How to differentiate BP(Business partner)

[Former Member]

Hello Experts,

I am new to SRM, can you please tell me how will i know whether a BP is of vendor's or not. Every entity has an business partner number whether its a user or organization or purchase organization or vendor.

Now my dilemma is how i am going to know whether its a vendor or users BP??

Thanks in advance,

Sarnava.

[elias_endres · Accepted solution]

How we approached this, we have maintained four groups and finding it a clean approach

Cross-Application Components >SAP Business Partner > Number Ranges and Groupings

1)       Any object created in SRM – such as Purchasing Org, Purchasing Group  - Internal

2)       For Vendor s – external

3)       Employee CP (central person) external

4)       Employee Org.    External

Then we maintain number range for each groups, you can tell by looking at the number rage since you know the number ranges

[sameer_ahmed6]

Hi,

Go to SE16 and enter table BUT100. Press F4 on BP roles and you will get the role of the bp.

Enter the BP Number and execute and check filed "BP Roles"

You can use BUT000 table for vendors

Regards

Sameer

[Former Member]

BU_PARTNER is for all business partner, i want separate vendor number from other business partners. Is there any way?

[laurent_burtaire]

Hello,

use BUPA_ROLES_GET function modul: BUT100 table is read to get the Business Partner role.

For an organizational unit (BUP004), to know its function (company, purchasing organization, purchasing group), you need to get object ID in order to read view HRV5500A.

Get partner guid using BUPA_NUMBERS_GET. Then, with BP guid, use HR_OBJECTBUPA_GETHROBJECT function modul to get object ID.

Regards.

Laurent.