Sap FSCM Business Partner Configuration Guide PDF

FSCM Business Partner Settings - By Rakesh
SAP ECC 6.0
Configuration Guide
FSCM Business Partner Settings
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Index
1. Define Business Partner Role Categories ........................................................................ 3

2. Define Business Partner Roles and Assign BP Role Categories . Error! Bookmark not
defined.
3. Assign BP Roles to BP Role Category ............................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Define Number Ranges ............................................................................................................ 11
Define Groupings and Assign Number Ranges ..................................................................... 15
Address Determination - Define Transactions........................................................................ 17
Address Determination - Define Address Types .................................................................... 18
Address Determination - Assign Transaction to Address Type ............................................ 19
Set Geocoding - Process Geographical Data for Countries .. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Process Geographical Data for Countries and Regions ......... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Maintain Tax Number Categories ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Maintain Industry Systems and Industries .............................................................................. 20
Define Number Ranges for Business Partner Relationship .................................................. 21
Synchronization Objects........................................................................................................... 22
Activate PPO Requests for Platform Objects in the Dialog ................................................... 24
Address Determination - Define Transactions........................................................................ 25
Set BP Role Category for Direction BP to Customer .............. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Define BP Role for Direction Customer to BP ......................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Define Number Assignment for Direction BP to Customer ................................................... 27
Address Determination - Define Transactions......................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Activate Assignment of Contact Persons................................................................................ 28
Assign Industries....................................................................................................................... 29
Synchronization of Mass Data .................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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1. Define BP Roles
Transaction Code: SPRO
Cross-Application Components SAP Business Partner Business Partner

IMG Menu Path:
Basic Settings Business Partner Roles Define BP Roles
In this IMG activity you define the Business Partner roles and their attributes. You also
define the role categories with other relevant data.
The required roles for FSCM are:
000000 - General Business Partner

FLCU00 - Customer/Vendor Integration: FI Customer
UDM000 - Business Partner for Collections Management
UKM000 - Credit Management Business Partner
We can use these standard roles or can create new roles by copying them
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a. Define BP Role Categories
Double Click on the BP Role Categories
Select the BP role category FLCU00 and click on the details button and update the
required fields as shown below
Click Save
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Similarly update the required fields for the other BP role categories UDM000 and UKM000
as shown below
BP role category UDM000
Click Save
BP role category UKM000
Click Save
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b. Assign Business Transactions to BP Role Categories
Double click on the BP Role Categories
Select the BP Role Category FLCU00 and

Double click on the BP Role Category --> Business Transaction
Click on the button and update the below transactions
Click Save
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Similarly update the required fields for the other BP role categories UDM000 and UKM000
as shown below
Click Save
Click Save
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c. Define BP Roles and Assign BP Role Categories
Double Click on the BP Roles
Select the BP role 000000 and click on the details button and update the required fields
as shown below
Click Save
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Similarly update the other BP Roles - FLCU00, UDM000 and UKM000 as shown below
BP Role FLCU00
Click Save
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BP Role UDM000
Click Save
BP Role UKM000
Click Save
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2. Define Number Ranges

IMG Menu Path:
Basic Settings Number Ranges and Groupings Define Number Ranges
In this activity, you define number ranges for business partners. The defined number ranges
are assigned to groupings in the Define groupings and assign number ranges activity.
Number ranges for business partners are valid throughout a client.
Since we need to populate the same Customer Number (that is created in FI-AR) to the
Business Partner, we should give the same number range here as that exists in the FI-
Accounts Receivable module.
Note To check the existing number for the FI-AR customers, go to
Financial Accounting (New) Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Customer

Accounts Master Data Preparations for Creating Customer Master Data Create
Number Ranges for Customer Accounts
Similarly check the Number range assignment to the customer account group
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Financial Accounting (New) Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Customer

Accounts Master Data Preparations for Creating Customer Master Data Create
Number Ranges for Customer Accounts
Now use the same number range to the BP master data
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Click on create interval button
Click on insert interval button and update the required number range
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Also update below number range
Click Save
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3. Define Groupings and Assign Number Ranges

IMG Menu Path: Basic Settings Number Ranges and Groupings Define Groupings and
Assign Number Ranges
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Click on the New Entries button and update as below
Click Save
Select External grouping and click Save
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4. Address Determination - Define Transactions

IMG Menu Path:
Basic Settings Address Determination Define Transactions
In this activity you define transactions for address determination.
Update as below
Click Save
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5. Address Determination - Define Address Types

IMG Menu Path:
Basic Settings Address Determination Define Address Types
In this activity, you maintain address types that you need for certain business transactions.
The address type and the standard address type are relevant for address determination.
Update the address type XXDEFAULT and Click Save
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6. Address Determination - Assign Transaction to Address Type

IMG Menu Path: Basic Settings Address Determination Assign Transaction to Address
Type
In this activity you assign predefined transactions to address types that you have created, for
the purpose of address determination. The transactions are part of the standard delivery,
meaning that you cannot change them.
In the case of business partners with multiple addresses, the system must be able to
determine the correct address for different transactions (such as send order, receive goods).
Update the transaction type and assign address type
Click Save
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7. Maintain Industry Systems and Industries

IMG Menu Path:
Organizations Maintain Industry Systems and Industries
In this activity you define industry systems and industries. You can create different industry
systems, to which you can assign several industries in each case. You can assign several
industry systems to one business partner. You must identify one industry system as the
standard industry system. The industry system identified as the standard industry system is
displayed in the dialog in the initial screen for the maintenance of industry data.
Select the standard industry 0001 and double click on Industry Number System -->
Industries
Update the required industries and click Save
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8. Define Number Ranges for Business Partner Relationship

