Transfer contracts form backend R/3 to EBP

[former_member184214]

Hello all,

normal situation will be to create contract in EBP and than transfer it to CCM and backend R/3.

Is it possible to have path: R/3 4.7 -> EBP 5.0 -> CCM 1.0 with contracts?

In that case procurement department will create contracts only in the backend system which is requirement. Requirement is that R/3 system is a leading system for contract creation.

TIA

Gordan

[Former Member]

Hello Gordan,

If you want to maintain contracts in R/3, why do you need to synchronize them with EBP ?

You could extract backend contracts (standard in ECC 5.0) to CCM via XI. So all your contracts are in the catalog.

You can also flag the catalog as "SOS searchable".

Rgds

Christophe

[former_member184214]

Hello Christophe,

unfortunately my backend is 4.7.

Is it possible to extract contracts from it to EBP.

My interim solution is to have contract id and item in supplier catalog file. This solution is tested and working.

[Former Member]

I saw,

but basically, the transaction MECCM in ECC 5.0 does a simple extraction of contracts in EKKO and EKPO tables, sending an XML file to XI proxy.

You could do the same by your own to extract contracts and send them to CCM.

R/3 --> SRM contract replication report BBP_CONTRACT_INITIAL_UPLOAD is designed for an initial upload. This report has got a parameter "Avoid duplication":

"You can prevent the upload of those contracts and scheduling agreements that are already available in the SRM system. This is possible with the selection Disallow Duplicates.

If a document has changed in the ERP system, after it has been uploaded to SRM, and you want the latest version of the document in the SRM system, you have to deselect Disallow duplicates."

But in fact I think this will create an additional contract.

If you really want to synchronize R/3 contracts into SRM, you could base your custom development on this initial replication report.

Rgds

Christophe

[former_member184214]

Sorry Christophe but I cannot find BBP_CONTRACT_INITIAL_UPLOAD report. Only what is existing in EBP is for APO contract but it cannot be user for R/3 backend.

How do you have this report in your system?

TIA

Gordan

[Former Member]

Sorry Gordan,

This report in available with SRM 5.0.

Rgds

Christophe

[Former Member]

Hi Gordan,

This function is new in SRM 5.0, with report BBP_CONTRACT_INITIAL_UPLOAD. Unfortunatly if you want to upload SAP contracts in SRM, you'll have to develop you own report.

Regards.

Vadim