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1.

1 Business Partner - Customer/Vendor Number Range


Settings

1.1.1 What's the Challenge?


Usually, the reference content of the SAP S/4HANA package is deployed in a client that does not
contain the delivery customizing (Client 000 Customizing).
With this is mind, the configuration for the following was designed without considering settings that
are part of the client 000 configuration:
 Business Partners: BP groupings, Number range settings for business partners
 Customer and Supplier master records: Account groups, Number range settings for customer
and suppliers
 Customer / Vendor Interface: Linkage between BP groupings and account groups

Since SAP NetWeaver release 1702, a radically new logic of how number range settings are deployed
was introduced. The major impact - which is relevant in the Business Partner/ Customer & Supplier
environment - is that number range interval overlaps are no longer accepted during content activation
(or when importing transports containing the NRIV configuration)

NOTE
NRIV is the C-(configuration table) that holds the number range interval definitions.
Now, the challenge is that the client 000 content for Customer & Supplier number ranges is not
compatible with the packaged content.
In addition, the reference content of the SAP S/4HANA package assumes simplified frame conditions in
the business partner and customer & supplier environment.
 The business partner is the leading object that determines the ID for the Customer and
Supplier (Vendor) master records (same number logic)
 If a business partner role triggers the creation of customers or suppliers, the business partner
ID is always inherited to the customer or supplier master records (same number in the
corresponding CVI configuration)
 The number range objects for customers and suppliers (number range object ID: DEBITOR and
KREDITOR) only use one external interval that can digest any number which comes from the
business partner

1.1.2 What Does This Mean?


Because of all the aspects described above, unless the following settings are adapted, the content
activation of business partner / customer & supplier configuration in the Customer / Vendor interface
(CVI) will fail:
 Number range intervals for DEBITOR and KREDITOR
 The assignment of number range intervals to customer & supplier account groups

In Detail
To avoid content activation errors – which in addition prevents you from using business partners, you
must make the following changes (described later in detail):
1. You must delete all number range intervals for the number range objects DEBITOR and
KREDITOR coming from the client 000 copy.
a. The following screen shows what the DEBITOR number range object may look like in
your activation client prior to starting activation:

b. The following screen shows what the KREDITOR number range object may look like in
your activation client prior to starting activation:

2. You must manually create the number range interval for DEBITOR and KREDITOR BP up front
for later deployment. This is required because you must assign it to the client 000 account
groups before the actual content activation. This new interval (for both DEBITOR and
KREDITOR number range objects) will look like this:

Such intervals can consume every ID coming from the leading business partner. In the overall
concept of how business partner and customer/supplier master records work together, the
customer / suppliers always inherit their ID from the business partner.
3. You must update all customer and supplier account groups that are in the client after the client
000 copy so that they use the new/only number range interval BP.
The example screen below shows customer account groups with their assignment to a number
range object DEBITOR number range interval. This is how they would show up in your
activation client before the content activation:
All account groups must be updated to be linked to the new interval BP.
The same is needed for the Vendor/Supplier account groups.

1.1.3 Step by step guide


This section describes in detail the configuration updates you must execute as described in the prior
section.

1.1.3.1 Deleting Number Range Intervals for Debitor


Number Range Object
1. In SAP GUI, in the Command field, enter /nspro and press E n t e r .
2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.
3. From the menu, choose Financial Accounting  Accounts Receivable and Payable  Customer
Accounts  Master Data  Preparations for Creating Customer Master Data  Create Number
Ranges for Customer Accounts.
4. Go to the Change Intervals screen.
5. Delete all intervals (for example, interval IDs 01, 02, MM, VD, XX).
6. Choose Save.
1.1.3.2 Create BP Interval for DEBITOR Number Range
Object
1. In the number range configuration environment for number range object DEBITOR , go to the
Change Intervals screen.
2. Choose Insert Line.
3. Make the following entries:

Field User Action or Values Comments


NR BP

From No. 0000000001 10-digit interval limits

To Number ZZZZZZZZZZ 10-digit interval limits

NR Status 0

External Selected
4. Choose Save.

1.1.3.3 Deleting Number Range Intervals for KREDITOR


Number Range Object
1. In SAP GUI, in the Command field, enter /nspro and press E n t e r .
2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.
3. From the menu, choose Financial Accounting  Accounts Receivable and Payable  Supplier
Accounts  Master Data  Preparations for Creating Supplier Master Data  Create Number
Ranges for Vendor Accounts.
4. Go to the Change Intervals screen.
5. Delete all intervals (such as 01, 02, MM, XX).

1.1.3.4 Create BP Interval for KREDITOR Number Range


Object
1. In the number range configuration environment for number range object KREDITOR, go to the
Change Intervals screen.
2. Choose Insert Line.
3. Make the following entries:

Field User Action or Values Comments


NR BP

From No. 0000000001 10-digit interval limits

To Number ZZZZZZZZZZ 10-digit interval limits

NR Status 0

External Selected
4. Choose Save.
1.1.3.5 Assigning the BP Number Range Interval to All
Customer Account Groups
1. In SAP GUI, in the Command field, enter /nspro and press E n t e r .
2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.
3. From the menu, choose Financial Accounting  Accounts Receivable and Payable  Customer
Accounts  Master Data  Preparations for Creating Customer Master Data  Assign Number
Ranges to Customer Account Groups.
4. For all listed account groups, update the Number range (interval key) from the displayed value
(for example, 01, 02, and so on) to the new value BP.
5. Do this for all account groups
6. Choose Save.

1.1.3.6 Assigning the BP Number Range Interval to All


Vendor Account Groups
1. In SAP GUI, in the Command field, enter /nspro and press E n t e r .
2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.
3. From the menu, choose Financial Accounting  Accounts Receivable and Payable  Supplier
Accounts  Master Data  Preparations for Creating Vendor Master Data  Assign Number
Ranges to Vendor Account Groups.
4. For all listed account groups, update the Number range (interval key) from the displayed value
(for example, 01, 02, and so on) to the new value BP.
5. Do this for all account groups
6. Choose Save.

1.1.3.7 Adapt Numbering Logic in the CVI – for Customers


1. In SAP GUI, in the Command field, enter /nspro and press E n t e r .
2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.
3. From the menu, choose Cross Application Components  Master Data Synchronization 
Customer/Vendor Integration  Business Partner Settings  Settings for Customer
Integration Field Assignment for Customer Integration  Assign Keys  Define Number
Assignment for Direction BP to Customer.
4. For all listed records, de-select the Same Number checkbox.
5. Save your entries.

1.1.3.8 Adapt Numbering Logic in the CVI – for Vendors


1. In SAP GUI, in the Command field, enter /nspro and press E n t e r .
2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.
3. From the menu, choose Cross Application Components  Master Data Synchronization 
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.
4. For all listed records, de-select the Same Nos. checkbox.
5. Save your entries.
1.1.4 Conclusion
You prepared the system to correctly activate the business partner and customer/supplier
configuration. You have resolved the conflicts that exist when the SAP prepackaged reference content
encounters unexpected configuration for number range and account group settings.
The activation of the settings for business partner and customer/supplier configuration should now be
deployable without error.
If you encounter an error, it would likely occur during activation of the Central Configuration for
Business Partners (J61) building block, in one of the following activities:
 5 CVI Configuration
 V_TBD001 – Define Number Assignment for Direction BP to Customer
 V_TBC001 – Define Number Assignment for Direction BP to Vendor

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