Partner function in SRM and R3

[Former Member]

hi Experts,

we are having SRM 7.0.(ECS).we have a requirement as mentioned below.

We maintain multiple Ordering adress(OA),IP in R3 for a vendor master.When we replicate this vendor ro SRM.we dont ahve this data copied to BP in SRM?

But we have a provision of definfing New partner fucntion and Partner schema in SRM.Can we link these partner functions with the ones in R3? If we configure the parnter functions and partner schema in SRM ,then we replciate vendors . At this time will the partner functions be transferred?

How can we use the partner function facility in SRM?

please send us your valuable points.

regards

subhash

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Subhash,

Business Process is as follow:

1. In ECC vendor has Ordering Partner, using standard functionalities

2. When a user is creating a Scheduling Agreement in ECC using these

vendors, the system is proposing the list of Ordering Address to be

selected

3. We replicate the Vendor Master Data from ECC to SRM

4. In the replication the relationship between Vendor and Ordering

Address is lost, but these are creating as two separated BP

5. When the user creates a contract in SRM using one of this vendor,

there is no proposal about the Ordering Address, only way is insert

manually in the Partners TAB in Header (but no search help is provided,

all the vendor are shown).

In SRM we do not have the option of selecting the Invoicing party or

Ordering address for a Purchase Order. This works only in R/3.

So the idea of maintaning the invoicing parties relationship for a

vendor does not have a neccessity.In SRM each of these Invocing parties

are replicated as BP and you can select the respective BP in the PO

depending on your preference for the invoicing party.

Hope this helps,

Kind Regards,

Matthew

[Former Member]

Hi,

can anyone let me know how the partner function in SRM works with replicated vendor from R3

regards

subhash

[Former Member]

Hello Subbu,

This should answer all your questions

http://www.erptips.com/Snippet1/jbeqpwudic.pdf

Also by Muthu

Arshad

Edited by: arshad ahmed on Jun 16, 2010 12:00 PM

[former_member183819]

Honestly i dont know

In Classic scenario we bring only VN vendor to SRM

but you are asking OA vendor to SRM .we may not require PI vendor . why do we require this?

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/90bd6f78-bcce-2a10-17ac-a74187b92...

go to BP transactions and there you can see different addresses for same vendor

vendor 12345 - you can set up many addresses for this vendor.

but seek SAP help for your requirement.

OA and PI vendor number ranges are same as VN vendor?

Jay and Tim/Mathew :- How this functionality is achieved in Extended classic scenario?

Muhtu