Deleted assignment to replicated vedors in PPOSV_BBP

[henning_abel]

Hello SRM gurus!

We got an issue with our replicated vendors in SRM 5.0.

We replicated suppliers from an R/3 system from a specific Purchasing Oranization to SRM. Afterwards there were more entries in PPOSV_BBP (Display vendor groups) of course.

Now we deleted assignments and objects of these new entries in PPOSV_BBP. The problem is that the vendors / business partners are still there (seen in transaction BP). They only don't have an assignment any more in PPOSV_BBP. Perhaps we don't need that assignment at all. We're note sure.

Ideas are:

1. Delete a selection of vendors (specific Pur. Org. in table LFB1 in R/3) with BUPA_DEL and

hopefully old vendors from former replications (other purchasing organizations) or vedors with

subsequent records won't be deleted/affected. This is our "production environment" so a

deletion of vendors that are in use won't be practicable. After that we could execute

BBPGETVD again to start the replication again and have entries with assignments in

PPOSV_BP.

We're not sure if in subsequent records the real vendor-ID (BP000xyz) is saved or a system-

GUID, that wouldn't be the same any more after a new replication.

2. Use Program BBP_CHECK_BP_ORG_ASSIGNMENT to check vendors without

assignments, but this program does not work correctly for us. There's a dump all the time

when you enter the "Root Node for Ext. Partners".

Hopefully one of you can give us a hint in this issue.

Thanks a lot in advance,

Regards,

Henning

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Henning,

It not fully clear what exactly is your requirement. However if you are trying to eliminate vendors with out assignment from the system you can the report BUPA_TEST_DELETE. But if there are any purchase docs already created for the BP you can not delete it. You can block the vendor using 'manage business partner' link. But if you still want to delete them then try to archive and delete the documents like purchase orders etc then try to delete the BPs.

Please go through the below thread as well.

Rgds,

RRK

Do reward points for useful hints.

[henning_abel · Accepted solution]

Hi Ramakrishna,

thanks for your quick answer.

Report BUPA_TEST_DELETE seems to be the same as BUPA_DEL.

Actually the question is if there's a simpler way to assign many vendors to a group again in PPOSV_BBP than deleting vendors with BUPA_DEL and then reimport them with BBPGETVD.

What we did:

1. BBGETVD import vendors to a specific object-id in PPOSV_BBP

2. Deleted all imported all entries in PPOSV_BBP in this specifig object-id

3. Vendors (BP) are still in the system but not assigned to an object-id in PPOSV_BBP

Is there a possibility to reassign these vendors (that are not assigned at all at the moment) to a specific object-id?

Thread 339239 doesn't seem to handle the same issue.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Henning

[laurent_burtaire · Accepted solution]

Hello Henning,

Maybe, you could try to use BBPUPDVD transaction in order to re-assign your vendors in the new object ID.

Regards.

Laurent.

[henning_abel · Accepted solution]

Hi Laurent,

thanks for the answer.

In BBPUPDVD there's unfortunately no field to select the obect-id the vendors should be re-assigned to.

Perhaps there's another possibility somehow ?!?!?

Thank you guys.

Regards,

Henning

[laurent_burtaire · Accepted solution]

Hello Henning,

Yes, you are right...

I think you will have to delete Business Partner using reports seen above.

Then, you will be able to replicate again vendors.

Regards.

Laurent.