BUSINESS PARTNER APPROACH: CVI (CUSTOMER/VENDOR INTEGRATION)

With the TOP Simplification List Items approach we want to start a S/4HANA SCN Blog series to provide more information about dedicated simplification items. Simplification items where we assume that any customer project has to deal with. The following S/4HANA SCN Blog is collecting these TOP Simplification Items with the links to the dedicated S/4HANA blogs.

The TOP Simplification List Items

Within this blog we want to provide additional information regarding the Simplification Item Business Partner Approach (Customer-Vendor Integration).

Simplification List Item Description

• There are redundant object models in the traditional ERP system. Here the vendor master and customer master is used. The (mandatory) target approach in SAP S/4HANA is the Business Partner approach (Customer-Vendor Integration [CVI]).
• Business Partner is now capable of centrally managing master data for business partners, customers, and vendors. With current development, BP is the single point of entry to create, edit, and display master data for business partners, customers, and vendors.
• The specific tables for customer data (KNA1) and vendor data (LFA1) remain available and are not impacted.

Business Impact

• Only SAP Business Suite customer with C/V integration in place can move to SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 (Conversion approach).
• It´s recommended but not mandatory that BuPa ID and Customer-ID / Vendor ID are the same.
  Note: In case of overlapping number ranges for Customer and Vendor in Business Suite start system additional number range alignment is required!
• The user interface for SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 is transaction BP. The specific transaction codes to maintain  customer/vendor separately like known from SAP Business Suite, are not available within SAP S/4HANA.

Required and Recommended Action(s)

• Execute the related conversion pre-checks. Adaption required in dependency to the pre-check results
• Necessary CVI Business Partner transformation customizing settings and checks must be performed
• Remove and avoid inconsistent customizing and inconsistent customer data (for example: Missing customizing tax types or inconsistent customer data like e-mail addresses without @-sign)

For more details see the following PDF: http://service.sap.com/~sapidp/012002523100007374172016E.pdf

SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition – General Information
Master Data Area
Business Partner Approach / Customer-Vendor Integration (CVI)	Link
Material Field Length Extension	Link
Sales & Distribution
Data Model Changes in SD Pricing	Link
Rebate Management Replaced by Condition Contract Settlement	Link
Credit Management	Link
PLM
PLM Enterprise Search	Link
Easy Document Management (Easy DMS)	Link
BOM, Routing, Production Version	Link
PP
PP-MRP - Subcontracting	Link
Storage Location MRP	Link
Simplified Sourcing	Link
Financials
Technical Changes in Controlling	Link
Credit Management	Link
Cross Topics
Output Management	Link

SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition – General Information
SAP Help
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 documentation	Link
Getting Started With SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511	PDF
Conversion Guide for SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511	PDF
Simplification List for SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511	PDF
Maintenance Planner	Link
Software Update Manager (SUM) for SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511Software Logistics Toolset 1.0 --> Section "Documentation" --> System Maintenance	Link
Custom Code Check tool (SAP Help)	Link
SAP S/4HANA Feature Scope Description	PDF
SAP SCN
SAP S/4HANA Cookbook	Link
Simplification List for SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition – XLS-based format	Link
Simplification List TOP Items	Link
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition – the transition paths	Link
Maintenance Planner – SCN Blog	Link Link
Software Update Manager (SUM)  - SCN Blog with more information	Link
DMO Database Migration Option – SCN Blog with more information	Link
SAP SCN - SAP S/4HANA Custom Code Migration Worklist	Link
Custom Code within SAP S/4HANA On-Premise	Link
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition:  Additional remarks regarding Business Functions (FPS2)	Link
Miscellaneous
SAP S/4HANA @SAP Learning Hub	Link
S/4HANA Trial	Link
SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition	Link
SAP Activate	Link
FIORI App Library	Link

SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition – Important SAP Notes
General Information
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Release Information Note	SAP Note 2189824
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Restriction Note	SAP Note 2214213
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: supported industry solutions	SAP Note 2214213
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511, Country Versions: Release Information & Restriction Note	SAP Note 2228890
Simplification List for SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition – XLS-based format	SAP Note  2313884
Blacklist Monitor in SAP S/4HANA on premise	SAP Note 2249880
SAP Fiori for S/4HANA	SAP Note 2214245
Process integration with other SAP on-premise systems	SAP Note 2241931
Pre-Check related information
Delivery of the S/4H System Conversion Pre-Checks	SAP Note 2182725
Custom Code related information
Custom code check content for SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511	SAP Note 2241080
Running Custom Code Analyzer and Downloading ZIP File(s)	SAP Note 2185390
Business Function related information
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Always-Off Business Functions	SAP Note 2240359
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Always-On Business Functions	SAP Note 2240360
Add-On / Partner related information
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Compatible Add-ons	SAP Note 2214409
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Compatible partner products	SAP Note  2244450
Add-on Product Versions released on SAP NETWEAVER 7.5	SAP Note 2156130
Uninstalling ABAP add-ons	SAP Note 2011192
Conversions to SAP S/4HANA On-Premise with 3rd Party / non-SAP Add-ons	SAP Note 2308014
SAP NetWeaver 7.5
Additional Information about the update/upgrade to SAP NetWeaver 7.5	SAP Note 2197259
Minimal DB system platform requirements for SAP NetWeaver 7.5	SAP Note  2158828

Source: Simplification Item: Business Partner Approach / Customer-Vendor Integration (CVI)

Complementary Source 01: The TOP Simplification List Items

Complementary Source 02: Simplification List for SAP S/4HANA, On-Premise edition 1511 - FPS 02

Complementary Source 02: The System Conversion to SAP S/4HANA - Technical Procedure & Semantic Adaption Tasks

Complementary Source 03: SAP S/4HANA Custom Code Migration Worklist - SCN

Complementary Source 04: System Conversion to SAP S/4HANA: SUM is the Tool

Complementary Source 04: Conversion Guide for SAP S/4HANA, On-Premise Edition 1511 - FPS 01

Complementary Source 05: Insights on Digital Transformation and SAP S/4HANA

Complementary Source 06: SAP S/4HANA Cookbook: What is SAP S/4HANA

Complementary Source 07: Business partners BP: how to work with them in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 Incident Management

Complementary Source 08: Central Configuration for Business Partners - Configuration Guide

Complementary Source 09: SAP Help - Customer/ Vendor Integration

Complementary Source 10: SAP Help - Business Partner
Complementary Source 11: SAP Help - Business Partner Roles
Complementary Source 12: SAP Help - Business Partner Role (BP Role)
Complementary Source 13: SAP Help - Customer/Vendor Integration (Master Data Synchronization)
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