Business Partner Configuration
1. Define BP Number Ranges and Groupings
a) Define Number Ranges:
Path: SPRO – IMG-Cross Application Components -SAP Business Partner -Business Partner -Basic Settings -Number Ranges and Groupings - Define Number Ranges
b) Define Groupings and Assign Number Ranges
Path: SPRO – IMG - Cross Application Components - SAP Business Partner - Business Partner - Basic Settings - Number Ranges and Groupings - Define Groupings and Assign Number Ranges
2. Define Vendor account group and Number range assignment
a) Create Number Ranges for Vendor Accounts
Path: Financial Accounting - Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable - Vendor Accounts -Master Data - Preparations for Creating Vendor Master Data - Create Number Ranges for Vendor Accounts
If we are assigning the same number range to Vendor then must check the external number range for automatic assignment:
b) Define Account Groups with Screen Layout (Vendors)
Path: Financial Accounting - Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable - Vendor Accounts -Master Data - Preparations for Creating Vendor Master Data - Define Account Groups with Screen Layout (Vendors)
c) Assign Number Ranges to Vendor Account Groups
Path: Financial Accounting -Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable - Vendor Accounts -Master Data - Preparations for Creating Vendor Master Data - Assign Number Ranges to Vendor Account Groups
3. Mapping BP to Vendor
a) Define Number Assignment for Direction BP to Vendor
Path: Cross- Application Components - Master Data Synchronisation - Customer/Vendor Integration - Business Partner Settings - Settings for Vendor Integration - Field Assignment for Vendor Integration - Assign Keys - Define Number Assignment for Direction BP to Vendor
Here we are using same number range for BP and vendor. So, need to check the same numbers
4. BP Roles configuration
Path: Cross - Application Components - Business Partner - Basic Settings - Business Partner Roles
If you want to create any new roles you can use above path.
Standard roles for MM
• General Business Partner – 000000
• Company Code Data – FLVN00
• Purchasing Data – FLVN01
5. BP creation
Go to Transaction BP:
1. General Data
2. Company code data
Purchasing Data
6. Vendor and BP tables
