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Single Contract in SRM replicated to multiple ECC Back-ends

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Dear experts,

We are on SRM 7 and implementing the new central contract management functionality.

In this scenario we are using one SRM 7 system connected to 3 different back end systems.

Is it possible to create only 1 central contract in SRM and have it replicated to all the 3 back end systems?

This way we wouldn't need to create 3 seperate contracts in SRM.

Is this an 1 to 1 relationship or can we also apply a 1 to n relationship from SRM to ECC?

Thanks for your reply.

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Thank you very much Masa. This is very helpfull. Will try it out soon.

masa_139
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Product and Topic Expert
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Hi,

Yes. It is called Central Contract.

Central Contract has distribution tab and here you can enter 3 backend systems in your case.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm70/helpdata/en/d1/aec52a7ef94db3929806622c413b98/frameset.htm

Regards,

Masa

Former Member
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hi Masa,

for Central contract to multiple backends, how do we manage the Vendor Master, Material Master, Service Master, Product Category?

1. For Vendor master, from each backend will replicate to one business partner in SRM. Which vendor master to be selected in SRM Contract and how SRM will select the vendor number when replicating to backends?

2. for Material master and service master. They will be replicated in SRM and there will be duplicates for one product.

3. The product category will be replicated in SRM, there will be duplicates. Which one to be used in the SRM central contract, and how is it during the distribution?

Thank you!

Former Member
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Hello abadi,

1. Once vendors are replicated into SRM, they are updated in table venmap. Now in your case, do you have same vendor numbers in multiple ECC systems?

In case you have same vendor numbers in multiple ecc systems, then you can manually edit this table to make PARTNER_GUID same for different log_sys for one vendor .

Another way is to do it via portal role /sapsrm/st_purchaser, edit External Business partner. Open each supplier and go into Supplier data tab. On the table Link to Back-end system, add the ECC systems and backend number.

2. For material master and service master and product category, if the data is same in multiple ECC systems, i guess replication from one of them into SRM is sufficient.

Thanks,

Sushil.

Former Member
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hi Sushil,

Thanks for your reply.

1. Vendor Master

You are right, the vendor number are the same in both ECC.

In that case, what is the Business Partner number in SRM?

2. for material master / service master

If I only replicate one of them, there's only 1 GUID and it's only referring to one ECC (e.g. ECC1). If I use that in central contract, and it's used by Shopping Cart for a plant in ECC2, what would  happen to the PO and it's replication to ECC2?

thank you

Former Member
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1. While replicating vendors from ECC to SRM, you have the option to retain the same vendor number in SRM. In this case Business partner number is same as Vendor number. Check out the input options in txn BBPGETVD.

If you have different number for the same vendor in SRM and ECC, go into VENMAP.

For the ECC Vendor number, get the PARTNER_GUID. Go into table BUT000. Enter the PARTNER_GUID . you will get the Business partner number for this Vendor.

2. In your case, are you creating contracts for use as sources of supply in SRM or are you replicating the contracts to ECC for use as source of supply in ECC

Thanks,

Sushil.

Former Member
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1. Thanks

2. the contract is for use as sources of supply in SRM.