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Middleware - external no.ranges on both systems

Former Member
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Hi Everyone,

Is it possible to replicate business partners where both receiving and sender systems have external number ranges ?

The requirement is considering the fact that the ECC Production system already maintains an external number range for existing customers - ones who need to be downloaded to CRM (initial load); as far as I know, the sender system has to have an internal number range and the receiving an external range or else it wont work. I tried external ranges on both sides but replication didnt take place. Please help me

Second question: should changes in replicated BP's in either of the two systems be automatically synchronised in the other system ? because in my case changes in the CRM system are auto. transferred while changes in R/3 are not.

Deserving points to be rewarded.

Best Regards,

Jacob.

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Former Member
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Hi Jacob,

Configuring external number ranges in both systems is not a problem. But always, you need to make sure that Master Data is maintained in only one system. If you make it as external number ranges, then there is a chance that users can create BP's manually in CRM. If same customer is created in ECC, afterwards, then it will override the BPs first created in CRM.

You second point, transfer replication of BPs can be controlled through the transaction PIDE. Check you pide settings.

//Bhanu

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Hi,

I would just like to give you some advice as to wether you should allow changes in both systems. Sometimes you don't have a choice and must allow both systems to be able to modify the BP but the best would be to allow only one.

The reason for this is that through the middleware you will run into errors when users are modifying the BP in both systems.

These errors can sometimes be easy to resolve and automaticaly fixed but other times you will run into complexe cases where a lot of analysis needs to be done in order to figure out which information is correct. In our case , we need a few people working full time to correct these errors.

To sum it up... you can enable replication of BP's in both direction but if you can avoid it, don't do it.

Thierry

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Former Member
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Hi Jacob,

If you are very clear about your requirement and you definitely want BP creation in 2 systems, you can do it. I would suggest to avoid it and change your process if possible - since it maked the data flow complex.

Also, it is possible to have external number range in both system. Only constraint is that your recieving system should have external number range. So, the BP will come and fit in CRM (with external number rg) even when you have the same external number range in ERP.

If you use external number assignment, the number ranges in both systems have to be identical. Number ranges that you use for the creation of BPs in one system cannot be used for new entries in the other system

Regards,

Alin

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Hi,

Thanks for all the responses everyone...I am spending my weekend, will reward points once I am back in the office and tried the suggested solutions.

thnx and best regards,

Jacob.

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Thanks for the reply Alin, correct me if I am wrong, I understand from the reply that replication is possible even if external number range is maintained on both systems.

The external number ranges are kept identical on both sides but even then replication does not take place. What is happening in my scenario is as following:

1. In the PIDE settings for R/3 to CRM I had maintained external in CRM but Internal in ERP

2. My reference customer was maintained in an Ext. no.rng in ERP, it got downloaded into the std.int.no.range in CRM

3. Now every customer created in Ext.rng R/3 is replicated into the Int.rng CRM even though PIDE settings have been made the opposite - is it because of the Ref.Customer?

Jacob.

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Any replies to my last post ??? why is this happening , is it because of the ECC Reference customer ?? -

I would've checked it myself but as everyone knows there is only one shot in downloading the reference customer

Former Member
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Hi Jacob,

I didnt see this earlier, so could not reply. I usualy check the first 2 or 3 pages and this must have got missed.

I am a bit confused by your second response.

What exactly is the requirement? I still say that External (ERP) --> External (CRM) is possible. I think thats what you wanted. It will work and I have std SAP material which mentions that it will definitly work.

How can your system randomly pick up a number range for CRM unless you have specified it?

Check your "Grouping" in each case. Check if its proper Account Group assigment (for your ERP customer) is also there.

Regards,

Alin