conversion from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA (Brownfield)
- BP in the Context of a new SAP S/4HANA installation (Greenfield)
- "New" CVI Cockpit
- Preparatory steps
- Create Business Partner from a Customer
- Create Business Partner from a Vendor
- Linking a Business Partner to a Vendor
- Linking a Business Partner to a Customer
- Initial situation and preliminary considerations
- Selection Customer FI/Customer SD
- Synchronization Cockpit
- Selection Vendor FI/Vendor SD
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"Practical Guide to SAP Business Partner Functions and Integration with SAP S/4HANA" is an essential guide for business professionals who want to learn about the SAP Business Partner approach and its integration with SAP S/4HANA. It is suitable for both beginners and experienced SAP users, and it provides practical examples and step-by-step instructions to help readers understand the topic better. |
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