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Business Partner

This document provides steps for activating the business function for customer/vendor integration and customizing settings required for integration. It describes common issues seen during integration such as inconsistent link tables, duplicate partner records, missing configuration of tax number categories, industries and address forms. It also provides resolutions for issues with bank account numbers, bank keys and missing account holders.

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Business Partner

This document provides steps for activating the business function for customer/vendor integration and customizing settings required for integration. It describes common issues seen during integration such as inconsistent link tables, duplicate partner records, missing configuration of tax number categories, industries and address forms. It also provides resolutions for issues with bank account numbers, bank keys and missing account holders.

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Business Partner (Customer/Vendor Integration)

Step 1: Activate Business Function (CA_BP_SOA)


Tcode: SFW5

Step 2: Customization

Path Tcode
Cross-Application Components -> SAP SPRO
Business Partner -> Business Partner ->
Basic Settings -> Business Partner Roles
-> Define BP Roles
Path Tcode
Cross-Application Components -> SAP SPRO
Business Partner -> Business Partner ->
Basic Settings -> Business Partner Roles
-> Define BP Role Groupings

Path Tcode
Cross-Application Components -> SAP BUCF
Business Partner -> Business Partner ->
Basic Settings -> Number Ranges and
Groupings -> Define Number Ranges

Path Tcode
Cross-Application Components -> SAP SPRO
Business Partner -> Business Partner ->
Basic Settings -> Number Ranges and
Groupings -> Define Groupings and
Assign Number Ranges

Path Tcode
Cross-Application Components -> SAP SPRO
Business Partner -> Business Partner -> Tables (TB038, TB019, TB032)
Organizations -> Maintain Industry
Systems and Industries

Path Tcode
Cross-Application Components -> SAP BUPA_TAXNUMTYPE
Business Partner -> Business Partner -> Table: TFKTAXNUMTYPE
Basic settings -> Tax Numbers ->
Maintain Tax Number Categories

Direction Customer/Vendor -> BP:


If inconsistencies in the CVI link tables exist Implement reports via OSS note
974504
Customer/Vendors exist with the same numbers representing the same legal entity
Require correction report via OSS note 954816

Direction BP -> Customers/Vendor


Activation of Postprocess orders for CVI_03 and CVI_04 necessary
Limited number of Customer and Supplier fields in transaction BP. Note 2214213
Tax number category doesnt exist:

Root cause:
Tax number category hasnt been defined in table TFKTAXNUMTYPEC

Resolution:

Add tax number category to table TFKTAXNUMTYPE, TFKTAXNUMTYPEC

Adjust Customizing:
Cross Application Components => SAP Business Partner => Business Partner =>
Basic Settings=>Tax Numbers=>Maintain Tax Number Categories

Specify Industry:
Root cause:
Industry hasnt been defined in the industry system

How to resolve:
Adjust Customizing: Cross Application Components=> SAP Business Partner =>
Business Partner => Organizations => Maintain Industry Systems and Industries

Now this industry needs to be mapped to the new industry in the Customer/Vendor
integration customizing by the definition of the mapping for outgoing and incoming
industries
Adjust Customizing: Cross Application Components => Master Data
Synchronization => Customer Vendor Integration => Business Partner Settings =>
Settings for Customer integration =>Field assignment for Customer Integration =>
Assign Attributes => Assign industries
Settings for Vendor integration =>Field assignment for Vendor Integration =>
Assign Attributes => Assign industries

Address form is not configured for organizations


Root cause:
Address form hasnt been configured for usage by organizations

How to resolve:
Adjust Customizing: Cross Application Components => SAP Business Partner =>
Business Partner =>Basic Settings=>Forms of Address => Maintain Forms of
address

Set address form xxx valid for organizations and groups.

Existing Account Number/Bank control key not valid:


Root cause:
Bank account number (KNBK-BANKN) is defined with a length different than
specified in the country settings
Bank control key (KNBK-BKONT) is in a wrong format

How to resolve:
Change the bank account/bank control key to a valid value.
This can be done via ERP transaction XK02/XD02

Bank key/account holder doesnt exist for country


Root cause:
Bank key (KNBK-BANKL) specified for a customer/vendor bank account doesnt
exist.
Account holder (KNBK-KOINH) is missing in the bank details record

How to resolve:
Change the bank key number/account holder to any valid value
This can be done via ERP transaction XK02/XD02

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