IMG Menu Path:
Relationships Basic Settings Define Number Ranges
For internal administration of BP relationships and BP role definitions an internal number is

required from the number range interval "01".
Click on Insert interval button
Update the 01 number range and click save
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9. Synchronization Objects
Cross-Application Components Master Data Synchronization

IMG Menu Path:
Synchronization Control Synchronization Control Synchronization Objects
In this IMG activity you can display synchronization objects provided by by for the master
data synchronization and, if necessary, create your own synchronization objects. However,
you can mainly use this IMG activity as a system administrator, to get detailed information on
the synchronization objects provided by SAP.
Important detailed information would be the extractor class for the synchronization object, if
the object is used as a source object within a synchronization process and the block size is
used for background processing of the mass synchronization in the context of an initial
synchronization.
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Check if the settings were maintained as shown below:
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10. Activate PPO Requests for Platform Objects in the Dialog

IMG Menu Path: Synchronization Control Synchronization Control Activate PPO Requests
for Platform Objects in the Dialog
Use this IMG activity to define for which platform objects a post-processing request (PPO
request) is to be written in the event of a synchronization error. This definition is not
direction-specific, meaning a request should always be written when the platform object is
used either as a source or as a target object in the synchronization.
Select PPO active check box
Click Save
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11. Activate Synchronization Option

IMG Menu Path: Synchronization Control Synchronization Control Activate Synchronization
Options
Use this IMG activity to specify the SAP synchronization options that you want to activate.
Select the activation for customer BP and BP Customer options
Click Save
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12. Define BP Role for Direction Customer to BP

IMG Menu Path: Customer/Vendor Integration Business Partner Settings Settings for
Customer Integration Define BP Role for Direction Customer to BP
In this IMG activity you assign BP roles to the account group for the customer master record
in which the business partner is to be created when processing the customer.
When you process the customer as part of customer integration the system creates a
business partner with the relevant account group in the BP roles that are assigned to this
account group.
Click on New Entries and update Bp Role
Click on Save
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13. Define Number Assignment for Direction Customer to BP

Customer/Vendor Integration Business Partner Settings Settings for
IMG Menu Path:
Customer Integration Field Assignment for Customer Integration Assign
Keys Define Number Assignment for Direction Customer to BP
In this IMG activity you assign the groupings for the business partner to the account groups
for the customer master records to ensure that when you process customers as part of
customer integration the system also updates the business partner at the same time.
With this assignment you choose whether the customer master record is to be created with
an account group with internal or external number assignment or with identical numbers.
Click on New Entries and update the Number range assignment
Click on Save
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14. Activate Assignment of Contact Persons

IMG Menu Path:
Attributes Contact Person Activate Assignment of Contact Persons
In this IMG activity you can activate the assignment of contact persons.
You activate assignment if both of the following statements are true: Contact person
attributes are to be processed in the business partner or in the customer master record and
you want to assign attributes to ensure that the contract person is synchronized as part of
customer integration.
You can synchronize the following attributes for the contact person:
Department numbers
Functions
Authority
VIP Indicator
Select the activation and Click Save
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15. Assign Industries

IMG Menu Path:
Attributes Contact Person Assign Industries
In this IMG activity you can assign industry keys for the customer and vendor master records
to industries for the business partner (and vice versa), in order to ensure that both industry
fields are updated correctly in the context of Customer/Vendor Integration.
In business partner processing you can store several industries from different industry
systems in business partners belonging to the category Organization. You can name one
industry as the standard industry for each industry system. You can store just one industry in
the customer and vendor master records.
In this IMG activity you determine how the corresponding industry in the customer/vendor
master record is derived from the standard industry for the standard industry system when
you process a business partner. You also determine from which industry in the
customer/vendor master record the corresponding industry is created for the business
partner.
Select industry 0001 and click on Define Outgoing Industry Mapping to update outgoing
industry mapping
Similarly update Define Incoming Industry Mapping and
Click Save
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SAP ECC 6.0

1. Define Business Partner Role Categories ........................................................................ 3

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components SAP Business Partner Business Partner

The required roles for FSCM are:

000000 - General Business Partner

a. Define BP Role Categories

Double Click on the BP Role Categories

BP role category UDM000

BP role category UKM000

b. Assign Business Transactions to BP Role Categories

Double click on the BP Role Categories

Select the BP Role Category FLCU00 and

Click on the button and update the below transactions

c. Define BP Roles and Assign BP Role Categories

Double Click on the BP Roles

2. Define Number Ranges

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components SAP Business Partner Business Partner

Note To check the existing number for the FI-AR customers, go to

Financial Accounting (New) Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Customer

Financial Accounting (New) Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Customer

Now use the same number range to the BP master data

Click on create interval button

Also update below number range

3. Define Groupings and Assign Number Ranges

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components SAP Business Partner Business Partner

Click on the New Entries button and update as below

Select External grouping and click Save

4. Address Determination - Define Transactions

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components SAP Business Partner Business Partner

In this activity you define transactions for address determination.

5. Address Determination - Define Address Types

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components SAP Business Partner Business Partner

Update the address type XXDEFAULT and Click Save

6. Address Determination - Assign Transaction to Address Type

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components SAP Business Partner Business Partner

Update the transaction type and assign address type

7. Maintain Industry Systems and Industries

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components SAP Business Partner Business Partner

Update the required industries and click Save

8. Define Number Ranges for Business Partner Relationship

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components SAP Business Partner Business Partner

For internal administration of BP relationships and BP role definitions an internal number is

Click on Insert interval button

Update the 01 number range and click save

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components Master Data Synchronization

Check if the settings were maintained as shown below:

10. Activate PPO Requests for Platform Objects in the Dialog

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components Master Data Synchronization

Select PPO active check box

11. Activate Synchronization Option

Transaction Code: SPRO

Cross-Application Components Master Data Synchronization