Business partner is any entity with whom your organization has business relationship, transaction or interaction. 1.

BP Category : Person, Group Organization 2. BP can take any role. Standard roles are Contact Person Prospect Sold to party Bill to Party Ship to Party Payer etc. Customizations: Create no ranges: Go to Spro. Cross Application components->SAP Business Partner->Business Partner Basic Settings->Number Ranges->Define No Ranges. Define Groupings and Assign number Ranges: Cross Application components->SAP Business Partner->Business Partner Basic Settings->Number Ranges->Define Groupings and Assign Number Ranges Define Business Partner Roles: Cross Application components->SAP Business Partner->Business Partner Basic Settings

You are an employee in the sales department of your company Smith Ltd. You have made initial contact with Jenny Bright at Miller Ltd. You would like to send her information about your existing products. You create the following business partner master data in CRM Enterprise:

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A master record for a business partner with the name Miller Ltd. with the Prospect role. You create the central data and the address. A master record for a business partner with the name Jenny Bright with the Contact Person role. You create the central data, the address, and the relationship "is contact person of" with you at Smith Ltd. Three months later, the first product is sold and delivered to Miller Ltd. The invoice is sent for settlement to the parent company Miller and Sons. You create the following new business partner master data: A master record for a business partner with the name Miller and Sons, with the Bill-To Party and Payer roles. You create the central data, address, bank details, and billing data. The new Sold-To Party role for Miller Ltd. You create the sales and shipping data. You assign Miller and Sons to Miller Ltd. with the relationship bill-to party and assign the corresponding sales area and partner function.