Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
AP-MD-BP (Application Component) SAP Business Partner⤷
BUPA (Package) SAP Business Partner
IMG Activity
| ID | CABP_ROLES | Concept of Business Partner Roles |
| Transaction Code | S_S7B_68000016 | (empty) |
| Created on | 20050331 | |
| Customizing Attributes | CABP_ROLES | Concept of Business Partner Roles |
| Customizing Activity |
Document
| Document Class | SIMG | Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs. |
| Document Name | CABP_ROLES |
Use
In the dialog you can assign a business partner role to a business partner in order to specify its function. You define BP roles in Customizing.
A program can access specific business partner roles for a business partner business partner rolecategory. You likewise define BP role categories in Customizing.
The business partner view and are defined in the Business Data Toolset (BDT) and are used for screen control that you can define using the assignment to a BP role in Customizing. Use this, for example, to control which business partner data should be displayed in the dialog when the relevant role has been selected.
The business partner role grouping allows you to group together several BP roles for selection in the dialog.
A program can access specific business partner role groupings using the business partner role grouping category. You also define the BP role groupings and BP role grouping categories in Customizing.
To ensure that a business partner does not take on certain roles simultaneously, you can group together several BP roles in a business partner role exclusion group in Customizing.
In Customizing you can also define application transaction to which you assign BP roles and BP role groupings, and thus specify how you access business partner maintenance.
Role Elements for GP1
Dialog/Customizing Program Control
Role Grouping 1 Role 1 Role Category 1
Role 2 Role Category 2
Role 3 Role Category 3
Role 4 Role Category 3
The relationship of role category - role is 1 :n. For this you must define a BP role as a standard role, to ensure that when programming on the role category, that only one role can be read.
Make the required settings for business partner roles in the IMG activities.
Requirements
Standard settings
Activities
Example
Business Attributes
| ASAP Roadmap ID | 105 | Define functions and processes |
| Mandatory / Optional | 3 | Nonrequired activity |
| Critical / Non-Critical | 2 | Non-critical |
| Country-Dependency | A | Valid for all countries |
Assigned Application Components
| Documentation Object Class | Documentation Object Name | Current line number | Application Component | Application Component Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMG | CABP_ROLES | 0 | I290007530 | SAP Business Partner |
Maintenance Objects
| Maintenance object type |
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20050331 |
| SAP Release Created in | 700 |
